Structural advances for the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporters

N Yan - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2013 - cell.com
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is one of the largest groups of secondary active
transporters conserved from bacteria to humans. MFS proteins selectively transport a wide …

Antifungals: mechanism of action and drug resistance

R Prasad, AH Shah, MK Rawal - Yeast Membrane Transport, 2016 - Springer
There are currently few antifungals in use which show efficacy against fungal diseases.
These antifungals mostly target specific components of fungal plasma membrane or its …

Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies

B Hu, W Wang, S Ou, J Tang, H Li, R Che, Z Zhang… - Nature Genetics, 2015 - nature.com
Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) consists of two main subspecies, indica and japonica.
Indica has higher nitrate-absorption activity than japonica, but the molecular mechanisms …

Efflux pump proteins in antifungal resistance

R Prasad, MK Rawal - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It is now well-known that the enhanced expression of ATP binding cassette (ABC) and major
facilitator superfamily (MFS) proteins contribute to the development of tolerance to …

Energy coupling mechanisms of MFS transporters

XC Zhang, Y Zhao, J Heng, D Jiang - Protein Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is a large class of secondary active transporters widely
expressed across all life kingdoms. Although a common 12‐transmembrane helix‐bundle …

Hyphae-Specific Genes HGC1, ALS3, HWP1, and ECE1 and Relevant Signaling Pathways in Candida albicans

Y Fan, H He, Y Dong, H Pan - Mycopathologia, 2013 - Springer
Fungal virulence mechanisms include adhesion to epithelia, morphogenesis, production of
secretory hydrolytic enzymes, and phenotype switching, all of which contribute to the …

A combination fluorescence assay demonstrates increased efflux pump activity as a resistance mechanism in azole-resistant vaginal Candida albicans isolates

S Bhattacharya, JD Sobel, TC White - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2016 - journals.asm.org
Candida albicans is a pathogenic fungus causing vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Azole
drugs, such as fluconazole, are the most common treatment for these infections. Recently …

Multidrug transporters of Candida species in clinical azole resistance

R Prasad, R Nair, A Banerjee - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Over-expression of the human P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in tumor cells is a classic example of an
ABC protein serving as a hindrance to effective chemotherapy. The existence of proteins …

MFS transporters of Candida species and their role in clinical drug resistance

A K. Redhu, AH Shah, R Prasad - FEMS yeast research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
ABC (ATP-binding cassette) and MFS (major facilitator superfamily) exporters, belonging to
two different superfamilies, are one of the most prominent contributors of multidrug …

Emerging Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Candida albicans

R Prasad, R Nair, A Banerjee - Yeasts in Biotechnology and Human …, 2019 - Springer
Drug resistance mechanisms in the commensal human pathogen Candida albicans are
continually evolving. Over time, Candida species have implemented diverse strategies to …