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ReviewJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)2015

The cAMP/protein kinase A signaling pathway in pathogenic basidiomycete fungi: Connections with iron homeostasis.

Jaehyuk Choi, Won Hee Jung, James W Kronstad

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Review in Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Cryptococcal nutrient acquisition and pathogenesis: dining on the host.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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  8. Regulation of melanin production in fungi.Frontiers in fungal biology · 2025
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  10. Connecting Cryptococcal Meningitis and Gut Microbiome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  15. Squalene Monooxygenase GeneJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  16. Iron Deprivation Modulates the Exoproteome inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jaehyuk ChoiDivision of Life Sciences, and Culture Collection and DNA Bank of Mushrooms, Incheon National University, Incheon, 406-772, Republic of Korea.
Won Hee Jung
James W Kronstad
Chung-Ang University · KRIncheon National University · KRUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Comparative and functional genomics of C. neoformansR01AI053721 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · PI KRONSTAD, JAMES W · 2003 to 2024
$5.4M
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchNIAID NIH HHS R01 AI053721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of pathogenic species of basidiomycete fungi are either life-threatening pathogens of humans or major economic pests for crop production. Sensing the host is a key aspect of pathogen proliferation during disease, and signal transduction pathways are critically important for detecting environmental conditions and facilitating adaptation. This review focuses on the contributions of the cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans, a species that causes meningitis in humans, and Ustilago maydis, a model phytopathogen that causes a smut disease on maize. Environmental sensing by the cAMP/PKA pathway regulates the production of key virulence traits in C. neoformans including the polysaccharide capsule and melanin. For U. maydis, the pathway controls the dimorphic transition from budding growth to the filamentous cell type required for proliferation in plant tissue. We discuss recent advances in identifying new components of the cAMP/PKA pathway in these pathogens and highlight an emerging theme that pathway signaling influences iron acquisition.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionBasidiomycotaCryptococcus neoformansCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesGenes, FungalHomeostasisHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIronUstilagoCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesIron

Identifiers

PMID26231374
PMCPMC4697456
OpenAlexW950242780

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