Molecular characterization of the putative transcription factor SebA involved in virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 518-531

  Dinamarco, Taísa Magnani ^b   Almeida, Ricardo S ^b   de Castro, Patrícia Alves ^b   Brown, Neil Andrew ^b   dos Reis, Thaila Fernanda ^b   Ramalho, Leandra Naira Zambelli ^b   Savoldi, Marcela ^b   Goldman, Maria Helena S ^b   Goldman, Gustavo Henrique ^a,b  

^a BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARAQUAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; OUTBRED STRAIN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDANTS; PARAQUAT; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE DELETION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; ZINC FINGERS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; SEBA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE;

EID: 84859148914     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00016-12     Document Type: Article

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