Role of calcineurin in stress resistance, morphogenesis, and virulence of a Candida albicans wild-type strain
Role of calcineurin in stress resistance, morphogenesis, and virulence of a Candida albicans wild-type strain
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.00142-06
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Morschhaeuser, Joachim
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作者:
Bader, Teresa;Schroeppel, Klaus;Morschhaeuser, Joachim
By generating a calcineurin mutant of the Candida albicans wild-type strain SC5314 with the help of a new recyclable dominant selection marker, we confirmed that calcineurin mediates tolerance to a variety of stress conditions but is not required for the ability of C. albicans to switch to filamentous growth in response to hypha-inducing environmental signals. While calcineurin was essential for virulence of C. albicans in a mouse model of disseminated candidiasis, deletion of CMPI did not significantly affect virulence during vaginal or pulmonary infection, demonstrating that the requirement for calcineurin for a successful infection depends on the host niche.