Role of the homologous recombination genes RAD51 and RAD59 in the resistance of Candida albicans to UV light, radiomimetic and anti-tumor compounds and oxidizing agents

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433-445

  García Prieto, Fátima ^a   Gómez Raja, Jonathan ^a   Andaluz, Encarnación ^a   Calderone, Richard ^b   Larriba, Germán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Camptothecin; Candida albicans; MMS; RAD51; RAD59; UV

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CAMPTOTHECIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MESYLIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; RAD51 PROTEIN; RAD59 PROTEIN; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; OXIDANTS; RAD51 RECOMBINASE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77950865463     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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