Expression and secretion of Aspergillus fumigatus proteases are regulated in response to different protein substrates

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1003-1012

  Farnell, Edward ^a   Rousseau, Karine ^b   Thornton, David J ^b   Bowyer, Paul ^a   Herrick, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen; Culture; Fungal; Growth; Proteases; Secretion

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INHIBITOR; MEDICINE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SECRETION; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEINS; SWINE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; SUIDAE;

EID: 84865789279     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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