Transcription regulation of the Pbgp43 gene by nitrogen in the human pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-93

  Rocha, Antonio A ^a   Malavazi, Iran ^b   Goldman, Gustavo H ^b   Puccia, Rosana ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene expression; NIT2 transcription elements; Nitrogen regulation; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; PbGP43

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN PBGP43; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CLUSTER; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE ORDER; GLYCOPROTEINS; NITROGEN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 57749202907     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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