A hypothesis to explain how LaeA specifically regulates certain secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-58

  Ehrlich, K ^a   MacK, B ^b   Cary, J ^a   Bhatnagar, D ^a   Kale, S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; biosynthetic genes; polyketide synthase (PKS) genes

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN; PROTEIN LAEA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; HYPOTHESIS; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI;

EID: 79751490941     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2010.1230     Document Type: Article

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