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Negative control of Candida albicans filamentation-associated gene expression by essential protein kinase gene KIN28.
Current genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Woolford C A, Lagree K, Aleynikov T, Mitchell A P
Abstract excerpt
The fungus Candida albicans can grow as either yeast or filaments, which include hyphae and pseudohyphae, depending on environmental conditions. Filamentous growth is of particular interest because it is required for biofilm formation and for pathogenesis. Environmentally induced filamentous growth is associated with expression of filamentation-associated genes, and both filamentous growth and associated gene...
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