An Amyloid Core Sequence in the Major <named-content content-type="genus-species">Candida albicans</named-content> Adhesin Als1p Mediates Cell-Cell Adhesion

An Amyloid Core Sequence in the Major <named-content content-type="genus-species">Candida albicans</named-content> Adhesin Als1p Mediates Cell-Cell Adhesion

ABSTRACT The human fungal commensal Candida albicans can become a serious opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. The C. albicans cell adhesion protein Als1p is a highly expressed member of a large family of paralogous adhesins. Als1p can mediate binding to epithelial and endothelial cell...

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Main Authors: Vida Ho, Philippe Herman-Bausier, Christopher Shaw, Karen A. Conrad, Melissa C. Garcia-Sherman, Jeremy Draghi, Yves F. Dufrene, Peter N. Lipke, Jason M. Rauceo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-10-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
functional amyloid
adhesion
cell wall
nanodomain
β-aggregation
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01766-19

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