Thermotolerance in the pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans is linked to antigen masking via mRNA decay-dependent reprogramming

The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can adapt to mammalian core body temperature. Here, Bloom et al. show that Ccr4-mediated decay of ribosomal protein mRNAs is important for thermotolerance and immune evasion by promoting masking of cell wall glucans.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amanda L. M. Bloom, Richard M. Jin, Jay Leipheimer, Jonathan E. Bard, Donald Yergeau, Elizabeth A. Wohlfert, John C. Panepinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12907-x