G1/S transcription factor orthologues Swi4p and Swi6p are important but not essential for cell proliferation and influence hyphal development in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 384-397

  Hussein, Bahira ^a   Huang, Hao ^a   Glory, Amandeep ^a   Osmani, Amin ^a   Kaminskyj, Susan ^b   Nantel, Andre ^c,d   Bachewich, Catherine ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; G1 PHASE; HYPHAE; S PHASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79952303421     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00278-10     Document Type: Article

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