Transcription factor PrtT controls expression of multiple secreted proteases in the human pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4051-4060

  Sharon, Haim ^a   Hagag, Shelly ^a   Osherov, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PRTT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 69049108738     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00426-09     Document Type: Article

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