Candida albicans ferric reductase FRP1 is regulated by direct interaction with Rim101p transcription factor

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 270-277

  Liang, Yong ^a   Gui, Lei ^a   Wei, Dong Sheng ^a   Zheng, Wen ^a   Xing, Lai Jun ^a   Li, Ming Chun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Ferric reductase FRP1; Gene regulation; Rim101p

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; IRON REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RIM 101P; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME REGULATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; UPREGULATION;

ALKALIES; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; FMN REDUCTASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; IRON; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 59149085576     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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