Gpa2, a G-protein subunit required for hyphal development in Candida albicans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 865-874

  Sánchez Martínez, Cristina ^a   Pérez Martín, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GPA2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TRANSGENE;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

ARANEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037995222     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.1.6.865-874.2002     Document Type: Article

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