The mitogen-activated protein kinase MpkA of Aspergillus fumigatus regulates cell wall signaling and oxidative stress response

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 618-627

  Valiante, Vito ^a   Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a,b   Jain, Radhika ^a,b   Härtl, Albert ^a   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Cell wall integrity; MAP kinase; Oxidative stress; Virulence

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE MPKA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BENZENESULFONATES; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CAFFEINE; CELL WALL; CONGO RED; DIAMIDE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; VITAMIN K 3;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MURINAE;

EID: 41649089725     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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