Global transcriptome analysis of fungal genes affected by a novel antifungal agent KR-72, a 13-(4-isopropylbenzyl)berberine derivative a 13-(4-isopropylbenzyl)berberine derivative

ABSTRACT: A 13-(4-isopropylbenzyl)berberine derivative (named KR-72) was synthesized and examined for antifungal activities against various human pathogenic fungi. The synthesized compound exhibited remarkably enhanced antifungal activity than berberine and berberrubine. Regardless of the potent antifungal activity of KR-72, its mode of action and the physiological impacts of the drug on fungal metabolism remain elusive. In this study, we performed the DNA microarray-based transcriptome analysis to identify KR-72 responsive genes and employed reverse genetics approaches to characterize their functions in Cryptococcus neoformans, which causes fatal meningoencephalitis in humans. First, KR-72 treatment altered in remodeling of transcriptome profiles in C. neoformans. Genes involved in translation and

ORGANISM(S): Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii H99

SUBMITTER: Hyojeong Kwon 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-55337 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress