Genomic analysis of two-component signal transduction proteins in basidiomycetes

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-73

  Lavín, José L ^a   Ramírez, Lucía ^a   Ussery, David W ^b   Pisabarro, Antonio G ^a   Oguiza, José A ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetes; Comparative genomics; Genomic analysis; Histidine kinase; Response regulator; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 75149163396     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000277654     Document Type: Article

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