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Kyung-Tae Lee 2 Articles
The novel antifungal agent AB-22 displays in vitro activity against hyphal growth and biofilm formation in Candida albicans and potency for treating systemic candidiasis
Kyung-Tae Lee , Dong-Gi Lee , Ji Won Choi , Jong-Hyun Park , Ki Duk Park , Jong-Seung Lee , Yong-Sun Bahn
J. Microbiol. 2022;60(4):438-443.   Published online March 14, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-022-2016-0
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AbstractAbstract
Systemic candidiasis, which is mainly caused by Candida albicans, is a serious acute fungal infection in the clinical setting. In a previous study, we reported that compound 22h (designated as AB-22 in this study), a vinyl sulfate compound, is a fast-acting fungicidal agent against a broad spectrum of fungal pathogens. In this study, we aimed to further analyze the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of AB-22 against filamentation, biofilm formation, and virulence of C. albicans. Under in vitro hyphal growth-inducing condition, AB-22 effectively inhibited germ tube formation and hyphal growth, which are required for the initiation of biofilm formation. Indeed, AB-22 significantly suppressed C. albicans biofilm formation in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, AB-22 treatment inhibited the normal induction of ALS3, HWP1, and ECE1, which are all required for hyphal transition in C. albicans. Furthermore, AB-22 treatment increased the survival of mice systemically infected with C. albicans. In conclusion, in addition to its fungicidal activity, AB-22 inhibits filamentation and biofilm formation in C. albicans, which could collectively contribute to its potent in vivo efficacy against systemic candidiasis.

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    Xufei Zhang, Chunmei Zheng, Wenxuan Ge, Xueying Li, Xiuzhang Wang, Yanxia Sun, Xiaoyong Wu
    PeerJ.2025; 13: e18961.     CrossRef
[PROTOCOL]A Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis (STM)-based murine-infectivity assay for Cryptococcus neoformans
Kwang-Woo Jung , Kyung-Tae Lee , Yong-Sun Bahn
J. Microbiol. 2020;58(10):823-831.   Published online September 29, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-020-0341-8
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Signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) is a high-throughput genetic technique that can be used to investigate the function of genes by constructing a large number of mutant strains with unique DNA identification tags, pooling them, and screening them for a particular phenotypic trait. STM was first designed for the identification of genes that contribute to the virulence or infectivity of a pathogen in its host. Recently, this
method
has also been applied for the identification of mutants with specific phenotypes, such as antifungal drug resistance and proliferation. In the present study, we describe an STM
method
for the identification of genes contributing to the infectivity of Cryptococcus neoformans using a mutant library, in which each strain was tagged with a unique DNA sequence.

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    Dayoung Sung, Garam Choi, Minji Ahn, Hokyung Byun, Tae Young Kim, Hojun Lee, Zee-Won Lee, Ji Yong Park, Young Hyun Jung, Ho Jae Han, Sang Ho Choi
    Nucleic Acids Research.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Zinc-binding domain mediates pleiotropic functions of Yvh1 in Cryptococcus neoformans
    Jae-Hyung Jin, Myung Kyung Choi, Hyun-Soo Cho, Yong-Sun Bahn
    Journal of Microbiology.2021; 59(7): 658.     CrossRef
Kyung-Tae Lee 1 Article
Inhibition of Candidalysin production by methoxy-apo-enterobactin from Streptomyces ambofaciens CJD34 as a novel antifungal strategy against Candida albicans
Eui-Seong Kim, Hyeongju Jeong, Mustansir Abbas, Soohyun Um, Juntack Oh, Kyuho Moon, Kyung-Tae Lee
Received April 26, 2025  Accepted May 9, 2025  Published online June 5, 2025  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.71150/jm.2504019
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Opportunistic fungal pathogens, responsible for over 300 million severe cases and 1.5 million deaths annually, pose a serious global health threat, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Among these, Candida albicans is a major cause of both superficial and invasive infections, which can progress to systemic candidiasis. One of the critical factors in C. albicans pathogenicity is the yeast-to-hyphal transition, which enables biofilm formation and promotes tissue invasion through the secretion of candidalysin, a cytolytic peptide toxin encoded by the ECE1 gene. In this study, metabolites produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens CJD34, isolated from soil samples, were screened for antifungal activity. Methoxy-apo-enterobactin (compound 1) was identified as a potential inhibitor of C. albicans virulence. Treatment with compound 1 significantly suppressed ECE1 expression and candidalysin production. In a murine subcutaneous infection model, topical application of compound 1 reduced subcutaneous colonization by C. albicans. Molecular docking analysis suggested that the inhibition of ECE1 expression was not mediated by direct binding to known upstream transcription factors, indicating an indirect mechanism of action. Collectively, these findings highlight compound 1 as a promising antivirulence agent targeting candidalysin-mediated pathogenicity in C. albicans.


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