Yong‐Sun Bahn

This study identifies Mln1 as a regulator of metabolic flexibility and thermotolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans, revealing a trade-off between nutrient utilization and stress resistance.

This study identifies Pro3 as a key enzyme linking proline biosynthesis to cell wall integrity in Cryptococcus neoformans, showing its critical role in virulence and growth.

The paper shows brain infection induces RNAi epimutations in Mucor circinelloides that enhance blood-brain barrier invasion.

The paper identifies Pph22, Tap42, and Rrd2 as components of the protein phosphatase 2A complex in Cryptococcus neoformans, showing their roles in stress response, virulence, and morphogenesis.

The paper identifies the protein phosphatase 2C domain of adenylyl cyclase in Cryptococcus neoformans as essential for its pathobiological functions, affecting virulence and immune response.

The paper identifies essential transcriptional regulators in Cryptococcus neoformans, highlighting Ezt1 as a key regulator of growth, drug response, and virulence.

This study identifies distinct roles of STRIPAK subunits in Cryptococcus neoformans, showing that core subunits maintain genome stability and virulence while Mob3 promotes hypervirulence through enhanced host adaptation.

This study identifies two divergent Wee1-family kinases in Cryptococcus neoformans that function in a dosage-sensitive checkpoint to promote stress adaptation and virulence.

This study systematically mutagenizes histones in Cryptococcus neoformans to show their role in maintaining 3D chromosome architecture and virulence.

This study shows that Hog1 MAPK localization in Cryptococcus neoformans determines stress adaptation, antifungal resistance, and virulence by affecting glycerol homeostasis and sexual differentiation.

The paper identifies Wcp1, a WD40 protein with cyclophilin domains, as essential for CO2/heat tolerance and acidic pH adaptation in Cryptococcus neoformans, linking these functions to virulence.

The paper develops a toolkit of fluorescent organelle markers in Cryptococcus neoformans to study subcellular localization and remodeling under various conditions and during sexual development.

This study identifies the calcineurin pathway's role in regulating thermotolerance, cell integrity, antifungal resistance, and virulence in Candida auris through genetic deletion and transcription factor analysis.

This study investigates the role of an N-glycan-dependent ERQC system in C. neoformans, showing its impact on virulence, cell surface organization, and extracellular vesicle transport.

This paper investigates the role of the STRIPAK complex in Cryptococcus neoformans, showing it regulates genome stability, sexual development, and virulence through functional characterization of its subunits.