Components of the calcium-calcineurin signaling pathway in fungal cells and their potential as antifungal targets

S Liu, Y Hou, W Liu, C Lu, W Wang, S Sun - Eukaryotic cell, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the emergence of fungal resistance has become frequent, partly due to the
widespread clinical use of fluconazole, which is minimally toxic and effective in the …

Calcium transport proteins in fungi: the phylogenetic diversity of their relevance for growth, virulence, and stress resistance

M Lange, E Peiter - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The key players of calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis and Ca2+ signal generation, which are
Ca2+ channels, Ca2+/H+ antiporters, and Ca2+-ATPases, are present in all fungi. Their …

Microevolution of Serial Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and C. gattii

Y Chen, RA Farrer, C Giamberardino, S Sakthikumar… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The pathogenic species of Cryptococcus are a major cause of mortality owing to severe
infections in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals. Although …

The Cryptococcus neoformans Flc1 homologue controls calcium homeostasis and confers fungal pathogenicity in the infected hosts

PR Stempinski, KD Goughenour, LM du Plooy… - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans, an opportunistic yeast pathogen, relies on a complex network of
stress response pathways that allow for proliferation in the host. In Saccharomyces …

Investigation of Antifungal Mechanisms of Thymol in the Human Fungal Pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans

KW Jung, MS Chung, HW Bai, BY Chung, S Lee - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to lifespan extension and changes in global climate, the increase in mycoses caused by
primary and opportunistic fungal pathogens is now a global concern. Despite increasing …

Role of the Apt1 protein in polysaccharide secretion by Cryptococcus neoformans

J Rizzo, DL Oliveira, LS Joffe, G Hu… - Eukaryotic …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Flippases are key regulators of membrane asymmetry and secretory mechanisms. Vesicular
polysaccharide secretion is essential for the pathogenic mechanisms of Cryptococcus …

Landscape of gene expression variation of natural isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans in response to biologically relevant stresses

CH Yu, Y Chen, CA Desjardins, JL Tenor… - Microbial …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that at its peak epidemic
levels caused an estimated million cases of cryptococcal meningitis per year worldwide …

Dissecting the Roles of the Calcineurin Pathway in Unisexual Reproduction, Stress Responses, and Virulence in Cryptococcus deneoformans

C Fu, N Donadio, ME Cardenas, J Heitman - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase calcineurin orchestrates
sexual reproduction, stress responses, and virulence via branched downstream pathways in …

The transcription factor Pdr802 regulates titan cell formation and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

JCV Reuwsaat, DP Agustinho, H Motta, AL Chang… - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous, opportunistic fungal pathogen that kills almost
200,000 people worldwide each year. It is acquired when mammalian hosts inhale the …

Calcium signaling pathway is involved in non-CYP51 azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

Y Li, Y Zhang, L Lu - Medical mycology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus, which is one of the primary
airborne ascomycete pathogens and allergens worldwide, causes invasive fungal infections …