The homologue of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RIM9 gene is required for ambient pH signalling in Candida albicans

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-223

  Cornet, Muriel ^a,b   Richard, Mathias L ^a   Gaillardin, Claude ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Rim; Signal transduction; Vps; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN RIM21; PROTEIN RIM8; PROTEIN RIM9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 65949083131     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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