The role of ceramide synthases in the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

MA Munshi, JM Gardin, A Singh, C Luberto, R Rieger… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is estimated to cause about 220,000 new cases
every year in patients with AIDS, despite advances in antifungal treatments. C. neoformans …

Lipid metabolism in Cryptococcus neoformans

JM Shea, JL Henry, M Del Poeta - FEMS yeast research, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, lipids have been shown to act as signalling molecules not only in
mammalian cells but also in many other eukaryotes. Whereas in mammalian cells lipids …

Roles for inositol-phosphoryl ceramide synthase 1 (IPC1) in pathogenesis of C. neoformans

C Luberto, DL Toffaletti, EA Wills… - Genes & …, 2001 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a leading cause of life-threatening fungal infection in
immunocompromised patients. Inositol-phosphoryl ceramide synthase 1 (Ipc1) is a fungus …

Hydroxyurea treatment inhibits proliferation of Cryptococcus neoformans in mice

K Tripathi, V Mor, NK Bairwa, M Del Poeta… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a serious threat to
immunocompromised individuals, especially for HIV patients who develop …

Lipid flippase subunit Cdc50 mediates drug resistance and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

W Huang, G Liao, GM Baker, Y Wang, R Lau, P Paderu… - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans is a human fungal pathogen and a major cause of fungal
meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. Treatment options for cryptococcosis are …

Surface Localization of Glucosylceramide during Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Allows Targeting as a Potential Antifungal

R Rhome, A Singh, T Kechichian, M Drago, G Morace… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is a significant human pathogen that, despite current
treatments, continues to have a high morbidity rate especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The …

Biosynthesis and Immunogenicity of Glucosylceramide in Cryptococcus neoformans and Other Human Pathogens

R Rhome, T McQuiston, T Kechichian… - Eukaryotic …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A) and Cryptococcus neoformans var.
neoformans (serotype D), and C. gattii comprises serotypes B and C (47). Infection occurs …

A single protein S-acyl transferase acts through diverse substrates to determine cryptococcal morphology, stress tolerance, and pathogenic outcome

FH Santiago-Tirado, T Peng, M Yang, HC Hang… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic yeast that kills over 625,000 people yearly
through lethal meningitis. Host phagocytes serve as the first line of defense against this …

Methylation of glycosylated sphingolipid modulates membrane lipid topography and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

A Singh, H Wang, LC Silva, C Na, M Prieto… - Cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In previous studies we showed that the replication of Cryptococcus neoformans in the lung
environment is controlled by the glucosylceramide (GlcCer) synthase gene (GCS1), which …

All about that fat: Lipid modification of proteins in Cryptococcus neoformans

FH Santiago-Tirado, TL Doering - Journal of microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Lipid modification of proteins is a widespread, essential process whereby fatty acids,
cholesterol, isoprenoids, phospholipids, or glycosylphospholipids are attached to …