The human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is characterized by its ability to
induce a distinct polysaccharide capsule in response to a number of host-specific …

The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans has been studied extensively
in recent decades and a large body of information is now available to the scientific …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a basidiomycete fungal pathogen of humans that has diverged
considerably from other model fungi such as Neurospora crassa, Aspergillus nidulans …

The importance of the Basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans to human health has
stimulated its development as an experimental model for both basic physiology and …

Aspergillus fumigatus, the most common airborne fungal pathogen of humans, employs two
high‐affinity iron uptake systems: iron uptake mediated by the extracellular siderophore …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a prevalent human fungal pathogen that must survive within
various tissues in order to establish a human infection. We have identified the C …

Sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) are a class of basic helix-loop-helix
transcription factors that regulate diverse cellular responses in eukaryotes. Adding to the …

Iron overload is known to exacerbate many infectious diseases, and conversely, iron
withholding is an important defense strategy for mammalian hosts. Iron is a critical cue for …

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans survives phagocytosis by macrophages and
proliferates within, ultimately establishing latent infection as a facultative intracellular …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated pathogenic yeast that can change the size of
the cells during infection. In particular, this process can occur by enlarging the size of the …