Regulated proteolysis of Candida albicansRas1 is involved in morphogenesis and quorum sensing regulation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 166-178

  Piispanen, Amy E ^a   Grahl, Nora ^a   Hollomon, Jeffrey M ^a   Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYR1 PROTEIN; FARNESOL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RAS1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YEAST;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; PROTEOLYSIS; QUORUM SENSING; RAS PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84879504750     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12268     Document Type: Article

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