Dual DNA binding and coactivator functions of Aspergillus nidulansTamA, a Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1198-1211

  Downes, Damien J ^a,b   Davis, Meryl A ^b   Wong, Koon Ho ^c,d   Kreutzberger, Sara D ^b,e   Hynes, Michael J ^b   Todd, Richard B ^a,b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d University of Macau   (Macao)

^e Rand Farm Supplies   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN AREA; PROTEIN TAMA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); NITROGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; TAMA PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING MOTIF; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; GDHA GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP+); NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84902009376     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12620     Document Type: Article

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