Cellular iron homeostasis mediated by the Mrs4-Ccc1-Smf3 pathway is essential for mitochondrial function, morphogenesis and virulence in Candida albicans

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1843, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 629-639

  Xu, Ning ^a   Dong, Yijie ^a   Cheng, Xinxin ^a   Yu, Qilin ^a   Qian, Kefan ^a   Mao, Jiwei ^a   Jia, Chang ^a   Ding, Xiaohui ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Chen, Yulu ^a   Zhang, Biao ^b   Xing, Laijun ^a   Li, Mingchun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Filamentous development; Mitochondrial function; The Mrs4 Ccc1 Smf3 pathway; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IRON; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE DELETION; HOMEOSTASIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84891933594     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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