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Wassano NS, da Silva GB, Reis AH, A Gerhardt J, Antoniel EP, Akiyama D, Rezende CP, Neves LX, Vasconcelos EJR, de Figueiredo FL, Almeida F, de Castro PA, Pinzan CF, Goldman GH, Paes Leme AF, Fill TP, Moretti NS, Damasio A. Sirtuin E deacetylase is required for full virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus. Commun Biol 2024; 7:704. [PMID: 38851817 PMCID: PMC11162503 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06383-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Aspergillus fumigatus represents a public health problem due to the high mortality rate in immunosuppressed patients and the emergence of antifungal-resistant isolates. Protein acetylation is a crucial post-translational modification that controls gene expression and biological processes. The strategic manipulation of enzymes involved in protein acetylation has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for addressing fungal infections. Sirtuins, NAD+-dependent lysine deacetylases, regulate protein acetylation and gene expression in eukaryotes. However, their role in the human pathogenic fungus A. fumigatus remains unclear. This study constructs six single knockout strains of A. fumigatus and a strain lacking all predicted sirtuins (SIRTKO). The mutant strains are viable under laboratory conditions, indicating that sirtuins are not essential genes. Phenotypic assays suggest sirtuins' involvement in cell wall integrity, secondary metabolite production, thermotolerance, and virulence. Deletion of sirE attenuates virulence in murine and Galleria mellonella infection models. The absence of SirE alters the acetylation status of proteins, including histones and non-histones, and triggers significant changes in the expression of genes associated with secondary metabolism, cell wall biosynthesis, and virulence factors. These findings encourage testing sirtuin inhibitors as potential therapeutic strategies to combat A. fumigatus infections or in combination therapy with available antifungals.
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- Natália S Wassano
- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Human Pathogenic Fungi, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Human Pathogenic Fungi, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulist School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulist School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine from Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioscience National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine from Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Human Pathogenic Fungi, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioscience National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Human Pathogenic Fungi, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Paulist School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
- The Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Production Animals (GREMIP), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Human Pathogenic Fungi, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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He R, Wei P, Odiba AS, Gao L, Usman S, Gong X, Wang B, Wang L, Jin C, Lu G, Fang W. Amino sugars influence Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis, and biofilm formation through interfering galactosaminogalactan deacetylation. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 324:121511. [PMID: 37985096 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous fungal pathogen responsible for a significant number of deaths annually due to invasive aspergillosis infection. While the utilization of diverse carbon sources, including amino sugars, has been explored in other fungi, its impact on A. fumigatus remains uncharted territory. In this study, we investigated A. fumigatus responses to glucose (Glc), glucosamine (GlcN) and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) as carbon sources. GlcN inhibited growth, reduced sporulation and delayed germination, while GlcNAc had no such effects. Both amino sugars induced alterations in cell wall composition, leading to a reduction in glucan and galactomannan levels while increasing chitin and mannan content, rendering A. fumigatus susceptible to cell wall stress and osmotic stress. GlcN repressed biofilm formation via downregulation of galactosaminogalactan (GAG) cluster genes, notably agd3, which encodes a GAG-specific deacetylase. Moreover, GlcN increased biofilm susceptibility to echinocandins, suggesting its potential for enhancing the effectiveness of antifungal treatments. This study sheds light on the multifaceted effects of amino sugars on A. fumigatus, encompassing growth, cell wall biosynthesis, and biofilm formation, offering promising avenues for innovative aspergillosis treatment strategies.
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- Rui He
- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China; State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China; State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China; State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China; Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Ke CL, Lew SQ, Hsieh Y, Chang SC, Lin CH. Convergent and divergent roles of the glucose-responsive kinase SNF4 in Candida tropicalis. Virulence 2023; 14:2175914. [PMID: 36745535 PMCID: PMC9928470 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2023.2175914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The sucrose non-fermenting 1 (SNF1) complex is a heterotrimeric protein kinase complex that is an ortholog of the mammalian AMPK complex and is evolutionally conserved in most eukaryotes. This complex contains a catalytic subunit (Snf1), a regulatory subunit (Snf4) and a scaffolding subunit (Sip1/Sip2/Gal73) in budding yeast. Although the function of AMPK has been well studied in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans, the role of AMPK in Candida tropicalis has never been investigated. In this study, we focused on SNF4 in C. tropicalis as this fungus cannot produce a snf1Δ mutant. We demonstrated that C. tropicalis SNF4 shares similar roles in glucose derepression and is necessary for cell wall integrity and virulence. The expression of both SNF1 and SNF4 was significantly induced when glucose was limited. Furthermore, snf4Δ strains exhibited high sensitivity to many surface-perturbing agents because the strains contained lower levels of glucan, chitin and mannan. Interestingly, in contrast to C. albicans sak1Δ and snf4Δ, C. tropicalis snf4Δ exhibited phenotypes for cell aggregation and pseudohypha production. These data indicate that SNF4 performs convergent and divergent roles in C. tropicalis and possibly other unknown roles in the C. tropicalis SNF1-SNF4 AMPK pathway.
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- Cai-Ling Ke
- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,CONTACT Ching-Hsuan Lin
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Zhu Q, Jia Z, Song Y, Dou W, Scharf DH, Wu X, Xu Z, Guan W. Impact of PpSpi1, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cell wall glycoprotein, on cell wall defects of N-glycosylation-engineered Pichia pastoris. mBio 2023; 14:e0061723. [PMID: 37606451 PMCID: PMC10653784 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00617-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Engineering of biological pathways in various microorganisms is a promising direction for biotechnology. Since the existing microbial cells have evolved over a long period of time, any artificial engineering may cause some unexpected and harmful effects on them. Systematically studying and evaluating these engineered strains are very important and necessary. In order to produce therapeutic proteins with human-like N-glycan structures, much progress has been achieved toward the humanization of N-glycosylation pathways in yeasts. The properties of a P. pastoris strain with humanized N-glycosylation machinery were carefully evaluated in this study. Our work has identified a key glycoprotein (PpSpi1) responsible for the poor growth and morphological defects of this glycoengineered strain. Overexpression of PpSpi1 could significantly rescue the growth defect of the glycoengineered P. pastoris and facilitate its future industrial applications.
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- Quanchao Zhu
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- China Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou, China
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environmental Science of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- China Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Microbial Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering, Hangzhou, China
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Ouyang Q, Shi S, Liu Y, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Yuan X, Tao N, Li L. Inhibitory Mechanisms of trans-2-Hexenal on the Growth of Geotrichum citri- aurantii. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:930. [PMID: 37755038 PMCID: PMC10532542 DOI: 10.3390/jof9090930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Geotrichum citri-aurantii (G. citri-aurantii) is one of the most important postharvest pathogens leading to a postharvest loss of citrus by causing sour rot. In this study, the antifungal activity of trans-2-hexenal, a natural component of essential oil, against G. citri-aurantii was evaluated. Trans-2-hexenal treatment inhibited the mycelia growth of G. citri-aurantii with a minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum fungicidal concentration of trans-2-hexenal at 0.50 and 1.00 μL/mL, respectively. Moreover, trans-2-hexenal efficiently reduced the incidence of sour rot of Satsuma fruit inoculated with G. citri-aurantii. Ultrastructural observations and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) results showed that trans-2-hexenal treatment affected the cell wall and cell membrane instructions of G. citri-aurantii. The content of β-1,3-glucan was significantly decreased after trans-2-hexenal treatment, but the cell wall permeability was not changed. The decrease in lipid and ergosterol contents might be responsible for this antifungal activity. Several important genes, FKS1, ERG1, ERG7, and ERG11, showed decreasing expression levels after trans-2-hexenal treatment. Molecule-docking results also indicated that trans-2-hexenal could join with the protein of FKS1, ERG1, ERG7, and ERG11 to impact enzyme activities. These results demonstrated that trans-2-hexenal is a promising fungicide for controlling sour rot of harvested citrus fruit by damaging the membrane integrity of G. citri-aurantii.
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- Qiuli Ouyang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China (L.L.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China (L.L.)
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Silva AC, Oshiquiri LH, de Morais Costa de Jesus LF, Maués DB, Silva RDN. The Cerato-Platanin EPL2 from Trichoderma reesei Is Not Directly Involved in Cellulase Formation but in Cell Wall Remodeling. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1965. [PMID: 37630525 PMCID: PMC10459490 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11081965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Trichoderma reesei is a saprophytic fungus that produces large amounts of cellulases and is widely used for biotechnological applications. Cerato-platanins (CPs) are a family of proteins universally distributed among Dikarya fungi and have been implicated in various functions related to fungal physiology and interaction with the environment. In T. reesei, three CPs are encoded in the genome: Trire2_111449, Trire2_123955, and Trire2_82662. However, their function is not fully elucidated. In this study, we deleted the Trire2_123955 gene (named here as epl2) in the wild-type QM6aΔtmus53Δpyr4 (WT) strain and examined the behavior of the Δepl2 strain compared with WT grown for 72 h in 1% cellulose using RNA sequencing. Of the 9143 genes in the T. reesei genome, 760 were differentially expressed, including 260 only in WT, 214 only in Δepl2, and 286 in both. Genes involved in oxidative stress, oxidoreductase activity, antioxidant activity, and transport were upregulated in the Δepl2 mutant. Genes encoding cell wall synthesis were upregulated in the mutant strain during the late growth stage. The Δepl2 mutant accumulated chitin and glucan at higher levels than the parental strain and was more resistant to cell wall stressors. These results suggest a compensatory effect in cell wall remodeling due to the absence of EPL2 in T. reesei. This study is expected to contribute to a better understanding of the role of the EPL2 protein in T. reesei and improve its application in biotechnological fields.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14049-900, SP, Brazil; (A.C.S.); (L.H.O.); (L.F.d.M.C.d.J.); (D.B.M.)
