Article
Aneuploidy confers a unique transcriptional and phenotypic profile to Candida albicans.
Nature communications - 6 Apr 2025
Mackey Anna I, Fillinger Robert J, Hendricks P Shane, Thomson Gregory J, Cuomo Christina A, Bennett Richard J, Anderson Matthew Z
Abstract excerpt
Inaccurate chromosome segregation can lead to the formation of aneuploid cells that harbor an imbalanced complement of chromosomes. Several fungal species are not only able to tolerate the detrimental effects of aneuploidy but can use it to adapt to environmental pressures. The fungal pathobiont Candida albicans frequently acquires supernumerary chromosomes that enable growth in the presence of antifungal drugs...
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- Candida albicans
- Aneuploidy
- Oxidative Stress
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Phenotype
