Characterization of the MFα pheromone of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1017-1026

  Davidson, Robert C ^a   Moore, Tracey D E ^a   Odom, Audrey R ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; FUNGAL DNA; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MATING FACTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0034353287     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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