The zrfA and zrfB genes of Aspergillus fumigatus encode the zinc transporter proteins of a zinc uptake system induced in an acid, zinc-depleted environment

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 837-848

  Vicentefranqueira, Rocío ^a   Moreno, Miguel Ángel ^a   Leal, Fernando ^a   Calera, José Antonio ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ION TRANSPORT; MUTATION; ZINC;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 18944405476     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.4.5.837-848.2005     Document Type: Article

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