Two major inositol transporters and their role in cryptococcal virulence

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 618-628

  Wang, Yina ^a,c   Liu, Tong Bao ^a   Delmas, Guillaume ^a   Park, Steven ^a   Perlin, David ^a,b   Xue, Chaoyang ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; INOSITOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INOSITOL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTATION; VIRULENCE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; MURINAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79956026276     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00327-10     Document Type: Article

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