Stress granules and cell signaling: more than just a passing phase?

N Kedersha, P Ivanov, P Anderson - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2013 - cell.com
Stress granules (SGs) contain translationally-stalled mRNAs, associated preinitiation factors,
and specific RNA-binding proteins. In addition, many signaling proteins are recruited to SGs …

Calcium-calmodulin-calcineurin signaling: a globally conserved virulence cascade in eukaryotic microbial pathogens

HS Park, SC Lee, ME Cardenas, J Heitman - Cell host & microbe, 2019 - cell.com
Calcium is an abundant intracellular ion, and calcium homeostasis plays crucial roles in
several cellular processes. The calcineurin signaling cascade is one of the major pathways …

Arginine demethylation of G3BP1 promotes stress granule assembly

WC Tsai, S Gayatri, LC Reineke, G Sbardella… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Stress granules (SGs) are cytoplasmic condensates of stalled messenger ribonucleoprotein
complexes (mRNPs) that form when eukaryotic cells encounter environmental stress. RNA …

Components of the calcium-calcineurin signaling pathway in fungal cells and their potential as antifungal targets

S Liu, Y Hou, W Liu, C Lu, W Wang, S Sun - Eukaryotic cell, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the emergence of fungal resistance has become frequent, partly due to the
widespread clinical use of fluconazole, which is minimally toxic and effective in the …

Calcineurin in fungal virulence and drug resistance: Prospects for harnessing targeted inhibition of calcineurin for an antifungal therapeutic approach

PR Juvvadi, SC Lee, J Heitman, WJ Steinbach - Virulence, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Increases in the incidence and mortality due to the major invasive fungal infections such as
aspergillosis, candidiasis and cryptococcosis caused by the species of Aspergillus, Candida …

Elucidation of the calcineurin-Crz1 stress response transcriptional network in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

EWL Chow, SA Clancey, RB Billmyre, AF Averette… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Calcineurin is a highly conserved Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine-specific
protein phosphatase that orchestrates cellular Ca2+ signaling responses. In Cryptococcus …

Calcineurin as a multifunctional regulator: unraveling novel functions in fungal stress responses, hyphal growth, drug resistance, and pathogenesis

PR Juvvadi, F Lamoth, WJ Steinbach - Fungal biology reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Calcineurin signaling plays diverse roles in fungi in regulating stress responses,
morphogenesis and pathogenesis. Although calcineurin signaling is conserved among …

Calcineurin: the Achilles' heel of fungal pathogens

V Yadav, J Heitman - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Calcineurin is a highly conserved serine-threonine specific protein phosphatase and was
named based on its discovery as a calcium-and calmodulin-binding protein that is highly …

Calcineurin targets involved in stress survival and fungal virulence

HS Park, EWL Chow, C Fu, EJ Soderblom… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Calcineurin governs stress survival, sexual differentiation, and virulence of the human fungal
pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Calcineurin is activated by increased Ca2+ levels …

Striking back against fungal infections: The utilization of nanosystems for antifungal strategies

W Du, Y Gao, L Liu, S Sai, C Ding - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungal infections have become a major health concern, given that invasive infections by
Candida, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus species have led to millions of mortalities …