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h-index: 15
Works: 33
Citations: 851

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Discovery of a “White-Gray-Opaque” Tristable Phenotypic Switching System in Candida albicans: Roles of Non-genetic Diversity in Host Adaptation
Li Tao, Han Du, Guo-Bo Guan, Yu Dai +6 more
2014PLoS Biology156 citations Open access
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White-Opaque Switching in Natural MTLa/α Isolates of Candida albicans: Evolutionary Implications for Roles in Host Adaptation, Pathogenesis, and Sex
Jing Xie, Li Tao, Clarissa J. Nobile, Yao-Jun Tong +8 more
2013PLoS Biology135 citations Open access
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Global regulatory roles of the cAMP/PKA pathway revealed by phenotypic, transcriptomic and phosphoproteomic analyses in a null mutant of the PKA catalytic subunit in Candida albicans
Cheng-Jun Cao, Mei Wu, Jian Bing, Li Tao +3 more
2017Molecular Microbiology73 citations Open access
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pH Regulates White-Opaque Switching and Sexual Mating in Candida albicans
Yuan Sun, Cheng-Jun Cao, Wei Jia, Li Tao +2 more
2015Eukaryotic Cell47 citations Open access
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N-Acetylglucosamine-Induced Cell Death in Candida albicans and Its Implications for Adaptive Mechanisms of Nutrient Sensing in Yeasts
Han Du, Guo-Bo Guan, Xiaoling Li, M. Gulati +5 more
2015mBio44 citations Open access
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Bcr1 plays a central role in the regulation of opaque cell filamentation in Candida albicans
Guo-Bo Guan, Jing Xie, Li Tao, Clarissa J. Nobile +4 more
2013Molecular Microbiology41 citations Open access
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More Than Just Cleaning: Ubiquitin-Mediated Proteolysis in Fungal Pathogenesis
Cheng-Jun Cao, C. Xue
2021Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology40 citations Open access
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A Mechanosensitive Channel Governs Lipid Flippase-Mediated Echinocandin Resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans
Cheng-Jun Cao, Yi-Na Wang, Seema Husain, P. Soteropoulos +1 more
2019mBio40 citations Open access
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Regulation of filamentation in the human fungal pathogen Candida tropicalis
Qiuyu Zhang, Li Tao, Guo-Bo Guan, Huizhen Yue +4 more
2016Molecular Microbiology40 citations
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The Regulatory Subunit of Protein Kinase A (Bcy1) in Candida albicans Plays Critical Roles in Filamentation and White-Opaque Switching but Is Not Essential for Cell Growth
Xuefeng Ding, Cheng-Jun Cao, Qiu-Shi Zheng, Guang-Hua Huang
2017Frontiers in Microbiology31 citations Open access
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Lactic acid bacteria differentially regulate filamentation in two heritable cell types of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans
Weihong Liang, Guo-Bo Guan, Yu Dai, Cheng-Jun Cao +5 more
2016Molecular Microbiology28 citations Open access
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White Cells Facilitate Opposite- and Same-Sex Mating of Opaque Cells in Candida albicans
Li Tao, Cheng-Jun Cao, Weihong Liang, Guo-Bo Guan +3 more
2014PLoS Genetics28 citations Open access
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The mitochondrial protein Mcu1 plays important roles in carbon source utilization, filamentation, and virulence in Candida albicans.
Guo-Bo Guan, Hai-Tao Wang, Weihong Liang, Cheng-Jun Cao +5 more
2015Fungal Genetics and Biology23 citations
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An agricultural triazole induces genomic instability and haploid cell formation in the human fungal pathogen Candida tropicalis
Tian-Ren Hu, Qiu-Shi Zheng, Cheng-Jun Cao, Shuai-Hu Li +10 more
2025PLoS Biology18 citations Open access
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Role of the N-acetylglucosamine kinase (Hxk1) in the regulation of white-gray-opaque tristable phenotypic transitions in C. albicans.
