Functional analysis of atfA gene to stress response in pathogenic thermal dimorphic fungus penicillium marneffei

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Nimmanee, Panjaphorn ^a   Woo, Patrick C Y ^b   Vanittanakom, Pramote ^c   Youngchim, Sirida ^a   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ITRACONAZOLE; MENADIONE; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATFA GENE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRESS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; GENE DELETION; GENE ORDER; GENE TARGETING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PENICILLIUM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ORDER; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PENICILLIUM; PHENOTYPE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84909608012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111200     Document Type: Article

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