A single SNP, G929T (Gly310Val), determines the presence of a functional and a non-functional allele of HIS4 in Candida albicans SC5314: Detection of the non-functional allele in laboratory strains

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 527-541

  Gómez Raja, Jonathan ^a   Andaluz, Encarnación ^a   Magee, Beatrice ^b   Calderone, Richard ^c   Larriba, Germán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans SC5314; HIS4 heterozygosity; SNPs

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIS4 GENE; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINOHYDROLASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HISTIDINE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 39749118647     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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