Sulfated glycosaminoglycans are host epithelial cell targets of the Candida albicans toxin candidalysin

By sjmartinez • September 18, 2024

Lin J, Miao J, Schaefer KG, Russell CM, Pyron RJ, Zhang F, Phan QT, Solis NV, Liu H, Tashiro M, Dordick JS, Linhardt RJ, Yeaman MR, King GM, Barrera FN, Peters BM, Filler SG. Sulfated glycosaminoglycans are host epithelial cell targets of the Candida albicans toxin candidalysin. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Sep 16. doi: 10.1038/s41564-024-01794-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39285260.

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