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Rawling M, Schiavone M, Apper E, Merrifield DL, Castex M, Leclercq E, Foey A. Yeast cell wall extracts from Saccharomyces cerevisiae varying in structure and composition differentially shape the innate immunity and mucosal tissue responses of the intestine of zebrafish ( Danio rerio). Front Immunol 2023; 14:1158390. [PMID: 37304290 PMCID: PMC10248512 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1158390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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With the rising awareness of antimicrobial resistance, the development and use of functional feed additives (FFAs) as an alternative prophylactic approach to improve animal health and performance is increasing. Although the FFAs from yeasts are widely used in animal and human pharma applications already, the success of future candidates resides in linking their structural functional properties to their efficacy in vivo. Herein, this study aimed to characterise the biochemical and molecular properties of four proprietary yeast cell wall extracts from S. cerevisiae in relation to their potential effect on the intestinal immune responses when given orally. Dietary supplementation of the YCW fractions identified that the α-mannan content was a potent driver of mucus cell and intraepithelial lymphocyte hyperplasia within the intestinal mucosal tissue. Furthermore, the differences in α-mannan and β-1,3-glucans chain lengths of each YCW fraction affected their capacity to be recognised by different PRRs. As a result, this affected the downstream signalling and shaping of the innate cytokine milieu to elicit the preferential mobilisation of effector T-helper cell subsets namely Th17, Th1, Tr1 and FoxP3+-Tregs. Together these findings demonstrate the importance of characterising the molecular and biochemical properties of YCW fractions when assessing and concluding their immune potential. Additionally, this study offers novel perspectives in the development specific YCW fractions derived from S. cerievisae for use in precision animal feeds.
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- Mark Rawling
- Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Health Research Group, School of Biological, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Health Research Group, School of Biological, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Health Research Group, School of Biological, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Usman S, Ge X, Xu Y, Qin Q, Xie J, Wang B, Jin C, Fang W. Loss of Phosphomannose Isomerase Impairs Growth, Perturbs Cell Wall Integrity, and Reduces Virulence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on Banana Plants. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9040478. [PMID: 37108932 PMCID: PMC10145770 DOI: 10.3390/jof9040478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) causes Fusarium wilt of banana, necessitating urgent measures to control this disease. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Foc TR4 virulence remain elusive. Phosphomannose isomerase is a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of GDP mannose, an important precursor of fungal cell walls. In this study, two phosphomannose isomerases were identified in the Foc TR4 genome, of which only Focpmi1 was highly expressed throughout all developmental stages. Generated null mutants in Foc TR4 showed that only the ΔFocpmi1 mutant required exogenous mannose for growth, indicating that Focpmi1 is the key enzyme involved in GDP mannose biosynthesis. The Focpmi1 deficient strain was unable to grow without exogenous mannose and exhibited impaired growth under stress conditions. The mutant had reduced chitin content in its cell wall, rendering it vulnerable to cell wall stresses. Transcriptomic analysis revealed up- and down-regulation of several genes involved in host cell wall degradation and physiological processes due to the loss of Focpmi1. Furthermore, Focpmi1 was also found to be crucial for Foc TR4 infection and virulence, making it a potential antifungal target to address the threats posed by Foc TR4.
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- Sayed Usman
- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Institute of Biological Sciences and Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
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Zhang ZJ, Yin YY, Cui Y, Zhang YX, Liu BY, Ma YC, Liu YN, Liu GQ. Chitinase Is Involved in the Fruiting Body Development of Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps militaris. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13030764. [PMID: 36983919 PMCID: PMC10051443 DOI: 10.3390/life13030764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Cordyceps militaris is a famous traditional edible and medicinal fungus in Asia, and its fruiting body has rich medicinal value. The molecular mechanism of fruiting body development is still not well understood in C. militaris. In this study, phylogenetically analysis and protein domains prediction of the 14 putative chitinases were performed. The transcription level and enzyme activity of chitinase were significant increased during fruiting body development of C. militaris. Then, two chitinase genes (Chi1 and Chi4) were selected to construct gene silencing strain by RNA interference. When Chi1 and Chi4 genes were knockdown, the differentiation of the primordium was blocked, and the number of fruiting body was significantly decreased approximately by 50% compared to wild-type (WT) strain. The length of the single mature fruiting body was shortened by 27% and 38% in Chi1- and Chi4-silenced strains, respectively. In addition, the chitin content and cell wall thickness were significantly increased in Chi1- and Chi4-silenced strains. These results provide new insights into the biological functions of chitinase in fruiting body development of C. militaris.
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- Zi-Juan Zhang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
- Correspondence: (Y.-N.L.); (G.-Q.L.); Tel./Fax: +86-731-8562-3490 (Y.N.-L.)
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Forestry Biotechnology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- International Cooperation Base of Science and Technology Innovation on Forest Resource Biotechnology of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- Microbial Variety Creation Center, Yuelushan Laboratory of Seed Industry, Changsha 410004, China
- Correspondence: (Y.-N.L.); (G.-Q.L.); Tel./Fax: +86-731-8562-3490 (Y.N.-L.)
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Kvasnička F, Kouřimská L, Bleha R, Škvorová P, Kulma M, Rajchl A. ELECTROPHORETIC DETERMINATION OF CHITIN IN INSECTS. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1695:463952. [PMID: 37011523 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.463952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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An electrophoretic method (on-line coupled capillary isotachophoresis with capillary zone electrophoresis with conductometric detection (cITP-CZE-COND)) for the determination of chitin in insects based on the analysis of glucosamine after acidic hydrolysis of the sample is described. Chitin is deacetylated and hydrolyzed to glucosamine by acidic hydrolysis (6 M sulfuric acid, 110 °C, 6 h). Under optimized electrophoresis conditions, glucosamine (GlcN) is separated from other sample components in cationic mode and detected with a conductometer within 15 min. The performance method characteristics of the GlcN assay, i.e., linearity (0.2-20 μmol), accuracy (103 ± 5%), repeatability (1.9%), reproducibility (3.4%), limits of detection (0.06 μmol/L) and quantification (0.2 μmol/L), were evaluated. On a series of 28 insect samples, it was proven that cITP-CZE-COND provides results of chitin content in insects comparable to the literature data. The important features of the developed cITP-CZE-COND method are easy sample treatment, high sensitivity and selectivity, and low running costs. It is clear from the above that the cITP-CZE-COND method is suitable for analysis of insect samples for chitin content.
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- František Kvasnička
- Department of Food Preservation, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Carbohydrates and Cereals, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha-Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food Preservation, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Wang WH, Lai TX, Wu YC, Chen ZT, Tseng KY, Lan CY. Associations of Rap1 with Cell Wall Integrity, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence in Candida albicans. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0328522. [PMID: 36416583 PMCID: PMC9769648 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03285-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Rap1 (repressor activator protein 1) is a multifunctional protein, playing important roles in telomeric and nontelomeric functions in many eukaryotes. Candida albicans Rap1 has been previously shown to be involved in telomeric regulation, but its other functions are still mostly unknown. In this study, we found that the deletion of the RAP1 gene altered cell wall properties, composition, and gene expression. In addition, deletion of RAP1 affected C. albicans biofilm formation and modulated phagocytosis and cytokine release by host immune cells. Finally, the RAP1 gene deletion mutant showed attenuation of C. albicans virulence in a Galleria mellonella infection model. Therefore, these findings provide new insights into Rap1 functions that are particularly relevant to pathogenesis and virulence of C. albicans. IMPORTANCE C. albicans is an important fungal pathogen of humans. The cell wall is the outermost layer of C. albicans and is important for commensalism and infection by this pathogen. Moreover, the cell wall is also an important target for antifungals. Studies of how C. albicans maintains its cell wall integrity are critical for a better understanding of fungal pathogenesis and virulence. This work focuses on exploring unknown functions of C. albicans Rap1 and reveals its contribution to cell wall integrity, biofilm formation, and virulence. Notably, these findings will also improve our general understanding of complex machinery to control pathogenesis and virulence of fungal pathogens.
