RNA sequencing of an nsdC mutant reveals global regulation of secondary metabolic gene clusters in Aspergillus flavus

Microbiological Research

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 150-161

  Gilbert, Matthew K ^a   Mack, Brian M ^a   Wei, Qijian ^a   Bland, John M ^a   Bhatnagar, Deepak ^a   Cary, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; NsdC; RNA sequencing; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOMOLECULES; CROPS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; NSDC; RNA SEQUENCING; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLITE; RNA; TOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI;

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA;

EID: 84949943696     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2015.08.007     Document Type: Article

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