Identification of modules in Aspergillus niger by gene co-expression network analysis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-550

  van den Berg, Robert A ^b,c   Braaksma, Machtelt ^b   van der Veen, Douwe ^a   van der Werf, Mariët J ^b   Punt, Peter J ^b   van der Oost, John ^a   de Graaff, Leo H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Co expression; Gene co expression network; RNA profiling; Transcription factor binding site; Transcriptional analysis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA HELICASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CPCA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FARA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FARB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANISMS BY CARBON SOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; STARVATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, FUNGAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PEROXISOMES; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 77952805588     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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