Potassium and sodium transport in yeast

L Yenush - Yeast membrane transport, 2016‏ - Springer
As the proper maintenance of intracellular potassium and sodium concentrations is vital for
cell growth, all living organisms have developed a cohort of strategies to maintain proper …

Effects of Chitosan on Candida albicans: Conditions for Its Antifungal Activity

A Peña, NS Sánchez… - BioMed research …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
The effects of low molecular weight (96.5 KDa) chitosan on the pathogenic yeast Candida
albicans were studied. Low concentrations of chitosan, around 2.5 to 10 μg· mL− 1 produced …

SQ109, a new drug lead for Chagas disease

P Veiga-Santos, K Li, L Lameira… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015‏ - journals.asm.org
We tested the antituberculosis drug SQ109, which is currently in advanced clinical trials for
the treatment of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis, for its in vitro activity …

Scolopendin, an antimicrobial peptide from centipede, attenuates mitochondrial functions and triggers apoptosis in Candida albicans

H Lee, JS Hwang, DG Lee - Biochemical Journal, 2017‏ - portlandpress.com
Centipedes, a type of arthropod, reportedly produce antimicrobial peptides as part of an
innate immune response. Scolopendin (SPSEKAGLQPVGRIGRMLKK) is a novel …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma Membrane Potential of Candida albicans Measured by Di-4-ANEPPS Fluorescence Depends on Growth Phase and Regulatory Factors

J Suchodolski, A Krasowska - Microorganisms, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The potential of the plasma membrane (Δψ) regulates the electrochemical potential between
the outer and inner sides of cell membranes. The opportunistic fungal pathogen, Candida …

The V-ATPase as a target for antifungal drugs

Y Zhang, R Rao - Current Protein and Peptide Science, 2012‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The ubiquitous and essential V-ATPase is a worthy chemotherapeutic target in the
escalating battle against invasive fungal infections. Pathogenic fungi require optimum V …

Trk2 transporter is a relevant player in K+ supply and plasma-membrane potential control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Petrezsélyová, J Ramos, H Sychrova - Folia Microbiologica, 2011‏ - Springer
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TRK1 and TRK2 genes encode partially redundant K+
transporters. Direct involvement in K+ uptake has been shown for Trk1p since cells growing …

Estimation of the electric plasma membrane potential difference in yeast with fluorescent dyes: comparative study of methods

A Peña, NS Sánchez, M Calahorra - Journal of bioenergetics and …, 2010‏ - Springer
Different methods to estimate the plasma membrane potential difference (PMP) of yeast cells
with fluorescent monitors were compared. The validity of the methods was tested by the …

Potassium deprivation is sufficient to induce a cell death program in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

DB Lauff, GE Santa-María - FEMS yeast research, 2010‏ - academic.oup.com
Cell culture in low potassium (K+) media has been associated to programmed cell death
(PCD) in metazoans. In this study, deprivation of K+ led Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells to a …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of Thioflavin T for the Estimation and Measurement of the Plasma Membrane Electric Potential Difference in Different Yeast Strains

A Peña, NS Sánchez, F Padilla-Garfias… - Journal of Fungi, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The use of the cationic, dye thioflavin T (ThT), to estimate the electric plasma membrane
potential difference (PMP) via the fluorescence changes and to obtain its actual values from …