Upregulation of glyoxylate cycle genes upon Paracoccidioides brasiliensis internalization by murine macrophages and in vitro nutritional stress condition

Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-134

  Derengowski, L S ^a   Tavares, A H ^a   Silva, S ^a   Procopio L S ^a   Felipe, M S S ^a   Silva Pereira, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glyoxylate cycle; Murine macrophages infection; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Semiquantitative RT PCR; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALPHA TUBULIN; CARBON; FUNGAL RNA; GLUCOSE; GLYOXYLIC ACID; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MALATE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); PYRUVATE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTOME; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBON UTILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION;

ANIMALS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLYOXYLATES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, FUNGAL; UP-REGULATION;

FUNGI; MURINAE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 40649109347     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780701670509     Document Type: Article

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