Identification of a minimal cre1 promoter sequence promoting glucose-dependent gene expression in the β-lactam producer Acremonium chrysogenum

Current Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-48

  Janus, Danielle ^a   Hortschansky, Peter ^b   Kück, Ulrich ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lactam biosynthesis; Acremonium chrysogenum; cre1 promoter; Glucose dependent gene expression

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIUM ACREMONIUM 1 PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CEPHALOSPORIUM ACREMONIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ACREMONIUM; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMS; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 37349128315     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-007-0164-8     Document Type: Article

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