Erratum: A reverse genetic approach for generating gene replacement mutants in Ustilago maydis (Molecular Genetics and Genomics (2004) DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-1047-z);A reverse genetic approach for generating gene replacement mutants in Ustilago maydis

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 216-226

  Brachmann, A ^a,b   Konig J ^a   Julius, C ^a   Feldbrugge M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene replacement; Knock out knock in; Mating factor; Regulated gene expression; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CRG1 GENE; DELETION MUTANT; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MFA1 GENE; NAR1GENE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 5644228880     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-1067-8     Document Type: Erratum

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