A systematic analysis reveals an essential role for high-affinity iron uptake system, haemolysin and CFEM domain-containing protein in iron homoeostasis and virulence in Candida glabrata

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 463, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-114

  Srivastava, Vivek Kumar ^a   Suneetha, Korivi Jyothiraj ^a   Kaur, Rupinder ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

Adherence; Candida glabrata; Common in fungal extracellular membranes (CFEM) domain; Haemolysin; High affinity iron uptake; Intracellular iron content; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; COMMON IN FUNGAL EXTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOLYSIN; SIDEROPHORE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FRATAXIN; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CARBON SOURCE; CELL ADHESION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON HOMEOSTASIS; IRON METABOLISM; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84907009558     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20140598     Document Type: Article

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