Updating insights into the regulatory mechanisms of calcineurin-activated transcription factor Crz1 in pathogenic fungi

Y Yang, P Xie, Y Li, Y Bi, DB Prusky - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ca2+, as a second messenger in cells, enables organisms to adapt to different
environmental stresses by rapidly sensing and responding to external stimuli. In recent …

CRZ1 transcription factor is involved in cell survival, stress tolerance, and virulence in fungi

S Gupta, A Kumar, R Tamuli - Journal of Biosciences, 2022 - Springer
The calcineurin-CRZ1 signaling pathway is conserved from yeasts to humans, and is
involved in survival, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress conditions, virulence, and drug …

Functional analysis of C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor CrzA involved in calcium signaling in Aspergillus nidulans

D Hagiwara, A Kondo, T Fujioka, K Abe - Current genetics, 2008 - Springer
Calcium signaling systems are widely employed in eukaryotes and are implicated in the
regulation of diverse biological processes. Calcineurin is an important signaling component …

Calcineurin Target CrzA Regulates Conidial Germination, Hyphal Growth, and Pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus

RA Cramer Jr, BZ Perfect, N Pinchai, S Park… - Eukaryotic …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
The calcineurin pathway is a critical signal transduction pathway in fungi that mediates
growth, morphology, stress responses, and pathogenicity. The importance of the calcineurin …

Elucidation of the calcineurin-Crz1 stress response transcriptional network in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

EWL Chow, SA Clancey, RB Billmyre, AF Averette… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Calcineurin is a highly conserved Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine-specific
protein phosphatase that orchestrates cellular Ca2+ signaling responses. In Cryptococcus …

The regulatory role of the transcription factor Crz1 in stress tolerance, pathogenicity, and its target gene expression in Metarhizium acridum

X Chen, Y Liu, NO Keyhani, Y Xia, Y Cao - Applied Microbiology and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract In fungi, the Ca 2+/calcineurin signaling pathway is critical in mediating growth,
morphology, stress responses, and pathogenicity. Crz1 is a calcineurin-responsive zinc …

Functional Characterization of Calcineurin-Responsive Transcription Factors Fg01341 and Fg01350 in Fusarium graminearum

X Zhang, S Cao, W Li, H Sun, Y Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin is one of the important regulators of
intracellular calcium homeostasis and has been investigated extensively in Saccharomyces …

Calcium signaling is involved in diverse cellular processes in fungi

A Roy, A Kumar, D Baruah, R Tamuli - Mycology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Calcium (Ca2+) is a universal signalling molecule of life. The Ca2+ signalling is
an evolutionarily conserved process from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Ca2+ at high …

Identification of possible targets of the Aspergillus fumigatus CRZ1 homologue, CrzA

FM Soriani, I Malavazi, M Savoldi, E Espeso… - BMC microbiology, 2010 - Springer
Background Calcineurin, a serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatase, plays an
important role in the control of cell morphology and virulence in fungi. Calcineurin regulates …

Functional characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus CRZ1 homologue, CrzA

FM Soriani, I Malavazi… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The protein phosphatase calcineurin is an important mediator connecting calcium‐
dependent signalling to various cellular responses in multiple organisms. In fungi …