LaeA, a global regulator of Aspergillus toxins

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 83-85

  Keller, Nancy ^a   Bok, Jinwoo ^a   Chung, Dawoon ^a   Perrin, Robyn M ^a   Keats Shwab, Elliot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Gene regulation; Secondary metabolism; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUMAGATIN; FUMAGILLIN; GLIOTOXIN; HELVOLIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN LAEA; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONIDIUM; DISEASE MODEL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; MACROPHAGE; METABOLITE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; MURINAE;

EID: 33749534512     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600835773     Document Type: Article

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