The Cryptococcus gattii species complex: Unique pathogenic yeasts with understudied virulence mechanisms

L Saidykhan, CU Onyishi, RC May - PLoS Neglected Tropical …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Members of Cryptococcus gattii/neoformans species complex are the etiological agents of
the potentially fatal human fungal infection cryptococcosis. C. gattii and its sister species …

Structure, composition and biological properties of fungal extracellular vesicles

J Rizzo, A Taheraly, G Janbon - MicroLife, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipidic nanosized particles that deliver a highly complex
molecular cargo between cells and organisms and may serve numerous functions in …

Immunoproteomic Analysis Reveals Novel Candidate Antigens for the Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis Due to Paracoccidioides lutzii

AM Rodrigues, PH Kubitschek-Barreira, BG Pinheiro… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a life-threatening systemic infection caused by the fungal
pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and related species. Whole-genome sequencing …

Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis

RJA de Castro, CL Marina, A Sturny-Leclère… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Macrophages play a key role in disseminated cryptococcosis, a deadly fungal disease
caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. This opportunistic infection can arise following the …

Extracellular Vesicles from a Biofilm of a Clinical Isolate of Candida albicans Negatively Impact on Klebsiella pneumoniae Adherence and Biofilm Formation

M Imparato, A Maione, A Buonanno, R Gesuele… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The opportunistic human fungal pathogen Candida albicans produces and releases into the
surrounding medium extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are involved in some processes as …

Extracellular Vesicles From Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Can Induce the Expression of Fungal Virulence Traits In Vitro and Enhance Infection in Mice

CE Octaviano, NE Abrantes, R Puccia - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cellular components involved in cargo delivery to the
extracellular environment, including the fungal cell wall. Their importance in cell–cell …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenicity and Growth Conditions Modulate Fonsecaea Extracellular Vesicles' Ability to Interact With Macrophages

LO Las-Casas, CLF Marina, RJA de Castro… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous mycosis caused by
black, dimorphic, and filamentous fungi of the Dematiaceae family, such as species of the …

Nanosized extracellular vesicles released by Neurospora crassa hyphae

E Medina-Castellanos, DA Salgado-Bautista… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized structures containing proteins, lipids, and nucleic
acids, released by living cells to the surrounding medium. EVs participate in diverse …

Bioinformatics strategies for studying the molecular mechanisms of fungal extracellular vesicles with a focus on infection and immune responses

K Saravanakumar, SS Santosh… - Briefings in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fungal extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released during pathogenesis and are found to be
an opportunistic infection in most cases. EVs are immunocompetent with their host and have …

Ultrastructural Study of Cryptococcus neoformans Surface During Budding Events

GRS Araújo, CL Alcantara, N Rodrigues… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in
immunocompromised individuals. It is surrounded by three concentric structures that …