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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Inhibitors of spore germination act against diverse human fungal pathogens.

Jacqueline A Spieles, Seth D Greengo, Ashley M Holt, Madison C Barnes, Nancy P Keller, Jeniel E Nett, Christina M Hull

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jacqueline A SpielesDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0003-3691-005X
Seth D GreengoDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0002-8912-7782
Ashley M HoltDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0002-6365-7144
Madison C BarnesDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.
Nancy P KellerDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0002-4386-9473
Jeniel E NettDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0001-8587-6244
Christina M HullDepartment of Biomolecular Chemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0002-4529-1775

Funding

UW COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SUPPORTP30CA014520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Justine Yang Bruce · 1985 to 2026
$142.6M
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training ProgramT32GM008505 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BLACKWELL, HELEN E. · 1993 to 2023
$9.8M
Maturation, Germination, and Pathogenesis of Cryptococcus SporesR01AI179964 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CHRISTINA M HULL · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014520NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI179964NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current antifungal drugs often cause severe side effects due to the conservation of molecular targets between fungal and mammalian cells. One way to avoid host toxicity in future antifungals is to leverage molecules with targets involved in processes unique to fungi, such as spore germination. Germination is conserved in several of the most critical fungal pathogens but absent in mammalian cells. In this work we evaluated 191 small molecule inhibitors of

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antifungal agentsAspergillus fumigatusC. deneoformansconidiaCryptococcus neoformansgerminationspores

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PMID42779664
PMCPMC13596307

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