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Influence of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine on farnesol tolerance in Candida albicans.
Yeast (Chichester, England) - 1 Apr 2018
Hasim Sahar, Vaughn Elyse N, Donohoe Dallas, Gordon Donna M, Pfiffner Susan, Reynolds Todd B
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is among the most common human fungal pathogens. The ability to undergo the morphological transition from yeast to hyphal growth is critical for its pathogenesis. Farnesol, a precursor in the isoprenoid/sterol pathway, is a quorum-sensing molecule produced by C. albicans that inhibits hyphal growth in this polymorphic fungus. Interestingly, C. albicans can tolerate farnesol concentrations that...
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