Drug resistance and tolerance in fungi

J Berman, DJ Krysan - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Systemic fungal infections pose a serious clinical problem. Treatment options are limited,
and antifungal drug resistance is increasing. In addition, a substantial proportion of patients …

Mechanisms of antifungal drug resistance

LE Cowen, D Sanglard… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Antifungal therapy is a central component of patient management for acute and chronic
mycoses. Yet, treatment choices are restricted because of the sparse number of antifungal …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of Hsp90 in Candida albicans morphogenesis and virulence

N Robbins, LE Cowen - Current opinion in microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Hsp90 is a molecular chaperone that modulates the function of many client
proteins.•Morphogenesis is an important Candida albicans virulence trait.•Hsp90 regulates …

Mechanisms of echinocandin antifungal drug resistance

DS Perlin - Annals of the new York Academy of Sciences, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal infections due to Candida and Aspergillus species cause extensive morbidity and
mortality, especially among immunosuppressed patients, and antifungal therapy is critical to …

Antifungal drugs: the current armamentarium and development of new agents

N Robbins, GD Wright, LE Cowen - Microbiology spectrum, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive fungal infections are becoming an increasingly important cause of human mortality
and morbidity, particularly for immunocompromised populations. The fungal pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Antifungal tolerance is a subpopulation effect distinct from resistance and is associated with persistent candidemia

A Rosenberg, IV Ene, M Bibi, S Zakin, ES Segal… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Tolerance to antifungal drug concentrations above the minimal inhibitory concentration
(MIC) is rarely quantified, and current clinical recommendations suggest it should be …

Mechanism of Candida pathogenesis: revisiting the vital drivers

IE Mba, EI Nweze - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Candida is the most implicated fungal pathogen in the clinical setting. Several factors play
important roles in the pathogenesis of Candida spp. Multiple transcriptional circuits …

[HTML][HTML] Rezafungin—mechanisms of action, susceptibility and resistance: similarities and differences with the other echinocandins

G Garcia-Effron - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rezafungin (formerly CD101) is a new β-glucan synthase inhibitor that is chemically related
with anidulafungin. It is considered the first molecule of the new generation of long-acting …

A CRISPR–Cas9-based gene drive platform for genetic interaction analysis in Candida albicans

RS Shapiro, A Chavez, CBM Porter, M Hamblin… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Candida albicans is the leading cause of fungal infections; yet, complex genetic interaction
analysis remains cumbersome in this diploid pathogen. Here, we developed a CRISPR …

[HTML][HTML] The role of Candida albicans stress response pathways in antifungal tolerance and resistance

KR Iyer, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Human fungal pathogens are the causative agents of devastating diseases across the
globe, and the increasing prevalence of drug resistance threatens to undermine the already …