The small molecular mass antifungal protein of Penicillium chrysogenum - A mechanism of action oriented review

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 561-571

  Hegedus, Nikoletta ^a,b   Leiter, Éva ^a   Kovács, Barbara ^a   Tomori, Valéria ^a   Kwon, Nak Jung ^c   Emri, Tamás ^a   Marx, Florentine ^b   Batta, Gyula ^a   Csernoch, László ^d   Haas, Hubertus ^b   Yu, Jae Hyuk ^c   Pócsi, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Conidiation; G protein signaling; Oxidative stress; Two component signaling

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIUM; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PAF PROTEIN, PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

APOPTOSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 83155161212     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201100041     Document Type: Review

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