Endosomal and AP-3-dependent vacuolar trafficking routes make additive contributions to Candida albicans hyphal growth and pathogenesis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1755-1765

  Palmer, Glen E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN AP 3; ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN AP-3; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL VACUOLE; ENDOSOME; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, INVASIVE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDOSOMES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VACUOLES; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78149266930     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00029-10     Document Type: Article

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