Blastomyces dermatitidis septins CDC3, CDC10, and CDC12 impact the morphology of yeast and hyphae, but are not required for the phase transition

Medical Mycology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-102

  Marty, Amber J ^a   Gauthier, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphic fungi; Morphogenesis; Phase transition; Septin

Indexed keywords

CDC10 PROTEIN; CDC12 PROTEIN; CDC3 PROTEIN; SEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RNA INTERFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84870914775     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.699685     Document Type: Article

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