Analysis of flocculins in Ashbya gossypii reveals FIG2 regulation by TEC1

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 619-628

  Grünler, Anke ^a   Walther, Andrea ^a   Lämmel, Jana ^a   Wendland, Jürgen ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Functional analysis; Gene regulation; PCR based gene targeting; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CHITINASE; FLOCCULIN; PROTEIN FIG2; PROTEIN FLO8; PROTEIN SFL1; PROTEIN TEC1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASHBYA GOSSYPII; BINDING SITE; ENZYME REGULATION; EREMOTHECIUM; FUNGAL GENE; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; EREMOTHECIUM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EREMOTHECIUM GOSSYPII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77953542627     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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