Fungal gene expression on demand: An inducible, tunable, and metabolism-independent expression system for Aspergillus niger

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2975-2983

  Meyer, Vera ^a,b   Wanka, Franziska ^a   van Gent, Janneke ^a   Arentshorst, Mark ^a,b   van den Hondel, Cees A M J J ^a   Ram, Arthur F J ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KLUYVER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CARBON AND NITROGEN; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; ESSENTIAL GENE; EXPRESSION LEVELS; EXPRESSION SYSTEM; EXTREME POINTS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; FUNGAL GENES; GENE COPY NUMBER; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENOMIC LOCUS; LIMITED INFORMATION; METABOLISM-INDEPENDENT; OVER-EXPRESSION; PLANT DISEASE; PLEIOTROPIC EFFECTS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSACTIVATORS;

ASPERGILLUS; DRILLING PLATFORMS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CARBON; FUNGAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; METABOLISM; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CARBON; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NITROGEN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 79955603480     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02740-10     Document Type: Article

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