The hypoxia-induced dehydrogenase HorA is required for coenzyme Q10 biosynthesis, azole sensitivity and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 92-108

  Kroll, Kristin ^a   Shekhova, Elena ^a   Mattern, Derek J ^a   Thywissen, Andreas ^a   Jacobsen, Ilse D ^b   Strassburger, Maria ^a   Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a,b   Shelest, Ekaterina ^b   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b   Kniemeyer, Olaf ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN HORA; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; UBIDECARENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MOUSE; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEOMICS;

EID: 84976570133     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13377     Document Type: Article

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