cAMP signaling in Aspergillus fumigatus is involved in the regulation of the virulence gene pksP and in defense against killing by macrophages

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 420-435

  Liebmann, B ^a   Gattung, S ^a   Jahn, B ^b   Brakhage, A A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Cyclic AMP; Pathogenicity factors

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL KILLING; CONIDIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE FUSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CYCLIC AMP; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; LAC OPERON; MACROPHAGES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 0037560327     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0852-0     Document Type: Article

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