Identifying infection-associated genes of Candida albicans in the postgenomic era.
(2009) Identifying infection-associated genes of Candida albicans in the postgenomic era. FEMS Yeast Res 9(5), 688-700. (Review) PubMed
The human pathogenic yeast Candida albicans can cause an unusually broad range of infections reflecting a remarkable potential to adapt to various microniches within the human host. The exceptional adaptability of C. albicans is mediated by rapid alterations in gene expression in response to various environmental stimuli and this transcriptional flexibility can be monitored with tools such as microarrays. Using such technology it is possible to (1) capture a genome-wide portrait of the transcriptome that mirrors the environmental conditions, (2) identify known genes, signalling pathways and transcription factors involved in pathogenesis, (3) identify new patterns of gene expression and (4) identify previously uncharacterized genes that may be associated with infection. In this review, we describe the molecular dissection of three distinct stages of infections, covering both superficial and invasive disease, using in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo infection models and microarrays.
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hube Prof. Dr. Ilse Denise Jacobsen Dr. Sascha Brunke Dr. Katja Graf (née Seider) Dr. Betty Hebecker (née Wächtler) Dr. Lydia Kasper (née Schild) Dr. Ines Leonhardt Dr. Ronny Martin Dr. Silvia Slesiona Dr. François Mayer Katharina Große Dr. Antje Heyken Dr. Ricardo Sergio Couto de Almeida
doi: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00524.x PMID: 19473261