The Cryptococcus neoformans Titan cell is an inducible and regulated morphotype underlying pathogenesis

Global burden of disease of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: an updated analysis

(2017) Radha Rajasingham et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Enterococcus faecalisbacteriocin EntV inhibits hyphal morphogenesis, biofilm formation, and virulence ofCandida albicans

(2017) Carrie E. Graham et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Disarming Fungal Pathogens: Bacillus safensis Inhibits Virulence Factor Production and Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans

(2017) François L. Mayer et al.   mBio

Comparative genomics of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii associated with meningitis in HIV infected and uninfected patients in Vietnam

(2017) Jeremy N. Day et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Fluconazole-Induced Ploidy Change in Cryptococcus neoformans Results from the Uncoupling of Cell Growth and Nuclear Division

(2017) Sophie Altamirano et al.   mSphere

Intracellular Action of a Secreted Peptide Required for Fungal Virulence

(2016) Christina M. Homer et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Genomic epidemiology of Cryptococcus yeasts identifies adaptation to environmental niches underpinning infection across an African HIV/AIDS cohort

(2016) Mathieu Vanhove et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Candida albicans cell-type switching and functional plasticity in the mammalian host

(2016) Suzanne M. Noble et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology, immunology, diagnosis and therapy

(2016) Peter R. Williamson et al.   Nature Reviews Neurology

Investigating Conservation of the Cell-Cycle-Regulated Transcriptional Program in the Fungal Pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans

(2016) Christina M. Kelliher et al.   PLoS Genetics

Integrated Activity and Genetic Profiling of Secreted Peptidases in Cryptococcus neoformans Reveals an Aspartyl Peptidase Required for Low pH Survival and Virulence

(2016) Starlynn C. Clarke et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The formation of titan cells inCryptococcus neoformansdepends on the mouse strain and correlates with induction of Th2-type responses

(2015) Irene García-Barbazán et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Model-driven mapping of transcriptional networks reveals the circuitry and dynamics of virulence regulation

(2015) Ezekiel J. Maier et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Cryptococcus: from environmental saprophyte to global pathogen

(2015) Robin C. May et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Polyploid Titan Cells Produce Haploid and Aneuploid Progeny To Promote Stress Adaptation

(2015) Aleeza C. Gerstein et al.   mBio

Chitin Recognition via Chitotriosidase Promotes Pathologic Type-2 Helper T Cell Responses to Cryptococcal Infection

(2015) Darin L. Wiesner et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Role of Cln1 during melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2015) Rocío García-Rodas et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A Ric8/Synembryn Homolog Promotes Gpa1 and Gpa2 Activation To Respectively Regulate Cyclic AMP and Pheromone Signaling in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2014) Jinjun Gong et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Capsule Growth in Cryptococcus neoformans Is Coordinated with Cell Cycle Progression

(2014) R. Garcia-Rodas et al.   mBio

Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

(2014) Guilhem Janbon et al.   PLoS Genetics

Correction: Fungal Cell Gigantism during Mammalian Infection

(2014) Oscar Zaragoza et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Titan cells in Cryptococcus neoformans: cells with a giant impact

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

X-Linked Immunodeficient Mice Exhibit Enhanced Susceptibility to Cryptococcus neoformans Infection

(2013) W. A. Szymczak et al.   mBio

Ordered Kinetochore Assembly in the Human-Pathogenic Basidiomycetous Yeast Cryptococcus neoformans

(2013) L. Kozubowski et al.   mBio

NOD-Like Receptors in Lung Diseases

(2013) Catherine Chaput et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Titan Cells Confer Protection from Phagocytosis in Cryptococcus neoformans Infections

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

Titan Cell Production Enhances the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) Juliet N. Crabtree et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Regulated expression of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase A reveals an influence on cell size and the secretion of virulence factors in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2012) Jaehyuk Choi et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A Flucytosine-Responsive Mbp1/Swi4-Like Protein, Mbs1, Plays Pleiotropic Roles in Antifungal Drug Resistance, Stress Response, and Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Min-Hee Song et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Cryptococcal Titan Cell Formation Is Regulated by G-Protein Signaling in Response to Multiple Stimuli

(2011) Laura H. Okagaki et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Analysis of the Lung Microbiome in the “Healthy” Smoker and in COPD

(2011) John R. Erb-Downward et al.   PLoS One

Phospholipids Trigger Cryptococcus neoformans Capsular Enlargement during Interactions with Amoebae and Macrophages

(2011) Cara J. Chrisman et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Most Cases of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-Uninfected Patients in Vietnam Are Due to a Distinct Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism-Defined Cluster of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VN1

(2010) J. N. Day et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Cryptococcal Cell Morphology Affects Host Cell Interactions and Pathogenicity

(2010) Laura H. Okagaki 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

Heteroresistance to Fluconazole in Cryptococcus neoformans Is Intrinsic and Associated with Virulence

(2009) E. Sionov et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Spores as Infectious Propagules of Cryptococcus neoformans

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

Bacterial Peptidoglycan Triggers Candida albicans Hyphal Growth by Directly Activating the Adenylyl Cyclase Cyr1p

(2008) Xiao-Li Xu et al.   Cell Host & Microbe