The Aspergillus fumigatus cspA gene encoding a repeat-rich cell wall protein is important for normal conidial cell wall architecture and interaction with host cells

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1403-1415

  Levdansky, Emma ^a   Kashi, Oren ^a   Sharon, Haim ^a   Shadkchan, Yana ^a   Osherov, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL LINE; CELL WALL; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN BINDING; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL LINE; CELL WALL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PROTEIN BINDING; SPORES, FUNGAL; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; MUS;

EID: 77956790956     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00126-10     Document Type: Article

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