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Raj K, Paul D, Rishi P, Shukla G, Dhotre D, YogeshSouche. Decoding the role of oxidative stress resistance and alternative carbon substrate assimilation in the mature biofilm growth mode of Candida glabrata. BMC Microbiol 2024; 24:128. [PMID: 38641593 PMCID: PMC11031924 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-024-03274-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Biofilm formation is viewed as a vital mechanism in C. glabrata pathogenesis. Although, it plays a significant role in virulence but transcriptomic architecture and metabolic pathways governing the biofilm growth mode of C. glabrata remain elusive. The present study intended to investigate the genes implicated in biofilm growth phase of C. glabrata through global transcriptomic approach. RESULTS Functional analysis of Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) using gene ontology and pathways analysis revealed that upregulated genes are involved in the glyoxylate cycle, carbon-carbon lyase activity, pre-autophagosomal structure membrane and vacuolar parts whereas, down- regulated genes appear to be associated with glycolysis, ribonucleoside biosynthetic process, ribosomal and translation process in the biofilm growth condition. The RNA-Seq expression of eight selected DEGs (CgICL1, CgMLS1, CgPEP1, and CgNTH1, CgERG9, CgERG11, CgTEF3, and CgCOF1) was performed with quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). The gene expression profile of selected DEGs with RT-qPCR displayed a similar pattern of expression as observed in RNA-Seq. Phenotype screening of mutant strains generated for genes CgPCK1 and CgPEP1, showed that Cgpck1∆ failed to grow on alternative carbon substrate (Glycerol, Ethanol, Oleic acid) and similarly, Cgpep1∆ unable to grow on YPD medium supplemented with hydrogen peroxide. Our results suggest that in the absence of glucose, C. glabrata assimilate glycerol, oleic acid and generate acetyl coenzyme-A (acetyl-CoA) which is a central and connecting metabolite between catabolic and anabolic pathways (glyoxylate and gluconeogenesis) to produce glucose and fulfil energy requirements. CONCLUSIONS The study was executed using various approaches (transcriptomics, functional genomics and gene deletion) and it revealed that metabolic plasticity of C. glabrata (NCCPF-100,037) in biofilm stage modulates its virulence and survival ability to counter the stress and may promote its transition from commensal to opportunistic pathogen. The observations deduced from the present study along with future work on characterization of the proteins involved in this intricate process may prove to be beneficial for designing novel antifungal strategies.
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- Khem Raj
- Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block I, South Campus, Panjab University, Sector-25, Chandigarh, 160014, India.
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block I, South Campus, Panjab University, Sector-25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block I, South Campus, Panjab University, Sector-25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune, India
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune, India
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Silao FGS, Valeriano VD, Uddström E, Falconer E, Ljungdahl PO. Diverse mechanisms control amino acid-dependent environmental alkalization by Candida albicans. Mol Microbiol 2024; 121:696-716. [PMID: 38178569 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Candida albicans has the capacity to neutralize acidic growth environments by releasing ammonia derived from the catabolism of amino acids. The molecular components underlying alkalization and its physiological significance remain poorly understood. Here, we present an integrative model with the cytosolic NAD+-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase (Gdh2) as the principal ammonia-generating component. We show that alkalization is dependent on the SPS-sensor-regulated transcription factor STP2 and the proline-responsive activator Put3. These factors function in parallel to derepress GDH2 and the two proline catabolic enzymes PUT1 and PUT2. Consistently, a double mutant lacking STP2 and PUT3 exhibits a severe alkalization defect that nearly phenocopies that of a gdh2-/- strain. Alkalization is dependent on mitochondrial activity and in wild-type cells occurs as long as the conditions permit respiratory growth. Strikingly, Gdh2 levels decrease and cells transiently extrude glutamate as the environment becomes more alkaline. Together, these processes constitute a rudimentary regulatory system that counters and limits the negative effects associated with ammonia generation. These findings align with Gdh2 being dispensable for virulence, and based on a whole human blood virulence assay, the same is true for C. glabrata and C. auris. Using a transwell co-culture system, we observed that the growth and proliferation of Lactobacillus crispatus, a common component of the acidic vaginal microenvironment and a potent antagonist of C. albicans, is unaffected by fungal-induced alkalization. Consequently, although Candida spp. can alkalinize their growth environments, other fungal-associated processes are more critical in promoting dysbiosis and virulent fungal growth.
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- Fitz Gerald S Silao
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Translational Microbiome Research (CTMR), Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Askari F, Kaur R. Protocol for determination of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate levels and localization in Candida glabrata by confocal microscopy. STAR Protoc 2024; 5:102759. [PMID: 38088931 PMCID: PMC10757287 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PI3P) levels govern membrane trafficking in Candida glabrata. Here, we present a confocal imaging-based protocol for PI3P localization analysis using the GFP-FYVE (found in Fab1, YOTB, Vac1, and EEA1) fusion protein. We describe steps for cloning the FYVE domain into the GFP-containing vector backbone, transforming FYVE-GFP into C. glabrata, and preparing slides with FYVE-GFP-expressing C. glabrata cells. We then detail procedures for acquiring and analyzing images and quantifying signal data. This protocol is adaptable to subcellular localization analysis of other low-abundant lipid and protein molecules. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Askari et al. (2023).1.
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- Fizza Askari
- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad 500039, Telangana, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad 500039, Telangana, India.
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Nishimura A, Tanahashi R, Nakagami K, Morioka Y, Takagi H. Identification of an arginine transporter in Candida glabrata. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2024; 69:229-233. [PMID: 37005249 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Arginine is a proteinogenic amino acid that organisms additionally exploit both for nitrogen storage and as a stress protectant. The location of arginine, whether intra- or extracellular, is important in maintaining physiological homeostasis. Here, we identified an arginine transporter ortholog of the emerging fungal pathogenic Candida glabrata. Blast searches revealed that the C. glabrata genome contains two potential orthologs of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae arginine transporter gene CAN1 (CAGL0J08162g and CAGL0J08184g). We then found that CAGL0J08162g is stably located on the plasma membrane and performs cellular uptake of arginine. Moreover, CAGL0J08162-disrupted cells of C. glabrata showed a partial resistance to canavanine, a toxic analog of arginine. Our data suggest that CAGL0J08162g is a key arginine transporter in the pathogenic C. glabrata (CgCan1).
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- Akira Nishimura
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- Division for Research Strategy, Institute for Research Initiatives, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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Waseem M, Das S, Mondal D, Jain M, Thakur JK, Subbarao N. Identification of novel inhibitors against Med15a KIX domain of Candida glabrata. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126720. [PMID: 37678676 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Candida glabrata, the second most common cause of invasive fungal infections, exhibits multi-drug resistance to commonly used antifungal drugs. To counter this resistance, there is a critical need for novel antifungals. This study identifies small molecule inhibitors that target a three-helix bundle KIX domain in the Med15a Mediator subunit of Candida glabrata (CgMed15a KIX). This domain plays a crucial role by interacting with the Pleiotropic Drug Resistance transcription factor Pdr1, a key regulator of the multidrug resistance pathway in Candida glabrata. We performed high throughput computational screening of large chemical datasets against the binding sites of the CgMed15a KIX domain to identify novel inhibitors. We selected six potential candidates with high affinity and confirmed their binding with the CgMed15a KIX domain. A phytochemical compound, Chebulinic acid binds to the CgMed15a KIX domain with a KD value of 0.339 μM and shows significant inhibitory effects on the growth of Candida glabrata. Molecular dynamics simulation studies further revealed the structural stability of the CgMed15a KIX-Chebulinic acid complex. Thus, in conclusion, this study highlights Chebulinic acid as a novel potential antifungal compound against Candida glabrata.
