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Differential effects of inhibiting chitin and 1,3-{beta}-D-glucan synthesis in ras and calcineurin mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2009
Fortwendel Jarrod R, Juvvadi Praveen Rao, Pinchai Nadthanan, Perfect B Zachary, Alspaugh J Andrew, Perfect John R, Steinbach William J
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Aspergillus fumigatus must be able to properly form hyphae and maintain cell wall integrity in order to establish invasive disease. Ras proteins and calcineurin each have been implicated as having roles in these processes. Here, we further delineate the roles of calcineurin and Ras activity in ce...
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