The gene for cobalamin-independent methionine synthase is essential in Candida albicans: A potential antifungal target

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 467, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-226

  Suliman, Huda S ^a   Appling, Dean R ^a   Robertus, Jon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Cobalamin independent; Conditional mutant; Gene disruption; Homologous recombination; MET6 gene; Methionine synthase

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYL GROUP; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE LOCUS; MET6 GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; METHYLTRANSFERASES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35748960862     PISSN: 00039861     EISSN: 10960384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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