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ArticleScientific reports2018

Deciphering the mechanism of action of 089, a compound impairing the fungal cell cycle.

Irene Stefanini, Lisa Rizzetto, Damariz Rivero, Silvia Carbonell, Marta Gut, Simon Heath, Ivo G Gut, Andrea Trabocchi, Antonio Guarna, Nagwa Ben Ghazzi and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Irene StefaniniCRI Centre for Research and Innovation, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy. stefanini.irene@gmail.com.
Lisa RizzettoCRI Centre for Research and Innovation, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy.
Damariz RiveroDepartment of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Silvia CarbonellCNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Marta GutCNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Simon HeathCNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Ivo G GutCNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Andrea TrabocchiDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1774-9301
Antonio GuarnaDepartment of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Nagwa Ben GhazziManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Paul BowyerManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Misha KapusheskyEMBL-EBI Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Duccio CavalieriCRI Centre for Research and Innovation, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy. duccio.cavalieri@unifi.it.ORCID 0000-0001-6426-5719

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 105627/Z/14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fungal infections represent an increasingly relevant clinical problem, primarily because of the increased survival of severely immune-compromised patients. Despite the availability of active and selective drugs and of well-established prophylaxis, classical antifungals are often ineffective as resistance is frequently observed. The quest for anti-fungal drugs with novel mechanisms of action is thus important. Here we show that a new compound, 089, acts by arresting fungal cells in the G2 phase of the cell cycle through targeting of SWE1, a mechanism of action unexploited by current anti-fungal drugs. The cell cycle impairment also induces a modification of fungal cell morphology which makes fungal cells recognizable by immune cells. This new class of molecules holds promise to be a valuable source of novel antifungals, allowing the clearance of pathogenic fungi by both direct killing of the fungus and enhancing the recognition of the pathogen by the host immune system.

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AnimalsAntifungal AgentsCell CycleCell LineCell Line, TumorFungiG2 PhaseHumansK562 CellsMammalsMycosesAntifungal Agents

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PMID29654251
PMCPMC5899093

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