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ArticleNature communications2025

Molecular landscape of the fungal plasma membrane and implications for antifungal action.

Jennifer Jiang, Mikhail V Keniya, Anusha Puri, Xueying Zhan, Jeff Cheng, Huan Wang, Gigi Lin, Yun-Kyung Lee, Nora Jaber, Caifeng Zhao and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Micafungin exposure drives multidrug resistance inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Jennifer JiangDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6302-5916
Mikhail V KeniyaHackensack Meridian Health-Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-6982
Anusha PuriDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Xueying ZhanComputational Biology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-0178
Jeff ChengDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Huan WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-5026
Gigi LinCity University of New York-Hunter College, New York, NY, USA.
Yun-Kyung LeeDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Nora JaberDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Caifeng ZhaoCenter for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Cynthia PangDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-8953-7278
Yasmine HassounHackensack Meridian Health-Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, NJ, USA.
Haiyan ZhengCenter for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1955-1817
Erika ShorHackensack Meridian Health-Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-0963
Zheng ShiDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-1871
Sang-Hyuk LeeInstitute for Quantitative Biomedicine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Min XuComputational Biology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-5891
David S PerlinHackensack Meridian Health-Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, NJ, USA. david.perlin@hmh-cdi.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1268-5524
Wei DaiDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA. wd157@dls.rutgers.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3032-3399

Funding

The Midwest Center for Cryo-Electron TomographyU24GM139168 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI WRIGHT, ELIZABETH R · 2020 to 2025
$41.7M
Critical Factors Influencing Echinocandin Resistance in CandidaglabrataR01AI109025 · NIAID · RBHS-NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI PERLIN, DAVID S · 2014 to 2025
$9.8M
Understanding the viscoelasticity, surface tension, and membrane interactions of biomolecular condensates in live cellsR35GM147027 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI Zheng Shi · 2022 to 2026
$1.6M
Novel machine learning approaches for improving structural discrimination in cryo-electron tomography-Administrative SupplementR01GM134020 · NIGMS · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI XU, MIN · 2020 to 2023
$1.4M
A Bruker timsTOF HT mass spectrometer and nanoflow LC system to upgrade the proteomics facility at Rutgers-New Brunswick and Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolS10OD036226 · OD · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ZHENG, HAIYAN · 2024 to 2024
$1.1M
Micropipette-based quantification of neuronal protein condensates in live cellsR21DA056322 · NIDA · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI SHI, ZHENG · 2022 to 2023
$392k
DOE | Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy - U.S. Department of Energy) DE-SC0019313National Science Foundation (NSF) DBI-2238093National Science Foundation (NSF) MCB-2046180NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI109025NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA056322NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM134020NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147027NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM139168NIH HHS S10 OD036226Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers University Presidential Graduate FellowshipRutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience, Rutgers University (Clement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience) Busch Biomedical GrantU.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (OER) R01AI109025U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (OER) R01GM134020U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (OER) R21DA056322U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (OER) R35GM147027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fungal plasma membrane proteins represent key therapeutic targets for antifungal agents, yet their native structure and spatial distribution remain poorly characterized. Herein, we employ an integrative approach to investigate the organization of plasma membrane protein complexes in Candida glabrata, focusing on two abundant and essential membrane proteins, the β-(1,3)-glucan synthase (GS) and the proton pump Pma1. We show that treatment with caspofungin, an echinocandin antifungal that targets GS, disrupts the native distribution of membrane protein complexes and alters membrane biophysical properties. Perturbation of the sphingolipid biosynthesis further modulates drug susceptibility, revealing that the lipid environment plays an integral role in membrane protein organization and GS-echinocandin interactions. Our work highlights the importance of characterizing membrane proteins in their native context to understand their functions and inform the development of novel antifungal therapies.

Indexed as

Antifungal AgentsCandida glabrataCell MembraneFungal ProteinsCaspofunginEchinocandinsGlucosyltransferasesMembrane ProteinsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsProton-Translocating ATPasesSphingolipids1,3-beta-glucan synthaseAntifungal AgentsCaspofunginEchinocandinsFungal ProteinsGlucosyltransferasesMembrane ProteinsProton-Translocating ATPasesSphingolipids

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PMID41087328
PMCPMC12521646

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