The signal peptide peptidase SppA is involved in sterol regulatory element-binding protein cleavage and hypoxia adaptation in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 635-655

  Bat Ochir, Chinbayar ^a   Kwak, Jun Yong ^a   Koh, Sun Ki ^a   Jeon, Mee Hyang ^a   Chung, Dawoon ^a   Lee, Yin Won ^b   Chae, Suhn Kee ^a  

^a PaiChai University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; DSC COMPLEX; SPPA PROTEIN; SRBA PROTEIN; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OXYGEN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE PEPTIDASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIA ADAPTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATED INTRAMEMBRANE PROTEOLYSIS; SPPA GENE; SRBA GENE; ALLELE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALLELES; ASPARTIC ACID ENDOPEPTIDASES; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MUTATION; OXYGEN; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEOLYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 84959508424     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13341     Document Type: Article

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