Functional analysis of CaRAP1, encoding the repressor/activator protein 1 of Candida albicans

Gene

Volumn 307, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Biswas, Kajal ^a   Rieger, Klaus Jörg ^b   Morschhäuser, Joachim ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Essential gene; Filamentous growth; Pseudohyphae; RAP1

Indexed keywords

REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0347928835     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(03)00456-6     Document Type: Article

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