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Isolation of the creA Gene from the Cellulolytic Fungus Humicola grisea and Analysis of CreA Binding Sites Upstream from the Cellulase Genes

Shou TAKASHIMADepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Akira NAKAMURADepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Makoto HIDAKADepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Haruhiko MASAKIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Takeshi UOZUMIDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Pages 2364-2370 | Received 07 Jul 1998, Accepted 28 Aug 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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