Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Yeast"

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    • Anion Exchanger 2 Regulates Dectin-1-Dependent Phagocytosis and Killing of Candida albicans 

      Urso, Katia; Charles, Julia F.; Shull, Gary E.; Aliprantis, Antonios O.; Balestrieri, Barbara (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Anion exchanger 2 (Ae2; gene symbol, Slc4a2) is a plasma membrane Cl-/HCO3- exchanger expressed in the gastrointestinal tract, kidney and bone. We have previously shown that Ae2 is required for the function of osteoclasts, ...

    • Probiotic Yeast Inhibits VEGFR Signaling and Angiogenesis in Intestinal Inflammation 

      Chen, Xinhua; Yang, Guoxun; Song, Joo-Hye; Xu, Huansheng; Li, Dan; Goldsmith, Jeffrey David; Zeng, Huiyan; Parsons-Wingerter, Patricia A.; Reinecker, Hans-Christian; Kelly, Ciaran Patrick (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Background and Aims Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb) can protect against intestinal injury and tumor formation, but how this probiotic yeast controls protective mucosal host responses is unclear. Angiogenesis is an integral ...

    • The Role of Candida albicans SPT20 in Filamentation, Biofilm Formation and Pathogenesis 

      Tan, Xiaojiang; Fuchs, Beth Burgwyn; Wang, Yan; Chen, Weiping; J. Yuen, Grace; Chen, Rosalyn B.; Jayamani, Elamparithi; Anastassopoulou, Cleo; Pukkila-Worley, Read; Coleman, Jeffrey J.; Mylonakis, Eleftherios (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Candida albicans is a ubiquitous fungus, which can cause very serious and sometimes life-threatening infections in susceptible patients. We used Caenorhabditis elegans as a model host to screen a library of C. albicans ...