Biphasic zinc compartmentalisation in a human fungal pathogen.

Nutritional immunity describes the host-driven manipulation of essential micronutrients, including iron, zinc and manganese. To withstand nutritional immunity and proliferate within their hosts, pathogenic microbes must express efficient micronutrient uptake and homeostatic systems. Here we have elu...

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Main Authors: Aaron C Crawford, Laura E Lehtovirta-Morley, Omran Alamir, Maria J Niemiec, Bader Alawfi, Mohammad Alsarraf, Volha Skrahina, Anna C B P Costa, Andrew Anderson, Sujan Yellagunda, Elizabeth R Ballou, Bernhard Hube, Constantin F Urban, Duncan Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007013