Characterization and expression analysis of a maltose-utilizing (MAL) cluster in Aspergillus oryzae

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Hasegawa, Sachiko ^a   Takizawa, Masahiro ^a   Suyama, Haruhiko ^a   Shintani, Takahiro ^a   Gomi, Katsuya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; Gene cluster; Gene expression; Maltose permease; Maltose utilization; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MALTOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 71249102526     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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