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ArticleCells2022

The Dynamics of

Gustavo J C Freitas, Ludmila Gouveia-Eufrasio, Eluzia C P Emidio, Hellem C S Carneiro, Ludmila de Matos Baltazar, Marliete C Costa, Susana Frases, Glauber R de Sousa Araújo, Tatiane A Paixão, Brunno G Sossai and 4 more

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Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular remodelling ofJournal of medical microbiology · 2026
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  8. Cryptococcal nutrient acquisition and pathogenesis: dining on the host.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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  9. Adaptative Divergence ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  11. Is Cryptococcus neoformans a pleomorphic fungus?Current opinion in microbiology · 2024
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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.

Gustavo J C FreitasLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Ludmila Gouveia-EufrasioLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Eluzia C P EmidioLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Hellem C S CarneiroLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Ludmila de Matos BaltazarInstituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-020, Brazil.
Marliete C CostaLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Susana FrasesLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
Glauber R de Sousa AraújoLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5478-9006
Tatiane A PaixãoLaboratório de Patologia Celular e Molecular, Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Brunno G SossaiLaboratório de Patologia Celular e Molecular, Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.
Melissa CazaMichael Smith Labs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
James W KronstadMichael Smith Labs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4240-6976
Nalu T A PeresLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2762-3200
Daniel A SantosLaboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1108-5666
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversidade Federal de Goiás · BR

Funding

CNPQ 303762/2020-9FAPEMIG PPM-00061-18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenotypic plasticity of Cryptococcus neoformans is widely studied and demonstrated in vitro, but its influence on pathogenicity remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of cryptococcal cell and transcriptional remodeling during pulmonary infection in a murine model. We showed that in Cryptococcus neoformans, cell size reduction (cell body ≤ 3 µm) is important for initial adaptation during infection. This change was associated with reproductive fitness and tissue invasion. Subsequently, the fungus develops mechanisms aimed at resistance to the host’s immune response, which is determinant for virulence. We investigated the transcriptional changes involved in this cellular remodeling and found an upregulation of transcripts related to ribosome biogenesis at the beginning (6 h) of infection and a later (10 days) upregulation of transcripts involved in the inositol pathway, energy production, and the proteasome. Consistent with a role for the proteasome, we found that its inhibition delayed cell remodeling during infection with the H99 strain. Altogether, these results further our understanding of the infection biology of C. neoformans and provide perspectives to support therapeutic and diagnostic targets for cryptococcosis.

Indexed as

CryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMiceProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexVirulenceProteasome Endopeptidase Complexcell remodelingcell sizecryptococcosisinositol pathwayproteasomeribosome biogenesis

Identifiers

PMID36497155
PMCPMC9740611
OpenAlexW4311106676

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