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The high copper tolerance of Candida albicans is mediated by a P-type ATPase.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Mar 2000
Weissman Z, Berdicevsky I, Cavari B Z, Kornitzer D
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenic yeast Candida albicans has higher resistance than the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to elevated concentrations of copper. To understand the basis of this differential resistance, we performed a functional screen for C. albicans genes involved in copper detoxification. Here, we report the isolation of two such genes: a metallothionein, CaCUP1, and a copper-transporting P-type ATPase,...
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