Calcineurin target CrzA regulates conidial germination, hyphal growth, and pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1085-1097

  Cramer Jr , Robert A ^a,c   Perfect, B Zachary ^a   Pinchai, Nadthanan ^a   Park, Steven ^b   Perlin, David S ^b   Asfaw, Yohannes G ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a   Perfect, John R ^a   Steinbach, William J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CRZ1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; CRZA PROTEIN, ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CALCINEURIN; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; MURINAE;

EID: 47049104386     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00086-08     Document Type: Article

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