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Roles of different peptide transporters in nutrient acquisition in Candida albicans.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Apr 2013
Dunkel Nico, Hertlein Tobias, Franz Renate, Reuß Oliver, Sasse Christoph, Schäfer Tina, Ohlsen Knut, Morschhäuser Joachim
Abstract excerpt
Fungi possess two distinct proton-coupled peptide transport systems, the dipeptide/tripeptide transporters (PTR) and the oligopeptide transporters (OPT), which enable them to utilize peptides as nutrients. In the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, peptide transporters are encoded by gene families consisting of two PTR genes and eight OPT genes. To gain insight into the functions and importance of specific peptide...
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