A novel small molecule methyltransferase is important for virulence in candida albicans

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2785-2793

  Lissina, Elena ^a   Weiss, David ^b   Young, Brian ^b   Rella, Antonella ^c   Cheung Ong, Kahlin ^a   Del Poeta, Maurizio ^c   Clarke, Steven G ^b   Giaever, Guri ^d   Nislow, Corey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN; CERAMIDE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHYTOCERAMIDE; PROTEIN CRG1; SPHINGOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GENE DELETION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; METHYLATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANTHARIDIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CERAMIDES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE DELETION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84890809369     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: 15548937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb400607h     Document Type: Article

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