The actin gene in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: organization, expression and phylogenetic analyses

Mycological Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-369

  Niño vega, Gustavo ^a   Pérez silva, Carlos ^a   San blas, Gioconda ^a  

^a Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Centro de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; BIOINFORMATICS; DATABASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ACTINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASCOMYCOTA; ONYGENALES; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 33947723958     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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