Nature of β-1,3-Glucan-Exposing Features on Candida albicans Cell Wall and Their Modulation

Nature of β-1,3-Glucan-Exposing Features on Candida albicans Cell Wall and Their Modulation

ABSTRACT Candida albicans exists as a commensal of mucosal surfaces and the gastrointestinal tract without causing pathology. However, this fungus is also a common cause of mucosal and systemic infections when antifungal immune defenses become compromised. The activation of antifungal host defenses...

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Main Authors: Leandro José de Assis, Judith M. Bain, Corin Liddle, Ian Leaves, Christian Hacker, Roberta Peres da Silva, Raif Yuecel, Attila Bebes, David Stead, Delma S. Childers, Arnab Pradhan, Kevin Mackenzie, Katherine Lagree, Daniel E. Larcombe, Qinxi Ma, Gabriela Mol Avelar, Mihai G. Netea, Lars P. Erwig, Aaron P. Mitchell, Gordon D. Brown, Neil A. R. Gow, Alistair J. P. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Candida albicans
cell wall
β-1,3-glucan
protein kinase A
Mig1
Mig2
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02605-22

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