Cloning and characterization of squalene synthase gene from Poria cocos and its up-regulation by methyl jasmonate

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 613-620

  Wang, Jian Rong ^a,b   Lin, Jun Fang ^a   Guo, Li Qiong ^a   You, Lin Feng ^a   Zeng, Xian Lu ^a   Wen, Jia Ming ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangdong VTR Bio Tech Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Methyl jasmonate; Poria cocos; Squalene; Squalene synthase; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

METHYL JASMONATE; PORIA COCOS; SQUALENE; SYNTHASES; TRITERPENOIDS;

AMINO ACIDS; GENE ENCODING; TRANSCRIPTION;

CLONING;

FUNGI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; PORIA COCOS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; FUNGAL DNA; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MESSENGER RNA; OXYLIPIN; SQUALENE; SQUALENE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ACETATES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA, FUNGAL; FARNESYL-DIPHOSPHATE FARNESYLTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; OXYLIPINS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORIA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SQUALENE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84893677500     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1477-z     Document Type: Article

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