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Isolation of a GCN4 Gene Analog and Determination of Its Involvement in Induction of Cycloheximide-Resistant Ribosomal Protein L41-Q in Candida maltosa

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To clarify the mechanism of inducible resistance to cycloheximide (CYH) in Candida maltosa, where a transcriptional factor C-Gcn4p is expected to up-regulate the gene expression of the CYH-inducible resistant ribosomal protein L41.

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  1. Niigata College of Pharmacy and Applied Liefe Sciences, Higashijima 265-1, Niitsu-shi, Niigata, 956-8609, Japan

    Hiroaki Takaku & Masamichi Takagi

  2. Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1 -1 -1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

    Akinori Ohta

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  1. Institut für Biologie IV, RWTH Aachen, Worringer Weg, 52056, Aachen, Germany

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  2. Martin-Luther Universität, Institut für Genetik, Weinsbergweg 10, 06095, Halle, Germany

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  3. Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Mommsenstr. 13, 01062, Dresden, Germany

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Takaku, H., Takagi, M., Ohta, A. (2003). Isolation of a GCN4 Gene Analog and Determination of Its Involvement in Induction of Cycloheximide-Resistant Ribosomal Protein L41-Q in Candida maltosa . In: Wolf, K., Breunig, K., Barth, G. (eds) Non-Conventional Yeasts in Genetics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology. Springer Lab Manuals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55758-3_5

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