More than just cleaning: ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis in fungal pathogenesis

C Cao, C Xue - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ubiquitin-proteasome mediated protein turnover is an important regulatory mechanism of
cellular function in eukaryotes. Extensive studies have linked the ubiquitin-proteasome …

Recent progress of deubiquitinating enzymes in human and plant pathogenic fungi

W Wang, X Cai, XL Chen - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In eukaryotic cells, a large number of proteins are modified by ubiquitination, which leads to
proteasomal degradation or change in protein function. The protein ubiquitination process …

Internalized Cryptococcus neoformans activates the canonical caspase-1 and the noncanonical caspase-8 inflammasomes

M Chen, Y Xing, A Lu, W Fang, B Sun… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes cryptococccosis
in immunocompromised patients as well as immunocompetent individuals. Host cell surface …

Degradation of α-Subunits, Doa1 and Doa4, are Critical for Growth, Development, Programmed Cell Death Events, Stress Responses, and Pathogenicity in the …

M Noman, Azizullah, T Ahmed, Y Gao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) regulates protein quality or control and plays
essential roles in several biological and biochemical processes in fungi. Here, we present …

[HTML][HTML] Acapsular Cryptococcus neoformans activates the NLRP3 inflammasome

C Guo, M Chen, Z Fa, A Lu, W Fang, B Sun, C Chen… - Microbes and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that mainly
infects immunocompromised individuals such as AIDS patients. Although cell surface …

The endosomal sorting complex required for transport machinery influences haem uptake and capsule elaboration in Cryptococcus neoformans

G Hu, M Caza, B Cadieux, E Bakkeren… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Iron availability is a key determinant of virulence in the pathogenic fungus C ryptococcus
neoformans. Previous work revealed that the ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required …

A Deubiquitinating Enzyme Ubp14 Is Required for Development, Stress Response, Nutrient Utilization, and Pathogenesis of Magnaporthe oryzae

Z Wang, H Zhang, C Liu, J Xing, XL Chen - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Ubiquitination is an essential protein modification in eukaryotic cells, which is reversible.
Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) catalyze deubiquitination process to reverse …

Pleiotropy and epistasis within and between signaling pathways defines the genetic architecture of fungal virulence

C Roth, D Murray, A Scott, C Fu, AF Averette… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal disease is estimated to affect nearly a quarter of a million people annually.
Environmental isolates of Cryptococcus deneoformans, which make up 15 to 30% of clinical …

A fungal ubiquitin ligase and arrestin binding partner contribute to pathogenesis and survival during cellular stress

LM du Plooy, CL Telzrow, CB Nichols, C Probst… - mBio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Cellular responses to external stress allow microorganisms to adapt to a vast array of
environmental conditions, including infection sites. The molecular mechanisms behind these …

The putative deubiquitinating enzyme MoUbp4 is required for infection-related morphogenesis and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

Y Que, Z Xu, C Wang, W Lv, X Yue, L Xu, S Tang, H Dai… - Current genetics, 2020 - Springer
Ubiquitination is a key regulatory mechanism that affects numerous important biological
processes, including cellular differentiation and pathogenesis in eukaryotic cells. Attachment …