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- Wen-Han Wang
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Taiwan Mycology Reference Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Sun C, Li X, Zhang Y, Lu L. Subunit C of V-ATPase-VmaC Is Required for Hyphal Growth and Conidiation in A. fumigatus by Affecting Vacuolar Calcium Homeostasis and Cell Wall Integration. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:1219. [PMID: 36422040 PMCID: PMC9699406 DOI: 10.3390/jof8111219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus is a widespread airborne fungal pathogen in humans. However, the functional genes in A. fumigatus that may contribute to its pathogenesis have not yet been fully identified. Vacuolar H+-ATPase is universal in eukaryotic organisms but exhibits specific roles in various species. Here, we identified VmaC as a putative subunit of vacuolar H+-ATPase in A. fumigatus that is widely conserved through evolution. The C-terminal hydrophobic domain of VmaC plays a critical role in its vacuolar localization and growth and conidiation. Deletion or turn-off of VmaC encoding gene-AfvmaC expression is not lethal but leads to a very sick and tiny colony phenotype, which is different from that of yeast with conditional ScvmaC defects. Furthermore, we found that AfvmaC not only participates in maintaining calcium homeostasis and vacuolar acidity but is also involved in cell wall integration pathway regulation, highlighting the importance of the vacuole as a storage organelle associated with many aspects of cellular homeostasis. This study indicates that fungal VmaC is relatively conserved. When compared to that in model yeasts, VmaC in A. fumigatus is required for hyphal growth and conidiation, suggesting that specific motifs in VmaC might be functioned in Aspergilli.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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The Role of Sfp1 in Candida albicans Cell Wall Maintenance. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8111196. [PMID: 36422017 PMCID: PMC9692975 DOI: 10.3390/jof8111196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The cell wall is the first interface for Candida albicans interaction with the surrounding environment and the host cells. Therefore, maintenance of cell wall integrity (CWI) is crucial for C. albicans survival and host-pathogen interaction. In response to environmental stresses, C. albicans undergoes cell wall remodeling controlled by multiple signaling pathways and transcription regulators. Here, we explored the role of the transcription factor Sfp1 in CWI. A deletion of the SFP1 gene not only caused changes in cell wall properties, cell wall composition and structure but also modulated expression of cell wall biosynthesis and remodeling genes. In addition, Cas5 is a known transcription regulator for C. albicans CWI and cell wall stress response. Interestingly, our results indicated that Sfp1 negatively controls the CAS5 gene expression by binding to its promoter element. Together, this study provides new insights into the regulation of C. albicans CWI and stress response.
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Phosphomannose Isomerase Is Involved in Development, Stress Responses, and Pathogenicity of Aspergillus flavus. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0202722. [PMID: 35980200 PMCID: PMC9603912 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02027-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aspergillus flavus causes invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients and severe contamination of agriculturally important crops by producing aflatoxins. The fungal cell wall is absent in animals and is structurally different from that of plants, which makes it a potential antifungal drug target due to its essentiality for fungal survival. Mannose is one of the important components in the fungal cell wall, which requires GDP-mannose (GDP-Man) as the primary donor. Three consecutive enzymes, namely, phosphomannose isomerase (PMI), phosphomannose mutase (PMM), and GDP-mannose phosphorylase (GMPP), are required for GDP-Man biosynthesis. Thus, PMI is of prime importance in cell wall biosynthesis and also has an active role in sugar metabolism. Here, we investigated the functional role of PMI in A. flavus by generating a pmiA-deficient strain. The mutant required exogenous mannose to survive and exhibited reduced growth rate, impaired conidiation, early germination, disturbance in stress responses, and defects in colonization of crop seeds. Furthermore, attenuated virulence of the mutant was documented in both Caenorhabditis elegans and Galleria mellonella infection models. Our results suggested that PMI plays an important role in the development, stress responses, and pathogenicity of A. flavus and therefore could serve as a potential target for battling against infection and controlling aflatoxin contamination caused by A. flavus. IMPORTANCE Aspergillus flavus is a common fungal pathogen of humans, animals, and agriculturally important crops. It causes invasive aspergillosis in humans and also produces highly carcinogenic mycotoxins in postharvest crops that threaten food safety worldwide. To alleviate or eliminate the threats posed by A. flavus, it is necessary to identify genes involved in pathogenicity and mycotoxin contamination. However, little progress has been made in this regard. Here, we focused on PMI, which is the first enzyme involved in the biosynthesis pathway of GDP-Man and thus is important for cell wall synthesis and protein glycosylation. Our study revealed that PMI is important for growth of A. flavus. It is also involved in conidiation, germination, morphogenesis, stress responses, and pathogenicity of A. flavus. Thus, PMI is a potent antifungal target to curb the threats posed by A. flavus.
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Recent advances in qualitative and quantitative analysis of polysaccharides in natural medicines: A critical review. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 220:115016. [PMID: 36030753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.115016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Polysaccharides from natural medicines, being safe and effective natural mixtures, show great potential to be developed into botanical drugs. However, there is yet one polysaccharide-based case that has fulfilled the Botanical Guidance definition of a botanical drug product. One of the reasons is the analytical methods commonly used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of polysaccharides fall far behind the quality control criteria of botanical drugs. Here we systemically reviewed the recent advances in analytical methods. A critical evaluation of the strength and weaknesses of these methods was provided, together with possible solutions to the difficulties. Mass spectrometry with or without robust chromatographic separation was increasingly employed. And scientists have made significant progress in simplifying polysaccharide quantification by depolymerizing it into oligosaccharides. This oligosaccharides-based strategy is promising for qualitative and quantitative analysis of polysaccharides. And continuous efforts are still needed to develop a standardized quality control method that is specific, accurate, repeatable, and applicable for analyzing individual components in natural medicine formulas.
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Dissection and enhancement of prebiotic properties of yeast cell wall oligosaccharides through metabolic engineering. Biomaterials 2022; 282:121379. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Deng Y, Chen LX, Zhu BJ, Zhao J, Li SP. A quantitative method for polysaccharides based on endo-enzymatic released specific oligosaccharides: A case of Lentinus edodes. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 205:15-22. [PMID: 35181321 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Polysaccharides exhibit multiple pharmacological activities, which are closely related to their structural characteristics. Therefore, quantitative quality control of polysaccharides based on chemical properties is of importance for their applications. However, polysaccharides are mixed macromolecular compounds that are difficult to separate, and the lack of standards made direct quantification more difficult. In this study, we proposed a new quantitative method based on the released specific oligosaccharides for polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes (shiitake) and other related fungi. Specific oligosaccharides were firstly released from polysaccharides using 1,3-β-glucanase, then derivatized with 2-aminobenzamide (2-AB), which further separated by hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) and quantitatively determined by UPLC coupled with fluorescence detector (FLR). Laminaritriose was used as the universal standard for quantification of all the oligosaccharides. This method was validated according to linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantitation, precision, accuracy, repeatability and stability. In addition, the four specific oligosaccharides released from polysaccharides in L. edodes were qualitatively analyzed by extracted ion chromatogram (EIC) from UPLC-MS profiles, which were identified to be disaccharide, trisaccharide and tetrasccharide. The proposed strategy not only realized the quantitative analysis of polysaccharides by UPLC-FLR, but also could achieve the qualitative distinction of different polysaccharides.
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- Yong Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China; Joint Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Glycoengineering and Testing Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China; Joint Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Glycoengineering and Testing Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China; Joint Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Glycoengineering and Testing Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China; Joint Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Glycoengineering and Testing Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China; Joint Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Glycoengineering and Testing Technology, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
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Zhou Y, Du C, Odiba AS, He R, Ahamefule CS, Wang B, Jin C, Fang W. Phosphoglucose Isomerase Plays a Key Role in Sugar Homeostasis, Stress Response, and Pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:777266. [PMID: 34976860 PMCID: PMC8715936 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.777266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Aspergillus flavus is one of the important human and plant pathogens causing not only invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients but also crop contamination resulting from carcinogenic aflatoxins (AFs). Investigation of the targeting factors that are involved in pathogenicity is of unmet need to dismiss the hazard. Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) catalyzes the reversible conversion between glucose-6-phosphate and fructose-6-phosphate, thus acting as a key node for glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, and cell wall biosynthesis in fungi. In this study, we constructed an A. flavus pgi deletion mutant, which exhibited specific carbon requirement for survival, reduced conidiation, and slowed germination even under optimal experimental conditions. The Δpgi mutant lost the ability to form sclerotium and displayed hypersusceptibility to osmotic, oxidative, and temperature stresses. Furthermore, significant attenuated virulence of the Δpgi mutant was documented in the Caenorhabditis elegans infection model, Galleria mellonella larval model, and crop seeds. Our results indicate that PGI in A. flavus is a key enzyme in maintaining sugar homeostasis, stress response, and pathogenicity of A. flavus. Therefore, PGI is a potential target for controlling infection and AF contamination caused by A. flavus.
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- Yao Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.,State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-Food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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Ghassemi N, Poulhazan A, Deligey F, Mentink-Vigier F, Marcotte I, Wang T. Solid-State NMR Investigations of Extracellular Matrixes and Cell Walls of Algae, Bacteria, Fungi, and Plants. Chem Rev 2021; 122:10036-10086. [PMID: 34878762 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Extracellular matrixes (ECMs), such as the cell walls and biofilms, are important for supporting cell integrity and function and regulating intercellular communication. These biomaterials are also of significant interest to the production of biofuels and the development of antimicrobial treatment. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) and magic-angle spinning-dynamic nuclear polarization (MAS-DNP) are uniquely powerful for understanding the conformational structure, dynamical characteristics, and supramolecular assemblies of carbohydrates and other biomolecules in ECMs. This review highlights the recent high-resolution investigations of intact ECMs and native cells in many organisms spanning across plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae. We spotlight the structural principles identified in ECMs, discuss the current technical limitation and underexplored biochemical topics, and point out the promising opportunities enabled by the recent advances of the rapidly evolving ssNMR technology.
