GEO DataSets

(Submitter supplied) The target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signal transduction system that is activated by varying nutrient and environmental signals and governs a plethora of eukaryotic biological processes, but its role in Cryptococcus neoformans remains elusive. In this study, we investigated the TOR pathway by functionally characterizing two Tor-like kinases, Tor1 and Tlk1, in C. neoformans. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL23176

9 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) To investigate the pleiotropic roles of Lkh1 in stress response and virulence, we constructed lkh1∆ mutant strains. In this study, we found that Tor1 was an upstream regulator of Lkh1 in C. neoformans. We then performed gene expression profiling analysis to elucidate signaling circuitry downstream of CnLkh1 in the TOR1-Lkh1 pathway using data obtained from RNA seq of 2 different strains (WT of lkh1∆ mutant) with or without rapamycin treatment.

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL33437

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

42 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Thermotolerance is a crucial virulence attribute for Cryptococcus neoformans, which causes fatal fungal meningitis in humans. A protein kinase, Sch9, suppresses the thermotolerance of C. neoformans but its regulatory mechanism remains unknown. Here we elucidated the Sch9-dependent and -independent signaling networks for modulating the thermotolerance of C. neoformans through a genome-wide transcriptome analysis and reverse genetics approaches. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii; Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Thermotolerance is a crucial virulence attribute for Cryptococcus neoformans, which causes fatal fungal meningitis in humans. A protein kinase, Sch9, suppresses the thermotolerance of C. neoformans but its regulatory mechanism remains unknown. Here we elucidated the Sch9-dependent and -independent signaling networks for modulating the thermotolerance of C. neoformans through a genome-wide transcriptome analysis and reverse genetics approaches. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii; Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

36 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) AP-1 like transcription factors play evolutionarily conserved roles in oxidative stress responses as redox sensors in eukaryotes. In this study, we aim to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of an atypical yeast AP-1 like protein, Yap1, in the stress response and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. YAP1 expression was induced not only by oxidative stresses, such as H2O2 and diamide, but also by other environmental stresses, such as osmotic and membrane destabilizing stresses. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL23176

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) This study analyses the effects of truncation of the gene encoding Tor1 kinase in Candida albicans. The study involves a mutant tetO-TOR1-Del381 which has the N terminal regulator HEAT repeats deleted compared to a full length tetO-TOR1 strain and a heterozygous TOR1/tor1 control. Cell were grown in vitro in YEPD broth at 30˚C. In shut off experiments, doxycycline (30 µg.ml) was added to cultures to shut off the tetO promoter and inhibit Tor1 expression.

Organism:

Candida albicans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL24041

20 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) WD40 motif-containing Msi1-like (MSIL) proteins play pleiotropic cellular functions as a negative regulator of the Ras/cAMP-pathways and a component of chromatin assembly factor-I (CAF-I), and yet have not been studied in fungal pathogens. Here we identified and characterized an MSIL protein, Msl1, in Cryptococcus neoformans, which can cause fatal meningoencephalitis in humans. Notably, Msl1 was not a functional ortholog for the yeast Msi1 but played pleiotropic roles in C. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii; Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) A family of APSES transcription factor is known to be fungal-specific transcriptional regulators and play important roles in governing growth, differentiation, and virulence of diverse fungal pathogens. Yet none of APSES-like transcription factors have been identified and investigated in a basidiomycetous fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans. In the present study we discovered an APSES-like transcription factor, Msa1 (Mbp1/Swi4-like APSES protein 1), as one of novel flucytosine-responsive genes (total 194 genes) identified through comparative transcriptome analysis of C. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99; Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

24 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen of immunocompromised people that causes fatal meningitis. The fungal cell wall is essential to viability and pathogenesis of C. neoformans, and biosynthesis and repair of the wall is primarily controlled by the cell wall integrity (CWI) signaling pathway. Previous work by us and others have shown that deletion of genes encoding the four major kinases in the CWI signaling pathway, namely PKC1, BCK1, MKK2 and MPK1 results in severe cell wall phenotypes, sensitivity to a variety of cell wall stressors and, for Mpk1, reduced virulence in a mouse model. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL14571

