Filamentation protects Candida albicans from amphotericin B-induced programmed cell death via a mechanism involving the yeast metacaspase, MCA1
The budding yeast Candida albicans is one of the most significant fungal pathogens worldwide. It proliferates in two distinct cell types: blastopores and filaments. Only cells that are able to transform from one cell type into the other are virulent in mouse disease models. Programmed cell death is...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036395/ |