Cryptococcus neoformans: historical curiosity to modern pathogen

Susceptibility of Intact Germinating Arabidopsis thaliana to Human Fungal Pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii

(2013) Katherine M. Warpeha et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Stalled Spliceosomes Are a Signal for RNAi-Mediated Genome Defense

(2013) Phillip A. Dumesic et al.   CELL

Cryptococcus neoformans Copper Detoxification Machinery Is Critical for Fungal Virulence

(2013) Chen Ding et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Titan cells in Cryptococcus neoformans: cells with a giant impact

(2013) Oscar Zaragoza et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Binding of the wheat germ lectin to Cryptococcus neoformans chitooligomers affects multiple mechanisms required for fungal pathogenesis

(2013) Fernanda L. Fonseca et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Elucidating the immunological function of theCryptococcus neoformanscapsule

(2013) Anna Vecchiarelli et al.   Future Microbiology

Congenic Strains of the Filamentous Form of Cryptococcus neoformans for Studies of Fungal Morphogenesis and Virulence

(2013) Bing Zhai et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Unusual Galactofuranose Modification of a Capsule Polysaccharide in the Pathogenic YeastCryptococcus neoformans

(2013) Christian Heiss et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Global Transcriptome Profile of Cryptococcus neoformans during Exposure to Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Oxidative Stress

(2013) Rajendra Upadhya et al.   PLoS One

Cryptococcus neoformans Rim101 Is Associated with Cell Wall Remodeling and Evasion of the Host Immune Responses

(2013) T. R. O'Meara et al.   mBio

Introns Regulate Gene Expression in Cryptococcus neoformans in a Pab2p Dependent Pathway

(2013) Carolin Goebels et al.   PLoS Genetics

Virulence Factors Identified by Cryptococcus neoformans Mutant Screen Differentially Modulate Lung Immune Responses and Brain Dissemination

(2012) Xiumiao He et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Cryptococcusinteractions with macrophages: evasion and manipulation of the phagosome by a fungal pathogen

(2012) Simon A. Johnston et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Cryptococcus neoformans Capsule: a Sword and a Shield

(2012) T. R. O'Meara et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Titan Cells Confer Protection from Phagocytosis in Cryptococcus neoformans Infections

(2012) Laura H. Okagaki et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Hyaluronic Acid Receptor CD44 Deficiency Is Associated with Decreased Cryptococcus neoformansBrain Infection

(2012) Ambrose Jong et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Identification of Genes from the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans Related to Transmigration into the Central Nervous System

(2012) Hsiang-Kuang Tseng et al.   PLoS One

Role of CTR4 in the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) S. R. Waterman et al.   mBio

Approaching the Functional Annotation of Fungal Virulence Factors Using Cross-Species Genetic Interaction Profiling

(2012) Jessica C. S. Brown et al.   PLoS Genetics

The Link between Morphotype Transition and Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) Linqi Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Genome-wide expression profiling of the response to short-term exposure to fluconazole in Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A

(2011) Ada Florio et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

A Major Role for Capsule-Independent Phagocytosis-Inhibitory Mechanisms in Mammalian Infection by Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Cheryl D. Chun et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Emerging themes in cryptococcal capsule synthesis

(2011) Pardeep Kumar et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

A Xylosylphosphotransferase ofCryptococcus neoformansActs in ProteinO-Glycan Synthesis

(2011) Morgann C. Reilly et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Efficient implementation of RNA interference in the pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Indrani Bose et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Blood-brain barrier invasion by Cryptococcus neoformans is enhanced by functional interactions with plasmin

(2011) J. Stie et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

‘Popping the Clutch’: Novel Mechanisms Regulating Sexual Development in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Yoon-Dong Park et al.   MYCOPATHOLOGIA

A Sensitive High-Throughput Assay for Evaluating Host-Pathogen Interactions in Cryptococcus neoformans Infection

(2011) Deepa Srikanta et al.   PLoS One

Genome Variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an Emerging Pathogen of Immunocompetent Hosts

(2011) C. A. D'Souza et al.   mBio

Functional Analysis of Host Factors that Mediate the Intracellular Lifestyle of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Qing-Ming Qin et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Toward an Integrated Model of Capsule Regulation in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Brian C. Haynes et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Multiple Disguises for the Same Party: The Concepts of Morphogenesis and Phenotypic Variations in Cryptococcus neoformans?

