The SPS amino acid sensor mediates nutrient acquisition and immune evasion in Candida albicans

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1611-1624

  Miramón, Pedro ^a   Lorenz, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR STP2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SENSOR; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBON SOURCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSOR; ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; CANDIDIASIS; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAW 264.7 CELL LINE;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; IMMUNE EVASION; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RAW 264.7 CELLS;

EID: 84971228805     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12600     Document Type: Article

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