Candida albicans RFX2 encodes a DNA binding protein involved in DNA damage responses, morphogenesis, and virulence

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 627-639

  Hao, Binghua ^a   Clancy, Cornelius J ^a,b   Cheng, Shaoji ^a   Raman, Suresh B ^a   Iczkowski, Kenneth A ^c   Nguyen, M Hong ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA DAMAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 64749106541     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00246-08     Document Type: Article

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