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N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc)-inducible gene GIG2 is a novel component of GlcNAc metabolism in Candida albicans.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Jan 2014
Ghosh Swagata, Hanumantha Rao Kongara, Bhavesh Neel Sarovar, Das Gobardhan, Dwivedi Ved Prakash, Datta Asis
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Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that resides in the human body as a commensal and can turn pathogenic when the host is immunocompromised. Adaptation of C. albicans to host niche-specific conditions is important for the establishment of pathogenicity, where the ability of C. albicans to utilize multiple carbon sources provides additional flexibility. One alternative sugar is...
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