Biofilm matrix regulation by Candida albicans Zap1

PLoS Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Nobile, Clarissa J ^a,b   Nett, Jeniel E ^c   Hernday, Aaron D ^b   Homann, Oliver R ^b   Deneault, Jean Sebastien ^d   Nantel, Andre ^d   Andes, David R ^c   Johnson, Alexander D ^b   Mitchell, Aaron P ^a,e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE ADH5; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE CSH1; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE IFD6; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ZAP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAT; BINDING SITE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULON; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

BINDING SITES; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; REGULON; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 67649990881     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000133     Document Type: Article

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