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Inmaculada Moreno Gimeno
Estudio de CaCwt1 de Candida albicans homólogo al factor de transcripción Rds2 de Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Candida albicans es el principal hongo patógeno en el ser humano, principalmente en pacientes en los que su sistema inmunitario está comprometido. En la actualidad la candidiasis invasiva es la causa más común de infecciones nosocomiales, asociada a una mortalidad del 40%. C. albicans es un hongo polimórfico que presenta la facultad de crecer como levadura, hifa y pseudohifa.Uno de los aspectos por los que C. albicans puede comportarse como comensal o como agente patógeno es su capacidad para responder a los cambios del medio ambiente. Para comprender los mecanismos de adaptación en hongos patógenos a los cambios ambientales continuos dentro del ser humano, es especialmente importante que f…
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rds2 transcription factor involvement in cell wall composition and architecture
Although the cell wall is very important in yeasts, relatively little is known about the relationship between its structure and function. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a family of 55 transcription factor proteins unique to fungi, so-called zinc cluster proteins, has been described. Of these, Rds2 has been identified as an activator/inhibitor of gluconeogenesis. However, previous studies have pointed out additional roles for this protein, specifically, in the modulation of cell-wall architecture and drug sensitivity. In this work, evidence regarding the role of Rds2 as a regulator of cell-wall architecture and composition is presented based on phenotypical analysis of the cell walls prepared …
The Endometrial Microbiome and Its Impact on Human Conception
Changes in the female genital tract microbiome are consistently correlated to gynecological and obstetrical pathologies, and tract dysbiosis can impact reproductive outcomes during fertility treatment. Nonetheless, a consensus regarding the physiological microbiome core inside the uterine cavity has not been reached due to a myriad of study limitations, such as sample size and experimental design variations, and the influence of endometrial bacterial communities on human reproduction remains debated. Understanding the healthy endometrial microbiota and how changes in its composition affect fertility would potentially allow personalized treatment through microbiome management during assisted…