The Small GTPase RacA mediates intracellular reactive oxygen species production, polarized growth, and virulence in the human fungal pathogen aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-186

  Li, Haiyan ^a   Barker, Bridget M ^b   Grahl, Nora ^b   Puttikamonkul, Srisombat ^b   Bell, Jeremey D ^a   Craven, Kelly D ^a   Cramer Jr , Robert A ^b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; DIPHENYLIODONIUM SALT; MONOMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; HYPHAE; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MICE; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; NADPH OXIDASE; ONIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPORES, FUNGAL; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MURINAE;

EID: 79951471958     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00288-10     Document Type: Article

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