The role of coproporphyrinogen III oxidase and ferrochelatase genes in heme biosynthesis and regulation in Aspergillus niger

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9773-9785

  Franken, Angelique C W ^a   Werner, Ernst R ^b   Haas, Hubertus ^b   Lokman, B Christien ^c   Van Den Hondel, Cees A M J J ^a,c,d   Ram, Arthur F J ^a,d   De Weert, Sandra ^a,e   Punt, Peter J ^a,f  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c HAN Biocentre   (Netherlands)

^d KLUYVER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION   (Netherlands)

^e Koppert Biological Systems   (Netherlands)

^f TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Coproporphyrinogen III oxidase; Ferrochelatase; Heme biosynthesis; Peroxidase

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR LOCALIZATION; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN III OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYMES; FERROCHELATASE; GENE DELETION MUTANTS; HEME BIOSYNTHESIS; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEIN PRODUCTION; PEROXIDASE;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; PROTEINS; YEAST;

PORPHYRINS;

HEME; PORPHYRIN;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOSYNTHESIS; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE GENE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FERROCHELATASE GENE; FUNGAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; FERROCHELATASE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENOMICS; HEME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84888411778     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5274-2     Document Type: Article

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