Functional analysis and subcellular localization of two geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases from Penicillium paxilli

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 282, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-271

  Saikia, Sanjay ^a,b   Scott, Barry ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase; Indole diterpene; Penicillium paxilli; Peroxisome; Secondary metabolism; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

CARBOXY TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; CARBOXY TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE GRV; CAROTENOID; DITERPENE; EGFP GRV FUSION PROTEIN; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE GGSA; GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE PAXG; HYBRID PROTEIN; PAXILLINE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM PAXILLI; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PENICILLIUM; PEROXISOMES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII; PENICILLIUM PAXILLI;

EID: 69249213571     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-009-0463-5     Document Type: Article

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