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- Mohd Waseem
- School of computational and integrative sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Transcription Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Transcription Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Plant Mediator Lab, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi 110067, India; Plant Transcription Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- School of computational and integrative sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Ni Q, Wu X, Su T, Jiang C, Dong D, Wang D, Chen W, Cui Y, Peng Y. The regulatory subunits of CK2 complex mediate DNA damage response and virulence in Candida Glabrata. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:317. [PMID: 37891489 PMCID: PMC10612253 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-03069-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Candida glabrata which belongs to normal microbiota, has caused significant concern worldwide due to its high prevalence and drug resistance in recent years. C. glabrata has developed many strategies to evade the clearance of the host immune system, thereby causing persistent infection. Although coping with the induced DNA damage is widely acknowledged to be important, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. RESULTS The present study provides hitherto undocumented evidence of the importance of the regulatory subunits of CgCK2 (CgCkb1 and CgCkb2) in response to DNA damage. Deletion of CgCKB1 or CgCKB2 enhanced cellular apoptosis and DNA breaks and led to cell cycle delay. In addition, deficiencies in survival upon phagocytosis were observed in Δckb1 and Δckb2 strains. Consistently, disruption of CgCKB1 and CgCKB2 attenuated the virulence of C. glabrata in mouse models of invasive candidiasis. Furthermore, global transcriptional profiling analysis revealed that CgCkb1 and CgCkb2 participate in cell cycle resumption and genomic stability. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our findings suggest that the response to DNA damage stress is crucial for C. glabrata to survive in macrophages, leading to full virulence in vivo. The significance of this work lies in providing a better understanding of pathogenicity in C. glabrata-related candidiasis and expanding ideas for clinical therapies.
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- Qi Ni
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.725 South Wanping Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.197 Ruijin ER Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Wang Q, Tu J, Yang W, Liang T, Liu N, Sheng C. Discovery of Pyrazolone Carbothioamide Derivatives as Inhibitors of the Pdr1-KIX Interaction for Combinational Treatment of Azole-Resistant Candidiasis. J Med Chem 2023; 66:11893-11904. [PMID: 37584282 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Candida glabrata has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen of invasive candidiasis due to increasing drug resistance. Targeting Pdr1-KIX interactions with small molecules represents a potential strategy for treating drug-resistant candidiasis. However, effective Pdr1-KIX inhibitors are rather limited, hindering the validation of target druggability. Here, new Pdr1-KIX inhibitors were designed and assayed. Particularly, compound B8 possessed a new chemical scaffold and exhibited potent KIX binding affinity, leading to enhanced synergistic efficacy with fluconazole to treat resistant C. glabrata infection (FICI = 0.28). Compound B8 acted by inhibiting the efflux pump and down-regulating resistance-associated genes through blocking the Pdr1-KIX interaction. Compound B8 exhibited excellent in vitro and in vivo antifungal potency in combination with fluconazole against azole-resistant C. glabrata. It also had direct antifungal effect to treat C. glabrata infection, suggesting new mechanisms of action independent of Pdr1-KIX inhibition. Therefore, compound B8 represents a promising lead compound for antifungal drug development.
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- Qingwen Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- The Center for Basic Research and Innovation of Medicine and Pharmacy (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University (Naval Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China
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- The Center for Basic Research and Innovation of Medicine and Pharmacy (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University (Naval Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China
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- The Center for Basic Research and Innovation of Medicine and Pharmacy (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University (Naval Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China
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- The Center for Basic Research and Innovation of Medicine and Pharmacy (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University (Naval Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China
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- The Center for Basic Research and Innovation of Medicine and Pharmacy (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University (Naval Medical University), Shanghai 200433, China
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Mbaye B, Borentain P, Magdy Wasfy R, Alou MT, Armstrong N, Mottola G, Meddeb L, Ranque S, Gérolami R, Million M, Raoult D. Endogenous Ethanol and Triglyceride Production by Gut Pichia kudriavzevii, Candida albicans and Candida glabrata Yeasts in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11213390. [PMID: 36359786 PMCID: PMC9654979 DOI: 10.3390/cells11213390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) increases with fructose consumption and metabolic syndrome and has been recently linked with endogenous ethanol production, notably by high alcohol-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (HiAlc Kpn). Candida yeasts are the main causes of auto-brewery syndromes but have been neglected in NASH. Here, the fecal ethanol and microbial content of 10 cases and 10 controls were compared. Ethanol was measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Species identification was performed by MALDI-TOF MS, and triglyceride production was assessed by a colorimetric enzymatic assay. The fecal ethanol concentration was four times higher in patients with NASH (median [interquartile range]: 0.13 [0.05–1.43] vs. 0.034 [0.008–0.57], p = 0.037). Yeasts were isolated from almost all cases but not from controls (9/10 vs. 0/10, p = 0.0001). Pichia kudriavzevii was the most frequent (four patients), while Candida glabrata, Candida albicans, and Galactomyces geotrichum were identified in two cases each. The concentration of ethanol produced by yeasts was 10 times higher than that produced by bacteria (median, 3.36 [0.49–5.60] vs. 0.32 [0.009–0.43], p = 0.0029). Using a 10% D-fructose restricted medium, we showed that NASH-associated yeasts transformed fructose in ethanol. Unexpectedly, yeasts isolated from NASH patients produced a substantial amount of triglycerides. Pichia kudriavzevii strains produced the maximal ethanol and triglyceride levels in vitro. Our preliminary human descriptive and in vitro experimental results suggest that yeasts have been neglected. In addition to K. pneumoniae, gut Pichia and Candida yeasts could be linked with NASH pathophysiology in a species- and strain-specific manner through fructose-dependent endogenous alcohol and triglyceride production.
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- Babacar Mbaye
- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Unité Hépatologie, Hôpital de la Timone, APHM, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Hôpital de la Timone, APHM, 13005 Marseille, France
- C2VN, INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, Team 5, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- VITROME: Vecteurs-Infections Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service de Santé des Armées, Aix Marseille Université, 13385 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
- Unité Hépatologie, Hôpital de la Timone, APHM, 13005 Marseille, France
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, 13005 Marseille, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-413-732-401; Fax: +33-413-732-402
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- IHU Méditerranée Infection, 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France
- Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections (MEPHI), Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement, Aix-Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France
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Baker KM, Hoda S, Saha D, Gregor JB, Georgescu L, Serratore ND, Zhang Y, Cheng L, Lanman NA, Briggs SD. The Set1 Histone H3K4 Methyltransferase Contributes to Azole Susceptibility in a Species-Specific Manner by Differentially Altering the Expression of Drug Efflux Pumps and the Ergosterol Gene Pathway. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2022; 66:e0225021. [PMID: 35471041 PMCID: PMC9112889 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02250-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Fungal infections are a major health concern because of limited antifungal drugs and development of drug resistance. Candida can develop azole drug resistance by overexpression of drug efflux pumps or mutating ERG11, the target of azoles. However, the role of epigenetic histone modifications in azole-induced gene expression and drug resistance is poorly understood in Candida glabrata. In this study, we show that Set1 mediates histone H3K4 methylation in C. glabrata. In addition, loss of SET1 and histone H3K4 methylation increases azole susceptibility in both C. glabrata and S. cerevisiae. This increase in azole susceptibility in S. cerevisiae and C. glabrata strains lacking SET1 is due to distinct mechanisms. For S. cerevisiae, loss of SET1 decreased the expression and function of the efflux pump Pdr5, but not ERG11 expression under azole treatment. In contrast, loss of SET1 in C. glabrata does not alter expression or function of efflux pumps. However, RNA sequencing revealed that C. glabrata Set1 is necessary for azole-induced expression of all 12 genes in the late ergosterol biosynthesis pathway, including ERG11 and ERG3. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis shows histone H3K4 trimethylation increases upon azole-induced ERG gene expression. In addition, high performance liquid chromatography analysis indicated Set1 is necessary for maintaining proper ergosterol levels under azole treatment. Clinical isolates lacking SET1 were also hypersusceptible to azoles which is attributed to reduced ERG11 expression but not defects in drug efflux. Overall, Set1 contributes to azole susceptibility in a species-specific manner by altering the expression and consequently disrupting pathways known for mediating drug resistance.
