Two origins for the gene encoding α-isopropylmalate synthase in fungi

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Larson, Erica M ^a   Idnurm, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ISOPROPYLMALATE SYNTHASE; LEUCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYCOMYCES BLAKESLEEANUS; PHYLOGENY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; PHYCOMYCES; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PHOTOBACTERIA; PHYCOMYCES; PHYCOMYCES BLAKESLEEANUS; PROKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; ZYGOMYCETES;

2-ISOPROPYLMALATE SYNTHASE; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PHYCOMYCES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 77955368628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011605     Document Type: Article

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