Genome-wide gene expression profiling and a forward genetic screen show that differential expression of the sodium ion transporter Ena21 contributes to the differential tolerance of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to osmotic stress

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 216-228

  Enjalbert, Brice ^a,d   Moran, Gary P ^b   Vaughan, Claire ^b,e   Yeomans, Tim ^b,f   MacCallum, Donna M ^a   Quinn, Janet ^c   Coleman, David C ^b   Brown, Alistair J P ^a   Sullivan, Derek J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^e HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

^f Allergy Standards Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT TOLERANCE; SODIUM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, FUNGAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTERS, SODIUM-DEPENDENT; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SALT-TOLERANCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 62949211746     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06640.x     Document Type: Article

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