The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MLF6/YPL244C gene, which encodes a possible yeast homologue of mammalian UDP-galactose transporter, confers resistance to the immunosuppressive drug, leflunomide

Current Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-95

  Fujimura, Hiro Aki ^a  

^a Hoechst Marion Roussel Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LEFLUNOMIDE; UDP GALACTOSE TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENETIC CODE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISOXAZOLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOSE;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034963696     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002840010267     Document Type: Article

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