Elucidation of the calcineurin-Crz1 stress response transcriptional network in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

EWL Chow, SA Clancey, RB Billmyre, AF Averette… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Calcineurin is a highly conserved Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine-specific
protein phosphatase that orchestrates cellular Ca2+ signaling responses. In Cryptococcus …

The Crz1/Sp1 Transcription Factor of Cryptococcus neoformans Is Activated by Calcineurin and Regulates Cell Wall Integrity

S Lev, D Desmarini, M Chayakulkeeree, TC Sorrell… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans survives host temperature and regulates cell wall integrity via a
calcium-dependent phosphatase, calcineurin. However, downstream effectors of C …

Calcineurin targets involved in stress survival and fungal virulence

HS Park, EWL Chow, C Fu, EJ Soderblom… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Calcineurin governs stress survival, sexual differentiation, and virulence of the human fungal
pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Calcineurin is activated by increased Ca2+ levels …

Calcineurin colocalizes with P-bodies and stress granules during thermal stress in Cryptococcus neoformans

L Kozubowski, EF Aboobakar, ME Cardenas… - Eukaryotic …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Calcineurin is a calcium-calmodulin-activated serine/threonine-specific phosphatase that
operates during cellular responses to stress and plays a prominent role in transcriptional …

Updating insights into the regulatory mechanisms of calcineurin-activated transcription factor Crz1 in pathogenic fungi

Y Yang, P Xie, Y Li, Y Bi, DB Prusky - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ca2+, as a second messenger in cells, enables organisms to adapt to different
environmental stresses by rapidly sensing and responding to external stimuli. In recent …

Functional characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus CRZ1 homologue, CrzA

FM Soriani, I Malavazi… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The protein phosphatase calcineurin is an important mediator connecting calcium‐
dependent signalling to various cellular responses in multiple organisms. In fungi …

Dissecting the Roles of the Calcineurin Pathway in Unisexual Reproduction, Stress Responses, and Virulence in Cryptococcus deneoformans

C Fu, N Donadio, ME Cardenas, J Heitman - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase calcineurin orchestrates
sexual reproduction, stress responses, and virulence via branched downstream pathways in …

Functional characterization of the Candida albicans CRZ1 gene encoding a calcineurin-regulated transcription factor

M Santos, IF de Larrinoa - Current genetics, 2005 - Springer
Calcineurin is a phosphoprotein phosphatase devoted to the transduction of Ca 2+-signals
in eukaryotes. In the human pathogen Candida albicans, calcineurin function is required for …

Genome-wide analysis of gene expression regulated by the calcineurin/Crz1p signaling pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

H Yoshimoto, K Saltsman, AP Gasch, HX Li… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase,
calcineurin, is activated by specific environmental conditions, including exposure to Ca 2+ …

Calcium- and Calcineurin-Independent Roles for Calmodulin in Cryptococcus neoformans Morphogenesis and High-Temperature Growth

PR Kraus, CB Nichols, J Heitman - Eukaryotic cell, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
The function of calcium as a signaling molecule is conserved in eukaryotes from fungi to
humans. Previous studies have identified the calcium-activated phosphatase calcineurin as …