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The white-phase-specific gene WH11 is not required for white-opaque switching in Candida albicans.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Aug 2004
Park Y-N, Strauss A, Morschhäuser J
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic switching between white and opaque cells is important for adaptation to different host environments and for mating in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Genes that are specifically activated in one of the two cell types are likely to be important for their phenotypic characteristics. The WH11 gene is a white-phase-specific gene that has been suggested to be involved in the maintenance...
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