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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins are important cell surface proteins in Candida albicans (C. albicans), and they have important impact on the adhesion, morphogenesis and cell wall synthesis of C. albicans. In recent years, more important functions of GPIanchored proteins have been identified along with the progress in research of C. albicans. By introducing the concept of C. albicans GPIanchored proteins, we reviewed the progress in GPI-anchored proteins research from the perspective of family classification and functional classification, and discussed the future research direction for C. albicans GPI-anchored proteins.
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Recently increasing functions of nitric oxide (NO) has been discovered. Researchers around the world have reported that NO plays an important role in the anti-microbial infection; however, more recent studies have found that NO also protect the growth of microorganisms, for example, it can facilitate drug resistance of bacteria and it can protect microorganisms from oxidative stress and pressure. This paper reviews both positive and negative roles of NO on microbial growth and the related mechanisms.