CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing and Its Application in Aspergillus Species

FJ Jin, BT Wang, ZD Wang, L Jin, P Han - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aspergillus, a genus of filamentous fungi, is extensively distributed in nature and plays
crucial roles in the decomposition of organic materials as an important environmental …

A secondary mechanism of action for triazole antifungals in Aspergillus fumigatus mediated by hmg1

JM Rybak, J Xie, A Martin-Vicente, X Guruceaga… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Triazole antifungals function as ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors and are frontline therapy
for invasive fungal infections, such as invasive aspergillosis. The primary mechanism of …

hapE and hmg1 Mutations Are Drivers of cyp51A-Independent Pan-Triazole Resistance in an Aspergillus fumigatus Clinical Isolate

ACO Souza, W Ge, NP Wiederhold… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous environmental mold that can cause severe disease in
immunocompromised patients and chronic disease in individuals with underlying lung …

Epidemiology and Azole Resistance of Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus from a Large Tertiary Hospital in Ningxia, China

Y Kang, Q Li, Y Yao, C Xu, Z Qiu, W Jia… - Infection and Drug …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The objective of this study was to determine the clinical distribution, in vitro
antifungal susceptibility and underlying resistance mechanisms of Aspergillus fumigatus (A …

In vivo efficacy of pitavastatin combined with itraconazole against Aspergillus fumigatus in silkworm models

H Majima, T Arai, K Kamei, A Watanabe - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus is a worldwide concern and new antifungal drugs
are required to overcome this problem. Statin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A …

Genomic diversity of the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in Japan reveals the complex genomic basis of azole resistance

X He, Y Kusuya, D Hagiwara, T Toyotome… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is a pathogenic fungus with a global distribution. The emergence of
azole-resistant A. fumigatus (AR Af) other than the TR-mutants is a problem in Japan …

Intimate genetic relationships and fungicide resistance in multiple strains of Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from a plant bulb

H Takahashi, S Oiki, Y Kusuya… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal infections are increasingly dangerous because of environmentally dispersed
resistance to antifungal drugs. Azoles are commonly used antifungal drugs, but they are also …

Comparative analysis of the biological characteristics and mechanisms of azole resistance of clinical Aspergillus fumigatus strains

M Zeng, X Zhou, C Yang, Y Liu, J Zhang, C Xin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common causative pathogen of aspergillosis. At present, triazole
resistance of A. fumigatus poses an important challenge to human health globally. In this …

Are Point Mutations in HMG-CoA Reductases (Hmg1 and Hmg2) a Step towards Azole Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus?

I Gonzalez-Jimenez, J Lucio, A Roldan, L Alcazar-Fuoli… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Invasive aspergillosis, mainly caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, can lead to severe clinical
outcomes in immunocompromised individuals. Antifungal treatment, based on the use of …

Triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in an Israeli patient with chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis due to a novel E306K substitution in Hmg1

M Handelman, A Morogovsky, W Liu… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Triazole resistance in the pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus has increased worldwide,
posing a growing therapeutic challenge. Recently, mutations in the 3-hydroxy-3-methyl …