MycoBiomDB – Record Details (MyCo_6201)

Biomarker Record Details

Database ID: MyCo_6201
DB IDMyCo_6201
TitleDevelopment stage-specific proteomic profiling uncovers small, lineage specific proteins most abundant in the Aspergillus Fumigatus conidial proteome
Year2012
PMID22545825
Fungal Diseases involvedAspergillus fumigatus infection
Associated Medical ConditionNone
GenusAspergillus
Speciesfumigatus
OrganismAspergillus fumigatus
Ethical StatementNone
Site of InfectionNone
Opportunistic invasiveNone
Sample typeExtracted Conidia
Sample sourceExtracted conidia
Host GroupNone
Host Common nameNone
Host Scientific nameNone
Biomarker NameConserved protein AFUA_2G10580
Biomarker Full NameConserved protein AFUA_2G10580
Biomarker TypeDiagnostic
BiomoleculeProtein
Geographical LocationUSA
CohortNone
Cohort No.None
Age GroupNone
P ValueNone
SensitivityNone
SpecificityNone
Positive Predictive ValueNone
MICNone
Fold ChangeNone
PathwayNone
Disease Introduction MechanismAspergillus fumigatus is the most common airborne fungal pathogen, which can infect ever increasing numbers of patients with lung disease, immune system disorders or undergoing immunosuppression therapy. In patients with asthma and cystic fibrosis, it can cause allergic diseases like allergic bronchopulmonary aspergil-losis. In immunosuppressed individuals such as leukemia and bone marrow transplant patients, inhalation of A. fumigatus conidia (asexual spores) can cause invasive aspergillosis (IA), a life-threatening disease, which is dif- ficult to diagnose and treat.
TechniqueBioinformatics analysis
Analysis MethodProteomics Approach
ELISA kitsNone
Assay DataNone
Validation Techniques usedProteomics Approach
Up Regulation Down RegulationPositive
Sequence DataNone
External LinkNone