A Novel C2H2 Transcription Factor that Regulates gliA Expression Interdependently with GliZ in Aspergillus fumigatus

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Schoberle, Taylor J ^a   Nguyen Coleman, C Kim ^a   Herold, Jennifer ^a,b   Yang, Ally ^c   Weirauch, Matt ^c   Hughes, Timothy R ^c   McMurray, John S ^a,b   May, Gregory S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN; PROTEIN GLIZ; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GIPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOSS; GIPA GENE; GLIA GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BINDING SITES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DOSAGE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84901595754     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004336     Document Type: Article

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