Polarized hyphal growth in Candida albicans requires the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein homolog Wal1p

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 471-482

  Walther, A ^a   Wendland, J ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; FM 4 64; FM 4-64; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL VACUOLE; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL WALL; ENDOCYTOSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEINS; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VACUOLES; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4143151145     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.2.471-482.2004     Document Type: Article

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