Environmentally Sensitive Protein Proves Key to Making Yeast Pathogenic

摘要

A handful of common soil molds are the Jekylls and Hydes of the fungal kingdom: Human body heat triggers their transformation from a benign fungus to a pathogenic yeast. On page 583, Bruce Klein, an infectious diseases physician at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his colleagues reveal a single gene that sets in motion this pernicious makeover.