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ReviewCellular microbiology2009

Signalling pathways in the pathogenesis of Cryptococcus.

Lukasz Kozubowski, Soo Chan Lee, Joseph Heitman

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Review in Cellular microbiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
96citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Cryptococcal Endocarditis in Humans-A Narrative Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  12. Roles of Different Signaling Pathways inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lukasz KozubowskiDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Soo Chan Lee
Joseph Heitman
Duke Medical Center · USDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

Structure, function, and evolution of the Cryptococcus MAT locusR01AI050113 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HEITMAN, JOSEPH · 2002 to 2024
$8.5M
Genetics of Cryptococcus sexual reproductionR37AI039115 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HEITMAN, JOSEPH · 2011 to 2020
$4.9M
Novel Antifungal Therapeutic ApproachesR01AI050438 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HEITMAN, JOSEPH · 2001 to 2012
$3.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050113NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050438NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI039115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient communication with the environment is critical for all living organisms. Fungi utilize complex signalling systems to sense their environments and control proliferation, development and in some cases virulence. Well-studied signalling pathways include the protein kinase A/cyclic AMP (cAMP), protein kinase C (PKC)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), lipid signalling cascades, and the calcium-calcineurin signalling pathway. The human pathogenic basidiomycetous fungus Cryptococcus neoformans deploys sensitive signalling systems to survive in the human host, leading to life-threatening meningoencephalitis. Known virulence traits of this fungus, including the antioxidant melanin production, the antiphagocytic polysaccharide capsule and the ability to grow at 37 degrees C, are orchestrated by complex signalling networks, whose understanding is crucial to better treat, diagnose and prevent cryptococcosis.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansHumansVirulenceVirulence FactorsVirulence Factors

Identifiers

PMID19170685
PMCPMC3310389
OpenAlexW2150820490

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