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. 1997 Mar;179(5):1832–1835. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1832-1835.1997

Characterization of the pH signal transduction pathway gene palA of Aspergillus nidulans and identification of possible homologs.

S Negrete-Urtasun 1, S H Denison 1, H N Arst Jr 1
PMCID: PMC178903  PMID: 9045850

Abstract

We have cloned the palA gene of Aspergillus nidulans, one of six genes participating in ambient pH signal transduction in a regulatory circuit mediating pH regulation of gene expression. The derived 798-residue PalA protein is 29.4% identical over its entire length to a hypothetical protein from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and also has possible yeast homologs.

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