Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Lung colonization by Aspergillus fumigatus is controlled by ZNF77

  • Sara Gago,
  • Nicola L. D. Overton,
  • Nagwa Ben-Ghazzi,
  • Lilyann Novak-Frazer,
  • Nick D. Read,
  • David W. Denning,
  • Paul Bowyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06148-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Aspergillus fumigatus regularly colonises the lungs but in the context of respiratory disease can be associated with increased pathology. Here the authors show mutations in ZNF77 result in altered bronchial epithelial characteristics and enhanced fungal burden.