Disruption of the ECM33 Gene in Candida albicans Prevents Biofilm Formation, Engineered Human Oral Mucosa Tissue Damage and Gingival Cell Necrosis/Apoptosis

Figure 5

Bax and Bcl2 expression following EHOM infection with C. albicans strains. Total RNAs were extracted from the infected EHOMs and analyzed by RT-PCR for Bax and Bcl2 gene expression. Data are means + SD, 𝑛=5.  ^∗𝑃<0.05;^∗∗𝑃<0.01 significance between the gene expression levels in the CAF2-infected and Caecm33 mutant-infected EHOMs.

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