Promoter elements in the aflatoxin pathway polyketide synthase gene.
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چکیده
PksA catalyzes the formation of the polyketide backbone necessary for aflatoxin biosynthesis. Based on reporter assays and sequence comparisons of the nor1-pksA intergenic region in different aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus species, cis-acting elements for the aflatoxin pathway-specific regulatory protein, AflR, and the global-acting regulatory proteins BrlA and PacC are involved in pksA promoter activity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Biochimica et biophysica acta
دوره 1576 1-2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002