Bypass of Dfi1 Regulation of Candida albicans Invasive Filamentation by Iron Limitation

ABSTRACT Candida albicans filamentation, the ability to convert from oval yeast cells to elongated hyphal cells, is a key factor in its pathogenesis. Previous work has shown that the integral membrane protein Dfi1 is required for filamentation in cells grown in contact with a semisolid surface. Inve...

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Main Authors: Ashlee Junier, Anne Weeks, Ysabella Alcaraz, Carol A. Kumamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-02-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00779-21