Microtubules and actin cytoskeleton of potentially pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast as targets for antifungals

Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-286

  Kopecká, Marie ^a   Gabriel, Miroslav ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytochalasins A, B, D; Latrunculin A; Methyl benzimidazole 2 yl carbamate; Microtubules; Paclitaxel; Thiabendazole; Vinblastine; Vincristine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBENDAZIM; CYTOCHALASIN A; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOCHALASIN D; F ACTIN; LATRUNCULIN A; PACLITAXEL; TIABENDAZOLE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BASIDIOMYCETES; CELL DIVISION; CONIDIOGENESIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; FELLOMYCES FUZHOUENSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CYTOCHALASINS; CYTOKINESIS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; PACLITAXEL; SPORES, FUNGAL; THIABENDAZOLE; THIAZOLIDINES; TUBULIN MODULATORS; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; YEASTS;

EID: 66749184717     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000224655     Document Type: Article

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