The chitin synthase genes chsA and chsC are not required for cell wall stress responses in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 411, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 549-554

  Rogg, Luise E ^a   Fortwendel, Jarrod R ^a   Juvvadi, Praveen Rao ^a   Lilley, Amanda ^a   Steinbach, William J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Cell wall integrity; Chitin synthesis; Echinocandin; Paradoxical effect

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CASPOFUNGIN; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITIN SYNTHASE CHSA; CHITIN SYNTHASE CHSC; ECHINOCANDIN; MICAFUNGIN; NIKKOMYCIN Z; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRESS; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; MEDIATOR; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ECHINOCANDINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 79961128925     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.06.180     Document Type: Article

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