Adhesins in human fungal pathogens: Glue with plenty of stick

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 470-481

  de Groot, Piet W J ^a   Bader, Oliver ^b   de Boer, Albert D ^a   Weig, Michael ^b   Chauhan, Neeraj ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALA1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HWP1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

CANDIDA;

EID: 84875508885     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00364-12     Document Type: Review

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