Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Cryptococcal Hsf3 controls intramitochondrial ROS homeostasis by regulating the respiratory process

  • Xindi Gao,
  • Yi Fu,
  • Shengyi Sun,
  • Tingyi Gu,
  • Yanjian Li,
  • Tianshu Sun,
  • Hailong Li,
  • Wei Du,
  • Chenhao Suo,
  • Chao Li,
  • Yiru Gao,
  • Yang Meng,
  • Yue Ni,
  • Sheng Yang,
  • Tian Lan,
  • Sixiang Sai,
  • Jiayi Li,
  • Kun Yu,
  • Ping Wang,
  • Chen Ding

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33168-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Mitochondrial quality control prevents accumulation of intramitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS), thus protecting cells against DNA damage. Here, Gao et al. show that an atypical heat shock factor responds to intramitochondrial stresses and regulates mtROS homeostasis in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.