(2011) Oscar Zaragoza   Frontiers in Microbiology

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

(2010) John R. Perfect et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Dueling in the lung: how Cryptococcus spores race the host for survival

(2010) Michael R Botts et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Characterizing the role of RNA silencing components in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2010) Guilhem Janbon et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Sex-induced silencing defends the genome of Cryptococcus neoformans via RNAi

(2010) X. Wang et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of the CO2 Sensing Pathway Via Differential Expression of Carbonic Anhydrase in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2010) M. S. Kim et al.   GENETICS

Cryptococcus neoformansandCryptococcus gattiigenes preferentially expressed during rat macrophage infection

(2010) Letícia Goulart et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Extracellular Fibrils of Pathogenic Yeast Cryptococcus gattii Are Important for Ecological Niche, Murine Virulence and Human Neutrophil Interactions

(2010) Deborah J. Springer et al.   PLoS One

A history of research on yeasts 14:1 medical yeasts part 2, Cryptococcus neoformans

(2010) James A. Barnett   YEAST

Interaction of Cryptococcus neoformans Rim101 and Protein Kinase A Regulates Capsule

(2010) Teresa R. O'Meara et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Cryptococcal Cell Morphology Affects Host Cell Interactions and Pathogenicity

(2010) Laura H. Okagaki et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Fungal Cell Gigantism during Mammalian Infection

(2010) Oscar Zaragoza et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS

(2009) Benjamin J Park et al.   AIDS

How Sweet it is! Cell Wall Biogenesis and Polysaccharide Capsule Formation inCryptococcus neoformans

(2009) Tamara Lea Doering   Annual Review of Microbiology

The outcome of Cryptococcus neoformans intracellular pathogenesis in human monocytes

(2009) Mauricio Alvarez et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Immortalized Human Brain Endothelial Cell Line HCMEC/D3 as a Model of the Blood-Brain Barrier Facilitates In Vitro Studies of Central Nervous System Infection byCryptococcus neoformans

(2009) Kiem Vu et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Isolation and Characterization ofCryptococcus neoformansSpores Reveal a Critical Role for Capsule Biosynthesis Genes in Spore Biogenesis

(2009) Michael R. Botts et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Identification ofENA1as a Virulence Gene of the Human Pathogenic FungusCryptococcus neoformansthrough Signature-Tagged Insertional Mutagenesis

(2009) Alexander Idnurm et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Going green in Cryptococcus neoformans: The recycling of a selectable drug marker

(2009) Raunak D. Patel et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Elucidating the Pathogenesis of Spores from the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

(2009) S. S. Giles et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Spores as Infectious Propagules of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2009) R. Velagapudi et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Molecular Evidence That the Range of the Vancouver Island Outbreak ofCryptococcus gattiiInfection Has Expanded into the Pacific Northwest in the United States

(2009) Edmond J. Byrnes III et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Consensus multi-locus sequence typing scheme forCryptococcus neoformansandCryptococcus gattii

(2009) Wieland Meyer et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Phenotypic heterogeneity in expression of epitopes in theCryptococcus neoformanscapsule

(2009) Marcellene A. Gates-Hollingsworth et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The fatal fungal outbreak on Vancouver Island is characterized by enhanced intracellular parasitism driven by mitochondrial regulation

(2009) H. Ma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Formulation of a Defined V8 Medium for Induction of Sexual Development of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2008) C. R. Kent et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Systematic Genetic Analysis of Virulence in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

(2008) Oliver W. Liu et al.   CELL

Involvement of human CD44 during Cryptococcus neoformans infection of brain microvascular endothelial cells

(2008) Ambrose Jong et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Invasion ofCryptococcus neoformansinto human brain microvascular endothelial cells requires protein kinase C-α activation

(2008) Ambrose Jong et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Capsular Localization of theCryptococcus neoformansPolysaccharide Component Galactoxylomannan

(2008) Magdia De Jesus et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Metabolic adaptation inCryptococcus neoformansduring early murine pulmonary infection

(2008) Guanggan Hu et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Mechanisms of microbial traversal of the blood–brain barrier

(2008) Kwang Sik Kim   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Mechanisms of intron gain and loss in Cryptococcus

(2008) Thomas J Sharpton et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY