Oxidative stress response pathways in fungi

H Yaakoub, S Mina, A Calenda, JP Bouchara… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Fungal response to any stress is intricate, specific, and multilayered, though it employs only
a few evolutionarily conserved regulators. This comes with the assumption that one …

Multidrug resistance in mammals and fungi—From MDR to PDR: A rocky road from atomic structures to transport mechanisms

N Khunweeraphong, K Kuchler - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multidrug resistance (MDR) can be a serious complication for the treatment of cancer as well
as for microbial and parasitic infections. Dysregulated overexpression of several members of …

An atypical ABC transporter is involved in antifungal resistance and host interactions in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

CJ Winski, Y Qian, S Mobashery, FH Santiago-Tirado - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters represent one of the largest protein
superfamilies. Functionally diverse, ABC transporters have been implicated in many aspects …

Multiple roles of ABC transporters in yeast

S Kumari, M Kumar, NA Gaur, R Prasad - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters, first discovered as high-affinity nutrient
importers in bacteria, rose to prominence when their ability to confer multidrug resistance …

Moderate levels of 5-fluorocytosine cause the emergence of high frequency resistance in cryptococci

YC Chang, AK Lamichhane, H Cai, PJ Walter… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The antifungal agent 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) is used for the treatment of several
mycoses, but is unsuitable for monotherapy due to the rapid development of resistance …

Addressing microbial resistance worldwide: challenges over controlling life-threatening fungal infections

L Martins-Santana, CP Rezende, A Rossi… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungal infections are a serious global concern because of their ability to spread and
colonize host tissues in immunocompromised individuals. Such infections have been …

Emerging issues in antifungal resistance

JR Perfect, M Ghannoum - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2020 - id.theclinics.com
This review attempts to frame the issues around antifungal drug resistance. From its
epidemiology, mechanisms, measurements, and clinical significance, invasive fungal …

Exposure of Cryptococcus neoformans to Seven Commonly Used Agricultural Azole Fungicides Induces Resistance to Fluconazole as Well as Cross-Resistance to …

P Drakulovski, D Krasteva, V Bellet, S Randazzo… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Cross-resistance to medical azoles by exposure to azole pesticides is well
documented for Aspergillus family fungi but is poorly evaluated for other environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular markers of antifungal resistance: potential uses in routine practice and future perspectives

G Garcia-Effron - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antifungal susceptibility testing (AST) has come to establish itself as a mandatory routine in
clinical practice. At the same time, the mycological diagnosis seems to have headed in the …

[HTML][HTML] Yap1 homologs mediate more than the redox regulation of the antioxidant response in filamentous fungi

AE Mendoza-Martínez, N Cano-Domínguez, J Aguirre - Fungal biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The regulation of gene expression in response to increased levels of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) is a ubiquitous response in aerobic organisms. However, different organisms …