Cyclic AMP signaling in Cryptococcus neoformans

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 361-367

  Pukkila Worley, Read ^a   Alspaugh, J Andrew ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; Cryptococcus neoformans; Fungus; Pathogenesis; Protein kinase A; Signaling

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0742269682     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1356(03)00241-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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