Mitogen-activated protein kinases MpkA and MpkB independently affect micafungin sensitivity in Aspergillus nidulans

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 836-844

  Yoshimi, Akira ^a   Fujioka, Tomonori ^b   Mizutani, Osamu ^c   Marui, Junichiro ^a,d   Hagiwara, Daisuke ^a,e   Abe, Keietsu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING   (Japan)

^d International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences   (Japan)

^e CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Cell wall signaling; Micafungin; Mpka; Mpkb

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GENES; TRANSCRIPTION; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALLS; MICAFUNGIN; MPKA; MPKB;

CELL SIGNALING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ECHINOCANDIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LIPOPEPTIDE; MICAFUNGIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL WALL; ECHINOCANDINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LIPOPEPTIDES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84942099088     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.998619     Document Type: Article

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