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ArticleNature communications2024

Alternative sulphur metabolism in the fungal pathogen Candida parapsilosis.

Lisa Lombardi, Letal I Salzberg, Eoin Ó Cinnéide, Caoimhe O'Brien, Florent Morio, Siobhán A Turner, Kevin P Byrne, Geraldine Butler

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Sulfur Vacancy-Rich MoSAdvanced healthcare materials · 2026
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  5. Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  7. Small pangenome ofmBio · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Lisa LombardiSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland. lisa.lombardi@ucd.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-2522-1278
Letal I SalzbergSchool of Medicine, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
Eoin Ó CinnéideSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3148-842X
Caoimhe O'BrienSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
Florent MorioNantes Université, CHU Nantes, Cibles et Médicaments des Infections et de l'Immunité, UR1155, Nantes, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5859-6105
Siobhán A TurnerSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
Kevin P ByrneSchool of Medicine, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-6368-154X
Geraldine ButlerSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland. gbutler@ucd.ie.ORCID 0000-0002-1770-5301

Funding

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) 19/FFP/6668
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candida parapsilosis is an opportunistic fungal pathogen commonly isolated from the environment and associated with nosocomial infection outbreaks worldwide. We describe here the construction of a large collection of gene disruptions, greatly increasing the molecular tools available for probing gene function in C. parapsilosis. We use these to identify transcription factors associated with multiple metabolic pathways, and in particular to dissect the network regulating the assimilation of sulphur. We find that, unlike in other yeasts and filamentous fungi, the transcription factor Met4 is not the main regulator of methionine synthesis. In C. parapsilosis, assimilation of inorganic sulphur (sulphate) and synthesis of cysteine and methionine is regulated by Met28, a paralog of Met4, whereas Met4 regulates expression of a wide array of transporters and enzymes involved in the assimilation of organosulfur compounds. Analysis of transcription factor binding sites suggests that Met4 is recruited by the DNA-binding protein Met32, and Met28 is recruited by Cbf1. Despite having different target genes, Met4 and Met28 have partial functional overlap, possibly because Met4 can contribute to assimilation of inorganic sulphur in the absence of Met28.

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Candida parapsilosisFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalMethionineSulfurTranscription FactorsCysteineMetabolic Networks and PathwaysSulfatesCysteineFungal ProteinsMethionineSulfatesSulfurTranscription Factors

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PMID39448588
PMCPMC11502921

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