Variability of chromosome structure in pathogenic fungi-of 'ends and odds'

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-26

  Galazka, Jonathan M ^a   Freitag, Michael ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HISTONE H3; SECONDARY METABOLITE CLUSTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATIN; HISTONE;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; AUTOSOME; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; ENZYME BINDING; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NUCLEOSOME; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SUPERNUMERARY CHROMOSOME; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURES; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HISTONES;

EID: 84900826142     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2014.04.002     Document Type: Review

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