The Aspergillus fumigatus protein gliK protects against oxidative stress and is essential for gliotoxin biosynthesis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1226-1238

  Gallagher, Lorna ^a   Owens, Rebecca A ^a   Dolan, Stephen K ^a   O'Keeffe, Grainne ^a   Schrettl, Markus ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a   Jones, Gary W ^a   Doyle, Sean ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLIOTOXIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; THIONEINE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ERGOTHIONEINE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOTOXIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 84867189762     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00113-12     Document Type: Article

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