Characterization of Osh3, an oxysterol-binding protein, in filamentous growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-529

  Hur, Hyang Sook ^a   Ryu, Ji Ho ^a   Kim, Kwang Hoon ^a   Kim, Jinmi ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Filamentous growth; OSH3; Oxysterol binding protein; Pleckstrin homology domain

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; OXYSTEROL RECEPTOR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, STEROID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33947109086     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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