Functional and genetic characterization of calmodulin from the dimorphic and pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 204-210

  De Carvalho, Maria José A ^a   Jesuino, Rosália S Amorim ^b   Daher, Bruno S ^a   Silva Pereira, Ildinete ^a   De Freitas, Sonia M ^a   Soares, Célia M A ^b   Felipe, M Sueli S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ca2+ calmodulin; Differentiation; Dimorphic fungus; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALMIDAZOLIUM; CALMODULIN; EGTAZIC ACID; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AJELLOMYCES; AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0042668532     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-1845(03)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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