Novel promoter sequence required for inductive expression of the Aspergillus nidulans endoglucanase gene eglA

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 312-320

  Endo, Yoshikazu ^a   Yokoyama, Misako ^a   Morimoto, Munenori ^a   Shirai, Kengo ^a   Chikamatsu, Go ^a   Kato, Naoki ^a   Tsukagoshi, Norihiro ^a   Kato, Masashi ^a   Kobayashi, Tetsuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cellulose; eglA; Induction; Upstream activating sequence

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FUNGI; GENES;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; UPSTREAM ACTIVATING SEQUENCE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; FUNGAL DNA; PRIMER DNA; XYLAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); XYLANS;

CELLULOSE; FUNGI; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 40449089185     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70278     Document Type: Article

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