Deletion of the Gibberella fujikuroi glutamine synthetase gene has significant impact on transcriptional control of primary and secondary metabolism

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1661-1675

  Teichert, S ^a   Schonig B ^a   Richter, S ^a   Tudzynski, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIKAVERIN; CARBON; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GIBBERELLIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; NITROGEN; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AREA GENE; ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GLNA GF GENE; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE GENE; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLITE REPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PROBE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLINS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; XANTHONES;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI;

EID: 4644290561     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04243.x     Document Type: Article

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