Molecular Biology and its Application to Medical Mycology

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cell cycle regulation in fission yeast....Pages 3-5
Yeast genes overcoming growth arrest induced by 1, 10-phenantroline....Pages 7-11
Reverse genetics in a non-conventional yeast, Candida maltosa ....Pages 13-22
The complement C3D-binding receptor (CR2) of Candida albicans : Cloning and sequence analysis of a gene fragment homologous with a human CR2 cDNA clone....Pages 23-30
Biology, physiology, biochemistry and molecular genetics of Trichosporon yeasts....Pages 31-38
Physiological functions of vacuoles in yeast: Mechanism of sequestration of metabolites and proteins into vacuoles....Pages 39-45
Characterization of a Candida albicans -specific DNA fragment....Pages 47-52
Recent advances in the molecular biology of Cryptococcus neoformans ....Pages 53-61
Molecular biology of Kluyveromyces lactis ....Pages 63-73
Gene regulatory circuits in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a tool for the identification of heterologous eukaryotic regulatory elements....Pages 75-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Molecular breeding in filamentous fungi with emphasis on Aspergilli ....Pages 87-95
 TubB α-tubulin is essential for sexual development in Aspergillus nidulans ....Pages 97-104
The heat shock response of Neurospora crassa ....Pages 105-116
Blue light regulated expression of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthetase (Albino-3) gene in Neurospora crassa ....Pages 117-124
Expression of genes for the biosynthesis of penicillin....Pages 125-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Imaging of the yeast killer phenomenon....Pages 141-148
cDNA cloning of Candida albicans aspartic proteinase and its diagnostic application....Pages 149-158
Molecular biotyping of Candida in experimental and clinical studies....Pages 159-168
Homoserine dehydrogenase as a selective target molecule for antifungal action....Pages 169-177
Molecular mechanisms of antifungal activity and fungal resistence: focus on inhibitors of ergosterol biosynthesis....Pages 179-197
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Molecular studies on azole sensitivity in fungi....Pages 199-213
Antifungal chemotherapy and drug strategies: Projected clinical needs....Pages 215-220
Funding medical mycology: Strategies for attracting the private sector....Pages 221-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Chromosomal organization of Histoplasma capsulatum ....Pages 227-228
Chitin, chitin synthase and chitin synthase conserved region homologues in Wangiella dermatitidis ....Pages 229-242
Addition of unsaturated fatty acids down-modulates heat shock gene expression and produces attenuated strains in the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum ....Pages 243-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-262