The antifungal plant defensin RsAFP2 from radish induces apoptosis in a metacaspase independent way in Candida albicans

FEBS Letters

Volumn 583, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2513-2516

  Aerts, An M ^a   Carmona Gutierrez, Didac ^b   Lefevre, Sophie ^c   Govaert, Gilmer ^a   François, Isabelle E J A ^a   Madeo, Frank ^b   Santos, Renata ^c   Cammue, Bruno P A ^a   Thevissen, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Apoptosis; Candida albicans metacaspase 1; Metacaspase; Mode of action; Plant defensin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPASE; DEFENSIN; METACASPASE 1; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADISH;

ACETIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASPASES; DEFENSINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; RAPHANUS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 67849115823     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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