Transcription Factors Fzc9 and Pdr802 Regulate ATP Levels and Metabolism in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors: Ma, Yuanyuan¹ (AUTHOR), Xue, Peng¹ (AUTHOR) pengxue@ntu.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Mar2025, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p1824. 13p.

Subject Terms: *TRANSCRIPTION factors, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *DELETION mutation, *LUNG infections, *METABOLOMICS

Pyridoxal and Salicylaldehyde Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antifungal Potential Against Opportunistic Yeast Pathogens.

Authors: Camacho, Jairo^1,2 (AUTHOR), Bejarano, Carlos A.² (AUTHOR), Diaz, John E.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Vargas-Casanova, Yerly^3,4 (AUTHOR), Carvajal, Silvia Katherine^3,5 (AUTHOR), Diaz Santoyo, Valentina^1,3 (AUTHOR), Parra-Giraldo, Claudia M.^1,2,5 (AUTHOR), Loaiza, Alix E.^1,3 (AUTHOR) aloaiza@javeriana.edu.co

Source: Molecules. Mar2025, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p1165-1. 15p.

Subject Terms: *CLICK chemistry, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *CYTOTOXINS, *RADICALS (Chemistry), *RING formation (Chemistry)

Effect of Curcumin Pretreatment on the Susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans to Photodynamic Therapy Mediated by Aluminum Phthalocyanine in Nanoemulsion.

Authors: Costa, Fabiana Chagas^1,2 (AUTHOR) fchagas16@gmail.com, Nunes, Lourival Carvalho² (AUTHOR) kukkukr.ranjan@gmail.com, Ranjan, Kunal^2,3 (AUTHOR), Silveira, Ariane Pandolfo⁴ (AUTHOR) pandolfo.ariane@gmail.com, Martins da Silva, Ingrid Gracielle⁴ (AUTHOR) gracilias@gmail.com, Mariano, André de Lima e Silva⁵ (AUTHOR) demariano95@gmail.com, de Souza, Paulo Eduardo Narcizo⁵ (AUTHOR) psouza@unb.br, Báo, Sônia Nair⁴ (AUTHOR) snbao@unb.br, Poças-Fonseca, Marcio Jose² (AUTHOR) mpossas@unb.br, Muehlmann, Luis Alexandre¹ (AUTHOR) luismuehlmann22@gmail.com

Source: Pharmaceuticals (14248247). Feb2025, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p240. 11p.

Subject Terms: *HISTONE deacetylase inhibitors, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *HISTONE acetylation, *PHOTODYNAMIC therapy, *DELETION mutation

Hydroethanolic Extract of Punica granatum Inhibits Cryptococcus by Depolarising Mitochondrial Membranes.

Authors: Santos, Julliana Ribeiro Alves¹ (AUTHOR) cibellecavalcante.moreira@upe.br, Motta, Brenda Letícia Araujo² (AUTHOR) brendaaraujo_biomed@hotmail.com, Furtado, Haryne Lizandrey Azevedo² (AUTHOR) haryne.lizandrey@gmail.com, Macedo, Alessandra Teixeira de² (AUTHOR) alessandra.macedo@hotmail.com, Carvalho Junior, Alexsander Rodrigues² (AUTHOR) arcarvalhojr@gmail.com, Lima Neto, Lídio Gonçalves² (AUTHOR) lidio.neto@outlook.com, Pinheiro, Aruanã Joaquim Matheus Costa Rodrigues² (AUTHOR) aruanajm@hotmail.com, Moreira, Cibelle Raphaela da Silva Cavalcante¹ (AUTHOR) raholanda18@gmail.com, da Silva, Luís Cláudio Nascimento² (AUTHOR) luiscn.silva@ceuma.br, Holanda, Rodrigo Assuncao¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Microbiology Research. Feb2025, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p49. 9p.

Subject Terms: *MITOCHONDRIAL membranes, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, *AMPHOTERICIN B, *NATURAL products

Lavandula angustifolia oil induces oxidative stress, stiffening of membranes, and cell wall in Cryptococcus spp.

Authors: Calegari-Alves, Yohana Porto¹ (AUTHOR), da Rosa, Rafael Lopes¹ (AUTHOR), Costa, Renata Pereira² (AUTHOR), Innocente-Alves, Camila¹ (AUTHOR), Faustino, Aline Martins² (AUTHOR), Yates III, John R.³ (AUTHOR), Beys-da-Silva, Walter Orlando^1,2 (AUTHOR), Santi, Lucélia^1,2 (AUTHOR) lucelia.santi@ufrgs.br

Source: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 2025, Vol. 71 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *ESSENTIAL oils, *OXIDATIVE stress, *ALTERNATIVE fuels, *CRYPTOCOCCUS

Disseminated Cryptococcal Gattii infection in a patient with anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating-factor autoantibody: a case report.

