Oxy2 as a transcriptional activator gene for copper uptake in Cryptococcus neoformans

Medical Mycology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-331

  Nyhus, Karin ^a,b   Jacobson, Eric S ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate oxidase; GRISEA; MAC1; Melanin; Oxidant sensitivity

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; IRON; LACCASE; MELANIN; OXIDIZING AGENT; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; PLUMBAGIN; PROTEIN OXY2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHENOTYPE; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WILD TYPE;

COPPER; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; FMN REDUCTASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LACCASE; MELANINS; MUTATION; OXYGEN; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 4444281152     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001658757     Document Type: Article

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