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- Nader Ghassemi
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal H2X 2J6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal H2X 2J6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Chakraborty A, Fernando LD, Fang W, Dickwella Widanage MC, Wei P, Jin C, Fontaine T, Latgé JP, Wang T. A molecular vision of fungal cell wall organization by functional genomics and solid-state NMR. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6346. [PMID: 34732740 PMCID: PMC8566572 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26749-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Vast efforts have been devoted to the development of antifungal drugs targeting the cell wall, but the supramolecular architecture of this carbohydrate-rich composite remains insufficiently understood. Here we compare the cell wall structure of a fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus and four mutants depleted of major structural polysaccharides. High-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy of intact cells reveals a rigid core formed by chitin, β-1,3-glucan, and α-1,3-glucan, with galactosaminogalactan and galactomannan present in the mobile phase. Gene deletion reshuffles the composition and spatial organization of polysaccharides, with significant changes in their dynamics and water accessibility. The distribution of α-1,3-glucan in chemically isolated and dynamically distinct domains supports its functional diversity. Identification of valines in the alkali-insoluble carbohydrate core suggests a putative function in stabilizing macromolecular complexes. We propose a revised model of cell wall architecture which will improve our understanding of the structural response of fungal pathogens to stresses. The fungal cell wall is a complex structure composed mainly of glucans, chitin and glycoproteins. Here, the authors use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to assess the cell wall architecture of Aspergillus fumigatus, comparing wild-type cells and mutants lacking major structural polysaccharides, with insights into the distinct functions of these components.
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- Arnab Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Non-food Biomass and Enzyme Technology, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China.,State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Unité de Biologie et pathogénicité fongiques, INRAE, USC2019, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Institute of Molecular biology and Biotechnology (IMBBFORTH), University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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Alsudani AA. Production of Polysaccharides and Single-Cell Protein by Some Local Isolates of Trichoderma spp. Pak J Biol Sci 2021; 24:971-977. [PMID: 34585549 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2021.971.977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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<b>Background and Objective:</b> Polysaccharides and Single-cell protein are one of the best essential natural products of microorganisms, they are excreted by different microorganisms such as yeast, fungi, bacteria and algae. This study was carried out to detect the ability of four local fungal isolates of <i>Trichoderma </i>spp. to produce polysaccharides and Single-cell protein. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Standard Czapek Dox Broth Medium was used to detect the ability of fungal isolates to produce polysaccharides and Single-cell protein, with modified the components of medium for improved production using banana peels as a source of carbon and different nitrogen sources at different concentrations and the factorial experiment was carried out using a completely randomized design <b>Results:</b> The highest dry weight and polysaccharides production and protein content have been achieved for the fungus <i>T. reesei</i> with rates of (2.15, 0.276 and 0.94) g/100 mL, respectively, in comparison with the other treatments, the use of ammonium phosphate at concentration 0.6 g L<sup>1</sup> has given the highest dry weight and production of polysaccharides and protein content with rates of (3.75, 0.364 and 2.77) g/100 mL, respectively, also the use of banana peels extract at concentration 40 mL L<sup>1</sup> has given the highest dry weight and production of polysaccharides and protein content with rates of (5.21, 0.539 and 3.63) g/100 mL, respectively. <b>Conclusion:</b> The possibility of using the local isolate of <i>T. reesei</i> in the production of polysaccharides and Single-cell protein using some cheap agricultural waste such as banana peels as a carbon source instead of throwing them as waste and pollutants for the environment.
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Afroz MM, Kashem MNH, Piash KMPS, Islam N. Saccharomyces Cerevisiae as an Untapped Source of Fungal Chitosan for Antimicrobial Action. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:3765-3786. [PMID: 34406627 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03639-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Despite being widely available, Saccharomyces cerevisiae has not been widely explored for direct extraction of chitosan biopolymer for antimicrobial applications. In our study, S. cerevisiae from Baker's yeast and Aspergillus niger from moldy onion extracts are studied as alternative sources of chitosan; and S cerevisiae chitosan tested for antimicrobial efficacy. The properties of S. cerevisiae chitosan are compared with moldy onion chitosan and shrimp chitosan extracted from shrimp shells. Chitosan extracted from S. cerevisiae is tested for antimicrobial efficacy against Staphylococcus Aureus. The maximum yields of fungal chitosan are 20.85 ± 0.35 mg/g dry S. cerevisiae biomass at 4th day using a culture broth containing sodium acetate, and 16.15 ± 0.95 mg/g dry A. niger biomass at 12th day. The degree of deacetylation (DD%) of the extracted fungal chitosan samples from S. cerevisiae and A. niger is found to be 63.4%, and 61.2% respectively, using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. At a concentration of 2 g/L, S. cerevisiae chitosan shows the maximum inhibition zone diameter of 15.48 ± 0.07 mm. Baker's yeast S cerevisiae biomass and A. niger from moldy onions has not been previously explored as a source of extractible fungal chitosan. This study gives insight that S. cerevisiae and A. niger from agricultural or industrial wastes could be a potential biomass source for production of the chitosan biopolymer. The S. cerevisiae chitosan displayed effective antimicrobial properties against S aureus, indicating the viablitiy of S cerevisae as a resource for extraction of high-quality chitosan.
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- Md Masirul Afroz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Zhang Y, Fang W, Raimi OG, Lockhart DEA, Ferenbach AT, Lu L, van Aalten DMF. Genetic and structural validation of phosphomannomutase as a cell wall target in Aspergillus fumigatus. Mol Microbiol 2021; 116:245-259. [PMID: 33629421 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic mold responsible for severe life-threatening fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. The cell wall, an essential structure composed of glucan, chitin, and galactomannan, is considered to be a target for the development of antifungal drugs. The nucleotide sugar donor GDP-mannose (GDP-Man) is required for the biosynthesis of galactomannan, glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors, glycolipid, and protein glycosylation. Starting from fructose-6-phosphate, GDP-Man is produced by the sequential action of the enzymes phosphomannose isomerase, phosphomannomutase (Pmm), and GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase. Here, using heterokaryon rescue and gene knockdown approaches we demonstrate that the phosphomannomutase encoding gene in A. fumigatus (pmmA) is essential for survival. Reduced expression of pmmA is associated with significant morphological defects including retarded germination, growth, reduced conidiation, and abnormal polarity. Moreover, the knockdown strain exhibited an altered cell wall organization and sensitivity toward cell wall perturbing agents. By solving the first crystal structure of A. fumigatus phosphomannomutase (AfPmmA) we identified non-conservative substitutions near the active site when compared to the human orthologues. Taken together, this work provides a genetic and structural foundation for the exploitation of AfPmmA as a potential antifungal target.
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- Yuanwei Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Centre for Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.,School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.,National Engineering Research Center for Non-Food Biorefinery, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Centre for Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Agboola JO, Schiavone M, Øverland M, Morales-Lange B, Lagos L, Arntzen MØ, Lapeña D, Eijsink VGH, Horn SJ, Mydland LT, François JM, Mercado L, Hansen JØ. Impact of down-stream processing on functional properties of yeasts and the implications on gut health of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Sci Rep 2021; 11:4496. [PMID: 33627754 PMCID: PMC7904851 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83764-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Yeasts are becoming popular as novel ingredients in fish feeds because of their potential to support better growth and concomitantly ensure good fish health. Here, three species of yeasts (Cyberlindnera jadinii, Blastobotrys adeninivorans and Wickerhamomyces anomalus), grown on wood sugars and hydrolysates of chicken were subjected to two down-stream processes, either direct heat-inactivation or autolysis, and the feed potential of the resulting yeast preparations was assessed through a feeding trial with Atlantic salmon fry. Histological examination of distal intestine based on widening of lamina propria, showed that autolyzed W. anomalus was effective in alleviating mild intestinal enteritis, while only limited effects were observed for other yeasts. Our results showed that the functionality of yeast in counteracting intestinal enteritis in Atlantic salmon was dependent on both the type of yeast and the down-stream processing method, and demonstrated that C. jadinii and W. anomalus have promising effects on gut health of Atlantic salmon.
