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The transcription factor Ndt80 does not contribute to Mrr1-, Tac1-, and Upc2-mediated fluconazole resistance in Candida albicans.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Sasse Christoph, Schillig Rebecca, Dierolf Franziska, Weyler Michael, Schneider Sabrina, Mogavero Selene, Rogers P David, Morschhäuser Joachim
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenic yeast Candida albicans can develop resistance to the widely used antifungal agent fluconazole, which inhibits ergosterol biosynthesis, by the overexpression of genes encoding multidrug efflux pumps or ergosterol biosynthesis enzymes. Zinc cluster transcription factors play a centra...
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