The cAMP/Protein Kinase A Pathway Regulates Virulence and Adaptation to Host Conditions in Cryptococcus neoformans

M Caza, JW Kronstad - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nutrient sensing is critical for adaptation of fungi to environmental and host conditions. The
conserved cAMP/PKA signaling pathway contributes to adaptation by sensing the …

Developing novel antifungals: lessons from G protein-coupled receptors

V Velazhahan, BL McCann, E Bignell… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2023 - cell.com
Up to 1.5 million people die yearly from fungal disease, but the repertoire of antifungal drug
classes is minimal and the incidence of drug resistance is rising rapidly. This dilemma was …

A first-in-class inhibitor of Hsp110 molecular chaperones of pathogenic fungi

L Hu, C Sun, JM Kidd, J Han, X Fang, H Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Proteins of the Hsp110 family are molecular chaperones that play important roles in protein
homeostasis in eukaryotes. The pathogenic fungus Candida albicans, which causes …

Endophytic fungi of olive tree

R Nicoletti, C Di Vaio, C Cirillo - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
In addition to the general interest connected with investigations on biodiversity in natural
contexts, more recently the scientific community has started considering occurrence of …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of a New Hsp110 Inhibitor as a Potential Antifungal

C Sun, Y Li, JM Kidd, J Han, L Ding, AE May, L Zhou… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fungal infections present a significant global health challenge, prompting ongoing research
to discover innovative antifungal agents. The 110 kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp110s) are …

Microbial adaptive pathogenicity strategies to the host inflammatory environment

SUJ Hitzler, C Fernández, DE Montaño… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Pathogenic microorganisms can infect a variety of niches in the human body. During
infection, microbes can only persist if they adapt adequately to the dynamic host …

[HTML][HTML] Purification and biochemical characterization of Msi3, an essential Hsp110 molecular chaperone in Candida albicans

Y Wang, H Li, C Sun, Q Liu, L Zhou, Q Liu - Cell Stress and Chaperones, 2021 - Elsevier
Hsp110s are unique and essential molecular chaperones in the eukaryotic cytosol. They
play important roles in maintaining cellular protein homeostasis. Candida albicans is the …

Nutrition-associated processes govern fungal pathogenicity

X Gao, Y Fu, C Ding - Infectious Microbes & Diseases, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Fungal pathogens present a major common threat across human communities: they cause
disease and death in humans, animals, and global food crops. The development of anti …

Functional mapping of transcription factor Grf10 that regulates adenine-responsive and filamentation genes in Candida albicans

T Wangsanut, JM Tobin, RJ Rolfes - Msphere, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Grf10, a homeodomain-containing transcription factor, regulates adenylate and one-carbon
metabolism and morphogenesis in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis in Human and Animal Model: An Overview

EG da Silva, DP Leite-Jr, ML da Silva Maia… - Advances in …, 2020 - scirp.org
Background: Yeasts from the genus Cryptococcus (species C. neoformans and C. gattii) are
opportunistic pathogens that afflict humans with low immunity caused by diseases such as …