Candida albicans stimulates the formation of a multi-receptor complex that mediates epithelial cell invasion during oropharyngeal infection
Q. T. Phan, N. V. Solis, M. V. Cravener, M. Swidergall, J. Lin, M. Y. Huang, H. Liu, S. Singh, A. S. Ibrahim, M. Mazzone, A. P. Mitchell, S. G. Filler
This study identifies a multi-receptor complex involving c-Met, E-cadherin, and EGFR that C. albicans uses to invade oral epithelial cells, with Hyr1 and Als3 facilitating this process and dual inhibition of c-Met and EGFR reducing virulence.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology