Multifactorial induction of an orphan PKS-NRPS gene cluster in Aspergillus terreus

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-209

  Gressler, Markus ^a   Zaehle, Christoph ^a   Scherlach, Kirstin ^a   Hertweck, Christian ^a,b   Brock, Matthias ^a  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVIPUCINE; LEUCINE; MYCOTOXIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ARGINASE; ASPERGILLUS; CARBOHYDRATES; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC LOCI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAC OPERON; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOTOXINS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PYRIDONES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; FUNGI;

EID: 79951857052     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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