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  • Title: Vanadate-resistant mutants of Candida albicans show alterations in phosphate uptake.
    Author: Mahanty SK, Khaware R, Ansari S, Gupta P, Prasad R.
    Journal: FEMS Microbiol Lett; 1991 Nov 15; 68(2):163-6. PubMed ID: 1778439.
    Abstract:
    Phosphate uptake studies in different strains of the dimorphic pathogenic yeast Candida albicans were undertaken to show that this yeast actively transported phosphate with an apparent Km in the range of 90-170 microM. The uptake was pH dependent and derepressible under phosphate starvation. Vanadate-resistant (van) mutants of C. albicans showed a 20-70% reduction in the rate of phosphate uptake in high phosphate medium and was associated with an increased Km and reduced Vmax. The magnitude of derepression under phosphate starvation was different between van mutants. These results demonstrate that van mutants may have developed resistance by modifying the rate of entry of vanadate.
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