The zinc cluster transcription factor Ahr1p directs Mcm1p regulation of Candida albicans adhesion

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 940-953

  Askew, Christopher ^a,b   Sellam, Adnane ^a,b   Epp, Elias ^a,b   Mallick, Jaideep ^a   Hogues, Hervé ^a   Mullick, Alaka ^a,c   Nantel, André ^a,b   Whiteway, Malcolm ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AHR1P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULON; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79551675891     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07504.x     Document Type: Article

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