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B. Black

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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G. Hu· 2 shared J. W. Kronstad· 2 shared A. A. Magana· 1 shared A. Brisland· 1 shared A. Casadevall· 1 shared C. Lee· 1 shared D. F. Smith· 1 shared E. Sanchez-Leon· 1 shared

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G. Hu

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Glutathione metabolism impacts fungal virulence by modulating the redox environment

B. Black, L. B. Roque da Silva, G. Hu, X. Qu, D. F. Smith, A. A. Magana, L. C. Horianopoulos, M. Caza, R. Attarian, L. J. Foster, A. Casadevall, J. W. Kronstad

This study shows that glutathione metabolism in Cryptococcus neoformans affects virulence by modulating redox processes and melanin production in a murine infection model.

bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2024Microbiology

The interplay between electron transport chain function and iron regulatory factors influences melanin formation in Cryptococcus neoformans

P. Xue, E. Sanchez-Leon, G. Hu, C. Lee, B. Black, A. Brisland, H. Li, W. H. Jung, J. W. Kronstad

This paper investigates how mitochondrial electron transport chain function and iron regulatory factors influence melanin formation in Cryptococcus neoformans, revealing a link between mitochondrial dysfunction, redox homeostasis, and virulence.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology