Gln3-Gcn4 hybrid transcriptional activator determines catabolic and biosynthetic gene expression in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 404, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 859-864

  Hernández, Hugo ^a   Aranda, Cristina ^a   Riego, Lina ^b   González, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic; Catabolic; Gcn4; Gln3; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

ACT1 PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; DAL1 PROTEIN; DAL5 PROTEIN; DUR1 2 PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GDH1 PROTEIN; GDH2 PROTEIN; GLN3 PROTEIN; HIS3 PROTEIN; HIS4 PROTEIN; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCN4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78751618977     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.12.075     Document Type: Article

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