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Ai Hirasawa

National Institute of Infectious Diseases

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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HAC1 contributes to stress adaptation and virulence in the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris

Sayoko Oiki, Masahiro Abe, Ai Hirasawa, Ami Koizumi, Amato Otani, Takayuki Shinohara, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki

This study identifies HAC1 as a virulence-associated gene in Candida auris, showing its role in ER stress adaptation and host survival through unconventional splicing and functional analyses.

Medical Mycology · Jun 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology