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Wouter Van Genechten

KU LeuvenORCID 0000-0002-8562-8029Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Patrick Van DijckiD· 4 shared Alexandra Gomes-GonçalvesiD· 3 shared Alistair J. P. BrowniD· 3 shared Cláudia Barata-AntunesiD· 3 shared Faezeh GhasemiiD· 3 shared Margarida CasaliD· 3 shared Patrícia AtaídeiD· 3 shared Sandra PaivaiD· 3 shared

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Expansion, functional diversification and gene fusion events in the Ato protein family

Faezeh Ghasemi, Patrícia Ataíde, Cláudia Barata-Antunes, Yiannis Pyrris, João Alves, Vitor Fernandes, Rosana Maria Abreu Alves, Alexandra Gomes-Gonçalves, Margarida Casal, Wouter Van Genechten, Jana Viktoria Nysten, Alistair J. P. Brown, Patrick Van Dijck, Alexandros A. Pittis, George Diallinas, , Sandra Paiva

This study investigates the role of Ato proteins in carboxylic acid utilization in Candida albicans, revealing functional diversity and regulatory interactions among Ato family members.

iScience · Jun 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Lactic acid influences iron assimilation by a fungal pathogen via the iron reductive uptake pathway

Alexandra Gomes-Gonçalves, Wouter Van Genechten, Patrícia Ataíde, Cláudia Barata-Antunes, Faezeh Ghasemi, Margarida Casal, Miguel Cacho Teixeira, Joaquı́n Ariño, Alistair J. P. Brown, Patrick Van Dijck, Sandra Paiva

This study shows lactate enhances iron assimilation in C. albicans by modulating iron transporter gene expression and promoting iron accumulation under iron-limited conditions.

MicrobiologyOpen · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

The ATO gene family governs Candida albicans colonisation in the dysbiotic gastrointestinal tract

Rosana Maria Abreu Alves, Faezeh Ghasemi, Wouter Van Genechten, Stefanie Wijnants, Odessa Van Goethem, Cláudia Barata-Antunes, Vitor Fernandes, Patrícia Ataíde, Alexandra Gomes-Gonçalves, Rudy Vergauwen, Qinxi Ma, Ricardo Franco‐Duarte, Isabel Soares‐Silva, Margarida Casal, Alistair J. P. Brown, , Sandra Paiva

This study shows that the ATO gene family in Candida albicans is essential for acetate uptake and gut colonization, highlighting its role in fungal adaptation to the gut environment.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

The stress-protectant molecule trehalose mediates fluconazole tolerance in Candida glabrata

Qingjuan Zhu, Stefanie Wijnants, Regina Feil, Wouter Van Genechten, Rudy Vergauwen, Odessa Van Goethem, John Edward Lunn, Mieke Van Ende, Patrick Van Dijck

This study identifies trehalose as a mediator of fluconazole tolerance in C. glabrata by altering sterol composition, showing that trehalose deficiency reduces drug tolerance.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · Jan 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology