Sterol biosynthesis and sterol uptake in the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis carinii

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Joffrion, Tiffany M ^a   Cushion, Melanie T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

fungal sterol biosynthesis; Pneumocystis carinii; Pneumocystis sterol uptake

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGAL ENZYME; LANOSTEROL SYNTHASE; STEROL; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE; STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; LIPID TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; STEROLS;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 77956399054     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02007.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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