Plasma Membrane Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate Is Not Necessary for Candida albicans Viability yet Is Key for Cell Wall Integrity and Systemic Infection

By sjmartinez • March 3, 2023

Garcia-Rodas R, Labbaoui H, Orange F, Solis N, Zaragoza O, Filler SG, Bassilana M, Arkowitz RA. Plasma Membrane Phosphatidylinositol-4-Phosphate Is Not Necessary for Candida albicans Viability yet Is Key for Cell Wall Integrity and Systemic Infection. mBio. 2021 Feb 22;13(1):e0387321. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03873-21. Epub 2022 Feb 15. PMID: 35164565; PMCID: PMC8942462.

Tags: Candida albicans, cell wall, filamentous growth, Harbor UCLA, Infectious Diseases, opportunistic fungi, phosphatidylinositol phosphates, phospholipids, virulence

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