The single Cdk1-G1 cyclin of Cryptococcus neoformans is not essential for cell cycle progression, but plays important roles in the proper commitment to DNA synthesis and bud emergence in this yeast

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 605-618

  Virtudazo, Eric V ^a   Kawamoto, Susumu ^a   Ohkusu, Misako ^a   Aoki, Shigeji ^b   Sipiczki, Matthias ^c   Takeo, Kanji ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

cell cycle; Cryptococcus neoformans; G1 cyclin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 5; CYCLIN G1; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL BUDDING; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CLN1 GENE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENOME; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CDC2 PROTEIN KINASE; CELL CYCLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 5; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENOME, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 77954515400     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2010.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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