The veA gene is necessary for the negative regulation of the veA expression in Aspergillus nidulans

Current Genetics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-397

  Kim, Hyoun Young ^a   Han, Kap Hoon ^b   Lee, Mimi ^a   Oh, Miae ^a   Kim, Hee Seo ^a   Zhixiong, Xie ^a,d   Han, Dong Min ^c   Jahng, Kwang Yeop ^a   Kim, Jong Hwa ^b   Chae, Keon Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Woosuk University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^d WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Light; Negative regulation; Sexual development; veA

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN VEA; PROTEIN VEA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; LAC OPERON; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 68649104947     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-009-0253-y     Document Type: Review

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