Molecular cloning of a rho family, CDC42Ca gene from Candida albicans and its mRNA expression changes during morphogenesis

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-179

  Mirbod, F ^a   Nakashima, S ^a   Kitajima, Y ^a   Cannon, R D ^b   Nozawa, Y ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C. albicans; CDC42Ca; Dimorphism; Rho family

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RHO FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79961234502     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001111     Document Type: Article

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