The Candida glabrata putative sterol transporter gene CgAUS1 protects cells against azoles in the presence of serum
Author(s) -
Hironobu Nakayama,
Koichi Tanabe,
Martin Bard,
Wayne C. Hodgson,
Sijia Wu,
D. Takemori,
Toshihiro Aoyama,
N. Selvamuthu Kumaraswami,
Laurel J. Metzler,
Yukie Takano,
Hiroji Chibana,
Masakazu Niimi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm321
Subject(s) - azole , sterol , fluconazole , itraconazole , candida glabrata , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , transporter , tetracycline , ergosterol , atp binding cassette transporter , gene , pharmacology , cholesterol , biochemistry , candida albicans , antibiotics , antifungal
The uptake of endogenous sterol from serum may allow Candida glabrata to survive azole treatment. This study aims to determine the contribution of a sterol transporter that alters fluconazole sensitivity in the presence of serum.
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