The Candida albicans gene HGT12 (orf19.7094) encodes a hexose transporter

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-17

  Luo, Lin ^a   Tong, XingZhang ^a   Farley, Peter C ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Glucose sensor; Hexose transporter; HGT12

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; HEXOSE; MANNOSE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SURVIVAL; GLUCONEOGENESIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENES, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; MACROPHAGES; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHAGOSOMES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34548556662     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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