Ylpex5 mutation partially suppresses the defective hyphal growth of a Yarrowia lipolytica ceramide synthase mutant, Yllac1, by recovering lipid raft polarization and vacuole morphogenesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Bal, Jyotiranjan ^a   Lee, Hye Jeong ^a   Cheon, Seon Ah ^a,c   Lee, Kyung Jin ^b   Oh, Doo Byoung ^b   Kim, Jeong Yoon ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ceramide synthase; Glucosylceramide; Hyphal growth; YlLac1; YlPEX5

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; LONGEVITY ASSURANCE GENE 1 PROTEIN; PEX5 PROTEIN; PROTEIN CLN8; PROTEIN DES1; PROTEIN LAC1; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; TRANSLOCATING CHAIN ASSOCIATING MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL VACUOLE; DES1 GENE; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; HYDROXYLATION; LAC1 GENE; LIPID RAFT; LIPOGENESIS; METHYLATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEX5 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

HYPHAE; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; VACUOLES; YARROWIA;

EUKARYOTA; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 84871375187     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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