Modulation of phagosomal pH by Candida albicans promotes hyphal morphogenesis and requires Stp2p, a regulator of amino acid transport.
Candida albicans, the most important fungal pathogen of humans, has a unique interaction with macrophages in which phagocytosis induces a switch from the yeast to hyphal form, allowing it to escape by rupturing the immune cell. While a variety of factors induce this switch in vitro, including neutra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3953444?pdf=render |