Role of Actin-Bundling Protein Sac6 in Growth of Cryptococcus neoformans at Low Oxygen Concentration

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 943-951

  Chang, Yun C ^a   Lamichhane, Ami Khanal ^a   Kwon Chung, Kyung J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

ACTINS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; OXYGEN; PROTEIN BINDING;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; MUS;

EID: 84863302478     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00120-12     Document Type: Article

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