A Peptide from Budding Yeast GAPDH Serves as a Promising Antifungal against Cryptococcus neoformans

A Peptide from Budding Yeast GAPDH Serves as a Promising Antifungal against Cryptococcus neoformans

ABSTRACT Infection of Cryptococcus neoformans is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, particularly among immunocompromised patients. However, currently available drugs for the treatment of C. neoformans infection are minimal. Here, we report SP1, a peptide derived from glyceraldehyd...

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Main Authors: Yang Zhang, Liyan Zhou, Yan Liu, Xi Zhao, Xianqiang Lian, Jie Zhang, De Zhao, Yujuan Wang, Jin Zhong, Junfeng Wang, Hongli Wang, Linqi Wang, Yu V. Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
antifungal peptide
GAPDH
Cryptococcus neoformans
apoptosis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00826-21

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