Authors: Chen, Chi-Tung¹ (AUTHOR), Ho, Mao-Wang² (AUTHOR), Chung, Wei-Hsin¹ (AUTHOR) motic721@gmail.com

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases. 12/18/2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *GRANULOCYTE-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging, *LUMBAR pain, *CRYPTOCOCCOSIS

Late Relapse of Previous Pulmonary Cryptococcosis With Symptoms Resembling Cerebral Infarction: A Case Report.

Authors: Pinchuk, Anatoli¹ (AUTHOR) anatoli.pinchuk@med.ovgu.de, Geginat, Gernot² (AUTHOR), Rickerts, Volker³ (AUTHOR), Neyazi, Belal¹ (AUTHOR), Stein, Klaus Peter¹ (AUTHOR), Mawrin, Christian⁴ (AUTHOR), Sandalcioglu, I. Erol¹ (AUTHOR), Rashidi, Ali¹ (AUTHOR), Surani, Salim (AUTHOR)

Source: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 10/4/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *CEREBRAL infarction, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *CENTRAL nervous system, *CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, *SYMPTOMS

Nickel tolerance is channeled through C-4 methyl sterol oxidase Erg25 in the sterol biosynthesis pathway.

Authors: Matha, Amber R.¹ (AUTHOR), Xie, Xiaofeng¹ (AUTHOR), Maier, Robert J.¹ (AUTHOR), Lin, Xiaorong¹ (AUTHOR) xiaorong.lin@uga.edu

Source: PLoS Genetics. 9/16/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 9, p1-25. 25p.

Subject Terms: *TRANSCRIPTION factors, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *EPITHELIAL cells, *NICKEL, *CANCER invasiveness

Phytochemical analysis and antifungal activity propolis Lombok against Candida sp and Cryptococcus sp.

Authors: NUBLA, Shabrina¹, ADAWIYAH, Robiatul^2,3,4 robiatul.adawiyah01@ui.ac.id, SAHLAN, Muhamad^1,5, TUGIRAN, Mulyati², WIDYANTARI, Ni Made Candra⁶, HARLIM, Chastine⁶

Source: Journal of Research in Pharmacy. 2024, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p1391-1399. 9p.

Subject Terms: *DISC diffusion tests (Microbiology), *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *PROPOLIS, *CANDIDA albicans, *FUNGAL growth

A Limited Number of Amino Acid Permeases Are Crucial for Cryptococcus neoformans Survival and Virulence.

Authors: Folorunso, Olufemi S.¹ (AUTHOR) osfolorunso@meei.harvard.edu, Sebolai, Olihile M.¹ (AUTHOR) sebolaiom@ufs.ac.za, Liu, Gang¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Microbiology. 8/8/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *CATABOLITE repression, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, *ORGANIC acids, *AMINO acids

Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibilities of environmental Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes.

Authors: Taha, Mohamed¹ (AUTHOR), Tartor, Yasmine H.¹ (AUTHOR) yasminehtartor@zu.edu.eg, Elaziz, Rana M Abd² (AUTHOR), Elsohaby, Ibrahim^3,4,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: IMA Fungus. 7/25/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *GENETIC variation, *RESTRICTION fragment length polymorphisms, *ITRACONAZOLE, *ANTIFUNGAL agents, *SPECIES, *AMPHOTERICIN B

Geographic Terms: EGYPT

Alginate Extracted from Azotobacter chroococcum Loaded in Selenium Nanoparticles: Insight on Characterization, Antifungal and Anticancer Activities.

Authors: Sindi, Hebah A.¹ (AUTHOR) sindi@uj.edu.sa, Hamouda, Ragaa A.^2,3 (AUTHOR) marwa.salah@gebri.usc.edu.eg, Abdel-Hamid, Marwa S.³ (AUTHOR), Alhazmi, Nuha M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Polymers (20734360). Jul2024, Vol. 16 Issue 14, p2065. 20p.

Subject Terms: *SURFACE plasmon resonance, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *ASPERGILLUS niger, *ASPERGILLOSIS, *ASPERGILLUS fumigatus, *CANDIDA albicans

Population heterogeneity in Cryptococcus neoformans: Impact on pathogenesis.

Authors: Agrawal, Ruchi¹ (AUTHOR), de Castro, Raffael J. Araújo^1,2 (AUTHOR), Sturny-Leclère, Aude¹ (AUTHOR), Alanio, Alexandre^1,3 (AUTHOR) alexandre.alanio@pasteur.fr

Source: PLoS Pathogens. 7/11/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 7, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *MOLECULAR biology, *FUNGAL membranes, *HETEROGENEITY, *TRANSCRIPTION factors

Synergistic Interaction of Certain Essential Oils and Their Active Compounds with Fluconazole against Azole-resistant Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors: Khan, Mohd Sajjad Ahmad¹ (AUTHOR) khanmsa@hotmail.com

Source: Annals of African Medicine. Jul-Sep2024, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p391-399. 9p.

