The Sko1 protein represses the yeast-to-hypha transition and regulates the oxidative stress response in Candida albicans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 587-601

  Alonso Monge, Rebeca ^a   Román, Elvira ^a   Arana, David M ^a   Prieto, Daniel ^a   Urrialde, Verónica ^a   Nombela, César ^a   Pla, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Dimorphism; MAP kinase pathway; Oxidative stress; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SKO1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 77955698259     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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