Journal article

Exploring and exploiting the connection between mitochondria and the virulence of human pathogenic fungi

Surbhi Verma, Viplendra PS Shakya, Alexander Idnurm

VIRULENCE | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC | Published : 2018

Abstract

Mitochondria are best known for their role in the production of ATP; however, recent research implicates other mitochondrial functions in the virulence of human pathogenic fungi. Inhibitors of mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase or the electron transport chain are successfully used to combat plant pathogenic fungi, but similar inhibition of mitochondrial functions has not been pursued for applications in medical mycology. Advances in understanding mitochondrial function relevant to human pathogenic fungi are in four major directions: 1) the role of mitochondrial morphology in virulence, 2) mitochondrial genetics, with a focus on mitochondrial DNA recombination and mitochondrial inheritance..

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