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A Novel Role for Histatin 5 in Combination with Zinc to Promote Commensalism in C. albicans Survivor Cells
Candida albicans is maintained as a commensal by immune mechanisms at the oral epithelia. Oral antifungal peptide Histatin 5 (Hst 5) may function in innate immunity, but the specific role Hst 5 plays in C. albicans commensalism is unclear. Since Zn-binding potentiates the candidacidal activity of Hs...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8703888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34959564 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121609 |