- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 28 Issue: 5
- Identification of Fibronectin Adhesins on Candida albicans
Identification of Fibronectin Adhesins on Candida albicans
Authors : Gülhan Vardar-ünlü
Pages : 475-480
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :The pattern of distribution of fibronectin adhesins on yeast and hyphal-form Candida albicanswas studied with gold-labelled fibronectin and transmission electron microscopy. The germ-tube parts of the hyphal-form cells were the major binding sites for gold-labelled fibronectin, and the attached yeast-cell parts and yeast-form cell remained unlabelled. Therefore, the walls of the germ tube parts of hyphal-form cells might be sites of important interactions between C. albicans and host tissues containing fibronectin.Keywords : Candida abicans, adhesin, germ tube, fibronectin