GLN3 encodes a global regulator of nitrogen metabolism and virulence of C. albicans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 514-526

  Liao, Wei Li ^a   Ramón, Ana M ^a   Fonzi, William A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; GAT1; GATA factors; GLN3; Nitrogen metabolism; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM PERMEASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); MEP2 PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PERMEASE; RAPAMYCIN; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GROWTH RATE; MALE; MOUSE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE (NADP+); HYPHAE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIROLIMUS; UREA; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MURINAE;

EID: 39749203509     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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