Peroxisome function regulates growth on glucose in the basidiomycete fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-72

  Idnurm, Alexander ^a   Giles, Steven S ^a   Perfect, John R ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; GLYOXYLIC ACID; GLYOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXOKINASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; PEX PROTEIN, SYNECHOCOCCUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISORDERS OF PEROXISOMAL FUNCTIONS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PEROXISOME; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GLUCOSE; GLYOXYLATES; HEXOKINASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; MICE; PEROXISOMAL DISORDERS; PEROXISOMES; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MURINAE;

EID: 33846459048     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00214-06     Document Type: Article

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