Research Article

ABC and MFS Transporters: A reason for Antifungal drug resistance

Neelabh* and Karuna Singh

Published: 01/05/2018 | Volume 2 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-007

Abstract

Fungi cause a variety of diseases and are difficult to treat owing to their eukaryotic nature resulting in dearth of antifungal targets at hand. This problem is further elevated many folds due to the resistance mechanisms of fungi through which they circumvent the antifungal drugs administered for therapeutic purposes. Fungi have a variety of strategies for obtaining these resistances, amongst them pivotal role is played by the ABC and MFS transporters. This article encompasses the important genes and their respective roles of both the classes of the transporters in different species of fungi.

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