A Myosin Light Chain Is Critical for Fungal Growth Robustness in Candida albicans

mBio (Oct 2021)

Affiliations

Charles Puerner: ORCiD; Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose (iBV), Parc Valrose, Nice, France
Antonio Serrano: ORCiD; Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose (iBV), Parc Valrose, Nice, France
Rohan S. Wakade: ORCiD; Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose (iBV), Parc Valrose, Nice, France
Martine Bassilana: ORCiD; Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose (iBV), Parc Valrose, Nice, France
Robert A. Arkowitz: ORCiD; Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose (iBV), Parc Valrose, Nice, France

Abstract

Hyphal tip growth is critical in a range of fungal pathogens, in particular for invasion into animal and plant tissues. In Candida albicans