Metabolic and developmental effects resulting from deletion of the citA gene encoding citrate synthase in Aspergillus nidulans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 656-666

  Murray, Sandra L ^a   Hynes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CITRATE SYNTHASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; METHYLCITRATE SYNTHASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBON; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; GENE DELETION; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77950535698     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00373-09     Document Type: Article

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