Investigating the molecular basis of cryptococcal hypervirulence underlying the "Vancouver outbreak"

May, Robin (Principal Investigator)

Biosciences

Short title	Investigating the molecular basis of cryptococcal hypervirulence underlying the "Vancouver outbreak"
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	11/01/10 → 9/11/13

Funding

Wellcome Trust

‘Division of labour’ in response to host oxidative burst drives a fatal Cryptococcus gattii outbreak
Voelz, K., Johnston, S. A., Smith, L. M., Hall, R. A., Idnurm, A. & May, R. C., 17 Oct 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, 5194.
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Regulator of G-Protein Signalling-14 (RGS14) regulates the activation of αMβ2 integrin during phagocytosis
Lim, J., Thompson, J., May, R. C., Hotchin, N. A. & Caron, E., 21 Jun 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6, e69163.
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Transmission of Hypervirulence Traits via Sexual Reproduction within and between Lineages of the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus gattii
Voelz, K., Ma, H., Phadke, S., Byrnes, E. J., Zhu, P., Mueller, O., Farrer, R. A., Henk, D. A., Lewit, Y., Hsueh, Y.-P., Fisher, M. C., Idnurm, A., Heitman, J. & May, R. C., 5 Sept 2013, In: PLoS Genetics. 9, 9, e1003771.
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