[HTML][HTML] More than just cleaning: ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis in fungal pathogenesis

C Cao, C Xue - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ubiquitin-proteasome mediated protein turnover is an important regulatory mechanism of
cellular function in eukaryotes. Extensive studies have linked the ubiquitin-proteasome …

Posttranslational modifications of proteins in the pathobiology of medically relevant fungi

MD Leach, AJP Brown - Eukaryotic cell, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Posttranslational modifications of proteins drive a wide variety of cellular processes in
eukaryotes, regulating cell growth and division as well as adaptive and developmental …

The Link between Morphotype Transition and Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

L Wang, B Zhai, X Lin - PLoS pathogens, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous human fungal pathogen. This pathogen can
undergo morphotype transition between the yeast and the filamentous form and such …

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 …

A mechanosensitive channel governs lipid flippase-mediated echinocandin resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans

C Cao, Y Wang, S Husain, P Soteropoulos, C Xue - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Echinocandins show fungicidal activity against common invasive mycoses but are ineffective
against cryptococcosis. The underlying mechanism for echinocandin resistance in …

SCF ubiquitin ligase F-box protein Fbx15 controls nuclear co-repressor localization, stress response and virulence of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

B Jöhnk, Ö Bayram, A Abelmann, T Heinekamp… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
F-box proteins share the F-box domain to connect substrates of E3 SCF ubiquitin RING
ligases through the adaptor Skp1/A to Cul1/A scaffolds. F-box protein Fbx15 is part of the …

A Heat-Killed Cryptococcus Mutant Strain Induces Host Protection against Multiple Invasive Mycoses in a Murine Vaccine Model

Y Wang, K Wang, JA Masso-Silva, A Rivera, C Xue - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that infects the lungs and then often
disseminates to the central nervous system, causing meningitis. How Cryptococcus is able …

Modelling the Regulation of Thermal Adaptation in Candida albicans, a Major Fungal Pathogen of Humans

MD Leach, KM Tyc, AJP Brown, E Klipp - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Eukaryotic cells have evolved mechanisms to sense and adapt to dynamic environmental
changes. Adaptation to thermal insults, in particular, is essential for their survival. The major …

The ubiquitin-proteasome system and F-box proteins in pathogenic fungi

TB Liu, C Xue - Mycobiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The ubiquitin-proteasome system is one of the major protein turnover mechanisms that plays
important roles in the regulation of a variety of cellular functions. It is composed of E1 …

F‐box proteins MoFwd1, MoCdc4 and MoFbx15 regulate development and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

HB Shi, N Chen, XM Zhu, S Liang, L Li… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The Skp1‐Cul1‐F‐box‐protein (SCF) ubiquitin ligases are important parts of the
ubiquitin system controlling many cellular biological processes in eukaryotes. However, the …