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- Kortany M. Baker
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Madrigal-Aguilar DA, Gonzalez-Silva A, Rosales-Acosta B, Bautista-Crescencio C, Ortiz-Álvarez J, Escalante CH, Sánchez-Navarrete J, Hernández-Rodríguez C, Chamorro-Cevallos G, Tamariz J, Villa-Tanaca L. Antifungal Activity of Fibrate-Based Compounds and Substituted Pyrroles That Inhibit the Enzyme 3-Hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-CoA Reductase of Candida glabrata (CgHMGR), Thus Decreasing Yeast Viability and Ergosterol Synthesis. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0164221. [PMID: 35377226 PMCID: PMC9045318 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01642-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of yeasts belonging to the Candida genus, there is an urgent need to discover antifungal agents directed at alternative molecular targets. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the capacity of three different series of synthetic compounds to inhibit the Candida glabrata enzyme denominated 3-hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase and thus affect ergosterol synthesis and yeast viability. Compounds 1c (α-asarone-related) and 5b (with a pyrrolic core) were selected as the best antifungal candidates among over 20 synthetic compounds studied. Both inhibited the growth of fluconazole-resistant and fluconazole-susceptible C. glabrata strains. A yeast growth rescue experiment based on the addition of exogenous ergosterol showed that the compounds act by inhibiting the mevalonate synthesis pathway. A greater recovery of yeast growth occurred for the C. glabrata 43 fluconazole-resistant (versus fluconazole-susceptible) strain and after treatment with 1c (versus 5b). Given that the compounds decreased the concentration of ergosterol in the yeast strains, they probably target ergosterol synthesis. According to the docking analysis, the inhibitory effect of 1c and 5b could possibly be mediated by their interaction with the amino acid residues of the catalytic site of the enzyme. Since 1c displayed higher binding energy than α-asarone and 5b, it is the best candidate for further research, which should include structural modifications to increase its specificity and potency. The derivatives could then be examined with in vivo animal models using a therapeutic dose. IMPORTANCE Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is currently an epidemiological alert in health care services due to outbreaks of Candida auris, Candida glabrata, and other fungal species multiresistant to conventional antifungals. Therefore, it is important to propose alternative molecular targets, as well as new antifungals. The three series of synthetic compounds herein designed and synthesized are inhibitors of ergosterol synthesis in yeasts. Of the more than 20 compounds studied, two were selected as the best antifungal candidates. These compounds were able to inhibit the growth and synthesis of ergosterol in C. glabrata strains, whether susceptible or resistant to fluconazole. The rational design of antifungal compounds derived from clinical drugs (statins, fibrates, etc.) has many advantages. Future studies are needed to modify the structure of the two present test compounds to obtain safer and less toxic antifungals. Moreover, it is important to carry out a more in-depth mechanistic approach.
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- Damián A. Madrigal-Aguilar
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Andrade-Pavón D, Fernández-Muñoz V, González-Ibarra W, Hernández-Rodríguez C, Ibarra JA, Villa-Tanaca L. Point mutations in Candida glabrata 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (CgHMGR) decrease enzymatic activity and substrate/inhibitor affinity. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20842. [PMID: 34675283 PMCID: PMC8531335 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00356-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGR) is a crucial enzyme in the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. The aim of this study was to obtain, purify, characterize, and overexpress five point mutations in highly conserved regions of the catalytic domain of Candida glabrata HMGR (CgHMGR) to explore the function of key amino acid residues in enzymatic activity. Glutamic acid (Glu) was substituted by glutamine in the E680Q mutant (at the dimerization site), Glu by glutamine in E711Q (at the substrate binding site), aspartic acid by alanine in D805A, and methionine by arginine in M807R (the latter two at the cofactor binding site). A double mutation, E680Q-M807R, was included. Regarding recombinant and wild-type CgHMGR, in vitro enzymatic activity was significantly lower for the former, as was the in silico binding energy of simvastatin, alpha-asarone and the HMG-CoA substrate. E711Q displayed the lowest enzymatic activity and binding energy, suggesting the importance of Glu711 (in the substrate binding site). The double mutant CgHMGR E680Q-M807R exhibited the second lowest enzymatic activity. Based on the values of the kinetic parameters KM and Vmax, the mutated amino acids appear to participate in binding. The current findings provide insights into the role of residues in the catalytic site of CgHMGR.
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- Dulce Andrade-Pavón
- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias y Levaduras, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CDMX, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala. Col. Sto. Tomás, CP 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias y Levaduras, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CDMX, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala. Col. Sto. Tomás, CP 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Microbiana, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias y Levaduras, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CDMX, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala. Col. Sto. Tomás, CP 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Microbiana, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias y Levaduras, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CDMX, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala. Col. Sto. Tomás, CP 11340, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Vu BG, Stamnes MA, Li Y, Rogers PD, Moye-Rowley WS. The Candida glabrata Upc2A transcription factor is a global regulator of antifungal drug resistance pathways. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009582. [PMID: 34591857 PMCID: PMC8509923 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The most commonly used antifungal drugs are the azole compounds, which interfere with biosynthesis of the fungal-specific sterol: ergosterol. The pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata commonly acquires resistance to azole drugs like fluconazole via mutations in a gene encoding a transcription factor called PDR1. These PDR1 mutations lead to overproduction of drug transporter proteins like the ATP-binding cassette transporter Cdr1. In other Candida species, mutant forms of a transcription factor called Upc2 are associated with azole resistance, owing to the important role of this protein in control of expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway. Recently, the C. glabrata Upc2A factor was demonstrated to be required for normal azole resistance, even in the presence of a hyperactive mutant form of PDR1. Using genome-scale approaches, we define the network of genes bound and regulated by Upc2A. By analogy to a previously described hyperactive UPC2 mutation found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we generated a similar form of Upc2A in C. glabrata called G898D Upc2A. Analysis of Upc2A genomic binding sites demonstrated that wild-type Upc2A binding to target genes was strongly induced by fluconazole while G898D Upc2A bound similarly, irrespective of drug treatment. Transcriptomic analyses revealed that, in addition to the well-described ERG genes, a large group of genes encoding components of the translational apparatus along with membrane proteins were responsive to Upc2A. These Upc2A-regulated membrane protein-encoding genes are often targets of the Pdr1 transcription factor, demonstrating the high degree of overlap between these two regulatory networks. Finally, we provide evidence that Upc2A impacts the Pdr1-Cdr1 system and also modulates resistance to caspofungin. These studies provide a new perspective of Upc2A as a master regulator of lipid and membrane protein biosynthesis. In the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata, expression of the genes encoding enzymes in the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway is controlled by the transcription factor Upc2A. C. glabrata has a low intrinsic susceptibility to azole therapy and acquires fluconazole resistance at high frequency. These azole resistant mutants typically contain substitution mutations in a gene encoding the transcription factor Pdr1. Pdr1 does not appear to regulate ergosterol genes and instead induces expression of genes encoding drug transport proteins like CDR1. Here we establish that extensive overlap exists between the regulatory networks defined by Upc2A and Pdr1. Genomic approaches are used to describe the hundreds of genes regulated by Upc2A that far exceed the well-described impact of this factor on genes involved in ergosterol biosynthesis. The overlap between Upc2A and Pdr1 is primarily described by co-regulation of genes encoding membrane transporters like CDR1. We provide evidence that Upc2A impacts the transcriptional control of the FKS1 gene, producing a target of a second major class of antifungal drugs, the echinocandins. Our data are consistent with Upc2A playing a role as a master regulator coordinating the synthesis of membrane structural components, both at the level of lipids and proteins, to produce properly functional biological membranes.
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- Bao Gia Vu
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Battu A, Purushotham R, Dey P, Vamshi SS, Kaur R. An aspartyl protease-mediated cleavage regulates structure and function of a flavodoxin-like protein and aids oxidative stress survival. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009355. [PMID: 33630938 PMCID: PMC7943015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A family of eleven glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored aspartyl proteases, commonly referred to as CgYapsins, regulate a myriad of cellular processes in the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata, but their protein targets are largely unknown. Here, using the immunoprecipitation-mass spectrometry approach, we identify the flavodoxin-like protein (Fld-LP), CgPst2, to be an interactor of one of the aspartyl protease CgYps1. We also report the presence of four Fld-LPs in C. glabrata, which are required for survival in kidneys in the murine model of systemic candidiasis. We further demonstrated that of four Fld-LPs, CgPst2 was solely required for menadione detoxification. CgPst2 was found to form homo-oligomers, and contribute to cellular NADH:quinone oxidoreductase activity. CgYps1 cleaved CgPst2 at the C-terminus, and this cleavage was pivotal to oligomerization, activity and function of CgPst2. The arginine-174 residue in CgPst2 was essential for CgYps1-mediated cleavage, with alanine substitution of the arginine-174 residue also leading to elevated activity and oligomerization of CgPst2. Finally, we demonstrate that menadione treatment led to increased CgPst2 and CgYps1 protein levels, diminished CgYps1-CgPst2 interaction, and enhanced CgPst2 cleavage and activity, thereby implicating CgYps1 in activating CgPst2. Altogether, our findings of proteolytic cleavage as a key regulatory determinant of CgPst2, which belongs to the family of highly conserved, electron-carrier flavodoxin-fold-containing proteins, constituting cellular oxidative stress defense system in diverse organisms, unveil a hidden regulatory layer of environmental stress response mechanisms.
