Distinct amino acids of histone H3 control secondary metabolism in aspergillus nidulans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 6102-6109

  Nützmann, Hans Wilhelm ^a,c,d   Fischer, Juliane ^a,c   Scherlach, Kirstin ^b   Hertweck, Christian ^b,c   Brakhagea, Axel A ^c  

^a Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiologya ^*  (Germany)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS GENE CLUSTER; CHROMATIN REMODELLING; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES; HISTONE MODIFICATION; POST-TRANSLATIONAL HISTONE MODIFICATIONS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

ACETYLATION; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; TRANSCRIPTION;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

AMINO ACID; HISTONE; MUTANT PROTEIN; ORSELLINIC ACID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RESORCINOL DERIVATIVE; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOPTERA; SECONDARY METABOLISM; STREPTOMYCES;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HISTONES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTANT PROTEINS; ORTHOPTERA; PENICILLINS; RESORCINOLS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 84884169883     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01578-13     Document Type: Article

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