PKC1 is essential for protection against both oxidative and nitrosative stresses, cell integrity, and normal manifestation of virulence factors in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1685-1698

  Gerik, Kimberly J ^a   Bhimireddy, Sujit R ^a   Ryerse, Jan S ^a   Specht, Charles A ^b   Lodge, Jennifer K ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MELANIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN KINASE C; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL WALL; CHITIN; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MELANINS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN KINASE C; SEQUENCE DELETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 54249109568     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00146-08     Document Type: Article

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