… from host proteins, while others appear to require a membrane-bound iron … Cryptococcus
neoformans to use host iron sources including transferrin and heme, and we identify an iron …

… In this review, we describe iron uptake and regulatory mechanisms in C. … Initial studies
indicate that haemoglobin and haem serve as iron sources for C. neoformans in vitro (WH Jung et …

… of iron regulation and acquisition in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, and here…
the sensitivities of strains on media with fluconazole and different iron sources utilized by C. …

… the basidiomycete fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Iron acquisition is essential
for … Growing evidence suggests that the fungus is able to utilize several different iron sources …

… ferritin is a potential iron source for C. neoformans in the vertebrate host upon infection.
Both acidification and the physical interaction between ferritin and the cell surface of C. …

… Heme is also an important iron source for C. neoformans and a number of functions for
uptake have been identified. Earlier work identified a contribution of the ESCRT pathway as well …

… of iron, copper and zinc in the fungal pathogens Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Cryptococcus
neoformans … Transferrin has also been shown to be an iron source for both C. albicans and …

… Multiple mechanisms of iron acquisition from host sources … iron availability to cause disease.
Recent studies reveal that the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans overcomes iron …

… Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningitis in humans. Production of
… the influence of low-iron and iron-replete conditions on the transcriptome of C. neoformans. …

… To further characterize the functions of the FRE genes, we tested the growth of the freΔ
mutants on various iron sources in vitro. All strains were first grown for 2 days in YNB-LIM to …