The Dual Function of the Fungal Toxin Candidalysin during Candida albicans—Macrophage Interaction and Virulence
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Pathogen C. albicans and Innate Immune Defense by Macrophages
3. Immune Evasion Mechanisms of C. albicans
4. Candidalysin—A Hypha-Specific Cytolytic Peptide Toxin
5. Candidalysin in C. albicans—Macrophage Interactions
6. Dual Function of Candidalysin during Infection
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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König, A.; Hube, B.; Kasper, L. The Dual Function of the Fungal Toxin Candidalysin during Candida albicans—Macrophage Interaction and Virulence. Toxins 2020, 12, 469. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12080469
König A, Hube B, Kasper L. The Dual Function of the Fungal Toxin Candidalysin during Candida albicans—Macrophage Interaction and Virulence. Toxins. 2020; 12(8):469. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12080469
Chicago/Turabian StyleKönig, Annika, Bernhard Hube, and Lydia Kasper. 2020. "The Dual Function of the Fungal Toxin Candidalysin during Candida albicans—Macrophage Interaction and Virulence" Toxins 12, no. 8: 469. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12080469
APA StyleKönig, A., Hube, B., & Kasper, L. (2020). The Dual Function of the Fungal Toxin Candidalysin during Candida albicans—Macrophage Interaction and Virulence. Toxins, 12(8), 469. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12080469