Ecm7, a regulator of HACS, functions in calcium homeostasis maintenance, oxidative stress response and hyphal development in Candida albicans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-32

  Ding, Xiaohui ^a   Yu, Qilin ^a   Xu, Ning ^a   Wang, Yuzhou ^a   Cheng, Xinxin ^a   Qian, Kefan ^a   Zhao, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Biao ^b   Xing, Laijun ^a   Li, Mingchun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium homeostasis; Candida albicans; Ecm7; Hyphal development; Oxidative stress; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ECM7; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CAP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CCH1 GENE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ECM7 GENE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HWP1 GENE; MID1 GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD TYPE; YEAST CELL;

2′,7′-DICHLORODIHYDROFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; 5-FLUOROOROTIC ACID; 5-FOA; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHX; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DCFH-DA; ECM7; EGTA; ETHYLENE GLYCOL BIS(2-AMINOETHYL) TETRAACETIC ACID; FBS; FETAL BOVINE SERUM; HACS; HANK'S BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; HBSS; HIGH AFFINITY CA(2+) INFLUX SYSTEM; HYPHAL DEVELOPMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SC; SD; SYNTHETIC COMPLETE; SYNTHETIC DROP-OUT; VGCC; VIRULENCE; VOLTAGE-GATED CALCIUM CHANNELS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPHAE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84881112151     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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