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Ssn6 Defines a New Level of Regulation of White-Opaque Switching in Candida albicans and Is Required For the Stochasticity of the Switch
27 Jan 2016
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UNLABELLED: The human commensal and opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans can switch between two distinct, heritable cell types, named "white" and "opaque," which differ in morphology, mating abilities, and metabolic preferences and in their interactions with the host immune system. Previous studies revealed a highly interconnected group of transcriptional regulators that control switching between the two cell...
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