MicrobiologybioRxiv
Targeting methionine synthase in a fungal pathogen causes a metabolic imbalance that impacts cell energetics, growth and virulence
J. Scott, M. Sueiro-Olivares, B. P. Thornton…·J. Amich
This paper identifies methionine synthase as a promising antifungal target by showing its essentiality in Aspergillus fumigatus and validates its druggability using a genetic model of established infections.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.01985-20