Functional analysis of a mitochondrial phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PPTase) gene pptB in Aspergillus fumigatus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 456-464

  Allen, Gethin ^a   Bromley, Mike ^b   Kaye, Sarah J ^b   Keszenman Pereyra, David ^a   Zucchi, Tiago D ^a   Price, Jaqueline ^a   Birch, Mike ^b   Oliver, Jason D ^b   Turner, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b F2G LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Essential genes; NpgA; Phosphopantetheinyl transferase; PptA; PptB; Respiration; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN A; FUNGAL PROTEIN; IRON; LYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOSPHOPANTETHEINYL TRANSFERASE A GENE; PHOSPHOPANTETHEINYL TRANSFERASE B GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MITOCHONDRIA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSFERASES (OTHER SUBSTITUTED PHOSPHATE GROUPS);

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 79952036359     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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