Calcium homeostasis and signaling in fungi and their relevance for pathogenicity of yeasts and filamentous fungi

Renata Tisi, Marco Rigamonti, Silvia Groppi, Fiorella Belotti

1 Dept. Biotechnology and biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.za della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milan, Italy
2 Current address: DiaSorin S.p.A., Saluggia (VC), Italy

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Topical Section: Cells Signalling and Signal Transduction

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