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- Jeleel Opeyemi Agboola
- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XDepartment of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.432671.5Lallemand SAS, 19 rue des Briquetiers, BP59, 31702 Blagnac, France ,grid.461574.50000 0001 2286 8343TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France ,grid.462430.70000 0001 2188 216XLAAS-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XDepartment of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XDepartment of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XDepartment of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XDepartment of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- grid.461574.50000 0001 2286 8343TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- grid.8170.e0000 0001 1537 5962Grupo de Marcadores Inmunológicos en Organismos Acuáticos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Universidad 330, Valparaíso, Chile
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- grid.19477.3c0000 0004 0607 975XDepartment of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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Fortuna L, González AG, Tretiach M, Pokrovsky OS. Influence of secondary metabolites on surface chemistry and metal adsorption of a devitalized lichen biomonitor. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 273:116500. [PMID: 33493767 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite the broad use of lichens as biomonitors of airborne trace elements, the surface chemistry and metal adsorption parameters of these organisms are still poorly known. The current investigation is aimed at (i) quantifying the acid-base surface properties and the first-order physical-chemical parameters of Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption of devitalized Pseudevernia furfuracea, a lichen commonly used in biomonitoring of airborne trace elements, and (ii) comparing the results with those available for moss biomonitors. Equilibrium constants and metal-binding site concentrations were calculated with a thermodynamic model by taking into account the presence/absence of ancillary extracellular cell wall compounds, namely melanin and acetone-soluble lichen substances. An acid-base titration experiment performed in the pH range of 3-10 showed that melanised and non-melanised P. furfuracea samples have lower pHPZC (3.53-3.99) and higher metal-binding site concentrations (0.96-1.20 mmol g-1) compared to that of the mosses investigated so far at the same experimental conditions. Melanin biosynthesis increased the content of carboxyl and phosphoryl groups and reduces that of amine/polyphenols. Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption was unaffected by the degree of melanisation while the removal of extracellular lichen substances slightly decreased Zn2+ adsorption. Although Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption parameters related to P. furfuracea surfaces were 3 times lower than in the mosses, lichen samples adsorbed the same amount of Cu2+ and 30% more Zn2+. The present study contributes in understanding the role of ancillary cell wall compounds in Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption in a model lichen. It also provides a first comparison between the surface physico-chemical characteristics of lichens and mosses frequently used as biomonitors of trace elements.
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- Lorenzo Fortuna
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri, 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy.
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- Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ULPGC, Unidad Asociada ULPGC-CSIC, Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte S/n, E-35214, Telde, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri, 10, I-34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Geosciences Environment Toulouse (GET), CNRS, UMR 5563, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31400, Toulouse, France; N. Laverov Federal Center for Arctic Research, URoRAS, 23 Naberezhnaja Sev. Dviny, 163000, Arkhangelsk, Russia; BIO-GEO-CLIM Laboratory, Tomsk State University, Lenina Prs 36, Tomsk, Russia
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Aspergillus fumigatus G-Protein Coupled Receptors GprM and GprJ Are Important for the Regulation of the Cell Wall Integrity Pathway, Secondary Metabolite Production, and Virulence. mBio 2020; 11:mBio.02458-20. [PMID: 33051372 PMCID: PMC7554674 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02458-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A. fumigatus is the main etiological agent of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, a life-threatening fungal disease that occurs in severely immunocompromised humans. Withstanding the host environment is essential for A. fumigatus virulence, and sensing of extracellular cues occurs primarily through G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) that activate signal transduction pathways, which, in turn, regulate fungal development, metabolism, virulence, and mycotoxin biosynthesis. The A. fumigatus genome encodes 15 putative classical GPCRs, with only three having been functionally characterized to date. In this work, we show that the two GPCRs GprM and GprJ regulate the phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase MpkA and thus control the regulation of the cell wall integrity pathway. GprM and GprJ are also involved in the regulation of the production of the secondary metabolites fumagillin, pyripyropene, fumigaclavine C, fumiquinazoline, melanin, and fumitremorgin, and this regulation partially occurs through the activation of MpkA. Furthermore, GprM and GprJ are important for virulence in the insect model Galleria mellonella. This work therefore functionally characterizes two GPCRs and shows how they regulate several intracellular pathways that have been shown to be crucial for A. fumigatus virulence. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are extracellular signaling receptors that sense environmental cues. Fungi sense their environment primarily through GPCR-mediated signaling pathways, which, in turn, regulate fungal development, metabolism, virulence, and mycotoxin biosynthesis. Aspergillus fumigatus is an important human pathogen that causes aspergillosis, a heterogeneous group of diseases that present a wide range of clinical manifestations. Here, we investigate in detail the role of the GPCRs GprM and GprJ in growth and gene expression. GprM and GprJ are important for melanin production and the regulation of the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway. Overexpression of gprM and gprJ causes a 20 and 50% reduction in growth rate compared to the wild-type (WT) strain and increases sensitivity to cell wall-damaging agents. Phosphorylation of the CWI protein kinase MpkA is increased in the ΔgprM and ΔgprJ strains and decreased in the overexpression mutants compared to the WT strain. Furthermore, differences in cell wall polysaccharide concentrations and organization were observed in these strains. Transcriptome sequencing suggests that GprM and GprJ negatively regulate genes encoding secondary metabolites (SMs). Mass spectrometry analysis confirmed that the production of fumagillin, pyripyropene, fumigaclavine C, fumiquinazoline, and fumitremorgin is reduced in the ΔgprM and ΔgprJ strains, at least partially through the activation of MpkA. Overexpression of grpM also resulted in the regulation of many transcription factors, with AsgA predicted to function downstream of GprM and MpkA signaling. Finally, we show that the ΔgprM and ΔgprJ mutants are reduced in virulence in the Galleria mellonella insect model of invasive aspergillosis.
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Wang P, Lin Y, Zou C, Zhao F, Liang S, Zheng S, Han S. Construction and screening of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol protein deletion library in Pichia pastoris. BMC Microbiol 2020; 20:262. [PMID: 32838766 PMCID: PMC7446130 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-020-01928-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored glycoproteins have diverse intrinsic functions in yeasts, and they also have different uses in vitro. In this study, the functions of potential GPI proteins in Pichia pastoris were explored by gene knockout approaches. Results Through an extensive knockout of GPI proteins in P. pastoris, a single-gene deletion library was constructed for 45 predicted GPI proteins. The knockout of proteins may lead to the activation of a cellular response named the ‘compensatory mechanism’, which is characterized by changes in the content and relationship between cell wall polysaccharides and surface proteins. Among the 45 deletion strains, five showed obvious methanol tolerance, four owned high content of cell wall polysaccharides, and four had a high surface hydrophobicity. Some advantages of these strains as production hosts were revealed. Furthermore, the deletion strains with high surface hydrophobicity were used as hosts to display Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB). The strain gcw22Δ/CALB-GCW61 showed excellent fermentation characteristics, including a faster growth rate and higher hydrolytic activity. Conclusions This GPI deletion library has some potential applications for production strains and offers a valuable resource for studying the precise functions of GPI proteins, especially their putative functions.
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- Pan Wang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China.
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Abdel-Mohsen AM, Frankova J, Abdel-Rahman RM, Salem AA, Sahffie NM, Kubena I, Jancar J. Chitosan-glucan complex hollow fibers reinforced collagen wound dressing embedded with aloe vera. II. Multifunctional properties to promote cutaneous wound healing. Int J Pharm 2020; 582:119349. [PMID: 32315748 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study presents an innovative multifunctional system in fabricating new functional wound dressing (FWD) products that could be used for skin regeneration, especially in cases of infected chronic wounds and ulcers. The innovation is based on the extraction, characterization, and application of collagen (CO)/chitosan-glucan complex hollow fibers (CSGC)/aloe vera (AV) as a novel FWS. For the first time, specific hollow fibers were extracted with controlled inner (500-900 nm)/outer (2-3 µm) diameters from mycelium of Schizophyllum commune. Further on, research and evaluation of morphology, hydrolytic stability, and swelling characteristics of CO/CSGC@AV were carried out. The obtained FWS showed high hydrolytic stability with enhanced swelling characteristics compared to native collagen. The hemostatic effect of FWS increased significantly in the presence of CSGC, compared to native CO and displayed excellent biocompatibility which was tested by using normal human dermal fibroblast (NHDF). The FWS showed high antibacterial activity against different types of bacteria (positive/negative grams). From in vivo measurements, the novel FWS increased the percentage of wound closure after one week of treatment. All these results imply that the new CO/CSGC@AV-FWD has the potential for clinical skin regeneration and applying for controlled drug release.
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- A M Abdel-Mohsen
- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, Brno 612 00, Czechia; SCITEG, a.s., Brno, Czechia; Pretreatment and Finishing of Cellulosic based Textiles Department, Textile Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czechia
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- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, Brno 612 00, Czechia
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- Pharmacology Department, National Research Centre, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Pathology Department National Research Centre, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Žižkova 22, CZ 61662 Brno, Czechia
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- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, Brno 612 00, Czechia; SCITEG, a.s., Brno, Czechia; Institute of Materials Chemistry, Facility of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 464/118, Brno 612 00, Czechia
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Abdel-Mohsen A, Abdel-Rahman R, Kubena I, Kobera L, Spotz Z, Zboncak M, Prikryl R, Brus J, Jancar J. Chitosan-glucan complex hollow fibers reinforced collagen wound dressing embedded with aloe vera. Part I: Preparation and characterization. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 230:115708. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunctions trigger the calcium signaling-dependent fungal multidrug resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 117:1711-1721. [PMID: 31811023 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911560116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Drug resistance in fungal pathogens has risen steadily over the past decades due to long-term azole therapy or triazole usage in agriculture. Modification of the drug target protein to prevent drug binding is a major recognized route to induce drug resistance. However, mechanisms for nondrug target-induced resistance remain only loosely defined. Here, we explore the molecular mechanisms of multidrug resistance resulted from an efficient adaptation strategy for survival in drug environments in the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus We show that mutants conferring multidrug resistance are linked with mitochondrial dysfunction induced by defects in heme A biosynthesis. Comparison of the gene expression profiles between the drug-resistant mutants and the parental wild-type strain shows that multidrug-resistant transporters, chitin synthases, and calcium-signaling-related genes are significantly up-regulated, while scavenging mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related genes are significantly down-regulated. The up-regulated-expression genes share consensus calcium-dependent serine threonine phosphatase-dependent response elements (the binding sites of calcium-signaling transcription factor CrzA). Accordingly, drug-resistant mutants show enhanced cytosolic Ca2+ transients and persistent nuclear localization of CrzA. In comparison, calcium chelators significantly restore drug susceptibility and increase azole efficacy either in laboratory-derived or in clinic-isolated A. fumigatus strains. Thus, the mitochondrial dysfunction as a fitness cost can trigger calcium signaling and, therefore, globally up-regulate a series of embedding calcineurin-dependent-response-element genes, leading to antifungal resistance. These findings illuminate how fitness cost affects drug resistance and suggest that disruption of calcium signaling might be a promising therapeutic strategy to fight against nondrug target-induced drug resistance.
