Berberine reverses multidrug resistance in Candida albicans by hijacking the drug efflux pump Mdr1p
Y. Tong, N. Sun, X. Wang, Q. Wei, Y. Zhang, R. Huang, Y. Pu, H. Dai, B. Ren, G. Pei, F. Song, G. Zhu, X. Wang, X. Xia, X. Chen, , G. Alterovitz
This study shows berberine reverses multidrug resistance in Candida albicans by hijacking the Mdr1p efflux pump for drug import, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and selective cell death.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2020Microbiology