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Small but crucial: the novel small heat shock protein Hsp21 mediates stress adaptation and virulence in Candida albicans.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Mayer François L, Wilson Duncan, Jacobsen Ilse D, Miramón Pedro, Slesiona Silvia, Bohovych Iryna M, Brown Alistair J P, Hube Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) have multiple cellular functions. However, the biological function of sHsps in pathogenic microorganisms is largely unknown. In the present study we identified and characterized the novel sHsp Hsp21 of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Using a reverse g...
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