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Finding a Missing Gene: EFG1 Regulates Morphogenesis in Candida tropicalis.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 9 Mar 2015
Mancera Eugenio, Porman Allison M, Cuomo Christina A, Bennett Richard J, Johnson Alexander D
Abstract excerpt
Fungi from the genus Candida are common members of the human microbiota; however, they are also important opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. Several morphological transitions have been linked to the ability of these fungi to occupy the different ecological niches in the human body. The transcription factor Efg1 from the APSES family plays a central role in the transcription circuits underlying...
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