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- Anamika Battu
- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India
- Graduate studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, India
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Chew SY, Brown AJP, Lau BYC, Cheah YK, Ho KL, Sandai D, Yahaya H, Than LTL. Transcriptomic and proteomic profiling revealed reprogramming of carbon metabolism in acetate-grown human pathogen Candida glabrata. J Biomed Sci 2021; 28:1. [PMID: 33388061 PMCID: PMC7778802 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-020-00700-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Emergence of Candida glabrata, which causes potential life-threatening invasive candidiasis, has been widely associated with high morbidity and mortality. In order to cause disease in vivo, a robust and highly efficient metabolic adaptation is crucial for the survival of this fungal pathogen in human host. In fact, reprogramming of the carbon metabolism is believed to be indispensable for phagocytosed C. glabrata within glucose deprivation condition during infection. METHODS In this study, the metabolic responses of C. glabrata under acetate growth condition was explored using high-throughput transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. RESULTS Collectively, a total of 1482 transcripts (26.96%) and 242 proteins (24.69%) were significantly up- or down-regulated. Both transcriptome and proteome data revealed that the regulation of alternative carbon metabolism in C. glabrata resembled other fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans, with up-regulation of many proteins and transcripts from the glyoxylate cycle and gluconeogenesis, namely isocitrate lyase (ICL1), malate synthase (MLS1), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK1) and fructose 1,6-biphosphatase (FBP1). In the absence of glucose, C. glabrata shifted its metabolism from glucose catabolism to anabolism of glucose intermediates from the available carbon source. This observation essentially suggests that the glyoxylate cycle and gluconeogenesis are potentially critical for the survival of phagocytosed C. glabrata within the glucose-deficient macrophages. CONCLUSION Here, we presented the first global metabolic responses of C. glabrata to alternative carbon source using transcriptomic and proteomic approaches. These findings implicated that reprogramming of the alternative carbon metabolism during glucose deprivation could enhance the survival and persistence of C. glabrata within the host.
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- Shu Yih Chew
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
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- MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD UK
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics (PROMET) Group, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
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- Infectomics Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 13200 Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
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Karkowska-Kuleta J, Kulig K, Karnas E, Zuba-Surma E, Woznicka O, Pyza E, Kuleta P, Osyczka A, Rapala-Kozik M, Kozik A. Characteristics of Extracellular Vesicles Released by the Pathogenic Yeast-Like Fungi Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis. Cells 2020; 9:cells9071722. [PMID: 32708393 PMCID: PMC7408413 DOI: 10.3390/cells9071722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Candida spp. yeast-like fungi are opportunistic pathogens in humans and have been recently found to release extracellular vesicles (EVs) that are involved in many vital biological processes in fungal cells. These include communication between microorganisms and host–pathogen interactions during infection. The production of EVs and their content have been significantly characterized in the most common candidal species Candida albicans, including the identification of numerous virulence factors and cytoplasmic proteins in the EV cargo. We have here conducted the isolation and proteomic characterization of EVs produced by the clinically important non-albicans Candida species C. glabrata, C. tropicalis and C. parapsilosis. With the use of ultracentrifugation of the cell-free culture supernatant, the candidal EVs were collected and found to be a heterogeneous population of particles for each species with sizes ranging from 60–280 nm. The proteinaceous contents of these vesicles were analyzed using LC-MS/MS, with particular attention paid to surface-expressed proteins that would come into immediate and direct contact with host cells. We thereby identified 42 extracellular and surface-connected proteins from C. glabrata, 33 from C. parapsilosis, and 34 from C. tropicalis, including membrane-associated transporters, glycoproteins and enzymes involved in the organization of the fungal cell wall, as well as several cytoplasmic proteins, including alcohol dehydrogenase, enolase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphoglycerate kinase and pyruvate kinase, for which the vesicular transport is a possible mechanism underlying their non-classical secretion.
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- Justyna Karkowska-Kuleta
- Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland; (K.K.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (E.K.); (E.Z.-S.)
- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biotechnology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (E.K.); (E.Z.-S.)
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- Department of Cell Biology and Imaging, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (O.W.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Cell Biology and Imaging, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (O.W.); (E.P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (P.K.); (A.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; (P.K.); (A.O.)
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- Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland; (K.K.); (A.K.)
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Kumari S, Kumar M, Khandelwal NK, Pandey AK, Bhakt P, Kaur R, Prasad R, Gaur NA. A homologous overexpression system to study roles of drug transporters in Candida glabrata. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 20:foaa032. [PMID: 32490522 PMCID: PMC7611192 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Considering the relevance of drug transporters belonging to ABC and MFS superfamilies in pathogenic Candida species, there has always been a need to have an overexpression system where these membrane proteins for functional analysis could be expressed in a homologous background. We could address this unmet need by constructing a highly drug-susceptible Candida glabrata strain deleted in seven dominant ABC transporters genes such as CgSNQ2, CgAUS1, CgCDR1, CgPDH1, CgYCF1, CgYBT1 and CgYOR1 and introduced a GOF mutation in transcription factor (TF) CgPDR1 leading to a hyper-activation of CgCDR1 locus. The expression system was validated by overexpressing four GFP tagged ABC (CgCDR1, CgPDH1, CaCDR1 and ScPDR5) and an MFS (CgFLR1) transporters genes facilitated by an engineered expression plasmid to integrate at the CgCDR1 locus. The properly expressed and localized transporters were fully functional, as was revealed by their several-fold increased drug resistance, growth kinetics, localization studies and efflux activities. The present homologous system will facilitate in determining the role of an individual transporter for its substrate specificity, drug efflux, pathogenicity and virulence traits without the interference of other major transporters.
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- Sonam Kumari
- Yeast Biofuel Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Yeast Biofuel Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Amity Institute of Integrative Science and Health and Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurgaon, 122413, Haryana, India and
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- Yeast Biofuel Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Yeast Biofuel Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, 500039, Telangana, India
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- Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, 500039, Telangana, India
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- Amity Institute of Integrative Science and Health and Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Gurgaon, 122413, Haryana, India and
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- Yeast Biofuel Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Raposo CJ, McElroy KA, Fuchs SM. The Epithelial adhesin 1 tandem repeat region mediates protein display through multiple mechanisms. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 20:foaa018. [PMID: 32301985 PMCID: PMC7199969 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata is reliant on a suite of cell surface adhesins that play a variety of roles necessary for transmission, establishment and proliferation during infection. One particular adhesin, Epithelial Adhesin 1 [Epa1p], is responsible for binding to host tissue, a process which is essential for fungal propagation. Epa1p structure consists of three domains: an N-terminal intercellular binding domain responsible for epithelial cell binding, a C-terminal GPI anchor for cell wall linkage and a serine/threonine-rich linker domain connecting these terminal domains. The linker domain contains a 40-amino acid tandem repeat region, which we have found to be variable in repeat copy number between isolates from clinical sources. We hypothesized that natural variation in Epa1p repeat copy may modulate protein function. To test this, we recombinantly expressed Epa1p with various repeat copy numbers in S. cerevisiae to determine how differences in repeat copy number affect Epa1p expression, surface display and binding to human epithelial cells. Our data suggest that repeat copy number variation has pleiotropic effects, influencing gene expression, protein surface display and shedding from the cell surface of the Epa1p adhesin. This study serves to demonstrate repeat copy number variation can modulate protein function through a number of mechanisms in order to contribute to pathogenicity of C. glabrata.
