Phosphate starvation induces replacement of phospholipids with the betaine lipid diacylglycerol-N,N,N-trimethylhomoserine in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans
Surabhi Naik, Rebecca Cahoon, Bridget Tripp, Christian Elowsky, Sophie Alvarez, Kan Liu, Chi Zhang, Wayne Riekhof
This study shows that phosphate starvation in Candida albicans replaces phospholipids with DGTS via CaBTA1, affecting biofilm formation and virulence.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology