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A new fungal taurine biosynthetic pathway promotes metabolic fitness and virulence in <i>Candida albicans</i>

2026-08-28

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Taurine is an abundant sulfur-containing metabolite with diverse roles in cellular physiology across many organisms, yet its biosynthesis and biological functions remain largely unexplored in fungi. Here, we provide evidence for endogenous taurine production in the major human fungal pathogen Candida albicans and identify Csd1, a cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase (CSAD)-related protein, as a major determinant...

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Literature Corpus work: 7a967136-0dd4-5a70-9dbf-04f8d69485c6
DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.27.747329

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