Conservation and dispersion of sequence and function in fungal TRK potassium transporters: focus on Candida albicans
Miranda M, Bashi E, Vylkova S, Edgerton M, Slayman C, Rivetta A. Conservation and dispersion of sequence and function in fungal TRK potassium transporters: focus on Candida albicans. FEMS Yeast Research 2009, 9: 278-292. PMID: 19175416, DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00471.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCandida albicansCation Transport ProteinsChloridesConserved SequenceFungal ProteinsModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePotassiumProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsPotassium transportersHuman pathogen Candida albicansTrk potassium transportersPathogen Candida albicansDetailed molecular investigationAnimal cellsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDNA sequencesS. cerevisiaeComplete sequenceC. albicansTrk proteinSequence analysisCandida albicansInhibitor sensitivityFunctional comparisonNucleotide polymorphismsSelective drug actionMolecular investigationsAntimicrobial peptidesHomologuesPotential targetSecondary functionSalivary antimicrobial peptidesProtein