GEO DataSets

(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) 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) 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

Download data: TXT

(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

Download data: GPR

(Submitter supplied) Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic basidiomycete pathogen that is a major etiological agent of fungal meningoencephalitis leading to more than 180,000 deaths worldwide annually. For this pathogen, the polysaccharide capsule is a key virulence factor, which interferes with the phagocytosis by host innate immune cells, but its complex signaling networks remain elusive. In this study, we systematically analyzed capsule biosynthesis and signaling networks by using C. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL32481

30 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) 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

Download data: GPR

(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

Download data: TXT

(Submitter supplied) We report on our study the role of C. neoformans transcription factor Pdr802, whose expression is highly induced under host-like conditions in vitro and is critical for C. neoformans dissemination and virulence in a mouse model of infection. We found that direct targets of Pdr802 include the calcineurin targets Had1 and Pmc1, which are important for C. neoformans virulence, the transcription factor Bzp4, which promotes cryptococcal melanization and capsule thickness, and 35 transmembrane transporters. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL27451

56 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) We report on our study the role of C. neoformans transcription factor Pdr802, whose expression is highly induced under host-like conditions in vitro and is critical for C. neoformans dissemination and virulence in a mouse model of infection. We found that direct targets of Pdr802 include the calcineurin targets Had1 and Pmc1, which are important for C. neoformans virulence, the transcription factor Bzp4, which promotes cryptococcal melanization and capsule thickness, and 35 transmembrane transporters. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Genome binding/occupancy profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL27451

12 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

Download data: XLSX

(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

Download data: TXT, XLSX

(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

Download data: XLSX

(Submitter supplied) The RNA interference (RNAi) mediated by homology-dependent degradation of the target mRNA with small RNA molecules plays a key role in controlling transcription and translation processes in a number of eukaryotic organisms. The RNAi machinery is also evolutionarily conserved in a wide variety of fungal species, including pathogenic fungi. To elucidate the physiological functions of the RNAi pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans that causes fungal meningitis, here we performed genetic analyses for genes encoding Argonaute (AGO1 and AGO2), RdRP (RDP1), and Dicers (DCR1 and DCR2) in both serotype A and D C. more...

Organism:

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

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

22 Samples

Download data: GPR

(Submitter supplied) The RNA interference (RNAi) mediated by homology-dependent degradation of the target mRNA with small RNA molecules plays a key role in controlling transcription and translation processes in a number of eukaryotic organisms. The RNAi machinery is also evolutionarily conserved in a wide variety of fungal species, including pathogenic fungi. To elucidate the physiological functions of the RNAi pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans that causes fungal meningitis, here we performed genetic analyses for genes encoding Argonaute (AGO1 and AGO2), RdRP (RDP1), and Dicers (DCR1 and DCR2) in both serotype A and D C. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans JEC21

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

6 Samples

Download data: GPR

(Submitter supplied) The RNA interference (RNAi) mediated by homology-dependent degradation of the target mRNA with small RNA molecules plays a key role in controlling transcription and translation processes in a number of eukaryotic organisms. The RNAi machinery is also evolutionarily conserved in a wide variety of fungal species, including pathogenic fungi. To elucidate the physiological functions of the RNAi pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans that causes fungal meningitis, here we performed genetic analyses for genes encoding Argonaute (AGO1 and AGO2), RdRP (RDP1), and Dicers (DCR1 and DCR2) in both serotype A and D C. more...

Organism:

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

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL8638

16 Samples

Download data: GPR

(Submitter supplied) To determine how the fungal sterol homeostasis pathway contributes to the fungal pH response. To do so, we compared the transcriptomes of the sre1∆ mutant strain to that of the WT H99 strain in acidic (pH 4) and alkaline (pH 8) conditions.

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL27451

24 Samples

Download data: TXT

(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

Download data: GPR

(Submitter supplied) Comparison of wild-type serotype A C. neoformans cells grown at 21% and 3% oxygen for 2 hours in rich medium. Also comparison of wild-type and Sre1-pathway mutant strains grown at 3 % oxygen for 2 hours in rich medium.

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL9297

6 Samples

Download data: TXT

(Submitter supplied) The basidiomycetous fungus Cryptococcus has been known as radiation resistant fungi and is found in highly radioactive environments such as the damaged nuclear reactor at Chernobyl. Although Cryptococcus exhibits greater resistant for gamma radiation than the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the resistant mechanism of gamma radiation remains elusive. To elucidate a unique regulatory system for radiation-resistance in C. more...

Organism:

Cryptococcus neoformans; Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL18333

12 Samples

Download data: GPR