The ABC transporter-encoding gene AFR1 affects the resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans to microglia-mediated antifungal activity by delaying phagosomal maturation

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-310

  Orsi, Carlotta Francesca ^a   Colombari, Bruna ^a   Ardizzoni, Andrea ^a   Peppoloni, Samuele ^a   Neglia, Rachele ^a   Posteraro, Brunella ^b   Morace, Giulia ^c   Fadda, Giovanni ^b   Blasi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; Cryptococcus neoformans; Microglia; Phagocytosis; Phagosomal maturation

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE 1 PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; MICROGLIA; PHAGOSOMES;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 59149098221     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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