ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Candida albicans
;
Cell growth
;
Budding
;
Mycelium
;
Cell wall
;
Mannoproteins
;
Concanavalin A
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Depending upon growth temperature, Candida albicans can exhibit two different morphologies, a budding yeast or a mycelium. By studying the distribution of concanavalin A-ferritin particles on the cell wall surface during bud and germ tube formation, we have elucidated the way cell wall extension occurs. Both processes initially require the localized lysis of the wall in order to allow the incorporation of the newly synthesized material. Later on, the cell wall behaves as an elastic structure, allowing extension by an intosusception process and, as a consequence, cell growth.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00290982
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