Activation of the Cph1-Dependent MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway Induces White-Opaque Switching in Candida albicans

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Ramírez Zavala, Bernardo ^a   Weyler, Michael ^a   Gildor, Tsvia ^b   Schmauch, Christian ^c   Kornitzer, Daniel ^b   Arkowitz, Robert ^c   Morschhäuser, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASES; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84887304069     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003696     Document Type: Article

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