Ppg1, a PP2A-type protein phosphatase, controls filament extension and virulence in Candida albicans.

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Published in Eukaryot Cell on October 17, 2014

Authors

Mohammad T Albataineh1, Anna Lazzell2, Jose L Lopez-Ribot2, David Kadosh3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
2: Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
3: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA kadosh@uthscsa.edu.

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