The molecular and genetic basis of antifungal resistance in the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris
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Fungal infections are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Resistance to the limited number of agents in the antifungal armamentarium among pathogenic fungi represents a growing public health threat. Particularly concerning is the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris that frequently exhibits resistance to the triazole class of antifungals and amphotericin B, and for which isolates resistant to all of the major antifungal classes have been reported. In this brief review, we provide an overview of what is currently known about the molecular and genetic basis for antifungal resistance in this fungal pathogen.
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Mutations in MRR1A appear to play a more restrictive role with resistance through an N647T substitution, reported specifically in clade III isolates.
“In contrast, mutations in MRR1A appear to play a more restrictive role with resistance through an N647T substitution, which is reported specifically in clade III isolates56.”
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- Authors
- Rybak, J. M., Cuomo, C. A., & David Rogers, P.
- Affiliations
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
- Broad Institute (US)
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Microbiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-12
- Volume
- 70
- Pages
- 102208
- ISSN
- 1369-5274 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10364995
- OpenAlex
- W4304777637
- Cited by
- 113
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 2
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- 3.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- hybrid
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- Locations
- Current Opinion in Microbiology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Broad Institute (U19AI110818)
- National Institutes of Health (NIAID-R01, AI058145)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U19AI110818, NIAID R01, R01AI058145, AI058145, R01AI143197, R01AI131620)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Keywords
- Candida auris, antifungal resistance, triazole resistance, amphotericin B resistance, molecular mechanisms of resistance, genetic basis of resistance, emerging fungal pathogens, fungal infection
- MeSH terms
- Candida auris, Amphotericin B, Antifungal Agents, Candida, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Drug Resistance, Fungal
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