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- Colin J Raposo
- Department of Biology , Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave Suite 4700, Medford, MA, USA 01255
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- Department of Biology , Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave Suite 4700, Medford, MA, USA 01255
- Allen Discovery Center, Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave Suite 4600, Medford, MA 02155
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- Department of Biology , Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave Suite 4700, Medford, MA, USA 01255
- Allen Discovery Center, Tufts University, 200 Boston Ave Suite 4600, Medford, MA 02155
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Bashir Q, LeMaster DM, Hernández G. 1H, 13C, 15 N chemical shift assignments of the FKBP12 protein from the pathogenic fungi Candida auris and Candida glabrata. Biomol NMR Assign 2020; 14:105-109. [PMID: 31950462 PMCID: PMC7566231 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-020-09928-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Multi-drug resistance is becoming an increasingly severe clinical challenge not only among pathogenic bacteria but among fungal pathogens as well. Drug design is inherently more challenging for the eukaryotic fungi due to their closer evolutionary similarity to humans. The recent rapid expansion in invasive infections throughout the world by Candida auris is of particular concern due to a substantial mortality rate, comparatively facile transmission, and an increasing level of resistance to all three of the major classes of anti-fungal drugs. One promising avenue for the development of an alternative class of anti-fungal agents currently under investigation is for drugs against the FK506-binding protein FKBP12 which, when bound to that drug, inhibits the fungal calcineurin signaling pathway with a resultant diminution in virulence. The specific challenge to this approach is that the homologous human calcineurin pathway functions in controlling the tissue immunity response, so that drug selectivity for the fungal pathway must be designed. To facilitate such efforts, we report the nearly complete backbone and sidechain resonances for the FKBP12 proteins of both Candida auris and clinically significant Candida glabrata fungi.
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- Qamar Bashir
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, 12201, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, 12201, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY, 12201, USA.
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Gaur V, Ziajko W, Nirwal S, Szlachcic A, Gapińska M, Nowotny M. Recognition and processing of branched DNA substrates by Slx1-Slx4 nuclease. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:11681-11690. [PMID: 31584081 PMCID: PMC6902002 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Structure-selective endonucleases cleave branched DNA substrates. Slx1 is unique among structure-selective nucleases because it can cleave all branched DNA structures at multiple sites near the branch point. The mechanism behind this broad range of activity is unknown. The present study structurally and biochemically investigated fungal Slx1 to define a new protein interface that binds the non-cleaved arm of branched DNAs. The DNA arm bound at this new site was positioned at a sharp angle relative to the arm that was modeled to interact with the active site, implying that Slx1 uses DNA bending to localize the branch point as a flexible discontinuity in DNA. DNA binding at the new interface promoted a disorder-order transition in a region of the protein that was located in the vicinity of the active site, potentially participating in its formation. This appears to be a safety mechanism that ensures that DNA cleavage occurs only when the new interface is occupied by the non-cleaved DNA arm. Models of Slx1 that interacted with various branched DNA substrates were prepared. These models explain the way in which Slx1 cuts DNA toward the 3' end away from the branch point and elucidate the unique ability of Slx1 to cleave various DNA structures.
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- Vineet Gaur
- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 4 Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 4 Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 4 Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 4 Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 4 Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 4 Trojdena St., 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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Dietl AM, Misslinger M, Aguiar MM, Ivashov V, Teis D, Pfister J, Decristoforo C, Hermann M, Sullivan SM, Smith LR, Haas H. The Siderophore Transporter Sit1 Determines Susceptibility to the Antifungal VL-2397. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:e00807-19. [PMID: 31405865 PMCID: PMC6761561 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00807-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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VL-2397 (previously termed ASP2397) is an antifungal, aluminum-chelating cyclic hexapeptide with a structure analogous to that of ferrichrome-type siderophores, whereby replacement of aluminum by iron was shown to decrease the antifungal activity of this compound. Here, we found that inactivation of an importer for ferrichrome-type siderophores, termed Sit1, renders Aspergillus fumigatus resistant to VL-2397. Moreover, expression of the endogenous sit1 gene under the control of a xylose-inducible promoter (to uncouple sit1 expression from iron repression) combined with C-terminal tagging with a fluorescent protein demonstrated localization of Sit1 in the plasma membrane and xylose-dependent VL-2397 susceptibility. This underlines that Sit1-mediated uptake is essential for VL-2397 susceptibility. Under xylose-induced sit1 expression, VL-2397 also retained antifungal activity after replacing aluminum with iron, which demonstrates that VL-2397 bears antifungal activity independent of cellular aluminum importation. Analysis of sit1 expression indicated that the reduced antifungal activity of the iron-chelated VL-2397 is caused by downregulation of sit1 expression by the imported iron. Furthermore, we demonstrate that defects in iron homeostatic mechanisms modulate the activity of VL-2397. In contrast to A. fumigatus and Candida glabrata, Saccharomyces cerevisiae displays intrinsic resistance to VL-2397 antifungal activity. However, expression of sit1 from A. fumigatus, or its homologue from C. glabrata, resulted in susceptibility to VL-2397, which suggests that the intrinsic resistance of S. cerevisiae is based on lack of uptake and that A. fumigatus, C. glabrata, and S. cerevisiae share an intracellular target for VL-2397.
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- Anna-Maria Dietl
- Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division Cell Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division Cell Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Lelandais G, Denecker T, Garcia C, Danila N, Léger T, Camadro JM. Label-free quantitative proteomics in Candida yeast species: technical and biological replicates to assess data reproducibility. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:470. [PMID: 31370875 PMCID: PMC6669970 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4505-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Label-free quantitative proteomics has emerged as a powerful strategy to obtain high quality quantitative measures of the proteome with only a very small quantity of total protein extract. Because our research projects were requiring the application of bottom-up shotgun mass spectrometry proteomics in the pathogenic yeasts Candida glabrata and Candida albicans, we performed preliminary experiments to (i) obtain a precise list of all the proteins for which measures of abundance could be obtained and (ii) assess the reproducibility of the results arising respectively from biological and technical replicates. DATA DESCRIPTION Three time-courses were performed in each Candida species, and an alkaline pH stress was induced for two of them. Cells were collected 10 and 60 min after stress induction and proteins were extracted. Samples were analysed two times by mass spectrometry. Our final dataset thus comprises label-free quantitative proteomics results for 24 samples (two species, three time-courses, two time points and two runs of mass spectrometry). Statistical procedures were applied to identify proteins with differential abundances between stressed and unstressed situations. Considering that C. glabrata and C. albicans are human pathogens, which face important pH fluctuations during a human host infection, this dataset has a potential value to other researchers in the field.
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- Gaëlle Lelandais
- CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Univ. Paris-Sud, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France.
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- CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Univ. Paris-Sud, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592, Université de Paris, 75205, Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), Univ. Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592, Université de Paris, 75205, Paris, France
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, UMR 7592, Université de Paris, 75205, Paris, France
- CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), Univ. Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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Chew SY, Ho KL, Cheah YK, Ng TS, Sandai D, Brown AJP, Than LTL. Glyoxylate cycle gene ICL1 is essential for the metabolic flexibility and virulence of Candida glabrata. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2843. [PMID: 30808979 PMCID: PMC6391369 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The human fungal pathogen Candida glabrata appears to utilise unique stealth, evasion and persistence strategies in subverting the onslaught of host immune response during systemic infection. However, macrophages actively deprive the intracellular fungal pathogen of glucose, and therefore alternative carbon sources probably support the growth and survival of engulfed C. glabrata. The present study aimed to investigate the role of the glyoxylate cycle gene ICL1 in alternative carbon utilisation and its importance for the virulence of C. glabrata. The data showed that disruption of ICL1 rendered C. glabrata unable to utilise acetate, ethanol or oleic acid. In addition, C. glabrata icl1∆ cells displayed significantly reduced biofilm growth in the presence of several alternative carbon sources. It was also found that ICL1 is crucial for the survival of C. glabrata in response to macrophage engulfment. Disruption of ICL1 also conferred a severe attenuation in the virulence of C. glabrata in the mouse model of invasive candidiasis. In conclusion, a functional glyoxylate cycle is essential for C. glabrata to utilise certain alternative carbon sources in vitro and to display full virulence in vivo. This reinforces the view that antifungal drugs that target fungal Icl1 have potential for future therapeutic intervention.
