Surface localization of the Yps3p protein of Histoplasma capsulatum

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 685-693

  Bohse, Megan L ^a   Woods, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ; YPS 3 PROTEIN, AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATA; YPS-3 PROTEIN, AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS;

EID: 18044392276     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.4.4.685-693.2005     Document Type: Article

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