Hsp90 orchestrates stress response signaling governing fungal drug resistance

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Cowen, Leah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCINEURIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; PYRROLE; ECHINOCANDIN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AZOLES; CALCINEURIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ECHINOCANDINS; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 70049108302     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000471     Document Type: Review

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