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de Castro PA, Colabardini AC, Manfiolli AO, Chiaratto J, Silva LP, Mattos EC, Palmisano G, Almeida F, Persinoti GF, Ries LNA, Mellado L, Rocha MC, Bromley M, Silva RN, de Souza GS, Loures FV, Malavazi I, Brown NA, Goldman GH. Aspergillus fumigatus calcium-responsive transcription factors regulate cell wall architecture promoting stress tolerance, virulence and caspofungin resistance. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008551. [PMID: 31887136 PMCID: PMC6948819 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus causes invasive aspergillosis, the most common life-threatening fungal disease of immuno-compromised humans. The treatment of disseminated infections with antifungal drugs, including echinocandin cell wall biosynthesis inhibitors, is increasingly challenging due to the rise of drug-resistant pathogens. The fungal calcium responsive calcineurin-CrzA pathway influences cell morphology, cell wall composition, virulence, and echinocandin resistance. A screen of 395 A. fumigatus transcription factor mutants identified nine transcription factors important to calcium stress tolerance, including CrzA and ZipD. Here, comparative transcriptomics revealed CrzA and ZipD regulated the expression of shared and unique gene networks, suggesting they participate in both converged and distinct stress response mechanisms. CrzA and ZipD additively promoted calcium stress tolerance. However, ZipD also regulated cell wall organization, osmotic stress tolerance and echinocandin resistance. The absence of ZipD in A. fumigatus caused a significant virulence reduction in immunodeficient and immunocompetent mice. The ΔzipD mutant displayed altered cell wall organization and composition, while being more susceptible to macrophage killing and eliciting an increased pro-inflammatory cytokine response. A higher number of neutrophils, macrophages and activated macrophages were found in ΔzipD infected mice lungs. Collectively, this shows that ZipD-mediated regulation of the fungal cell wall contributes to the evasion of pro-inflammatory responses and tolerance of echinocandin antifungals, and in turn promoting virulence and complicating treatment options.
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- Patrícia Alves de Castro
- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biorrenováveis (LNBR), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Manchester Fungal Infection Group, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São José dos Campos, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São José dos Campos, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Deshors M, Guais O, Neugnot-Roux V, Cameleyre X, Fillaudeau L, Francois JM. Combined in situ Physical and ex-situ Biochemical Approaches to Investigate in vitro Deconstruction of Destarched Wheat Bran by Enzymes Cocktail Used in Animal Nutrition. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:158. [PMID: 31297370 PMCID: PMC6607472 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Wheat bran is a foodstuff containing more than 40% of non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) that are hardly digestible by monogastric animals. Therefore, cocktails enriched of hydrolytic enzymes (termed NSPases) are commonly provided as feed additives in animal nutrition. However, how these enzymes cocktails contribute to NSPs deconstruction remains largely unknown. This question was addressed by employing an original methodology that makes use of a multi-instrumented bioreactor that allows to dynamically monitor enzymes in action and to extract in-situ physical and ex-situ biochemical data from this monitoring. We report here that the deconstruction of destarched wheat bran by an industrial enzymes cocktail termed Rovabio® was entailed by two concurrent events: a particles fragmentation that caused in <2 h a 70% drop of the suspension viscosity and a solubilization that released <30 % of the wheat bran NSPs. Upon longer exposure, the fragmentation of particles continued at a very slow rate without any further solubilization. Contrary to this cocktail, xylanase C alone caused a moderate 25% drop of viscosity and a very weak fragmentation. However, the amount of xylose and arabinose from solubilized sugars after 6 h treatment with this enzyme was similar to that obtained after 2 h with Rovabio®. Altogether, this multi-scale analysis supported the synergistic action of enzymes mixture to readily solubilize complex polysaccharides, and revealed that in spite of the richness and diversity of hydrolytic enzymes in the cocktail, the deconstruction of NSPs in wheat bran was largely incomplete.
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- Marine Deshors
- LISBP, UMR INSA-CNRS 5504 & INRA 792, Toulouse, France.,Cinabio-Adisseo France S.A.S., Toulouse, France
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- LISBP, UMR INSA-CNRS 5504 & INRA 792, Toulouse, France.,Fédération de Recherche FERMAT (Fluides, Energie, Réacteurs, Matériaux et Transferts), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, INSA, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Chen DD, Shi L, Yue SN, Zhang TJ, Wang SL, Liu YN, Ren A, Zhu J, Yu HS, Zhao MW. The Slt2-MAPK pathway is involved in the mechanism by which target of rapamycin regulates cell wall components in Ganoderma lucidum. Fungal Genet Biol 2019; 123:70-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wu DT, Guo H, Lin S, Lam SC, Zhao L, Lin DR, Qin W. Review of the structural characterization, quality evaluation, and industrial application of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides. Trends Food Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Kang X, Kirui A, Muszyński A, Widanage MCD, Chen A, Azadi P, Wang P, Mentink-Vigier F, Wang T. Molecular architecture of fungal cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2747. [PMID: 30013106 PMCID: PMC6048167 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05199-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The high mortality of invasive fungal infections, and the limited number and inefficacy of antifungals necessitate the development of new agents with novel mechanisms and targets. The fungal cell wall is a promising target as it contains polysaccharides absent in humans, however, its molecular structure remains elusive. Here we report the architecture of the cell walls in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Solid-state NMR spectroscopy, assisted by dynamic nuclear polarization and glycosyl linkage analysis, reveals that chitin and α-1,3-glucan build a hydrophobic scaffold that is surrounded by a hydrated matrix of diversely linked β-glucans and capped by a dynamic layer of glycoproteins and α-1,3-glucan. The two-domain distribution of α-1,3-glucans signifies the dual functions of this molecule: contributing to cell wall rigidity and fungal virulence. This study provides a high-resolution model of fungal cell walls and serves as the basis for assessing drug response to promote the development of wall-targeted antifungals.
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- Xue Kang
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, and Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
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Huang C, Zhao F, Lin Y, Zheng S, Liang S, Han S. RNA-Seq analysis of global transcriptomic changes suggests a roles for the MAPK pathway and carbon metabolism in cell wall maintenance in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae FKS1 mutant. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 500:603-608. [PMID: 29665361 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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FKS1 encodes a β-1,3-glucan synthase, which is a key player in cell wall assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here we analyzed the global transcriptomic changes in the FKS1 mutant to establish a correlation between the changes in the cell wall of the FKS1 mutant and the molecular mechanism of cell wall maintenance. These transcriptomic profiles showed that there are 1151 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the FKS1 mutant. Through KEGG pathway analysis of the DEGs, the MAPK pathway and seven pathways involved in carbon metabolism were significantly enriched. We found that the MAPK pathway is activated for FKS1 mutant survival and the synthesis of cell wall components are reinforced in the FKS1 mutant. Our results confirm that the FKS1 mutant has a β-1,3-glucan defect that affects the cell wall and partly elucidate the molecular mechanism responsible for cell wall synthesis. Our greater understanding of these mechanisms helps to explain how the FKS1 mutant survives, has useful implications for the study of similar pathways in other fungi, and increases the theoretical foundation for the regulation of the cell wall in S. cerevisiae.
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- Cong Huang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Candida albicans Aro1 affects cell wall integrity, biofilm formation and virulence. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2018; 53:115-124. [PMID: 29807722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing life-threatening systemic infections. The C. albicans ARO1 gene encodes an arom multifunctional enzyme, which can possibly catalyze reactions of the shikimate pathway to synthesize aromatic amino acids. However, the functions of C. albicans Aro1 have not been extensively characterized. METHODS ARO1 knockdown mutant strain was constructed, using a tetracycline-regulated (TR) expression system. Cell growth of the mutant strain was compared with wild type. Effects of the ARO1 gene knockdown on cell wall properties, adhesion to polystyrene and biofilm formation were further investigated. Finally, Galleria mellonella was used as a model host to study the role of ARO1 in virulence of C. albicans. RESULTS We showed that defective growth in the ARO1 knockdown strain was rescued by supplemental aromatic amino acids. In addition, the ARO1 knockdown strain was easily aggregated and precipitated. The knockdown of ARO1 also caused changes in cell wall properties and compositions and promoted C. albicans cell adhesion to polystyrene and biofilm formation. Finally, the ARO1 knockdown strain showed attenuation of C. albicans virulence. CONCLUSION This work provides new insights into C. albicans metabolism, cell wall and virulence.
