The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans expresses two functional GDP-mannose transporters with distinct expression patterns and roles in capsule synthesis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 776-785

  Cottrell, Tricia R ^a,b   Griffith, Cara L ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Nenninger, Ashley A ^a   Doering, Tamara L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GDP MANNOSE TRANSPORTER; GDP-MANNOSE TRANSPORTER; MANNOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MANNOSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34249744432     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00015-07     Document Type: Article

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