The pH signaling transcription factor PacC mediates the growth of Trichophyton rubrum on human nail in vitro

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 641-645

  Ferreira Nozawa, Monica S ^a   Silveira, Henrique C S ^a   Ono, Carlos J ^a   Fachin, Ana L ^a   Rossi, Antonio ^a   Martinez Rossi, Nilce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Keratinase secretion; PacC; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PACC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHYTE; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NAIL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NAILS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRICHOPHYTON; ZINC FINGERS;

TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 33750466866     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600876553     Document Type: Article

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