A novel transcriptional regulator, ClbR, controls the cellobiose- and cellulose-responsive induction of cellulase and xylanase genes regulated by two distinct signaling pathways in Aspergillus aculeatus

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2017-2028

  Kunitake, Emi ^a   Tani, Shuji ^a   Sumitani, Jun Ichi ^a   Kawaguchi, Takashi ^a  

^a Osaka City University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus aculeatus; Cellobiose response regulator ClbR; Cellulase induction; XlnR dependent signaling pathway; XlnR independent signaling pathway; Xylanase induction

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS; CELLULASE INDUCTION; RESPONSE REGULATORS; SIGNALING PATHWAYS; XYLANASES;

ASPERGILLUS; GENE ENCODING; PIGMENTS; SIGNALING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CELLULOSE;

CARBOXYLYASE; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CLBR PROTEIN; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; ZINC ION;

BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MARINE TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS MUTATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; XYLOSIDASES;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ASPERGILLUS ACULEATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 84874116514     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4305-8     Document Type: Article

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