Hyphal growth in Candida albicans does not require induction of hyphal-specific gene expression

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1174-1187

  Naseem, Shamoon ^a   Araya, Esteban ^a   Konopka, James B ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPHAE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84924942437     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: 19394586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E14-08-1312     Document Type: Article

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