Zinc at the Host–Fungus Interface: How to Uptake the Metal?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Current Knowledge on Zinc Homeostasis in Pathogenic Fungi
3. Zinc-Dependent Zinc Uptake
3.1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
3.2. Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii
4. Zinc- and pH-Dependent Zinc Uptake
4.1. Aspergillus fumigatus
4.2. Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
5. Zinc Uptake Not Related to Depend on pH Regulation Thus Far
Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zinc Dependent | Zinc and pH Dependent | Not Enough Data 1 |
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Aspergillus fumigatus | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis |
Cryptococcus gattii | Candida albicans | Paracoccidioides lutzii |
Cryptococcus neoformans | Candida dubliniensis | Emmonsia parva |
Emmonsia crescens | ||
Trichophyton mentagrophytes | ||
Histoplasma capsulatum | ||
Blastomyces dermatitidis |
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Soares, L.W.; Bailão, A.M.; Soares, C.M.d.A.; Bailão, M.G.S. Zinc at the Host–Fungus Interface: How to Uptake the Metal? J. Fungi 2020, 6, 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040305
Soares LW, Bailão AM, Soares CMdA, Bailão MGS. Zinc at the Host–Fungus Interface: How to Uptake the Metal? Journal of Fungi. 2020; 6(4):305. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040305
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoares, Lucas Weba, Alexandre Melo Bailão, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares, and Mirelle Garcia Silva Bailão. 2020. "Zinc at the Host–Fungus Interface: How to Uptake the Metal?" Journal of Fungi 6, no. 4: 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040305