Fungal Adenylyl Cyclase Acts As a Signal Sensor and Integrator and Plays a Central Role in Interaction with Bacteria

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Yue ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; FARNESOL; FUNGAL ENZYME; MURAMYL DIPEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84887279111     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003612     Document Type: Article

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