Noted Publications
Alvarez, F.J. and J.B. Konopka. 2007. Identification of a transporter for N-acetylglucosamine that mediates hyphal induction in Candida albicans. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18:965-975.
Alvarez F.J., L.M. Douglas, A. Rosebrock, and J.B. Konopka. 2008. The Sur7 protein regulates plasma membrane organization and prevents intracellular cell wall growth in Candida albicans. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19: 5214-5225.
Douglas, L.M., S. Martin, and J.B. Konopka. 2009. BAR-domain proteins Rvs161 and Rvs167 contribute to endocytosis, morphogenesis, and virulence of Candida albicans. Infection and Immunity. 77:4150-4160.
Gunasekera, A., F.J. Alvarez, L.M. Douglas, H.X. Wang, A.P. Rosebrock, and J.B. Konopka. 2010. Identification of GIG1, a GlcNAc-induced gene in C. albicans needed for normal sensitivity to the chitin synthase inhibitor nikkomycin Z. Eukaryotic Cell. 9: 1476-1483.
Naseem, S., A. Gunasekera, E. Araya, and J.B. Konopka. 2011. GlcNAc induction of hyphal morphogenesis and transcriptional responses in C. albicans is not dependent on its metabolism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286: 28671-25680.
Douglas, L.M., H.X. Wang, S. Keppler-Ross, N. Dean, and J.B. Konopka. 2012. Sur7 promotes plasma membrane organization and is needed for resistance to stressful conditions, invasive growth, and virulence of C. albicans. mBIO. 3:e00254-11
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