Starve, stress, and mate: Activation of the CCAAT-Binding complex overrides sterility of mating-type heterozygous Candida albicans
Lasse van Wijlick, Kontxi Martinez de San Vicente, Natacha Sertour, Laxmi Rai, Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann, Sophie Bachellier-Bassi, Christophe d'Enfert
The paper identifies the CCAAT-binding complex (CBC) as a key regulator that overrides genetic sterility in Candida albicans by integrating environmental stress signals to enable mating.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology