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The Candida albicans lanosterol 14-alpha-demethylase (ERG11) gene promoter is maximally induced after prolonged growth with antifungal drugs.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2004
Song Jia L, Harry Jo Beth, Eastman Richard T, Oliver Brian G, White Theodore C
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The azole antifungal drugs that target lanosterol 14-alpha-demethylase, encoded by the ERG11 gene, are used to treat a variety of infections caused by Candida albicans. Azoles are known to induce expression of ERG11 mRNA. The ERG11 promoter was cloned 5' of the luciferase-coding region, and the i...
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