In silico analysis of phytoene synthase and its promoter reveals hints for regulation mechanisms of carotenogenesis in Duanliella bardawil

Bioinformatics

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2201-2208

  Lao, Yong Min ^a   Xiao, Lan ^a   Ye, Zhi Wei ^a   Jiang, Jian Guo ^a   Zhou, Shi Shui ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA BARDAWIL;

CAROTENOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYTA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TERMINATOR REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 79961186471     PISSN: 13674803     EISSN: 14602059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btr371     Document Type: Article

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