Eukaryotic phosphate homeostasis: the inositol pyrophosphate perspective

C Azevedo, A Saiardi - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Phosphate, as a cellular energy currency, essentially drives most biochemical reactions
defining living organisms, and thus its homeostasis must be tightly regulated. Investigation …

The inositol pyrophosphate pathway in health and diseases

A Chakraborty - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Inositol pyrophosphates (IPPs) are present in organisms ranging from plants, slime moulds
and fungi to mammals. Distinct classes of kinases generate different forms of energetic …

Systematic functional analysis of kinases in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

KT Lee, YS So, DH Yang, KW Jung, J Choi… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of death by fungal meningoencephalitis;
however, treatment options remain limited. Here we report the construction of 264 signature …

Inositol pyrophosphate specificity of the SPX-dependent polyphosphate polymerase VTC

R Gerasimaite, I Pavlovic, S Capolicchio… - ACS chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The free energy of nucleotide hydrolysis depends on phosphate concentration. Cells
regulate cytosolic phosphate levels by orchestrating phosphate acquisition and storage …

KO of 5-InsP7 kinase activity transforms the HCT116 colon cancer cell line into a hypermetabolic, growth-inhibited phenotype

C Gu, HN Nguyen, D Ganini, Z Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The inositol pyrophosphates 5-InsP7 (diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate) and 1, 5-InsP8
(bis-diphosphoinositol tetrakisphosphate) are highly energetic cellular signals …

Mechanisms of Pulmonary Escape and Dissemination by Cryptococcus neoformans

ST Denham, JCS Brown - Journal of Fungi, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cryptococcus neoformans is a common environmental saprophyte and human fungal
pathogen that primarily causes disease in immunocompromised individuals. Similar to many …

IP8: A quantitatively minor inositol pyrophosphate signaling molecule that punches above its weight

C Gu, X Li, G Zong, H Wang, SB Shears - Advances in Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The inositol pyrophosphates (PP-IPs) are specialized members of the wider inositol
phosphate signaling family that possess functionally significant diphosphate groups. The PP …

Inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 3 regulates metabolism and lifespan in mice

Y Moritoh, M Oka, Y Yasuhara, H Hozumi… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 3 (IP6K3) generates inositol pyrophosphates, which
regulate diverse cellular functions. However, little is known about its own physiological role …

Genome-wide functional analysis of phosphatases in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

JH Jin, KT Lee, J Hong, D Lee, EH Jang, JY Kim… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Phosphatases, together with kinases and transcription factors, are key components in
cellular signalling networks. Here, we present a systematic functional analysis of the …

Intersection of phosphate transport, oxidative stress and TOR signalling in Candida albicans virulence

NN Liu, P Uppuluri, A Broggi, A Besold, K Ryman… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Phosphate is an essential macronutrient required for cell growth and division. Pho84 is the
major high-affinity cell-surface phosphate importer of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a …