Induction and transcriptional regulation of laccases in fungi

Current Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-112

  Piscitelli, Alessandra ^a   Giardina, Paola ^a   Lettera, Vincenzo ^a   Pezzella, Cinzia ^a   Sannia, Giovanni ^a   Faraco, Vincenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACE1; Aromatic compounds; Copper; MRE; Nitrogen; Promoter; XRE

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; LACCASE; LIGNIN; METAL ION; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NITROGEN;

DECOLORIZATION; DETOXIFICATION; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

FUNGI;

EID: 79955603460     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920211795564331     Document Type: Review

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