Genome-wide transcriptional profiling of the cyclic AMP-dependent signaling pathway during morphogenic transitions of Candida albicans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2376-2390

  Bahn, Yong Sun ^b,c   Molenda, Matthew ^b   Staab, Janet F ^b,d   Lyman, Courtney A ^a   Gordon, Laura J ^a   Sundstrom, Paula ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; RNA; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYCLIC AMP; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; RNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPEROXIDES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 37549019360     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00318-07     Document Type: Article

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