Catabolite repression directly affects transcription of the qa-y gene of Neurospora crassa

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 377-380

  Arnett, Diana R ^a   Lorimer, Heather E ^a,b   Asch, David K ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catabolite repression; Neurospora africana; Neurospora crassa; Neurospora terricola; Quinic acid gene cluster

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; QUINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE ORDER; GLUCOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

NEUROSPORA AFRICANA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NEUROSPORA TERRICOLA;

EID: 64049083493     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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