Identification and characterization of a phase-specific, nuclear DNA binding protein from the dimorphic pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3867-3873

  Abidi, Fatima E ^a   Roh, Haeri ^b   Keath, Elizabeth J ^c  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0031853901     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.8.3867-3873.1998     Document Type: Article

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