Role of CTR4 in the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

While research has identified an important contribution for metals, such as iron, in microbial pathogenesis, the roles of other transition metals, such as copper, remain mostly unknown. Recent evidence points to a requirement for copper homeostasis in the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans based o...

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Main Authors: Waterman, Scott R., Park, Yoon-Dong, Raja, Meera, Qiu, Jin, Hammoud, Dima A., O’Halloran, Thomas V., Williamson, Peter R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518914/