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) To elucidate the signaling circuitry downstream of Rad53, we compared transcriptome profiles between wild type and rad53Δ mutant strains post radiation exposure using RNAseq analysis. Of total 6,962 genes, 5,087 and 4,768 genes showed statistically different expression levels in the wild type and rad53Δ mutant strains, respectively, post radiation exposure (P-value cutoff of < 0.05; false decrease rate (FDR) cutoff of < 0.05). more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL25340

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Melanin is an antioxidant polyphenol pigment, which is required for the pathogenicity of many human and plant fungal pathogens. Nevertheless, its comprehensive regulatory mechanism still remain elusive. In this study, we systematically analyzed melanin-regulating signaling pathways in Cryptococcus neoformans. Here we identified four core melanin-regulating TFs, Bzp4, Usv101, Mbs1, and Hob1, which are required for induction of the laccase gene (LAC1). more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL23176

36 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Eukaryotic cell growth is coordinated in response to nutrient availability, growth factors, and environmental stimuli, enabling cell–cell interactions that promote survival. The rapamycin-sensitive Tor1 protein kinase, which is conserved from yeasts to humans, participates in a signaling pathway central to cellular nutrient responses. To gain insight into Tor-mediated processes in human fungal pathogens, we have characterized Tor signaling in Candida albicans. more...

Organism:

Candida albicans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL7476

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The kinase, putative endopeptidase and other peptides of small size (KEOPS) complex plays critical cellular functions in eukaryotes, but its pathobiological roles remains elusive in fungal pathogens. Here we comprehensively analyze the pathobiological functions of the KEOPS complex in fungal meningoencephalitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. The cryptococcal KEOPS complex appears to have a linear arrangement of Pcc1-Kae1-Bud32-Cgi121, supported by physical interaction between Pcc1-Kae1, Kae1-Bud32, and Bud32-Cgi121, but does not have Gon7 ortholog, which is the part of the S. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL21073

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) We characterized the impact of the J domain co-chaperone, Dnj4, on the transcriptional response to DNA damage induced by hydroxyurea (an inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase) in Cryptococcus neoformans. We treated wild type (WT) and mutant dnj4∆ log phase cells with hydroxyurea for one hour and found that the loss of DNJ4 impaired the transcriptional response to HU. In particular, the up-regulation of DNA damage and repair genes as well as iron uptake genes was impaired in these mutants. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL24579

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Purpose: To identify the downstream gene sets regulated by Mpk1p in C. neoformans normal and Tunicamycin-treated conditions, we compared the RNA-seq based transcriptional profiles. Methods: Total RNA was isolated according to the RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen) and all procedure for RNA sequencing were conducted by ebiogen. The mRNA was isolated by using the Poly(A) RNA Selection Kit (LEXOGEN) and isolated mRNAs were used for the cDNA synthesis. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL28713

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Carbon dioxide (CO2) sensing, transport, and metabolism play a pivotal role in survival and proliferation of pathogenic microbes infecting human host from natural environments due to the drastic difference of CO2 levels. Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are not only key CO2-metabolic enzymes catalyzing reversible interconversion between CO2 and bicarbonate (HCO3-), but also important CO2-signaling modulators. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

17 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Casein kinase 2 (CK2) is a potential therapeutic target for several human diseases due to its crucial roles in growth, differentiation, and metabolic homeostasis. This study delves into the role of the CK2 complex in Cryptococcus neoformans, a key fungal pathogen causing meningitis. In C. neoformans, the CK2 complex is made up of a main catalytic subunit (Cka1) and two regulatory subunits (Ckb1 and Ckb2). more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL21073

9 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The cAMP-pathway plays a central role in regulation of growth, differentiation, and virulence of human pathogenic fungi, including Cryptococcus neoformans. Three major upstream signaling regulators of the adenylyl cyclase (Cac1), Ras, Aca1 (Adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1) and G-alpha subunit protein (Gpa1), have been identified to control the cAMP-pathway in C. neoformans, but their functional relationship remains elusive. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99; Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

18 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Using RNA-seq we report the global changes that occur in response to host temperature stress in the pathogen, Crypococcus neoformans, and reveal that mRNA decay plays a critical role in the transcriptomic and translatomic reprogramming necessary for stress adaptation.

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL21750

24 Samples

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