Functional expression of the Candida albicans α-factor receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 328-338

  Janiak, Agnieszka M ^a   Sargsyan, Hasmik ^b   Russo, Joe ^b   Naider, Fred ^b   Hauser, Melinda ^a   Becker, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; G protein coupled receptor; Pheromone; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FACTOR RECEPTOR STE2P; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCYLPHENYLALANYLARGINYLLEUCYLTHREONYLASPARAGINYLPHENYLALANYLGLYCYL TYROSYLPHENYLALANYLGLUTAMYLPROLYLGLYCINE; GLYCYLPHENYLALANYLARGINYLLEUCYLTHREONYLASPARAGINYLPHENYLALANYLGLYCYL TYROSYLPHENYLALANYLGLUTAMYLPROLYLGLYCYLLYSINE; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; GROWTH DISORDER; MATING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 14644429731     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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