A novel homologous dominant selection marker for genetic transformation of Penicillium chrysogenum: Overexpression of squalene epoxidase-encoding ergA

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-311

  Sigl, Claudia ^a   Handler, Monika ^a   Sprenger, Georg ^a   Kürnsteiner, Hubert ^a   Zadra, Ivo ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ErgA; NosA; Penicillium chrysogenum; Squalene epoxidase; Terbinafine; Transformation system

Indexed keywords

ERGA; NOSA; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SQUALENE EPOXIDASE; TERBINAFINE; TRANSFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CLONING; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG THERAPY; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); FUNGI; GENE ENCODING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

FUNGUS RESISTANCE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PENICILLIN G; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; TERBINAFINE; XYLOSE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ERGA GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC MARKERS; GLUCOSE; NAPHTHALENES; PENICILLIN V; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; XYLOSE;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 78149465938     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.941     Document Type: Article

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