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Post-transcriptional regulation of the Sef1 transcription factor controls the virulence of Candida albicans in its mammalian host.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2012
Chen Changbin, Noble Suzanne M
Abstract excerpt
The yeast Candida albicans transitions between distinct lifestyles as a normal component of the human gastrointestinal microbiome and the most common agent of disseminated fungal disease. We previously identified Sef1 as a novel Cys(6)Zn(2) DNA binding protein that plays an essential role in C. albicans virulence by activating the transcription of iron uptake genes in iron-poor environments such as the host...
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