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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Phosphate acquisition and virulence in human fungal pathogens

M Ikeh, Y Ahmed, J Quinn - Microorganisms, 2017 - mdpi.com
The ability of pathogenic fungi to acquire essential macro and micronutrients during infection
is a well-established virulence trait. Recent studies in the major human fungal pathogens …

IP7-SPX Domain Interaction Controls Fungal Virulence by Stabilizing Phosphate Signaling Machinery

D Desmarini, S Lev, D Furkert, B Crossett, A Saiardi… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the human-pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, the inositol polyphosphate
signaling pathway is critical for virulence. We recently demonstrated the key role of the …

Time to review authorisation and funding for new cancer medicines in Europe? Inferences from the case of Olaratumab

C Pontes, C Zara, J Torrent-Farnell, M Obach… - … health economics and …, 2020 - Springer
The potential benefits of early patient access to new medicines in areas of high unmet
medical need are recognised, but uncertainties concerning effectiveness, safety and added …

Golgi Reassembly and Stacking Protein (GRASP) Participates in Vesicle-Mediated RNA Export in Cryptococcus neoformans

R Peres da Silva, ST Martins, J Rizzo, FCG Dos Reis… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Golgi reassembly and stacking protein (GRASP) is required for polysaccharide secretion
and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans. In fungal species, extracellular vesicles (EVs) …

The inositol pyrophosphate synthesis pathway in Trypanosoma brucei is linked to polyphosphate synthesis in acidocalcisomes

CD Cordeiro, A Saiardi, R Docampo - Molecular microbiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inositol pyrophosphates are novel signaling molecules possessing high‐energy
pyrophosphate bonds and involved in a number of biological functions. Here, we report the …

The PPIP5K Family Member Asp1 Controls Inorganic Polyphosphate Metabolism in S. pombe

M Pascual-Ortiz, E Walla, U Fleig, A Saiardi - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) which is ubiquitously present in both prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells, consists of up to hundreds of orthophosphate residues linked by …