Genetic and molecular characterization of a cryptochrome from the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 738-750

  Froehlich, Allan C ^a,e   Chen, Chen Hui ^a   Belden, William J ^a,d   Madeti, Cornelia ^b,c   Roenneberg, Till ^c   Merrow, Martha ^b   Loros, Jennifer J ^a   Dunlap, Jay C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Mascoma Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,11 METHENYLTETRAHYDROHOMOFOLIC ACID; 5,11-METHENYLTETRAHYDROHOMOFOLATE; AMINO ACID; CRYPTOCHROME; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FOLIC ACID; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA; PYRIMIDINE DIMER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CRYPTOCHROMES; DNA, FUNGAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; FOLIC ACID; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRIMIDINE DIMERS; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 77953511833     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00380-09     Document Type: Article

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