Trehalose accumulation induced during the oxidative stress response is independent of TPS1 mRNA levels in Candida albicans

International Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Zaragoza, Óscar ^a,c   González Párraga, Pilar ^b   Pedreño, Yolanda ^b   Alvarez Peral, Francisco J ^b   Argüelles, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS ALBERTO SOLS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; mRNA levels; Oxidative stress; TPS1 gene; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0141923847     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-003-0119-y     Document Type: Article

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