Functional analysis of Candida albicans genes encoding SH3-domain- containing proteins

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 452-461

  Reijnst, Patrick ^a   Walther, Andrea ^a   Wendland, Jürgen ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Candida albicans; Human pathogen; PCR; PFA plasmids

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN BOI2; PROTEIN RVS167; PROTEIN SH3; PROTEIN WAL1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL VACUOLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETON; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GERM CELL; HYPHAL FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WILD TYPE; YEAST CELL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SRC HOMOLOGY DOMAIN;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACTINS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HYPHAE; MEMBRANE FUSION; SRC HOMOLOGY DOMAINS; VACUOLES;

EID: 77952145779     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2010.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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