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- Shu Yih Chew
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Infectomics Cluster, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 13200, Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Kounatidis I, Ames L, Mistry R, Ho HL, Haynes K, Ligoxygakis P. A Host-Pathogen Interaction Screen Identifies ada2 as a Mediator of Candida glabrata Defenses Against Reactive Oxygen Species. G3 (Bethesda) 2018; 8:1637-1647. [PMID: 29535147 PMCID: PMC5940155 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Candida glabrata (C. glabrata) forms part of the normal human gut microbiota but can cause life-threatening invasive infections in immune-compromised individuals. C. glabrata displays high resistance to common azole antifungals, which necessitates new treatments. In this investigation, we identified five C. glabrata deletion mutants (∆ada2, ∆bas1, ∆hir3, ∆ino2 and ∆met31) from a library of 196 transcription factor mutants that were unable to grow and activate an immune response in Drosophila larvae. This highlighted the importance of these transcription factors in C. glabrata infectivity. Further ex vivo investigation into these mutants revealed the requirement of C. glabrata ADA2 for oxidative stress tolerance. We confirmed this observation in vivo whereby growth of the C. glabrata Δada2 strain was permitted only in flies with suppressed production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Conversely, overexpression of ADA2 promoted C. glabrata replication in infected wild type larvae resulting in larval killing. We propose that ADA2 orchestrates the response of C. glabrata against ROS-mediated immune defenses during infection. With the need to find alternative antifungal treatment for C. glabrata infections, genes required for survival in the host environment, such as ADA2, provide promising potential targets.
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- Ilias Kounatidis
- Cell Biology, Development and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU UK
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- Exeter Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Cell Biology, Development and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU UK
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- Exeter Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Exeter Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Cell Biology, Development and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, OX1 3QU UK
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Razew M, Warkocki Z, Taube M, Kolondra A, Czarnocki-Cieciura M, Nowak E, Labedzka-Dmoch K, Kawinska A, Piatkowski J, Golik P, Kozak M, Dziembowski A, Nowotny M. Structural analysis of mtEXO mitochondrial RNA degradosome reveals tight coupling of nuclease and helicase components. Nat Commun 2018; 9:97. [PMID: 29311576 PMCID: PMC5758563 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02570-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Nuclease and helicase activities play pivotal roles in various aspects of RNA processing and degradation. These two activities are often present in multi-subunit complexes from nucleic acid metabolism. In the mitochondrial exoribonuclease complex (mtEXO) both enzymatic activities are tightly coupled making it an excellent minimal system to study helicase-exoribonuclease coordination. mtEXO is composed of Dss1 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease and Suv3 helicase. It is the master regulator of mitochondrial gene expression in yeast. Here, we present the structure of mtEXO and a description of its mechanism of action. The crystal structure of Dss1 reveals domains that are responsible for interactions with Suv3. Importantly, these interactions are compatible with the conformational changes of Suv3 domains during the helicase cycle. We demonstrate that mtEXO is an intimate complex which forms an RNA-binding channel spanning its entire structure, with Suv3 helicase feeding the 3' end of the RNA toward the active site of Dss1.
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- Michal Razew
- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Trojdena 4, 02-109, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of RNA Biology and Functional Genomics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Trojdena 4, 02-109, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Trojdena 4, 02-109, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of RNA Biology and Functional Genomics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznan, Poland
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- Laboratory of RNA Biology and Functional Genomics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Trojdena 4, 02-109, Warsaw, Poland.
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Carapia-Minero N, Castelán-Vega JA, Pérez NO, Rodríguez-Tovar AV. The phosphorelay signal transduction system in Candida glabrata: an in silico analysis. J Mol Model 2017; 24:13. [PMID: 29248994 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-017-3545-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Signaling systems allow microorganisms to sense and respond to different stimuli through the modification of gene expression. The phosphorelay signal transduction system in eukaryotes involves three proteins: a sensor protein, an intermediate protein and a response regulator, and requires the transfer of a phosphate group between two histidine-aspartic residues. The SLN1-YPD1-SSK1 system enables yeast to adapt to hyperosmotic stress through the activation of the HOG1-MAPK pathway. The genetic sequences available from Saccharomyces cerevisiae were used to identify orthologous sequences in Candida glabrata, and putative genes were identified and characterized by in silico assays. An interactome analysis was carried out with the complete genome of C. glabrata and the putative proteins of the phosphorelay signal transduction system. Next, we modeled the complex formed between the sensor protein CgSln1p and the intermediate CgYpd1p. Finally, phosphate transfer was examined by a molecular dynamic assay. Our in silico analysis showed that the putative proteins of the C. glabrata phosphorelay signal transduction system present the functional domains of histidine kinase, a downstream response regulator protein, and an intermediate histidine phosphotransfer protein. All the sequences are phylogenetically more related to S. cerevisiae than to C. albicans. The interactome suggests that the C. glabrata phosphorelay signal transduction system interacts with different proteins that regulate cell wall biosynthesis and responds to oxidative and osmotic stress the same way as similar systems in S. cerevisiae and C. albicans. Molecular dynamics simulations showed complex formation between the response regulator domain of histidine kinase CgSln1 and intermediate protein CgYpd1 in the presence of a phosphate group and interactions between the aspartic residue and the histidine residue. Overall, our research showed that C. glabrata harbors a functional SLN1-YPD1-SSK1 phosphorelay system.
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- Natalee Carapia-Minero
- Laboratorio de Micología Médica, Depto. de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas (ENCB) , Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Casco de Santo Tomás, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Producción y Control de Biológicos ENCB, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Casco de Santo Tomás, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Unidad de investigación y Desarrollo, Probiomed, SA de CV, Cruce de Carreteras Acatzingo-Zumpahuacan S/N, CP 52400, Tenancingo, Edo de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Micología Médica, Depto. de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas (ENCB) , Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Casco de Santo Tomás, Del. Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11340, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Slim J, Saling C, Szabela M, Brown M, Johnson T, Goldfarb I. (1→3)-β-D-Glucan Assay in Monitoring Response to Anti-Fungal Therapy in Fungal Endocarditis. J Heart Valve Dis 2017; 26:208-210. [PMID: 28820552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY A case is reported of Candida glabrata infective endocarditis (IE) treated without surgical intervention. The study aim was to: (i) briefly discuss the outcomes of other documented cases of fungal IE managed medically with fluconazole; (ii) discuss the (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay and its previously studied role in the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections; and (iii) examine a possible application of the (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay to monitor response to antifungal treatment in patients with Candida endocarditis. METHODS The serum Fungitell assay was used to trend (1→3)-β-D-glucan in a patient with Candida endocarditis to determine treatment effectiveness with fluconazole, to provide an appropriate end date for antifungal therapy, and to survey infection suppression while off treatment. RESULTS The (1→03)-β-D-glucan assay began trending downwards at 197 days into treatment with oral fluconazole. After 16 months of therapy, fluconazole was stopped due to transaminitis. (1→3)-β-Dglucan levels were checked six weeks after the discontinuation of treatment and were negative. The patient has now been off therapy for 21 weeks with no signs of clinical disease, and values remain negative. CONCLUSIONS The present case indicates that a trending (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay may have valuable application in monitoring treatment response and infection suppression for Candida endocarditis.
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- Jihad Slim
- Department of Infectious Disease, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NY, USA
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NY, USA
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA. Electronic correspondence:
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NY, USA
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NY, USA
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NY, USA
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NY, USA
- New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA
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Xu N, Ye C, Chen X, Liu J, Liu L, Chen J. Genome Sequencing of the Pyruvate-producing Strain Candida glabrata CCTCC M202019 and Genomic Comparison with Strain CBS138. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34893. [PMID: 27713500 PMCID: PMC5054605 DOI: 10.1038/srep34893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Candida glabrata CCTCC M202019 as an industrial yeast strain that is widely used to produce α-oxocarboxylic acid. Strain M202019 has been proven to have a higher pyruvate-producing capacity than the reference strain CBS138. To characterize the genotype of the M202019 strain, we generated a draft sequence of its genome, which has a size of 12.1 Mbp and a GC content of 38.47%. Evidence accumulated during genome annotation suggests that strain M202019 has strong capacities for glucose transport and pyruvate biosynthesis, defects in pyruvate catabolism, as well as variations in genes involved in nutrient and dicarboxylic acid transport, oxidative phosphorylation, and other relevant aspects of carbon metabolism, which might promote pyruvate accumulation. In addition to differences in its central carbon metabolism, a genomic analysis revealed genetic differences in adhesion metabolism. Forty-nine adhesin-like proteins of strain M202019 were identified classified into seven subfamilies. Decreased amounts of adhesive proteins, and deletions or changes of low-complexity repeats and functional domains might lead to lower adhesion and reduced pathogenicity. Further virulence experiments validated the biological safety of strain M202019. Analysis of the C. glabrata CCTCC M202019 genome sequence provides useful insights into its genetic context, physical characteristics, and potential metabolic capacity.
