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ReviewMycopathologia2014

Control of Ras-mediated signaling in Aspergillus fumigatus.

Tiffany S Norton, Jarrod R Fortwendel

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Review in Mycopathologia, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Developmental regulators in Aspergillus fumigatus.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tiffany S NortonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, 5851 USA Drive North, MSB 2102, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA.
Jarrod R Fortwendel
University of South Alabama · US

Funding

Fungal Ras-mediated invasive growth mechanismsR01AI106925 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI FORTWENDEL, JARROD R. · 2014 to 2018
$1.5M
Control of Aspergillus fumigatus polarized growth through regulation of Ras proteK22AI089786 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI FORTWENDEL, JARROD R. · 2012 to 2013
$264k
NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI089786NIAID NIH HHS NIH K22 AI89786-01A1NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI106925NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI106925-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogenic fungi employ numerous mechanisms to flourish in the stressful environment encountered within their mammalian hosts. Central to this arsenal for filamentous fungi is invasive growth within the host microenvironment, mediated by establishment and maintenance of polarized hyphal morphogenesis. In Aspergillus fumigatus, the RasA signal transduction pathway has emerged as a significant regulator of hyphal morphogenesis and virulence, among other processes. The factors contributing to the regulation of RasA itself are not as thoroughly understood, although proper temporal activation of RasA and spatial localization of RasA to the plasma membrane are known to play major roles. Interference with RasA palmitoylation or prenylation results in mislocalization of RasA and is associated with severe growth deficits. In addition, dysregulation of RasA activation results in severe morphologic aberrancies and growth deficits. This review highlights the relationship between RasA signaling, hyphal morphogenesis, and virulence in A. fumigatus and focuses on potential determinants of spatial and temporal RasA regulation.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAspergillus fumigatusGene Expression Regulation, FungalHyphaeLipoylationProtein Prenylationras ProteinsVirulenceras Proteins

Identifiers

PMID24952717
PMCPMC4272237
OpenAlexW2071339807

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