Roles of zinc-responsive transcription factor Csr1 in filamentous growth of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 242-247

  Kim, Min Jeong ^a   Kil, Minkwang ^a   Jung, Jong Hwan ^a   Kim, Jinmi ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Csr1; Filamentation; Fungal pathogen; Pathogenicity; Zap1; Zinc transporter; Zinc finger domain

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN HWP1; PROTEIN ZRT1; PROTEIN ZRT2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CSR1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ZAP1; ZINC; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; ZAP1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; ZINC BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC-BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; FUNGUS MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; CHEMISTRY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 46449119557     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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