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Protein O-mannosyltransferase isoforms regulate biofilm formation in Candida albicans.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2006
Peltroche-Llacsahuanga Heidrun, Goyard Sophie, d'Enfert Christophe, Prill Stephan K-H, Ernst Joachim F
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Five isoforms of protein mannosyltransferase (Pmt) O-mannosylate secretory proteins in Candida albicans. pmt mutants were differentially defective for biofilm formation on plastic in static and flow-through systems, and a Pmt inhibitor blocked early stages of biofilm formation. Conceptually, Pmt inhibition may prevent surface anchoring and biofilm-dependent resistance of fungal pathogens.
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