Metabolic control of mitochondrial plasticity and extracellular vesicle biology drives Cryptococcus neoformans virulence
Nan Hong, Xuexin Bai, Hongshan Yuan, Pan Yu, Hannah Edwards, YiNing Ma, Wanqing Liao, Hulin Chen, Qi Zheng, Yang Wang, Yang Wang, Jianping Xu, Min Chen, Matthew C. Fisher
This study identifies metabolic stress integration as a central mechanism driving virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans by linking glucose limitation to mitochondrial plasticity and extracellular vesicle biology.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology