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Forkhead-associated proteins genetically linked to the serine/threonine kinase PknB regulate carbon flux towards antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor

  1. Greg Jones,
  2. Ricardo Del Sol,
  3. Ed Dudley,
  4. Paul Dyson*

Article first published online: 8 DEC 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00237.x

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Microbial Biotechnology

Microbial Biotechnology

Special Issue: Crystal ball and Streptomyces Special issue. Guest Editors: Hildgund Schrempf, Paul Dyson and Sergey Zotchev

Volume 4, Issue 2, pages 263–274, March 2011

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Jones, G., Del Sol, R., Dudley, E. and Dyson, P. (2011), Forkhead-associated proteins genetically linked to the serine/threonine kinase PknB regulate carbon flux towards antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor. Microbial Biotechnology, 4: 263–274. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2010.00237.x

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  1. Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.

* E-mail p.j.dyson@swansea.ac.uk; Tel. (+44) 1792 295667; Fax (+44) 1792 602147.

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  1. Issue published online: 22 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 8 DEC 2010
  3. Received 6 October, 2010; accepted 27 October, 2010.

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