The Production of Monokaryotic Hyphae by Cryptococcus neoformans Can Be Induced by High Temperature Arrest of the Cell Cycle and Is Independent of Same-Sex Mating

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Fu, Jianmin ^a   Morris, Ian R ^a   Wickes, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOCODAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL FUSION; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FRUITING; FUNGUS HYPHAE; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOIDY; NONHUMAN; PLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPHAE; NOCODAZOLE;

ANIMALIA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 84878485279     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003335     Document Type: Article

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