The Neurospora crassa chr-1 gene is up-regulated by chromate and its encoded CHR-1 protein causes chromate sensitivity and chromium accumulation

Current Genetics

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 281-290

  Flore Alvarez, Luis J ^a   Corrales Escobosa, Alma R ^b   Cortés Penagos, Carlos ^a   Martínez Pacheco, Mauro ^a   Wrobel Zasada, Kazimierz ^b   Wrobel Kaczmarczyk, Katarzyna ^b   Cervantes, Carlos ^a   Gutiérrez Corona, Félix ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CHR 1 protein; Chromate; Chromate transporter; Neurospora crassa

Indexed keywords

CHR 1 PROTEIN; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHR 1 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; METAL TOLERANCE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UPREGULATION;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHROMATES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84869115273     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: 14320983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-012-0383-5     Document Type: Article

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