Candida albicans developmental regulation: Adenylyl cyclase as a coincidence detector of parallel signals

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 682-686

  Hogan, Deborah A ^a   Muhlschlegel, Fritz A ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; FARNESOL;

BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL TYPE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FARNESOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 82555169608     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2011.09.014     Document Type: Review

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