Cheng-Jun Cao, Guo-Bo Guan, Han Du, Li Tao +1 more
2016Fungal Genetics and Biology15 citations
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A spontaneous mutation in DNA polymerase POL3 during in vitro passaging causes a hypermutator phenotype in Cryptococcus species
Kylie J. Boyce, Cheng-Jun Cao, C. Xue, A. Idnurm
2019DNA Repair14 citations Open access
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Ubiquitin proteolysis of a CDK-related kinase regulates titan cell formation and virulence in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Cheng-Jun Cao, Keyi Wang, Yi-Na Wang, Tong-Bao Liu +2 more
2022Nature Communications13 citations Open access
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More than flipping the lid: Cdc50 contributes to echinocandin resistance by regulating calcium homeostasis in Cryptococcus neoformans
Cheng-Jun Cao, C. Xue
2020Microbial Cell11 citations Open access
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Biology and genetic diversity of Candida krusei isolates from fermented vegetables and clinical samples in China
Tianhong Zheng, Lingyu Ji, Yi Chen, Cheng-Jun Cao +6 more
2024Virulence10 citations Open access
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N-acetylglucosamine-induced white-to-opaque switching in Candida albicans is independent of the Wor2 transcription factor.
Yao-Jun Tong, Cheng-Jun Cao, Jing Xie, Jian Ni +4 more
2014Fungal Genetics and Biology10 citations
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Candida haemulonii species complex: emerging fungal pathogens of the Metschnikowiaceae clade
Cheng-Jun Cao, Jian Bing, Guo-Jian Liao, Clarissa J. Nobile +1 more
2023Zoonoses8 citations Open access
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The PHO pathway regulates white–opaque switching and sexual mating in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans
Qiu-Shi Zheng, Guo-Bo Guan, Cheng-Jun Cao, Qi Li +1 more
2020Current Genetics8 citations
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The emerging fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunomodulatory attributes, and drug susceptibility
Cheng-Jun Cao
2025PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases7 citations Open access
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Multiple F-Box Proteins Collectively Regulate Cell Development and Pathogenesis in the Human Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Cheng-Jun Cao, Yi-Na Wang, Samantha L Avina, John H. Walter +1 more
2022Journal of Fungi5 citations Open access
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Genetic and environmental control of parasexual reproduction in the pathogenic Candida species
Cheng-Jun Cao, Li Tao, Tian-Ren Hu, Hai-Qing Chu +3 more
2025Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews3 citations Open access
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Ricin B lectin-like proteins mediate thermotolerance, cell wall integrity, and fungal virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans
X. Shu, Xi-Tong Zhang, Yu-Jia Zhao, Hui Chen +2 more
2026The Cell Surface2 citations Open access
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Phenotypic Transitions and Their Regulatory Mechanisms in the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans
Li-Na Pan, Cheng-Jun Cao, Yu-Jia Wei, Guang-Hua Huang
20162 citations
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Ovoid cell is an inducible small-sized morphotype that enhances proliferation and antifungal drug tolerance in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Xi-Tong Zhang, Xiaojia Shu, Ya Liu, Yujia Zhao +4 more
2026PLoS Pathogens1 citations Open access
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Stator single-line-to-ground fault protection for powerformers based on HSGC and CNN
Xiao-Han Liu, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Xiaomin Luo, Cheng-Jun Cao +4 more
2022Frontiers in Energy Research1 citations Open access
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Vacuolar H+-ATPase regulates cell size through Rim101 mediated mitochondrial function in Cryptococcus neoformans
Yujia Zhao, Xi-Tong Zhang, Xiaojia Shu, Hui Chen +2 more
2026Communications Biology0 citations Open access
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C.albicansにおける白ねずみ不透明三安定表現型転移の調節におけるN アセチルグルコサミンキナーゼ(H xk1)の役割【Powered by NICT】
Cheng-Jun Cao, Guo-Bo Guan, Han Du, Li Tao +1 more
20160 citations
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カンジダ・アルビカンスの形質転換とその調節機構に関する研究の進展【JST・京大機械翻訳】
Li-Na Pan, Cheng-Jun Cao, Yu-Jia Wei, Guang-Hua Huang
20160 citations
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Discovery of a "white-gray-opaque" tristable phenotypic switching system in candida roles of non-genetic diversity in host adaptation.
Li Tao, Han Du, Guo-Bo Guan, Yu Dai +6 more
20140 citations
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