Functional analysis of cis-and trans-acting elements of the Candida albicans CDR2 promoter with a novel promoter reporter system

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1250-1267

  Coste, Alix T ^a   Crittin, Jeárôme ^a   Bauser, Christopher ^b   Rohde, Bettina ^b   Sanglard, Dominique ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GATC Biotech AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ESTRADIOL; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HISTIDINE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REPORTER GENE;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESTRADIOL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HISTIDINE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RESPONSE ELEMENTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 68549128735     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00069-09     Document Type: Article

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