A defect of LigD (human Lig4 homolog) for nonhomologous end joining significantly improves efficiency of gene-targeting in Aspergillus oryzae

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 878-889

  Mizutani, Osamu ^a   Kudo, Youhei ^a   Saito, Akemi ^a   Matsuura, Tomomi ^a   Inoue, Hirokazu ^b   Abe, Keietsu ^a   Gomi, Katsuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; DNA ligase IV (ligD); Gene targeting; Homologous recombination; Mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; DNA LIGASE IV; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HOGA PROTEIN; LIG4 PROTEIN; LIGD PROTEIN; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; METHYL METHANSULFONATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MPKA PROTEIN; MPKB PROTEIN; MPKC PROTEIN; PHLEOMYCIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PRTR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; DNA LIGASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE TARGETING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 43049158153     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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