The methylcitrate cycle and its crosstalk with the glyoxylate cycle and tricarboxylic acid cycle in pathogenic fungi

Z Huang, Q Wang, IA Khan, Y Li, J Wang, J Wang… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In fungi, the methylcitrate cycle converts cytotoxic propionyl-coenzyme A (CoA) to pyruvate,
which enters gluconeogenesis. The glyoxylate cycle converts acetyl-CoA to succinate, which …

Immunoproteomic Analysis Reveals Novel Candidate Antigens for the Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis Due to Paracoccidioides lutzii

AM Rodrigues, PH Kubitschek-Barreira, BG Pinheiro… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a life-threatening systemic infection caused by the fungal
pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and related species. Whole-genome sequencing …

Proteomics of Paracoccidioides lutzii: Overview of Changes Triggered by Nitrogen Catabolite Repression

VRM Cruz-Leite, ALE Moreira, LOHS Silva, MM Inácio… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Members of the Paracoccidioides complex are the causative agents of
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a human systemic mycosis endemic in Latin America. Upon …

The genomes of Scedosporium between environmental challenges and opportunism

F Venice, F Spina, D Davolos, S Ghignone, GC Varese - IMA fungus, 2023 - Springer
Emerging fungal pathogens are a global challenge for humankind. Many efforts have been
made to understand the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in bacteria, and OMICs …

High copper promotes cell wall remodeling and oxidative stress in Histoplasma capsulatum, as revealed by proteomics

D Moraes, L do Prado Assunção, KLP da Silva… - Fungal Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Histoplasma experiences nutritional stress during infection as a result of immune cells
manipulating essential nutrients, such as metal ions, carbon, nitrogen, and vitamins. Copper …

Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis Revealed Roles of Yck2 in Carbon Metabolism and Morphogenesis of Candida albicans

K Liboro, SR Yu, J Lim, YS So, YS Bahn… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Candida albicans is a part of the normal microbiome of human mucosa and is able to thrive
in a wide range of host environments. As an opportunistic pathogen, the virulence of C …

Utilization of cobalamin is ubiquitous in early-branching fungal phyla

M Orłowska, K Steczkiewicz… - Genome biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cobalamin is a cofactor present in essential metabolic pathways in animals and one of the
water-soluble vitamins. It is a complex compound synthesized solely by prokaryotes …

Engineering Aspergillus oryzae for the Heterologous Expression of a Bacterial Modular Polyketide Synthase

J Feng, M Hauser, RJ Cox, E Skellam - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbial natural products have had phenomenal success in drug discovery and
development yet form distinct classes based on the origin of their native producer. Methods …

Nematicidal effects of 2-methyl-aconitate isomerase from the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae MB03 on the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

A Bashir, Y Sun, X Yu, X Sun, L Li - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The pathogenicity of a common phytopathogenic bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae,
against animal model hosts, such as mice and Caenorhabditis elegans, has been recently …

A structure-based approach for the discovery of inhibitors against methylcitrate synthase of Paracoccidioides lutzii

RM Lima, KS Freitas e Silva, LC Silva… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis, endemic in Latin America, caused by
fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides. The treatment of PCM is complex, requiring a long …