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- Nan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Zajac D, Karkowska-Kuleta J, Bochenska O, Rapala-Kozik M, Kozik A. Interaction of human fibronectin with Candida glabrata epithelial adhesin 6 (Epa6). Acta Biochim Pol 2016; 63:417-26. [PMID: 27474404 DOI: 10.18388/abp.2016_1328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Adherence of pathogens to extracellular matrix proteins and host cells is one of the essential steps in the microbial colonization of the human organism. The adhesion of C. glabrata, i.e. the second major causative agent of human disseminated candidiases after C. albicans, to the host epithelium mainly engages specific fungal cell wall proteins - epithelial adhesins (Epa) - in particular, Epa1, Epa6 and Epa7. The aim of the present study was to identify the major Epa protein involved in the interactions with the human extracellular matrix protein - fibronectin - and to present the kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of these interactions. A relatively novel gel-free approach, i.e. the "cell surface shaving" that consists in short treatment of fungal cells with trypsin was employed to identify the C. glabrata surfaceome. Epa6 was purified, and the isolated protein was characterized in terms of its affinity to human fibronectin using a microplate ligand-binding assay and surface plasmon resonance measurements. The dissociation constants for the binding of Epa6 to fibronectin were determined to range between 9.03 × 10(-9) M and 7.22 × 10(-8) M, depending on the method used (surface plasmon resonance measurements versus the microplate ligand-binding assay, respectively). The identified fungal pathogen-human host protein-protein interactions might become a potential target for novel anticandidal therapeutic approaches.
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- Dorota Zajac
- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
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Jin C, Chen X, Chen R, Liu L. [Molecular beacon based PNA-FISH method combined with fluorescence scanning for rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2016; 56:1113-1122. [PMID: 29733172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of AMP metabolism on the physiological function of Torulopsis glabrata. METHODS Strain cgade12Δade13Δ was constructed by deleting cgade12 and cgade13 with homologous recombination, and was used to study the effects of AMP metabolism on carbon metabolism by comparing the ATP levels, enzymes activity and inter-metabolite concentrations of carbon metabolism to that of ATCC55. And the effects of AMP on metabolisms on organic acid tolerance were studied by compared the cell growth and intracellular environment of cgade12Δade13Δ to that of ATCC55 under organic acid stress. RESULTS The ATP levels of mutant cgade12Δade13Δ was decreased by 12.50% when compared with that of strain ATCC55. The enzymes activity of citrate synthetase, malate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase was increased by 31.26%, 19.45%, 28.96%, 18.36% and the intracellular citric acid, α-ketoglutarate, malic acid, succinic acid contents were increased by 44.11%, 73.60%, 50.00%, 65.68%, respectively, compared with the corresponding value of strain ATCC55. However, the intracellular concentration of pyruvic acid in mutant cgade12Δade13Δ was decreased by 20.00% which led to a 73.11% reduction of pyruvic production in fermentation broth. Compared with strain ATCC55, the cell concentrations of cgade12Δade13Δ were increased by 8.71%, 11.21% and 12.71% grown in YNB with 0.4% pyruvic, 0.6% malic acid and 0.2% acetic acid, respectively. Grown in YNB with 0.2% acetic acid the H+-ATPase activity, cell membrane integrity, cell membrane electric potential of mutant cgade12Δade13Δ was increased by 7.04%, 8.71%, 25.14% than that of strain ATCC55, respectively, while the ROS concentration was decreased by 19.51%. CONCLUSION The deletion of genes cgade12 and cgade13 resulted in a reduction in ATP level but led to an increase in activity of TCA cycle and organic acid tolerance.
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Tati S, Davidow P, McCall A, Hwang-Wong E, Rojas IG, Cormack B, Edgerton M. Candida glabrata Binding to Candida albicans Hyphae Enables Its Development in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005522. [PMID: 27029023 PMCID: PMC4814137 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pathogenic mechanisms of Candida glabrata in oral candidiasis, especially because of its inability to form hyphae, are understudied. Since both Candida albicans and C. glabrata are frequently co-isolated in oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), we examined their co-adhesion in vitro and observed adhesion of C. glabrata only to C. albicans hyphae microscopically. Mice were infected sublingually with C. albicans or C. glabrata individually, or with both species concurrently, to study their ability to cause OPC. Infection with C. glabrata alone resulted in negligible infection of tongues; however, colonization by C. glabrata was increased by co-infection or a pre-established infection with C. albicans. Furthermore, C. glabrata required C. albicans for colonization of tongues, since decreasing C. albicans burden with fluconazole also reduced C. glabrata. C. albicans hyphal wall adhesins Als1 and Als3 were important for in vitro adhesion of C. glabrata and to establish OPC. C. glabrata cell wall protein coding genes EPA8, EPA19, AWP2, AWP7, and CAGL0F00181 were implicated in mediating adhesion to C. albicans hyphae and remarkably, their expression was induced by incubation with germinated C. albicans. Thus, we found a near essential requirement for the presence of C. albicans for both initial colonization and establishment of OPC infection by C. glabrata.
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- Swetha Tati
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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Iosue CL, Attanasio N, Shaik NF, Neal EM, Leone SG, Cali BJ, Peel MT, Grannas AM, Wykoff DD. Partial Decay of Thiamine Signal Transduction Pathway Alters Growth Properties of Candida glabrata. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152042. [PMID: 27015653 PMCID: PMC4807840 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The phosphorylated form of thiamine (Vitamin B1), thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) is essential for the metabolism of amino acids and carbohydrates in all organisms. Plants and microorganisms, such as yeast, synthesize thiamine de novo whereas animals do not. The thiamine signal transduction (THI) pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is well characterized. The ~10 genes required for thiamine biosynthesis and uptake are transcriptionally upregulated during thiamine starvation by THI2, THI3, and PDC2. Candida glabrata, a human commensal and opportunistic pathogen, is closely related to S. cerevisiae but is missing half of the biosynthetic pathway, which limits its ability to make thiamine. We investigated the changes to the THI pathway in C. glabrata, confirming orthologous functions. We found that C. glabrata is unable to synthesize the pyrimidine subunit of thiamine as well as the thiamine precursor vitamin B6. In addition, THI2 (the gene encoding a transcription factor) is not present in C. glabrata, indicating a difference in the transcriptional regulation of the pathway. Although the pathway is upregulated by thiamine starvation in both species, C. glabrata appears to upregulate genes involved in thiamine uptake to a greater extent than S. cerevisiae. However, the altered regulation of the THI pathway does not alter the concentration of thiamine and its vitamers in the two species as measured by HPLC. Finally, we demonstrate potential consequences to having a partial decay of the THI biosynthetic and regulatory pathway. When the two species are co-cultured, the presence of thiamine allows C. glabrata to rapidly outcompete S. cerevisiae, while absence of thiamine allows S. cerevisiae to outcompete C. glabrata. This simplification of the THI pathway in C. glabrata suggests its environment provides thiamine and/or its precursors to cells, whereas S. cerevisiae is not as reliant on environmental sources of thiamine.
