Cryptococcus neoformans,Puf4

Murat C Kalem1, Sean Duffy1, Amanda L M Bloom1

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.

Microbiology spectrum
|February 25, 2026
PubMed
概括

翻译后的修改,如氨酸甲基化,会影响RNA结合蛋白 (RBPs) 的功能,例如Cryptococcus neoformans中的Puf4. 这些修改影响了抗压力和蛋白质相互作用,影响了真菌的适应性和致病性.

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