Subject Terms: *FUNGAL cell walls, *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *LEMONGRASS, *ESSENTIAL oils, *CINNAMON tree

Conserved signalling functions for Mps1, Mad1 and Mad2 in the Cryptococcus neoformans spindle checkpoint.

Authors: Aktar, Koly¹ (AUTHOR), Davies, Thomas¹ (AUTHOR), Leontiou, Ioanna¹ (AUTHOR), Clark, Ivan¹ (AUTHOR), Spanos, Christos¹ (AUTHOR), Wallace, Edward¹ (AUTHOR), Tuck, Laura¹ (AUTHOR), Jeyaprakash, A. Arockia^1,2 (AUTHOR), Hardwick, Kevin G.¹ (AUTHOR) Kevin.Hardwick@ed.ac.uk

Source: PLoS Genetics. 6/3/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p1-29. 29p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *SLEEP spindles, *CHROMOSOME segregation, *C-terminal residues, *CELL cycle, *CELL division

Company/Entity: WORLD Health Organization

Cryptococcus neoformans Slu7 ensures nuclear positioning during mitotic progression through RNA splicing.

Authors: Krishnan, Vishnu Priya¹ (AUTHOR), Negi, Manendra Singh¹ (AUTHOR), Peesapati, Raghavaram¹ (AUTHOR), Vijayraghavan, Usha¹ (AUTHOR) uvr@iisc.ac.in

Source: PLoS Genetics. 5/20/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 5, p1-26. 26p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *ZINC-finger proteins, *RNA splicing, *SLEEP spindles, *CELL cycle, *EUKARYOTIC cells, *GENE expression, *STEM cells

Blap-6, a Novel Antifungal Peptide from the Chinese Medicinal Beetle Blaps rhynchopetera against Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors: Zhang, La-Mei^1,2 (AUTHOR) 18855038552@163.com, Zhou, Sheng-Wen^3,4 (AUTHOR) zhoushengwen@mail.kiz.ac.cn, Huang, Xiao-Shan^3,4 (AUTHOR) huangxiaoshan@mail.kiz.ac.cn, Chen, Yi-Fan^3,4 (AUTHOR) chenyifan@mail.kiz.ac.cn, Mwangi, James^3,4 (AUTHOR) jams@mail.kiz.ac.cn, Fang, Ya-Qun³ (AUTHOR) fangyaqun@mail.kiz.ac.cn, Du, Ting^1,2 (AUTHOR) duting_x_y@163.com, Zhao, Min^1,2 (AUTHOR) mzhao@caf.ac.cn, Shi, Lei^1,2 (AUTHOR) leishi@139.com, Lu, Qiu-Min³ (AUTHOR) leishi@139.com

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. May2024, Vol. 25 Issue 10, p5336. 20p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *PEPTIDES, *ANTIFUNGAL agents, *ANTIMICROBIAL peptides, *PEPTIDE antibiotics, *FUNGAL membranes, *AMPHOTERICIN B

Haematologic and Urologic Manifestations of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors: Morgan, Jessica¹ (AUTHOR), Vardanega, John¹ (AUTHOR), Yue, Mimi^2,3 (AUTHOR), Gassiep, Ian^1,3,4 (AUTHOR)

Source: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 5/10/2024, Vol. 2024, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans, *CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, *HEMOPHAGOCYTIC lymphohistiocytosis, *BONE marrow, *ENTEROCOCCAL infections, *GENITOURINARY diseases

The dependence of shugoshin on Bub1-kinase activity is dispensable for the maintenance of spindle assembly checkpoint response in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Authors: Polisetty, Satya Dev¹, Bhat, Krishna¹, Das, Kuladeep¹, Clark, Ivan², Hardwick, Kevin G.², Sanyal, Kaustuv^1,3, sanyal@jncasr.ac.in

Source: PLoS Genetics; 1/13/2025, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-31, 31p

The Cryptococcus neoformans STRIPAK complex controls genome stability, sexual development, and virulence.

Authors: Peterson, Patricia P.¹, Choi, Jin-Tae², Fu, Ci³, Cowen, Leah E.³, Sun, Sheng¹, Bahn, Yong-Sun², Heitman, Joseph¹, heitm001@duke.edu

Source: PLoS Pathogens; 11/19/2024, Vol. 20 Issue 11, p1-38, 38p