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The basic leucine zipper transcription factor MeaB is critical for biofilm formation, cell wall integrity, and virulence in

Yuan Chen, Fei Gao, Xiaojin Chen, Siyuan Tao, Peiying Chen, Wei Lin

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Article in mSphere, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan Chen *Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0009-0005-3686-0234
Fei Gao *Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Xiaojin Chen *Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Siyuan TaoNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Peiying ChenNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Wei LinNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2940-6966
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Basic Science (Natural Science) Research Project of Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province 23KJB180021MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32270192, 82072240Open Funding Project of the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulation of fungal cell wall biosynthesis is crucial for cell wall integrity maintenance and directly impacts fungal pathogen virulence. Although numerous genes are involved in fungal cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis through multiple pathways, the underlying regulatory mechanism is still not fully understood. In this study, we identified and functionally characterized a direct downstream target of SomA, the basic-region leucine zipper transcription factor MeaB, playing a certain role in

Indexed as

Aspergillus fumigatusFungal ProteinsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBiofilmsCell WallHumansPolysaccharidesVirulenceBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsFungal ProteinsPolysaccharidesAspergillus fumigatusbiofilm formationcell wallpolysaccharide biosynthesis

Identifiers

PMID38284755
PMCPMC10900910
OpenAlexW4391323383

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