Transcription factors in fungi

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-151

  Shelest, Ekaterina ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA binding domain; Fungal specific; Horizontal gene transfer; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DNA BINDING; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TAXONOMY;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GENOME, FUNGAL; PROTEOMICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

FUNGI;

EID: 49749136166     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01293.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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