Activation of the Cph1-dependent MAP kinase signaling pathway induces white-opaque switching in Candida albicans.

Depending on the environmental conditions, the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans can undergo different developmental programs, which are controlled by dedicated transcription factors and upstream signaling pathways. C. albicans strains that are homozygous at the mating type locus can switch from the...

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Main Authors: Bernardo Ramírez-Zavala, Michael Weyler, Tsvia Gildor, Christian Schmauch, Daniel Kornitzer, Robert Arkowitz, Joachim Morschhäuser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795047?pdf=render