<i>SKN7</i> of <i>Candida albicans</i> : Mutant Construction and Phenotype Analysis

Praveen Singh, Neeraj Chauhan, Anup Ghosh, Freddie Dixon, Richard Calderone

Infection and Immunity · 2004 · 109 citations · 40 references

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The SKN7 two-component response regulator gene of Candida albicans was deleted, and the phenotype of the mutant was established. This mutant exhibited impaired growth on Spider agar and 10% serum agar compared to wild-type and gene-reconstituted strains. The skn7 mutant was sensitive to H(2)O(2) in vitro, but its virulence was only mildly attenuated. A comparison of the Skn7p and Ssk1p response regulators of C. albicans is discussed.

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