Cell wall integrity is dependent on the PKC1 signal transduction pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 393-408

  Gerik, Kimberly J ^a   Donlin, Maureen J ^a   Soto, Carlos E ^a   Banks, Annette M ^a   Banks, Isaac R ^a   Maligie, Marybeth A ^b   Selitrennikoff, Claude P ^b   Lodge, Jennifer K ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE C;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BENZENESULFONATES; CELL WALL; COLORING AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; MELANINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PROTEIN KINASE C; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TRYPAN BLUE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 26944477777     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04843.x     Document Type: Article

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