| Literature DB >> 23027188 |
Claire M Hull1, Oliver Bader, Josie E Parker, Michael Weig, Uwe Gross, Andrew G S Warrilow, Diane E Kelly, Steven L Kelly.
Abstract
Two novel isolates of Candida glabrata exhibiting reduced sensitivity to amphotericin B (MIC, 8 μg ml(-1)) were found to be ERG2 mutants, wherein Δ(8)-sterol intermediates comprised >90% of the total cellular sterol fraction. Both harbored an alteration at Thr(121) in ERG2; the corresponding residue (Thr(119)) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is essential for sterol Δ8-Δ7 isomerization. This constitutes the first report of C. glabrata harboring mutations in ERG2 and exhibiting reduced sensitivity to amphotericin B.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23027188 PMCID: PMC3497184 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01145-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191