An evolutionarily diverged mitochondrial protein controls biofilm growth and virulence in Candida albicans.
A forward genetic screening approach identified orf19.2500 as a gene controlling Candida albicans biofilm dispersal and biofilm detachment. Three-dimensional (3D) protein modeling and bioinformatics revealed that orf19.2500 is a conserved mitochondrial protein, structurally similar to, but functiona...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000957 |