Farnesol and cyclic AMP signaling effects on the hypha-to-yeast transition in Candida albicans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1219-1225

  Lindsay, Allia K ^a   Deveau, Aurélie ^b   Piispanen, Amy E ^a   Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; FARNESOL; FUNGAL PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYCLIC AMP; FARNESOL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84867184973     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00144-12     Document Type: Article

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