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Wang Y, Feng K, Yang H, Zhang Z, Yuan Y, Yue T. Effect of Cinnamaldehyde and Citral Combination on Transcriptional Profile, Growth, Oxidative Damage and Patulin Biosynthesis of Penicillium expansum. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:597. [PMID: 29651282 PMCID: PMC5884930 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Penicillium expansum, as a main postharvest pathogen of fruits, can secrete patulin (PAT), causing fruit decay and health problems. In this study, the antifungal test, SEM (scanning electron microscope) observation, transcriptional profile, PAT biosynthesis, and physiological characters of P. expansum exposed to cinnamaldehyde and citral combination (Cin/Cit) were evaluated. Cin/Cit could inhibit the mycelial growth and spore germination of P. expansum in a dose-dependent manner. Besides, Cin/Cit caused spores and mycelia wrinkled and depressed by SEM observation. Gene expression profiles of P. expansum were conducted by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in the presence or absence of Cin/Cit treatment. A total of 1713 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained, including 793 down-regulated and 920 up-regulated genes. Most of the DEGs participated in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, amino acid metabolism, and oxidation-reduction process, etc. Cin/Cit induced the dysfunction of the mitochondrial membrane, causing the potential influence on energy metabolism and reactive oxidative species production. The changes of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities combing with the increase of hydrogen peroxide content indicated the oxidative stress on P. expansum induced by Cin/Cit, which corresponded well with the transcriptional results. Moreover, both the RNA-seq data and the qRT-PCR showed the remarkable down-regulation of genes included in the PAT biosynthetic pathway under the Cin/Cit treatment. These findings provided more useful information about the antifungal mechanism of Cin/Cit against P. expansum at molecular and gene levels and suggested that Cin/Cit is a potential candidate to control P. expansum.
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- Yuan Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Yangling), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, China
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Li XE, Wang JJ, Phornsanthia S, Yin X, Li Q. Strengthening of Cell Wall Structure Enhances Stress Resistance and Fermentation Performance in Lager Yeast. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-2014-0320-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Xin-Er Li
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, and Lab of Brewing Science and Technology, Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, and Lab of Brewing Science and Technology, Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Biotechnology Department of Argo-Industry Faculty, 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Cargill Malt, McGinty Road West, MS 135, Wayzata, MN 55391
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, and Lab of Brewing Science and Technology, Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wang J, Mao J, Yang G, Zheng F, Niu C, Li Y, Liu C, Li Q. The FKS family genes cause changes in cell wall morphology resulted in regulation of anti-autolytic ability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 249:49-56. [PMID: 29040859 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to discuss the functions of FKS family genes which encode β-1, 3-glucan synthase regarding the viability and autolysis of yeast strain. Loss of FKS1 gene severely influences the viability and anti-autolytic ability of yeast. Mutation of FKS1 and FKS2 genes led to cell reconstruction, resulting in a sharp shrinkage of cell volume and decreased stress resistance, viability, and anti-autolytic ability. Deletion of FKS3 gene did not clearly influence the synthesis of β-1, 3-glucan of yeast but increased the strain's stress resistance, viability, and anti-autolytic ability. It is suggested that FKS3 would be the potential target for improving the stress resistance of yeast. The results revealed the relationship among FKS family genes and demonstrated their functions on yeast cell wall construction and anti-autolytic ability.
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- Jinjing Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Lab of Brewing Science and Engineering of Jiangnan University, China, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Vos AM, Heijboer A, Boschker HTS, Bonnet B, Lugones LG, Wösten HAB. Microbial biomass in compost during colonization of Agaricus bisporus. AMB Express 2017; 7:12. [PMID: 28050852 PMCID: PMC5209305 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-016-0304-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Agaricus bisporus mushrooms are commercially produced on a microbe rich compost. Here, fungal and bacterial biomass was quantified in compost with and without colonization by A. bisporus. Chitin content, indicative of total fungal biomass, increased during a 26-day period from 576 to 779 nmol N-acetylglucosamine g-1 compost in the absence of A. bisporus (negative control). A similar increase was found in the presence of this mushroom forming fungus. The fungal phospholipid-derived fatty acid (PLFA) marker C18:2ω6, indicative of the living fraction of the fungal biomass, decreased from 575 to 280 nmol g-1 compost in the negative control. In contrast, it increased to 1200 nmol g-1 compost in the presence of A. bisporus. Laccase activity was absent throughout culturing in the negative control, while it correlated with the fungal PLFA marker in the presence of A. bisporus. PLFA was also used to quantify living bacterial biomass. In the negative control, the bacterial markers remained constant at 3000-3200 nmol PLFA g-1 compost. In contrast, they decreased to 850 nmol g-1 compost during vegetative growth of A. bisporus, implying that bacterial biomass decreased from 17.7 to 4.7 mg g-1 compost. The relative amount of the Gram positive associated PLFA markers a15:0 and a17:0 and the Gram negative PLFA associated markers cy17:0 and cy19:0 increased and decreased, respectively, suggesting that Gram negative bacteria are more suppressed by A. bisporus. Together, these data indicate that fungal biomass can make up 6.8% of the compost after A. bisporus colonization, 57% of which being dead. Moreover, results show that A. bisporus impacts biomass and composition of bacteria in compost.
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The Schizosaccharomyces pombe cell wall is a rigid exoskeletal structure mainly composed of interlinked glucose polysaccharides and galactomannoproteins. It is essential for survival of the fission yeast, as it prevents cells from bursting from internal turgor pressure and protects them from mechanical injuries. Additionally, the cell wall determines the cell shape and, therefore, a better knowledge of cell wall structure and composition could provide valuable data in S. pombe morphogenetic studies. Here, we provide information about this structure and the current reliable methods for rapid analysis of the cell wall polymers by specific enzymatic and chemical degradations of purified cell walls.
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- Pilar Pérez
- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Camacho E, Chrissian C, Cordero RJB, Liporagi-Lopes L, Stark RE, Casadevall A. N-acetylglucosamine affects Cryptococcus neoformans cell-wall composition and melanin architecture. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2017; 163:1540-1556. [PMID: 29043954 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental fungus that belongs to the phylum Basidiomycetes and is a major pathogen in immunocompromised patients. The ability of C. neoformans to produce melanin pigments represents its second most important virulence factor, after the presence of a polysaccharide capsule. Both the capsule and melanin are closely associated with the fungal cell wall, a complex structure that is essential for maintaining cell morphology and viability under conditions of stress. The amino sugar N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is a key constituent of the cell-wall chitin and is used for both N-linked glycosylation and GPI anchor synthesis. Recent studies have suggested additional roles for GlcNAc as an activator and mediator of cellular signalling in fungal and plant cells. Furthermore, chitin and chitosan polysaccharides interact with melanin pigments in the cell wall and have been found to be essential for melanization. Despite the importance of melanin, its molecular structure remains unresolved; however, we previously obtained critical insights using advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and imaging techniques. In this study, we investigated the effect of GlcNAc supplementation on cryptococcal cell-wall composition and melanization. C. neoformans was able to metabolize GlcNAc as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen, indicating a capacity to use a component of a highly abundant polymer in the biospherenutritionally. C. neoformans cells grown with GlcNAc manifested changes in the chitosan cell-wall content, cell-wall thickness and capsule size. Supplementing cultures with isotopically 15N-labelled GlcNAc demonstrated that the exogenous monomer serves as a building block for chitin/chitosan and is incorporated into the cell wall. The altered chitin-to-chitosan ratio had no negative effects on the mother-daughter cell separation; growth with GlcNAc affected the fungal cell-wall scaffold, resulting in increased melanin deposition and assembly. In summary, GlcNAc supplementation had pleiotropic effects on cell-wall and melanin architectures, and thus established its capacity to perturb these structures, a property that could prove useful for metabolic tracking studies.
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- Emma Camacho
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and CUNY Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and CUNY Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.,PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Schiavone M, Déjean S, Sieczkowski N, Castex M, Dague E, François JM. Integration of Biochemical, Biophysical and Transcriptomics Data for Investigating the Structural and Nanomechanical Properties of the Yeast Cell Wall. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1806. [PMID: 29085340 PMCID: PMC5649194 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The yeast cell is surrounded by a cell wall conferring protection and resistance to environmental conditions that can be harmful. Identify the molecular cues (genes) which shape the biochemical composition and the nanomechanical properties of the cell wall and the links between these two parameters represent a major issue in the understanding of the biogenesis and the molecular assembly of this essential cellular structure, which may have consequences in diverse biotechnological applications. We addressed this question in two ways. Firstly, we compared the biochemical and biophysical properties using atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods of 4 industrial strains with the laboratory sequenced strain BY4743 and used transcriptome data of these strains to infer biological hypothesis about differences of these properties between strains. This comparative approach showed a 4–6-fold higher hydrophobicity of industrial strains that was correlated to higher expression of genes encoding adhesin and adhesin-like proteins and not to their higher mannans content. The second approach was to employ a multivariate statistical analysis to identify highly correlated variables among biochemical, biophysical and genes expression data. Accordingly, we found a tight association between hydrophobicity and adhesion events that positively correlated with a set of 22 genes in which the main enriched GO function was the sterol metabolic process. We also identified a strong association of β-1,3-glucans with contour length that corresponds to the extension of mannans chains upon pulling the mannosyl units with the lectin-coated AFM tips. This association was positively correlated with a group of 27 genes in which the seripauperin multigene family was highly documented and negatively connected with a set of 23 genes whose main GO biological process was sulfur assimilation/cysteine biosynthetic process. On the other hand, the elasticity modulus was found weakly associated with levels of β-1,6-glucans, and this biophysical variable was positively correlated with a set of genes implicated in microtubules polymerization, tubulin folding and mitotic organization.
