Candida albicans scavenges host zinc via Pra1 during endothelial invasion.

Citiulo F, Jacobsen ID, Miramón P, Schild L, Brunke S, Zipfel PF, Brock M, Hube B, Wilson D (2012) Candida albicans scavenges host zinc via Pra1 during endothelial invasion. PLOS Pathog 8(6), e1002777. PubMed Open Access

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Abstract

The ability of pathogenic microorganisms to assimilate essential nutrients from their hosts is critical for pathogenesis. Here we report endothelial zinc sequestration by the major human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. We hypothesised that, analogous to siderophore-mediated iron acquisition, C. albicans utilises an extracellular zinc scavenger for acquiring this essential metal. We postulated that such a

Involved Units and Groups

Infection Biology Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms Microbial Immunology Microbial Biochemistry and Physiology

HKI-Authors

Prof. Dr. Peter F. Zipfel Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hube Dr. habil. Matthias Brock Prof. Dr. Ilse Denise Jacobsen Dr. Sascha Brunke Dr. Lydia Kasper (née Schild) Dr. Duncan Wilson Dr. Pedro Miramón Dr. Francesco Citiulo

Topics

Nutrient acquisition in infections

Identifier

doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002777 PMID: 22761575