The Role of Copper Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Axis: From Bacteria to Fungi
Abstract
:1. Copper and Life
2. Copper and Immunity
3. Copper Homeostasis in Pathogenic Bacteria
3.1. The Copper Transport System in Pathogenic Bacteria
3.2. Bacterial Metallothioneins
3.3. Regulation of Pathogenic Bacterial Copper Regulons
4. Copper Homeostasis in Fungi
4.1. Fungal Copper Acquisition Machineries
4.2. Fungal Copper Detoxification Machineries
4.3. Regulation of Fungal Copper Regulons
4.4. Fungal Copper-Dependent Virulence Factors
4.5. Copper at the Fungal Pathogen-Host Axis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, C.; Li, Y.; Ding, C. The Role of Copper Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Axis: From Bacteria to Fungi. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20010175
Li C, Li Y, Ding C. The Role of Copper Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Axis: From Bacteria to Fungi. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019; 20(1):175. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20010175
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Chao, Yanjian Li, and Chen Ding. 2019. "The Role of Copper Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Axis: From Bacteria to Fungi" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 1: 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20010175
APA StyleLi, C., Li, Y., & Ding, C. (2019). The Role of Copper Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Axis: From Bacteria to Fungi. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(1), 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20010175