Title: | Candida biofilms: is adhesion sexy? |
Address: | "Department of Biology, The University of Iowa, BBE 302, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. david-soll@uiowa.edu" |
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" |