Functional analysis of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 14-3-3 adhesin expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Microbe-host interactions and microbial pathogenicity

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Assato, Patricia Akemi ^a   Da Silva, Julhiany De Fátima ^a   De Oliveira, Haroldo Cesar ^a   Marcos, Caroline Maria ^a   Rossi, Danuza ^a   Valentini, Sandro Roberto ^a   Mendes Giannini, Maria José Soares ^a   Zanelli, Cleslei Fernando ^a   Fusco Almeida, Ana Marisa ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

14 3 3 protein; Adhesin; Adhesion; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ERGOSTEROL; PROTEIN 14 3 3; PROTEIN BMH1P; PROTEIN BMH2P; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HES 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BMH1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; BMH2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ACT1 GENE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERG1 GENE; ERG11 GENE; ERG28 GENE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HES1 GENE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARACOCCIDIOIDES;

14-3-3 PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84946213576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-015-0586-2     Document Type: Article

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