Secreted aspartic protease cleavage of Candida albicans Msb2 activates Cek1 MAPK signaling affecting biofilm formation and oropharyngeal candidiasis S Puri, R Kumar, S Chadha, S Tati, HR Conti, B Hube, PJ Cullen, ... PloS one 7 (11), e46020, 2012 | 110 | 2012 |
Histatin 5 uptake by Candida albicans utilizes polyamine transporters Dur3 and Dur31 proteins R Kumar, S Chadha, D Saraswat, JS Bajwa, RA Li, HR Conti, M Edgerton Journal of Biological Chemistry 286 (51), 43748-43758, 2011 | 84 | 2011 |
‘On water’assisted synthesis and biological evaluation of nitrogen and sulfur containing hetero-1, 4-naphthoquinones as potent antifungal and antibacterial agents VK Tandon, HK Maurya, MK Verma, R Kumar, PK Shukla European journal of medicinal chemistry 45 (6), 2418-2426, 2010 | 84 | 2010 |
Novel aggregation properties of Candida albicans secreted aspartyl proteinase Sap6 mediates virulence in oral candidiasis. RK , Saraswat D, Tati S, Edgerton M Infect Immun, 2015 | 79* | 2015 |
Candida albicans flu1-mediated efflux of salivary histatin 5 reduces its cytosolic concentration and fungicidal activity R Li, R Kumar, S Tati, S Puri, M Edgerton Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 57 (4), 1832-1839, 2013 | 73 | 2013 |
Histatin 5-spermidine conjugates have enhanced fungicidal activity and efficacy as a topical therapeutic for oral candidiasis S Tati, R Li, S Puri, R Kumar, P Davidow, M Edgerton Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 58 (2), 756-766, 2014 | 43 | 2014 |
Amphotericin B resistance leads to enhanced proteinase and phospholipase activity and reduced germ tube formation in Candida albicans R Kumar, PK Shukla Fungal Biology 114 (2-3), 189-197, 2010 | 42 | 2010 |
Candida albicans Sap6 amyloid regions function in cellular aggregation and zinc binding, and contribute to zinc acquisition ME Rohitashw Kumar, Christine Breindel, Darpan Saraswat, Paul J. Cullen Scientific Reports 7 (1), 10.1038/s41598-017-03082-4, 2017 | 40* | 2017 |
Iron Chelator Deferasirox Reduces Candida albicans Invasion of Oral Epithelial Cells and Infection Levels in Murine Oropharyngeal Candidiasis. EM Puri Sumant, Kumar Rohitashw, Rojas IG, Salvatori Ornella Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2019 | 38 | 2019 |
Signaling Mucin Msb2 Regulates Adaptation to Thermal Stress in Candida albicans. PJC D Saraswat, R Kumar , T Pande , M Edgerton Mol Microbiol., 2016 | 35 | 2016 |
Histatin 5 Resistance of Candida glabrata Can Be Reversed by Insertion of Candida albicans Polyamine Transporter-Encoding Genes DUR3 and DUR31 S Tati, WS Jang, R Li, R Kumar, S Puri, M Edgerton PLoS One 8 (4), e61480, 2013 | 31 | 2013 |
Candida albicans Sfl1/Sfl2 regulatory network drives the formation of pathogenic microcolonies. ME AD McCall, R Kumar PLoS pathogens, 2018 | 29 | 2018 |
Zinc Binding by Histatin 5 Promotes Fungicidal Membrane Disruption in C. albicans and C. glabrata HL Norris, R Kumar, CY Ong, D Xu, M Edgerton Journal of Fungi 6 (3), 124, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
Bacteria Modify Candida albicans Hypha Formation, Microcolony Properties, and Survival within Macrophages EM Salvatori O, Kumar R, Metcalfe S, Vickerman M, Kay JG mSphere, 2020 | 21* | 2020 |
Candida albicans Shed Msb2 and Host Mucins Affect the Candidacidal Activity of Salivary Hst 5 EM Puri S, Friedman J, Saraswat D, Kumar R, Li R, Ruszaj D Pathogens. 4 (4), 752-63, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
Evaluation of genetic alterations in inhabitants of a naturally high level background radiation and Kudankulam nuclear power project site in India V Balachandar, RK Kumar, V Prakash, SM Devi, BL Kumar, P Manikantan, ... Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 12, 35-41, 2011 | 13 | 2011 |
A monoclonal IgM directed against immunodominant catalase B of cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus exerts anti‐A. fumigatus activities AK Chaturvedi, R Kumar, A Kumar, PK Shukla Mycoses 52 (6), 524-533, 2009 | 12 | 2009 |
A Novel Role for Histatin 5 in Combination with Zinc to Promote Commensalism in C. albicans Survivor Cells HL Norris, R Kumar, M Edgerton Pathogens 10 (12), 1609, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
Candida albicans Sap6 Initiates Oral Mucosal Inflammation via the Protease Activated Receptor PAR2 R Kumar, IG Rojas, M Edgerton Frontiers in Immunology 13, 912748, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
Case Report-Bilateral synchronous testicular germ cell tumours in a patient with bilateral cryptorchidism P Kumar, R Kumar, SK Tiwary, AK Khanna South African Journal of Surgery 50 (3), 96-97, 2012 | 6 | 2012 |