The crucial role of iron uptake in Aspergillus fumigatus virulence

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 692-699

  Moore, Margo M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CARRIER PROTEINS AND BINDING PROTEINS; DEFERASIROX; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; GALLIUM 68; HYDROXAMIC ACID; IRON CHELATING AGENT; MEVALONIC ACID; MICAFUNGIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; ORNITHINE; SIDEROPHORE; SIDEROPHORE TRANSPORTER MIRA; SIDEROPHORE TRANSPORTER MIRB; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PEROXISOMAL TARGETING SIGNAL; PEROXISOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STEROL METABOLISM; STEROL SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; MEVALONIC ACID; ORGANELLES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84888138629     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.07.012     Document Type: Review

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