Signal transduction pathways regulating differentiation and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Alspaugh, J Andrew ^a   Perfect, John R ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MELANIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENCAPSULATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; MATING TYPE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031797155     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1079     Document Type: Review

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