Candida albicans ABG1 gene is involved in endocytosis

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-300

  Veses, Verónica ^b   Casanova, Manuel ^a   Murgui, Amelia ^a   Gow, Neil A R ^b   Martínez, José P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABG1 gene; Candida albicans; Endocytosis; Spitzenk rper; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

ABG1 PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TONOPLAST;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENDOCYTOSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 59149105513     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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