Divergence of Stp1 and Stp2 transcription factors in Candida albicans places virulence factors required for proper nutrient acquisition under amino acid control

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 9435-9446

  Martínez, Paula ^a   Ljungdahl, Per O ^a  

^a LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTAMINE; PEPTIDE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR STP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR STP2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACIDS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DOWN-REGULATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 27144478905     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.25.21.9435-9446.2005     Document Type: Article

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