Uncovering cellular circuitry controlling temperature-dependent fungal morphogenesis

Virulence

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 400-404

  Shapiro, Rebecca S ^a   Cowen, Leah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Fungal pathogenesis; Hms1; Hsp90; Morphogenesis; Pcl1; Pho85; Regulatory circuitry; Temperature sensing

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE PHO 85; CYCLIN PCL 1; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HMS1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL MORPHOGENESIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLEIOTROPY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMOREGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84866509296     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.20979     Document Type: Article

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