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The identification of gene duplication and the role of secreted aspartyl proteinase 1 in Candida parapsilosis virulence.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2012
Horváth Péter, Nosanchuk Joshua D, Hamari Zsuzsanna, Vágvölgyi Csaba, Gácser Attila
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we analyzed the role of Candida parapsilosis-secreted aspartyl proteinase isoenzyme 1 (SAPP1) in virulence. The in silico analysis of SAPP1 sequence revealed a 2871 base pair-duplicated region (SAPP1a and SAPP1b) in the genome of C. parapsilosis. We generated homozygous ΔΔsapp1a, ΔΔsapp1b, and ΔΔsapp1a-ΔΔsapp1b mutants. Notably, Sapp1 production in an inducer medium was reduced by approximately 50%...
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