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ArticlemBio2020

Targeting Methionine Synthase in a Fungal Pathogen Causes a Metabolic Imbalance That Impacts Cell Energetics, Growth, and Virulence.

Jennifer Scott, Monica Sueiro-Olivares, Benjamin P Thornton, Rebecca A Owens, Howbeer Muhamadali, Rachael Fortune-Grant, Darren Thomson, Riba Thomas, Katherine Hollywood, Sean Doyle and 4 more

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Article in mBio, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jennifer ScottManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6401-962X
Monica Sueiro-OlivaresManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Benjamin P ThorntonSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Rebecca A OwensDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynouth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Howbeer MuhamadaliDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Rachael Fortune-GrantManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Darren ThomsonManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Riba ThomasManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Katherine HollywoodManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Sean DoyleDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynouth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Royston GoodacreDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Lydia TaberneroSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Elaine BignellManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Jorge AmichManchester Fungal Infection Group, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom jorge.amichelias@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8987-5115
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBNational University of Ireland, Maynooth · IEUniversity of Liverpool · GBUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M017702/1Medical Research Council G0501164Medical Research Council MR/L000822/1Medical Research Council MR/M02010X/1Medical Research Council MR/N006364/2Medical Research Council MR/N008707/1Medical Research Council MR/S001824/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an urgent need to develop novel antifungals to tackle the threat fungal pathogens pose to human health. Here, we have performed a comprehensive characterization and validation of the promising target methionine synthase (MetH). We show that in

Indexed as

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-MethyltransferaseAnimalsAspergillus fumigatusDisease Models, AnimalGenes, EssentialInvasive Pulmonary AspergillosisLarvaLeukopeniaMaleMiceMothsVirulence5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferaseantifungal targetAspergillus fumigatusdoxycyclineestablished infectionfungal virulencemethionine synthaseprimary metabolismtarget validationTetOFF

Identifiers

PMID33051366
PMCPMC7554668
OpenAlexW3092553951

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Registered trials

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