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ArticlePloS one2015

Genome-Wide Transcription Study of Cryptococcus neoformans H99 Clinical Strain versus Environmental Strains.

Elaheh Movahed, Komathy Munusamy, Grace Min Yi Tan, Chung Yeng Looi, Sun Tee Tay, Won Fen Wong

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elaheh MovahedDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Komathy MunusamyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Grace Min Yi TanDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chung Yeng LooiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sun Tee TayDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Won Fen WongDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University Malaya Medical Centre · MYUniversity of Malaya · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The infection of Cryptococcus neoformans is acquired through the inhalation of desiccated yeast cells and basidiospores originated from the environment, particularly from bird's droppings and decaying wood. Three environmental strains of C. neoformans originated from bird droppings (H4, S48B and S68B) and C. neoformans reference clinical strain (H99) were used for intranasal infection in C57BL/6 mice. We showed that the H99 strain demonstrated higher virulence compared to H4, S48B and S68B strains. To examine if gene expression contributed to the different degree of virulence among these strains, a genome-wide microarray study was performed to inspect the transcriptomic profiles of all four strains. Our results revealed that out of 7,419 genes (22,257 probes) examined, 65 genes were significantly up-or down-regulated in H99 versus H4, S48B and S68B strains. The up-regulated genes in H99 strain include Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase (MVA1), Mitochondrial matrix factor 1 (MMF1), Bud-site-selection protein 8 (BUD8), High affinity glucose transporter 3 (SNF3) and Rho GTPase-activating protein 2 (RGA2). Pathway annotation using DAVID bioinformatics resource showed that metal ion binding and sugar transmembrane transporter activity pathways were highly expressed in the H99 strain. We suggest that the genes and pathways identified may possibly play crucial roles in the fungal pathogenesis.

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Environmental MicrobiologyGene Expression ProfilingGenome, BacterialTranscriptomeAnimalsAntifungal AgentsCluster AnalysisComputational BiologyCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansGene Expression Regulation, FungalHumansMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSignal TransductionVirulenceAntifungal Agents

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PMID26360021
PMCPMC4567374
OpenAlexW2256362750

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