The TEA/ATTS transcription factor YlTec1p represses the yeast-to-hypha transition in the dimorphic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-61

  Zhao, Xiao Feng ^a   Li, Min ^a   Li, Yun Qing ^a   Chen, Xiang Dong ^a   Gao, Xiang Dong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Hyphal development; TEA ATTS family; Tec1; Yarrowia lipolytica

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TEC1P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TEC1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA BINDING; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE DELETION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; YARROWIA;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYPHAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YARROWIA;

EID: 84872416693     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2012.12008.x     Document Type: Article

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