Molecular Characteristics of the Conserved Aspergillus nidulans Transcription Factor Mac1 and Its Functions in Response to Copper Starvation

Copper is an essential cofactor of enzymes during a variety of biochemical processes. Therefore, Cu acquisition plays critical roles in cell survival and proliferation, especially during Cu starvation. Knowledge of the key motif(s) by which the low-Cu-responsive transcription factor Mac1 senses Cu i...

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Main Authors: Zhendong Cai, Wenlong Du, Lianhong Liu, Daodong Pan, Ling Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-01-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00670-18