State-of-the-art dermatophyte infections: epidemiology aspects, pathophysiology, and resistance mechanisms

NM Martinez-Rossi, NTA Peres, TA Bitencourt… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The burden of fungal infections is not widely appreciated. Although these infections are
responsible for over one million deaths annually, it is estimated that one billion people are …

Pathogenesis of dermatophytosis: sensing the host tissue

NM Martinez-Rossi, NTA Peres, A Rossi - Mycopathologia, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The genera Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton include filamentous
fungi that cause dermatophytosis, a superficial infection of the skin, stratum corneum, nail …

Metabolomic analysis of Trichophyton rubrum and Microsporum canis during keratin degradation

A Ciesielska, A Kawa, K Kanarek, A Soboń… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Keratin is important and needed for the growth of dermatophytes in the host tissue. In turn,
the ability to invade keratinised tissues is defined as a pivotal virulence attribute of this group …

In vitro and ex vivo infection models help assess the molecular aspects of the interaction of Trichophyton rubrum with the host milieu

NTA Peres, LG Silva, RS Santos, TR Jacob… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Dermatophytes are fungal pathogens that cause cutaneous infections such as
onychomycosis and athlete's foot in both healthy and immunocompromised patients …

HacA Governs Virulence Traits and Adaptive Stress Responses in Trichophyton rubrum

TA Bitencourt, EAS Lang, PR Sanches… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ability of fungi to sense environmental stressors and appropriately respond is linked to
secretory system functions. The dermatophyte infection process depends on an orchestrated …

Relevance of Nutrient-Sensing in the Pathogenesis of Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale

AHS Cruz, RS Santos, MP Martins… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The growth and development of organisms depend on nutrient availability. Dermatophytes
must sense nutrient levels and adapt to the host environment to colonize human and animal …

Ambient pH sensing in filamentous fungi: pitfalls in elucidating regulatory hierarchical signaling networks

A Rossi, AHS Cruz, RS Santos, PM Silva, EM Silva… - Iubmb …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, the experiments used to construct the ambient pH‐signaling network involved
in the secretion of enzymes by filamentous fungi have been reviewed, focusing on the …

A Dual-Plasmid-Based CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Strategy Enables Targeted Editing of pH Regulatory Gene pacC in a Clinical Isolate of Trichophyton rubrum

SS Dey, S Ramalingam, B Taneja - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trichophyton rubrum is the most prevalent causative agent responsible for 80–90% of all
known superficial fungal infections in humans, worldwide. Limited available methods for …

The PAC-3 transcription factor critically regulates phenotype-associated genes in Neurospora crassa

MP Martins, NM Martinez-Rossi… - … and Molecular Biology, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Transcription factors play an important role in fungal environmental adaptive process by
promoting adjustment to challenging stimuli via gene modulation and activation of signaling …

Expressão, regulação e funcionalidade de genes HSPs no dermatófito Trichophyton rubrum

TR Jacob - 2014 - teses.usp.br
O dermatófito Trichophyton rubrum é um fungo filamentoso, queratinofílico e antropofílico,
sendo o principal agente etiológico de micoses cutâneas em humanos. Sua distribuição …