The pH-Responsive PacC Transcription Factor of Aspergillus fumigatus Governs Epithelial Entry and Tissue Invasion during Pulmonary Aspergillosis

M Bertuzzi, M Schrettl, L Alcazar-Fuoli, TC Cairns… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
fumigatus PacC transcription factor (AFUA_3G11970) in pathogenicity we … fumigatus
clinical isolates CEA10 and ATCC46645 (Figure S1). Relative to non-mutated isolates, PacC null …

Correction: The pH-Responsive PacC Transcription Factor of Aspergillus fumigatus Governs Epithelial Entry and Tissue Invasion during Pulmonary Aspergillosis

M Bertuzzi, M Schrettl, L Alcazar-Fuoli, TC Cairns… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
“For preparation of A. fumigatus culture supernatants, 106 spores/ml were grown in Dulbecco’s
Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM, Sigma) supplemented with 10% foetal bovine serum (…

Aspergillus fumigatus virulence through the lens of transcription factors

KM Bultman, CH Kowalski, RA Cramer - Medical mycology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
aspergillosis (IA) in immune compromised individuals. In the environment, A. … PacC-regulated
secreted factors, including proteases, is responsible for the reduction in epithelial invasion

[HTML][HTML] Distinct cohorts of Aspergillus fumigatus transcription factors are required for epithelial damage occurring via contact-or soluble effector-mediated …

S Rahman, N Van Rhijn, P Papastamoulis… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
… by the pH-responsive transcription factor PacC. This study … severe manifestation is invasive
pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) … that contributed to reduced epithelial invasion. For example, in …

How to invade a susceptible host: cellular aspects of aspergillosis

S Krappmann - Current opinion in microbiology, 2016 - Elsevier
… environmental ascomycete Aspergillus fumigatus serves as a … epithelial cells, which sets
the stage for invading the host … and FlbE [76], or the transcription factor Ace2 [77]. The fact that …

Mechanistic basis of pH-dependent 5-flucytosine resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

F Gsaller, T Furukawa, PD Carr, B Rash… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
… that the pH-responsive transcription factor PacC was involved in the … The major route of 5FC
entry into A. … use of 5FC in murine models of aspergillosis, this drug is typically not applied in …

Determining Aspergillus fumigatus transcription factor expression and function during invasion of the mammalian lung

H Liu, W Xu, VM Bruno, QT Phan, NV Solis… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… causes the majority of cases of invasive aspergillosis, the … which governs the unfolded protein
response [27], and pacC, … to, invade, and damage the A549 pulmonary epithelial cell line …

Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis in 2019

JP Latgé, G Chamilos - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
during lung invasion, has helped us to redefine the opportunistic pathogenesis of A. …
pH-responsive transcription factor (TF) PacC in Aspergillus pathogenicity, linked to epithelial

Novel Host Pathways Govern Epithelial Cell Invasion of Aspergillus fumigatus

H Liu, AC Shetty, AS Ibrahim, SG Filler… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Invasive aspergillosis is initiated when Aspergillus fumigatus … Thus, the activation of these
transcription factor genes likely … fumigatus, enter cells by induced endocytosis (39, 40). We …

pH signaling in human fungal pathogens: a new target for antifungal strategies

M Cornet, C Gaillardin - Eukaryotic cell, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus niger is an exceptionally efficient producer of … niches, to disrupt the epithelia of
both mucosal and endothelial … nidulans pH-responsive transcription factor PacC thus plays …