The transport of phenylacetic acid across the peroxisomal membrane is mediated by the PaaT protein in Penicillium chrysogenum

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3073-3084

  Fernández Aguado, Marta ^a   Ullán, Ricardo V ^b   Teijeira, Fernando ^b   Rodríguez Castro, Raquel ^b   Martín, Juan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

Author keywords

MFS transporter; Penicillin biosynthetic pathway; Penicillium chrysogenum; Peroxisomal membrane protein; Phenylacetic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; MFS TRANSPORTER; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PEROXISOMAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHENYLACETIC ACID;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; RNA;

ACID RESISTANCE;

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PHENYLACETIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CELL ORGANELLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SECRETION; TRANSLOCATION;

ARTICLE; CEPHALOSPORIUM ACREMONIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PEROXISOMES; PHENYLACETATES;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 84876679810     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4425-1     Document Type: Article

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