Anagha C. T. Menon

A new fungal taurine biosynthetic pathway promotes metabolic fitness and virulence in Candida albicans

Taurine is an abundant sulfur-containing metabolite with diverse roles in cellular physiology across many organisms, yet its biosynthesis and biological functions remain largely unexplored in fungi. Here, we provide evidence for endogenous taurine production in the major human fungal pathogen Candida albicans and ident...