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The sulfur-related metabolic status of Aspergillus fumigatus during infection reveals cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a promising antifungal target

Virulence
Sulfur metabolism is an essential aspect of fungal physiology and pathogenicity. Fungal sulfur metabolism comprises anabolic and catabolic routes that are not well conserved in mammals, therefore is considered a promising source of prospective novel ...
Reem Alharthi, Monica Sueiro-Olivares, Isabelle Storer, Hajer Bin Shuraym, Jennifer Scott, Reem Al-Shidhani, Rachael Fortune-Grant, Elaine Bignell, Lydia Tabernero, Michael Bromley, Can Zhao, Jorge Amich   +11 more
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Derived Volatile Sulfur Compounds Promote Distal Aspergillus fumigatus Growth and a Synergistic Pathogen-Pathogen Interaction That Increases Pathogenicity in Co-infection

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Pathogen-pathogen interactions in polymicrobial infections are known to directly impact, often to worsen, disease outcomes. For example, co-infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus fumigatus, respectively the most common bacterial and fungal
Jennifer Scott, Monica Sueiro-Olivares, Waqar Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed, Christoph Heddergott, Can Zhao, Riba Thomas, Michael Bromley, Jean-Paul Latgé, Sven Krappmann, Stephen Fowler, Stephen Fowler, Elaine Bignell, Jorge Amich   +13 more
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Crystal Facet‐Polysaccharide Matching in CFS‐P Nanocrystals Drives Fungal Uptake, Vacuole Destruction, and Selective Antifungal Activity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Facet‐engineered PVP‐capped CuFeSe2 nanocrystals exhibit potent, selective antifungal activity by strongly binding cell‐wall mannan, enabling vacuolar entry and organelle disruption. High‐index facets show superior mannan affinity, validated by theoretical calculations and experiments. CFS‐P induces vacuolar cavitation, mitochondrial abnormalities, and
Zhaohui Wang, Xiaojin Deng, Xujuan Huang, Yuhang Pan, Yao Qin, Lu Zhang, Le Xu, Tianyi Qin, Deteng Zhang, Yi Ma, Yalong Wang   +10 more
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Cryptococcus displays spore-specific uptake by alveolar epithelial cells

mBio
Human fungal pathogens, including Cryptococcus neoformans, cause 1.5 million annual deaths. Cryptococcus causes disease when it disseminates out of the lung and into the brain, which can occur years after initial exposure (latency) via mechanisms that ...
Sébastien C. Ortiz, Rachael Fortune-Grant, Andrew J. Thom, Joshua Davies, Robin C. May, Rebecca A. Drummond, Margherita Bertuzzi   +6 more
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Engineering Microbial Particles for Next‐Generation Biomedical Platforms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microbe‐derived particles (MDPs), which include extracellular vesicles, outer membrane vesicles, inclusion bodies, polysaccharide particles, and virus‐like particles, represent a rapidly expanding category of bioinspired nanomaterials. With their natural origin, intrinsic biocompatibility, and highly programmable functionality, MDPs serve as a ...
Yuting Li, Yunjie Lu, Ziyan Huang, Jianjiang Chen, Yanbin Liu, Lei Qin, Chao Wang, Yumin Wu   +7 more
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Coordinated regulation of pH alkalinization by two transcription factors promotes fungal commensalism and pathogenicity

Nature Communications
As a clinically relevant opportunistic human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans is able to rapidly sense and adapt to changing microenvironments within the host, a process that is essential for its successful invasion and survival.
Xinhua Huang, Guangsheng Chen, Lei Wu, Yun Zou, Luyao Zhang, Shanshan Li, Kunlin Li, Zaijie Jiang, Yuping Zhang, Xiaoqing Chen, Winnie Shum, Jianbiao Dai, Huichang Huang, Munika Moses, Xianwei Wu, Yuanyuan Wang, Tong Jiang, Zhiyi He, Qing Guo, Wenwen Xue, Hao Li, Changbin Chen   +21 more
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Three Clinical Bloodstream Infection Isolates of Trichosporon austroamericanum

Journal of Fungi
Trichosporon austroamericanum is a recently described yeast species related to Trichosporon inkin and exclusively isolated from clinical specimens. However, its genomic features and pathogenic potential remain poorly understood.
Takanori Horiguchi, Takashi Umeyama, Hiroko Tomuro, Amato Otani, Takayuki Shinohara, Masahiro Abe, Shogo Takatsuka, Ken Miyazawa, Minoru Nagi, Yasunori Muraosa, Yasutaka Hoshino, Takashi Sakoh, Hideki Araoka, Naoyuki Uchida, Tomoyoshi Kaneko, Yuko Nagano, Hiroki Tsukada, Taiga Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki   +18 more
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Palmitic Acid Promotes Antiviral Innate Immunity via ZDHHC20‐Mediated CMPK2 Palmitoylation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Metabolites have important functions in innate immune activation and regulation. Wang et al. uncover metabolic regulation of antiviral immunity through CMPK2 palmitoylation, which regulates CMPK2 mitochondrial localization and is promoted by ZDHHC20 but reversed by PPT1, inhibition of which antagonizes viral infection in mice.
Yujia Wang, Zenghui Cui, Yunkai Zhang, Zhiqing Li, Xuetao Cao   +4 more
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Diagnosis of fungal infections [PDF]

Mycoses, 1997
Summary. Fungal infections become more and more important due to their increasing incidence in immunocompromised patients. In these patients opportunistic fungi (Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus) can cause life‐threatening infections. Diagnosis of fungal infections is difficult.
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Microbial Odorant Detection Guides Drosophila Parasitoids Seeking Hosts in Fermenting Fruits

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Yeast microbes in fermenting fruits attract both host flies and their parasitoid wasps. Female Leptopilina boulardi detect yeast‐emitted ethyl esters via two olfactory receptors, LbouOR167 and LbouOR136. A conserved residue, Leu159, is critical for binding these compounds, enabling female wasps to locate host‐rich habitats.
Yueqi Lu, Lan Pang, Wenqi Shi, Ting Feng, Zhi Dong, Yifeng Sheng, Sicong Zhou, Longtao Yu, Hao Guo, Ying Wang, Jiani Chen, Jianhua Huang   +11 more
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