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- Marion Schiavone
- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et Procédés, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, UPS, INP, Université de ToulouseToulouse, France.,Lallemand SASBlagnac, France
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- Laboratoire D'analyse et D'architecture des Systèmes du-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de ToulouseToulouse, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et Procédés, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, UPS, INP, Université de ToulouseToulouse, France
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The Aspergillus fumigatus CrzA Transcription Factor Activates Chitin Synthase Gene Expression during the Caspofungin Paradoxical Effect. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.00705-17. [PMID: 28611248 PMCID: PMC5472186 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00705-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes invasive aspergillosis (IA), a life-threatening disease in immunocompromised humans. The echinocandin caspofungin, adopted as a second-line therapy in combating IA, is a β-1,3-glucan synthase inhibitor, which, when used in high concentrations, reverts the anticipated A. fumigatus growth inhibition, a phenomenon called the “caspofungin paradoxical effect” (CPE). The CPE has been widely associated with increased chitin content in the cell wall due to a compensatory upregulation of chitin synthase-encoding genes. Here, we demonstrate that the CPE is dependent on the cell wall integrity (CWI) mitogen-activated protein kinase MpkAMPK1 and its associated transcription factor (TF) RlmARLM1, which regulate chitin synthase gene expression in response to different concentrations of caspofungin. Furthermore, the calcium- and calcineurin-dependent TF CrzA binds to and regulates the expression of specific chitin synthase genes during the CPE. These results suggest that the regulation of cell wall biosynthetic genes occurs by several cellular signaling pathways. In addition, CrzA is also involved in cell wall organization in the absence of caspofungin. Differences in the CPE were also observed between two A. fumigatus clinical isolates, which led to the identification of a novel basic leucine zipper TF, termed ZipD. This TF functions in the calcium-calcineurin pathway and is involved in the regulation of cell wall biosynthesis genes. This study therefore unraveled additional mechanisms and novel factors governing the CPE response, which ultimately could aid in developing more effective antifungal therapies. Systemic Aspergillus fumigatus infections are often accompanied by high mortality rates. The fungal cell wall is important for infection as it has immunomodulatory and immunoevasive properties. Paradoxical growth of A. fumigatus in the presence of high concentrations of the cell wall-disturbing agent caspofungin has been observed for more than a decade, although the mechanistic nature of this phenomenon remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we show that the CWI pathway components MpkA and RlmA as well as the calcium/calcineurin-responsive transcription factor CrzA regulate the expression of cell wall biosynthetic genes during the caspofungin paradoxical effect (CPE). Furthermore, an additional, novel calcium/calcineurin-responsive transcription factor was identified to play a role in cell wall biosynthesis gene expression during the CPE. This work paints a crucial role for calcium metabolism in the CPE and provides further insight into the complex regulation of cell wall biosynthesis, which could ultimately lead to the development of more efficient antifungal therapies.
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Grbavac A, Čanak I, Stuparević I, Teparić R, Mrša V. Proteolytic processing of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall protein Scw4 regulates its activity and influences its covalent binding to glucan. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1864:507-515. [PMID: 27965112 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Domizio P, Liu Y, Bisson LF, Barile D. Cell wall polysaccharides released during the alcoholic fermentation by Schizosaccharomyces pombe and S. japonicus: quantification and characterization. Food Microbiol 2016; 61:136-149. [PMID: 27697163 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The present work demonstrates that yeasts belonging to the Schizosaccharomyces genus release a high quantity of polysaccharides of cell wall origin starting from the onset of the alcoholic fermentation. By the end of the alcoholic fermentation, all of the Schizosaccharomyces yeast strains released a quantity of polysaccharides approximately 3-7 times higher than that released by a commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strain under the same fermentative conditions of synthetic juice. A higher content of polysaccharide was found in media fermented by Schizosaccharomyces japonicus with respect to that of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Some of the strains evaluated were also able to produce high levels of pyruvic acid, which has been shown to be an important compound for color stability of wine. The presence of strains with different malic acid consumption patterns along with high polysaccharide release would enable production of naturally modified wines with enhanced mouth feel and reduced acidity. The chemical analysis of the released polysaccharides demonstrated divergence between the two yeast species S. pombe and S. japonicus. A different mannose/galactose ratio and a different percentage of proteins was observed on the polysaccharides released by S. pombe as compared to S. japonicus. Analysis of the proteins released in the media revealed the presence of a glycoprotein with a molecular size around 32-33 kDa only for the species S. japonicus. Mass spectrometry analysis of carbohydrate moieties showed similar proportions among the N-glycan chains released in the media by both yeast species but differences between the two species were also observed. These observations suggest a possible role of rapid MALDI-TOF screening of N-glycans compositional fingerprint as a taxonomic tool for this genus. Polysaccharides release in the media, in particular galactomannoproteins in significant amounts, could make these yeasts particularly interesting also for the industrial production of exogenous polysaccharide preparations.
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- P Domizio
- Department of Viticulture & Enology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agrari, Alimentari e Forestali (GESAAF), Università degli Studi di Firenze, 50144 Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Foods Science & Technology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Viticulture & Enology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Foods Science & Technology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Foods for Health Institute, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Tanaka Y, Sasaki M, Ito F, Aoyama T, Sato-Okamoto M, Takahashi-Nakaguchi A, Chibana H, Shibata N. KRE5 Suppression Induces Cell Wall Stress and Alternative ER Stress Response Required for Maintaining Cell Wall Integrity in Candida glabrata. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161371. [PMID: 27548283 PMCID: PMC4993462 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The maintenance of cell wall integrity in fungi is required for normal cell growth, division, hyphae formation, and antifungal tolerance. We observed that endoplasmic reticulum stress regulated cell wall integrity in Candida glabrata, which possesses uniquely evolved mechanisms for unfolded protein response mechanisms. Tetracycline-mediated suppression of KRE5, which encodes a predicted UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase localized in the endoplasmic reticulum, significantly increased cell wall chitin content and decreased cell wall β-1,6-glucan content. KRE5 repression induced endoplasmic reticulum stress-related gene expression and MAP kinase pathway activation, including Slt2p and Hog1p phosphorylation, through the cell wall integrity signaling pathway. Moreover, the calcineurin pathway negatively regulated cell wall integrity, but not the reduction of β-1,6-glucan content. These results indicate that KRE5 is required for maintaining both endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis and cell wall integrity, and that the calcineurin pathway acts as a regulator of chitin-glucan balance in the cell wall and as an alternative mediator of endoplasmic reticulum stress in C. glabrata.
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- Yutaka Tanaka
- Department of Infection and Host Defense, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Host Defense, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Host Defense, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Suzuka National College of Technology, Suzuka, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Host Defense, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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Evidence for a Role for the Plasma Membrane in the Nanomechanical Properties of the Cell Wall as Revealed by an Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Ethanol Stress. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:4789-4801. [PMID: 27235439 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01213-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED A wealth of biochemical and molecular data have been reported regarding ethanol toxicity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae However, direct physical data on the effects of ethanol stress on yeast cells are almost nonexistent. This lack of information can now be addressed by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) technology. In this report, we show that the stiffness of glucose-grown yeast cells challenged with 9% (vol/vol) ethanol for 5 h was dramatically reduced, as shown by a 5-fold drop of Young's modulus. Quite unexpectedly, a mutant deficient in the Msn2/Msn4 transcription factor, which is known to mediate the ethanol stress response, exhibited a low level of stiffness similar to that of ethanol-treated wild-type cells. Reciprocally, the stiffness of yeast cells overexpressing MSN2 was about 35% higher than that of the wild type but was nevertheless reduced 3- to 4-fold upon exposure to ethanol. Based on these and other data presented herein, we postulated that the effect of ethanol on cell stiffness may not be mediated through Msn2/Msn4, even though this transcription factor appears to be a determinant in the nanomechanical properties of the cell wall. On the other hand, we found that as with ethanol, the treatment of yeast with the antifungal amphotericin B caused a significant reduction of cell wall stiffness. Since both this drug and ethanol are known to alter, albeit by different means, the fluidity and structure of the plasma membrane, these data led to the proposition that the cell membrane contributes to the biophysical properties of yeast cells. IMPORTANCE Ethanol is the main product of yeast fermentation but is also a toxic compound for this process. Understanding the mechanism of this toxicity is of great importance for industrial applications. While most research has focused on genomic studies of ethanol tolerance, we investigated the effects of ethanol at the biophysical level and found that ethanol causes a strong reduction of the cell wall rigidity (or stiffness). We ascribed this effect to the action of ethanol perturbing the cell membrane integrity and hence proposed that the cell membrane contributes to the cell wall nanomechanical properties.
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Zhang CH, Yun YH, Zhang ZM, Liang YZ. Simultaneous determination of neutral and uronic sugars based on UV–vis spectrometry combined with PLS. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 87:290-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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