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Curr Biol

Title:		Candida biofilms: is adhesion sexy?
Author(s):		Soll DR;
Address:		"Department of Biology, The University of Iowa, BBE 302, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. david-soll@uiowa.edu"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2008
Volume:		18
Issue:		16
Page Number:		R717 - R720
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.014
ISSN/ISBN:		0960-9822 (Print) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The development of Candida albicans biofilms requires two types of adhesion molecule - the Als proteins and Hwp1. Mutational analyses have recently revealed that these molecules play complementary roles, and their characteristics suggest that they may have evolved from primitive mating agglutinins"
Keywords:		Biofilms/*growth & development Biological Evolution Candida albicans/*physiology Cell Adhesion Fungal Proteins/*physiology Mating Factor Membrane Glycoproteins/*physiology Peptides/physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineSoll, David R eng England 2008/08/30 Curr Biol. 2008 Aug 26; 18(16):R717-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.014"