K J Kwon-Chung
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Lupo P, Chang Y, Kelsall B, Farber J, Pietrella D, Vecchiarelli A, et al.
Infect Immun
. 2008 Feb;
76(4):1581-9.
PMID: 18250173
The aim of this investigation was to study the effect of polysaccharide capsule on the gene expression in dendritic cells (DC) during their interaction with Cryptococcus neoformans. To this end,...
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Chang Y, Jong A, Huang S, Zerfas P, Kwon-Chung K
Infect Immun
. 2006 Jun;
74(7):3930-8.
PMID: 16790766
The polysaccharide capsule is known to be the major factor required for the virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. We have cloned and characterized a gene, designated CPS1, that encodes a protein...
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McClelland C, Chang Y, Kwon-Chung K
Fungal Genet Biol
. 2005 Nov;
42(11):904-13.
PMID: 16260158
Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the caus-ative agents of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis and are amenable to genetic manipulations, making them important models of pathogenic fungi. To improve the efficiency of...
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Sugui J, Chang Y, Kwon-Chung K
Appl Environ Microbiol
. 2005 Apr;
71(4):1798-802.
PMID: 15812003
Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to transform Aspergillus fumigatus by either random or site-directed integration of transforming DNA (T-DNA). Random mutagenesis via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) was accomplished with T-DNA containing...
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Lee H, Chang Y, Kwon-Chung K
Mol Microbiol
. 2005 Feb;
55(4):1222-32.
PMID: 15686566
Cryptococcus neoformans exists in two mating types MATa and MATalpha. Although the morphology, growth characteristics and genetic segregation patterns among MATa and MATalpha strains are indistinguishable in the laboratory, the...
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Roh M, Tuazon C, Mandler R, Kwon-Chung K, Geist C
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
. 2005 Jan;
21(1):71-4.
PMID: 15677958
A 47-year-old diabetic man with chronic renal failure presented with a 1-month history of complete ptosis of the left upper eyelid, left proptosis, and left-sided headache. During the course of...
17.
Kidd S, Hagen F, Tscharke R, Huynh M, Bartlett K, Fyfe M, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2004 Dec;
101(49):17258-63.
PMID: 15572442
Cryptococcus gattii causes life-threatening infection of the pulmonary and central nervous systems in hosts with normal immunity and traditionally has been considered to be restricted geographically to tropical and subtropical...
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Chang Y, Wright L, Tscharke R, Sorrell T, Wilson C, Kwon-Chung K
Mol Microbiol
. 2004 Sep;
53(5):1385-96.
PMID: 15387817
The STE12alpha gene of Cryptococcus neoformans encodes a protein containing both homeodomain and zinc finger regions. As homeodomains and zinc finger regions are important domains for the function of many...
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Chang Y, Tsai H, Karos M, Kwon-Chung K
Fungal Genet Biol
. 2004 Sep;
41(9):888-96.
PMID: 15338574
Aspergillus fumigatus grows optimally from 37 to 42 degrees C but can grow at temperatures up to 55 degrees C. To study the genetic basis of thermotolerance and its role...
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Fujii I, Yasuoka Y, Tsai H, Chang Y, Kwon-Chung K, Ebizuka Y
J Biol Chem
. 2004 Aug;
279(43):44613-20.
PMID: 15310761
The pentaketide 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene (T4HN) is a key precursor of 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin, an important virulence factor in pathogenic fungi, where T4HN is believed to be the direct product of pentaketide synthases. We...