ArticlemBio2022
Blocking Polyphosphate Mobilization Inhibits Pho4 Activation and Virulence in the Pathogen Candida albicans.
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- Predictive modeling and network analysis uncover novel regulators of multi-stress tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Frontiers in fungal phosphatases: molecular diversity, regulatory mechanisms, analytical methodologies, ecological significance, and prospects for sustainable utilization.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Multilayered Regulation of Fungal Phosphate Metabolism: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecological Roles in the Global Phosphorus Cycle.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Polyphosphatases have a polyphosphate-independent influence on the virulence ofInfection and immunity · 2025Article
- Differential effects of endo- and exopolyphosphatase expression on the induction of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes · 2025Article
- A transcriptional activator fromFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The ability of pathogenic fungi to obtain essential nutrients from the host is vital for virulence. In Candida albicans, acquisition of the macronutrient phosphate is regulated by the Pho4 transcription factor and is important for both virulence and resistance to host-encountered stresses. All cells store phosphate in the form of polyphosphate (polyP), a ubiquitous polymer comprising tens to hundreds of phosphate residues. Release of phosphate from polyP is one of the first responses evoked in response to phosphate starvation, and here, we sought to explore the importance of polyP mobilization in the pathobiology of C. albicans. We found that two polyphosphatases, Ppn1 and Ppx1, function redundantly to release phosphate from polyP in C. albicans. Strikingly, we reveal that blocking polyP mobilization prevents the activation of the Pho4 transcription factor: following P
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