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This higher sensitivity results from the inability of Cryptococcus to generate cellular energy through fermentation. To heighten disruption of cellular MRC, octyl gallate (OG) or 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (2,3-DHBA), phenolic compounds inhibiting mitochondrial functions, were selected as chemosensitizers to pyraclostrobin (PCS; an inhibitor of complex III of MRC). The cryptococci were more susceptible to the chemosensitization (i.e., PCS + OG or 2,3-DHBA) than the Candida with all Cryptococcus strains tested being sensitive to this chemosensitization. Alternatively, only few of the Candida strains showed sensitivity. OG possessed higher chemosensitizing potency than 2,3-DHBA, where the concentration of OG required with the drug to achieve chemosensitizing synergism was much lower than that required of 2,3-DHBA. Bioassays with gene deletion mutants of the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae showed that OG or 2,3-DHBA affect different cellular targets. These assays revealed mitochondrial superoxide dismutase or glutathione homeostasis plays a relatively greater role in fungal tolerance to 2,3-DHBA or OG, respectively. These findings show that application of chemosensitizing compounds  that augment MRC debilitation is a promising strategy to antifungal control against  yeast pathogens.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules18088873","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,7,25]],"date-time":"2013-07-25T13:54:18Z","timestamp":1374760458000},"page":"8873-8894","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Targeting the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain of Cryptococcus through Antifungal Chemosensitization: A Model for Control of Non-Fermentative Pathogens"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0944-6685","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jong","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Plant Mycotoxin Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710, USA"}]},{"given":"Ronald","family":"Haff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plant Mycotoxin Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710, USA"}]},{"given":"Nat\u00e1lia","family":"Faria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical\/CREM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical\/CREM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Kathleen","family":"Chan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plant Mycotoxin Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710, USA"}]},{"given":"Bruce","family":"Campbell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Plant Mycotoxin Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA 94710, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,7,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"876","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa033114","article-title":"Maintenance fluconazole therapy for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis","volume":"351","author":"Sobel","year":"2004","journal-title":"N. 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