Phagocytic predation by the fungivorous amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets metal ion and redox homeostasis
S. Radosa, J. L. Sprague, R. Toth, T. Wolf, M. Sprenger, S. Brunke, G. Panagiotou, J. Linde, A. Gacser, F. Hillmann
This study shows that the amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets fungal copper and redox homeostasis during predation, with gene deletions in C. parapsilosis confirming their role in survival against phagocytic killing.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology