Reductive iron uptake |
Ferric reductases |
|
S. cerevisiae |
Fre1 |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
NAa
|
17 |
|
S. cerevisiae |
Fre2 |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
NA |
17 |
|
C. albicans |
Fre7 |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
NDb
|
21, 22 and 25
|
|
C. albicans |
Fre10 |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
ND |
21, 22 and 25
|
|
C. albicans |
Cfl1 |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
Attenuation in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis |
27 |
|
C. neoformans |
Fre2 |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
Attenuation in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
29 |
|
A. fumigatus |
FreB |
Ferric iron reduction at the cell surface |
ND |
41 |
Multicopper ferroxidase |
|
S. cerevisiae |
Fet3 |
Multicopper oxidase. Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake, coupled with Ftr1 |
NA |
17 |
|
C. albicans |
Fet3 |
Putative multicopper oxidase |
ND |
32, 38 and 39
|
|
|
Fet31 |
Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake |
Not required |
32 and 38
|
|
|
Fet33 |
Putative multicopper oxidase |
Not required |
39 |
|
|
Fet34 |
Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake, coupled with Ftr1 |
Attenuation in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis |
38 and 39
|
|
|
Fet99 |
Putative multicopper oxidase |
ND |
32 and 38
|
|
C. glabrata |
Fet3 |
Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake |
Reduced kidney colonization |
37 |
|
C. neoformans |
Cfo1 |
Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake |
Attenuation in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
44 |
|
C. neoformans |
Cfo2 |
Putative multicopper oxidase |
Not required |
44 |
|
A. fumigatus |
fetC |
Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake |
ND |
36 |
|
T. marneffei |
fetC |
Ferrous iron oxidation and high-affinity iron uptake |
ND |
49 |
Iron permease |
|
S. cerevisiae |
Ftr1 |
High-affinity iron uptake, coupled with Fet3 |
NA |
17 |
|
C. albicans |
Ftr1 |
High-affinity iron uptake, coupled with Fet3 |
Avirulent in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis |
23 |
|
C. albicans |
Ftr2 |
Putative iron permease |
Not required |
23 |
|
C. glabrata |
Ftr1 |
High-affinity iron permease |
Reduced kidney colonization |
37 and 46
|
|
C. neoformans |
Cft1 |
High-affinity iron permease |
Attenuation in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
35 |
|
C. neoformans |
Cft2 |
Putative iron permease |
Not required |
35 |
|
C. neoformans |
Cft3 |
Putative iron permease |
Not required |
43 |
|
A. fumigatus |
FtrA |
High-affinity iron permease |
Not required |
36 |
|
T. marneffei |
Ftr1 |
High-affinity iron permease |
No growth defect in macrophages |
49 |
|
R. oryzae |
Ftr1 |
High-affinity iron permease |
Reduced virulence in a mouse model of mucormycosis |
63 and 64
|
Siderophore transportc
|
|
S. cerevisiae |
Arn1 |
Ferrichrome and ferrichrome A transport |
NA |
17, 24 and 53
|
|
|
Arn2/Taf1 |
Triacetylfusarinine C transport |
NA |
17, 24 and 53
|
|
|
Arn3/Sit1 |
Ferrichrome and ferrichrome A transport |
NA |
17, 24 and 53
|
|
|
Arn4/Enb1 |
Enterobactin transport |
NA |
17, 24 and 53
|
|
C. albicans |
Arn1/Sit1 |
Ferrichrome-type xenosiderophore transport |
Required for epithelial invasion |
58–60
|
|
C. glabrata |
Sit1 |
Ferrichrome transport |
Reduced survival within macrophages |
37 and 61
|
|
C. neoformans |
Sit1 |
Ferrioxamine transport |
Not required |
62 |
|
A. fumigatus |
Sit1 |
Ferrichrome and ferrioxamine B transport |
Not required |
67 |
|
|
Sit2 |
Ferrichrome transport |
Not required |
67 |
|
|
MirB |
Triacetylfusarinine C transport |
ND |
69 |
|
H. capsulatum |
Mfs1 |
Putative siderophore transporter |
ND |
70 |
|
|
Abc1 |
Putative siderophore transporter |
ND |
70 |
|
R. oryzae |
Fob1, Fob2 |
Ferrioxamine binding at the cell surface |
Required for virulence in a mouse model of mucormycosis |
63 |
Heme assimilation |
CFEM proteins |
|
C. albicans |
Rbt5 |
Heme uptake, putative GPI-anchored hemoglobin receptor |
Required for biofilm formation, not required for virulence |
75 and 78
|
|
C. albicans |
Rbt51 |
Heme uptake |
ND |
75 |
|
C. albicans |
Pga7 |
Hemoglobin and heme utilization |
Attenuation in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis |
80 |
|
C. glabrata |
Ccw14 |
Unknown |
Reduced survival in the liver and the spleen in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis |
37 |
|
P. lutzii |
Rbt5 |
Putative hemoglobin receptor |
Reduced survival in the spleen |
84 and 85
|
ESCRT complex |
|
C. neoformans |
Vps23 |
ESCRT-I complex, heme uptake |
Avirulent in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
88 |
|
C. neoformans |
Vps22 |
ESCRT-II complex, heme uptake |
Avirulent in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
89 |
|
C. neoformans |
Snf7 |
ESCRT-III complex, heme uptake |
Avirulent in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
89 |
|
C. neoformans |
Vps20 |
ESCRT-III complex, heme uptake |
ND |
89 |
Hemophore |
|
C. albicans |
Csa2 |
Putative hemophore |
ND |
77 |
|
C. neoformans |
Cig1 |
Putative hemophore |
Not required, a cig1 and cfo1 double mutant shows attenuated virulence in a mouse model of cryptococcosis |
90 |
Haemolysin |
|
C. glabrata |
Mam3 |
Putative haemolysin |
Reduced fungal burden in the kidney, liver and brain |
37 |