Browsing by Subject "RNA, Fungal"

Analysis of the genome and transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii reveals complex RNA expression and microevolution leading to virulence attenuation.

Janbon, Guilhem; Ormerod, Kate L; Paulet, Damien; Byrnes, Edmond J; Yadav, Vikas; Chatterjee, Gautam; Mullapudi, Nandita; ... (52 authors) (PLoS Genet, 2014-04)

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast responsible for more than 600,000 deaths each year. It occurs as two serotypes (A and D) representing two varieties (i.e. grubii and neoformans, respectively). ...

Ferrochelatase is a conserved downstream target of the blue light-sensing White collar complex in fungi.

Idnurm, Alexander; Heitman, Joseph (Microbiology, 2010-08)

Light is a universal signal perceived by organisms, including fungi, in which light regulates common and unique biological processes depending on the species. Previous research has established that conserved proteins, originally ...

The Cryptococcus neoformans transcriptome at the site of human meningitis.

Bicanic, T; Boulware, DR; Chen, Y; Fang, C; Litvintseva, AP; McDonald, TR; Mitchell, Thomas Greenfield; ... (11 authors) (MBio, 2014-02-04)

UNLABELLED: Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningitis worldwide. Previous studies have characterized the cryptococcal transcriptome under various stress conditions, but a comprehensive profile of ...