Article
Elucidation of the calcineurin-Crz1 stress response transcriptional network in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2017
Chow Eve W L, Clancey Shelly A, Billmyre R Blake, Averette Anna Floyd, Granek Joshua A, Mieczkowski Piotr, Cardenas Maria E, Heitman Joseph
Abstract excerpt
Calcineurin is a highly conserved Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatase that orchestrates cellular Ca2+ signaling responses. In Cryptococcus neoformans, calcineurin is activated by multiple stresses including high temperature, and is essential for stress adaptation and virulence. The transcription factor Crz1 is a major calcineurin effector in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other...
Topics
- Calcineurin
- Cell Wall
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Fungal Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Gene Regulatory Networks
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Stress, Physiological
- Transcription Factors
