The CRZ1/SP1-like gene links survival under limited aeration, cell integrity and biofilm formation in the pathogenic yeast cryptococcus neoformans

Biomedical Papers

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 212-220

  Moranova, Zuzana ^a,b   Virtudazo, Eric ^b   Hricova, Kristyna ^a   Ohkusu, Misako ^b   Kawamoto, Susumu ^b   Husickova, Vendula ^a   Raclavsky, Vladislav ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Capsule; Cell integrity; Cryptococcus; CRZ1; Dormant infection; Fluconazole; G2 arrest; Hypoxia; SP1

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FLUCONAZOLE; GENE DELETION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84903647452     PISSN: 12138118     EISSN: 18047521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5507/bp.2013.024     Document Type: Article

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