Activation of the multiple drug resistance gene MDR1 in fluconazole- resistant, clinical Candida albicans strains is caused by mutations in a trans-regulatory factor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 400-404

  Wirsching, Stephanie ^a   Michel, Sonja ^a   Köhler, Gerwald ^a   Morschhäuser, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG TRANSPORT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REGULATOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; P-GLYCOPROTEIN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033989179     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.400-404.2000     Document Type: Article

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