Copper Homeostasis in : Opportunities for Therapeutic Development

Overview

Journal Front Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2019 Apr 30

PMID 31031736

Citations 6

Authors

Jinxing Song

Rongpeng Li

Jihong Jiang

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Abstract

can cause severe invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised individuals. Copper, an essential but potentially toxic trace element for , plays a critical role at the host-pathogen axis during infection. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the host utilizes copper compartmentalization within macrophages to combat infection. To survive under host-imposed copper toxicity, has evolved sophisticated machinery to regulate copper homeostasis. Thus, targeting molecular pathways critical for copper homeostasis regulation provides an opportunity to improve therapeutic options for aspergillosis caused by . In this review, we describe the copper homeostatic mechanisms by which acquires and controls copper levels and explores the responses of the pathogen to alter copper levels in the host. Finally, we discuss the regulatory mechanisms of copper homeostasis that could be targeted for antifungal drug development.

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