Biochemical characterization of recombinant Candida albicans mannosyltransferases Mnt1, Mnt2 and Mnt5 reveals new functions in O- and N-mannan biosynthesis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 419, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Díaz Jiménez, Diana F ^a   Mora Montes, Héctor M ^a   Hernández Cervantes, Arturo ^a   Luna Arias, Juan P ^b   Gow, Neil A R ^c   Flores Carreón, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Glycosylation; Mannosyltransferases

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYL MANNOSIDE; MANNAN; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE1; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE2; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PICHIA PASTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MANNANS; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; PICHIA PASTORIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84857646146     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.01.131     Document Type: Article

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