Immunomodulatory potential of fungal extracellular vesicles: Insights for therapeutic applications

S Nenciarini, D Cavalieri - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous vesicular organelles that perform a variety of
biological functions including cell communication across different biological kingdoms. EVs …

Mechanisms of Alternaria pathogenesis in animals and plants

C Fernandes, A Casadevall… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Alternaria species are cosmopolitan fungi darkly pigmented by melanin that infect numerous
plant species causing economically important agricultural spoilage of various food crops …

Ustilago maydis PR-1-like protein has evolved two distinct domains for dual virulence activities

YH Lin, MY Xu, CC Hsu, FA Damei, HC Lee… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The diversification of effector function, driven by a co-evolutionary arms race, enables
pathogens to establish compatible interactions with hosts. Structurally conserved plant …

Extracellular vesicles regulate biofilm formation and yeast-to-hypha differentiation in Candida albicans

L Honorato, JFD de Araujo, CC Ellis, AC Piffer… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, we investigated the influence of fungal extracellular vesicles (EVs) during
biofilm formation and morphogenesis in Candida albicans. Using crystal violet staining and …

Hidden allies: how extracellular vesicles drive biofilm formation, stress adaptation, and host–immune interactions in human fungal pathogens

P Brandt, R Singha, IV Ene - mBio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Pathogenic fungi pose a significant threat to human health, especially given the rising
incidence of invasive fungal infections and the emergence of drug-resistant strains. This …

Extracellular vesicles of Candida albicans regulate its own growth through the l-arginine/nitric oxide pathway

Y Wei, Z Wang, Y Liu, B Liao, Y Zong, Y Shi… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Candida albicans is the main conditional pathogenic fungus among the human microbiome.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by C. albicans are important for its pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicle production: A bidirectional effect in the interplay between host and Candida fungi

K Kulig, M Rapala-Kozik, J Karkowska-Kuleta - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Candida fungi exploit various virulence strategies to invade the human host, while host cells
employ diverse mechanisms to maintain homeostasis and respond to infection. Extracellular …

Extracellular Vesicle Formation in Cryptococcus deuterogattii Impacts Fungal Virulence and Requires the NOP16 Gene

RF Castelli, A Pereira, L Honorato, A Valdez… - Infection and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Small molecules are components of fungal extracellular vesicles (EVs), but their biological
roles are only superficially known. NOP16 is a eukaryotic gene that is required for the activity …

Corrected and republished from: “Extracellular Vesicle Formation in Cryptococcus deuterogattii Impacts Fungal Virulence”

RF Castelli, A Pereira, L Honorato, A Valdez… - Infection and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Small molecules are components of fungal extracellular vesicles (EVs), but their biological
roles are only superficially known. NOP16 is a eukaryotic gene that is required for the activity …

Optimizing fungal extracellular vesicle proteomic profiling through combined analysis of in-solution and in-gel digestion

DA Salgado-Bautista, E Callegari… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Proteomics offers a powerful tool to identify proteins within diverse microbial organisms,
environments, and organelles, including extracellular vesicles (EVs). Fungal EVs are of …