Farnesol-induced apoptosis in Candida albicans is mediated by Cdr1-p extrusion and depletion of intracellular glutathione.

Farnesol is a key derivative in the sterol biosynthesis pathway in eukaryotic cells previously identified as a quorum sensing molecule in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Recently, we demonstrated that above threshold concentrations, farnesol is capable of triggering apoptosis in C. albic...

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Main Authors: Jingsong Zhu, Bastiaan P Krom, Dominique Sanglard, Chaidan Intapa, Clinton C Dawson, Brian M Peters, Mark E Shirtliff, Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3242750?pdf=render