Iron‐regulated transcription and capsule formation in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

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Cryptococcus neoformans is the leading cause of fungal meningitis in humans. Production of a polysaccharide capsule is a key virulence property for the fungus and capsule synthesis is regulated by iron levels. Given that iron acquisition is an important aspect of virulence for many pathogens, we employed serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) to examine the transcriptome under iron-limiting and iron-replete...

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