Regulation of gene expression in neurospora crassa with a copper responsive promoter

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2273-2280

  Lamb, Teresa M ^a   Vickery, Justin ^a   Bell Pedersen, Deborah ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathocuproine disulfonic acid; Gene function; Protein overexpression; Regulation of essential genes

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PLASMID;

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

BATHOCUPROINEDISULFONIC ACID; COPPER SULFATE (CUSO4); GENE FUNCTION; PROTEIN OVEREXPRESSION; REGULATION OF ESSENTIAL GENES;

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHELATING AGENTS; COPPER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE TARGETING; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; KINETICS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHENANTHROLINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84890837486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.008821     Document Type: Article

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