The interplay between iron and zinc metabolism in Aspergillus fumigatus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 707-713

  Yasmin, Sabiha ^a   Abt, Beate ^a   Schrettl, Markus ^a   Moussa, Tarek A A ^b   Werner, Ernst R ^a   Haas, Hubertus ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Heme; Iron; Siderophore; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEME; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZRCA PROTEIN; ZRFB PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; IRON METABOLISM; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; ZINC METABOLISM;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRICHROME; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HEME; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROXAMIC ACIDS; IRON; MYCELIUM; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RNA, FUNGAL; ZINC;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 67650578606     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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