A survey on cellular RNA editing activity in response to Candida albicans infections.
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| Abstract | :  Adenosine-to-Inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing is catalyzed by the adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) family of enzymes, which induces alterations in mRNA sequence. It has been shown that A-to-I RNA editing events are of significance in the cell's innate immunity and cellular response to viral infections. However, whether RNA editing plays a role in cellular response to microorganism/fungi infection has not been determined. Candida albicans, one of the most prevalent human pathogenic fungi, usually act as a commensal on skin and superficial mucosal, but has been found to cause candidiasis in immunosuppression patients. Previously, we have revealed the up-regulation of A-to-I RNA editing activity in response to different types of influenza virus infections. The current work is designed to study the effect of microorganism/fungi infection on the activity of A-to-I RNA editing in infected hosts. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2018 | 
| Journal | :  BMC genomics | 
| Volume | :  19 | 
| Issue | :  Suppl 1 | 
| Number of Pages | :  43 | 
| Date Published | :  2018 | 
| URL | :  https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-017-4374-2 | 
| DOI | :  10.1186/s12864-017-4374-2 | 
| Short Title | :  BMC Genomics | 
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