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- Christine L. Iosue
- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Fungal infections due to Candida and Aspergillus species cause extensive morbidity and mortality, especially among immunosuppressed patients, and antifungal therapy is critical to patient management. Yet only a few drug classes are available to treat invasive fungal diseases, and this problem is compounded by the emergence of antifungal resistance. Echinocandin drugs are the preferred choice to treat candidiasis. They are the first cell wall-active agents and target the fungal-specific enzyme glucan synthase, which catalyzes the biosynthesis of β-1,3-glucan, a key cell wall polymer. Therapeutic failures occur rarely among common Candida species, with the exception of Candida glabrata, which is frequently multidrug resistant. Echinocandin resistance in susceptible species is always acquired during therapy. The mechanism of resistance involves amino acid changes in hot-spot regions of Fks subunits of glucan synthase, which decrease the sensitivity of the enzyme to drug. Cellular stress response pathways lead to drug adaptation, which promotes the formation of resistant fks strains. Clinical factors promoting echinocandin resistance include empiric therapy, prophylaxis, gastrointestinal reservoirs, and intra-abdominal infections. A better understanding of the echinocandin-resistance mechanism, along with cellular and clinical factors promoting resistance, will facilitate more effective strategies to overcome and prevent echinocandin resistance.
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- David S Perlin
- New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Public Health Research Institute, Newark, New Jersey
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Zilli DMW, Lopes RG, Alves SL, Barros LM, Miletti LC, Stambuk BU. Secretion of the acid trehalase encoded by the CgATH1 gene allows trehalose fermentation by Candida glabrata. Microbiol Res 2015; 179:12-9. [PMID: 26411890 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The emergent pathogen Candida glabrata differs from other yeasts because it assimilates only two sugars, glucose and the disaccharide trehalose. Since rapid identification tests are based on the ability of this yeast to rapidly hydrolyze trehalose, in this work a biochemical and molecular characterization of trehalose catabolism by this yeast was performed. Our results show that C. glabrata consumes and ferments trehalose, with parameters similar to those observed during glucose fermentation. The presence of glucose in the medium during exponential growth on trehalose revealed extracellular hydrolysis of the sugar by a cell surface acid trehalase with a pH optimum of 4.4. Approximately ∼30% of the total enzymatic activity is secreted into the medium during growth on trehalose or glycerol. The secreted enzyme shows an apparent molecular mass of 275 kDa in its native form, but denaturant gel electrophoresis revealed a protein with ∼130 kDa, which due to its migration pattern and strong binding to concanavalin A, indicates that it is probably a dimeric glycoprotein. The secreted acid trehalase shows high affinity and activity for trehalose, with Km and Vmax values of 3.4 mM and 80 U (mg protein)(-1), respectively. Cloning of the CgATH1 gene (CAGLOK05137g) from de C. glabrata genome, a gene showing high homology to fungal acid trehalases, allowed trehalose fermentation after heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- D M W Zilli
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil.
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El-Kirat-Chatel S, Beaussart A, Derclaye S, Alsteens D, Kucharíková S, Van Dijck P, Dufrêne YF. Force nanoscopy of hydrophobic interactions in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata. ACS Nano 2015; 9:1648-1655. [PMID: 25621738 DOI: 10.1021/nn506370f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Candida glabrata is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen which binds to surfaces mainly through the Epa family of cell adhesion proteins. While some Epa proteins mediate specific lectin-like interactions with human epithelial cells, others promote adhesion and biofilm formation on plastic surfaces via nonspecific interactions that are not yet elucidated. We report the measurement of hydrophobic forces engaged in Epa6-mediated cell adhesion by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM). Using single-cell force spectroscopy, we found that C. glabrata wild-type (WT) cells attach to hydrophobic surfaces via strongly adhesive macromolecular bonds, while mutant cells impaired in Epa6 expression are weakly adhesive. Nanoscale mapping of yeast cells using AFM tips functionalized with hydrophobic groups shows that Epa6 is massively exposed on WT cells and conveys strong hydrophobic properties to the cell surface. Our results demonstrate that Epa6 mediates strong hydrophobic interactions, thereby providing a molecular basis for the ability of this adhesin to drive biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces.
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- Sofiane El-Kirat-Chatel
- Institute of Life Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain , Croix du Sud, 1, bte L7.04.01, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Briones-Martin-Del-Campo M, Orta-Zavalza E, Cañas-Villamar I, Gutiérrez-Escobedo G, Juárez-Cepeda J, Robledo-Márquez K, Arroyo-Helguera O, Castaño I, De Las Peñas A. The superoxide dismutases of Candida glabrata protect against oxidative damage and are required for lysine biosynthesis, DNA integrity and chronological life survival. Microbiology (Reading) 2014; 161:300-310. [PMID: 25479837 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The fungal pathogen Candida glabrata has a well-defined oxidative stress response, is extremely resistant to oxidative stress and can survive inside phagocytic cells. In order to further our understanding of the oxidative stress response in C. glabrata, we characterized the superoxide dismutases (SODs) Cu,ZnSOD (Sod1) and MnSOD (Sod2). We found that Sod1 is the major contributor to total SOD activity and is present in cytoplasm, whereas Sod2 is a mitochondrial protein. Both SODs played a central role in the oxidative stress response but Sod1 was more important during fermentative growth and Sod2 during respiration and growth in non-fermentable carbon sources. Interestingly, C. glabrata cells lacking both SODs showed auxotrophy for lysine, a high rate of spontaneous mutation and reduced chronological lifespan. Thus, our study reveals that SODs play an important role in metabolism, lysine biosynthesis, DNA protection and aging in C. glabrata.
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- Marcela Briones-Martin-Del-Campo
- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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- IPICYT, División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Camino a la Presa San José, no. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sección, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico
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Inukai T, Nagi M, Morita A, Tanabe K, Aoyama T, Miyazaki Y, Bard M, Nakayama H. The mannoprotein TIR3 (CAGL0C03872g) is required for sterol uptake in Candida glabrata. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2014; 1851:141-51. [PMID: 25463012 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sterol uptake in the pathogenic fungus, Candida glabrata, occurs via the sterol transporter, CgAus1p. Azole inhibition of sterol biosynthesis can under certain circumstances be reversed by adding exogenously sterol. Here we demonstrate that the CgTIR3 (CAGL0C03872g) gene product is also required for sterol uptake, since Cgtir3Δ strains fail to take up sterol both aerobically and under hypoxic conditions. Western analysis using an HA-tagged TIR3 strain showed that CgTir3p localizes to the cell wall, and its expression is induced by serum. Semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR also showed that two transcription regulatory genes, CgUPC2A and CgUPC2B, control CgTIR3 as well as CgAUS1 gene expression. Interestingly, complementation studies using Cgtir3Δ showed that ScDAN1, a mannoprotein required for sterol uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, could not complement the C. glabrata TIR3 function. Furthermore, sterol analyses, in which both the CgAUS1 and CgTIR3 genes were constitutively expressed, resulted in aerobic sterol uptake although the amount of uptake was considerably less than that of cells cultured aerobically with serum. These results suggest that additional factors other than CgAUS1 and CgTIR3 are required for sterol uptake in C. glabrata.
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- Tatsuya Inukai
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Japan; Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan; Division of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Japan
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- Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Suzuka National College of Technology, Japan
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- Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Japan.
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Srivastava VK, Suneetha KJ, Kaur R. A systematic analysis reveals an essential role for high-affinity iron uptake system, haemolysin and CFEM domain-containing protein in iron homoeostasis and virulence in Candida glabrata. Biochem J 2014; 463:103-14. [PMID: 24987864 DOI: 10.1042/bj20140598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Iron is an essential nutrient for all living organisms and human pathogens employ a battery of factors to scavenge iron from the high-affinity iron-binding host proteins. In the present study, we have elucidated, via a candidate gene approach, major iron acquisition and homoeostatic mechanisms operational in an opportunistic human fungal pathogen Candida glabrata. Phenotypic, biochemical and molecular analysis of a set of 13 C. glabrata strains, deleted for proteins potentially implicated in iron metabolism, revealed that the high-affinity reductive iron uptake system is required for utilization of alternate carbon sources and for growth under both in vitro iron-limiting and in vivo conditions. Furthermore, we show for the first time that the cysteine-rich CFEM (common in fungal extracellular membranes) domain-containing cell wall structural protein, CgCcw14, and a putative haemolysin, CgMam3, are essential for maintenance of intracellular iron content, adherence to epithelial cells and virulence. Consistent with their roles in iron homoeostasis, mitochondrial aconitase activity was lower and higher in mutants disrupted for high-affinity iron transport, and haemolysin respectively. Additionally, we present evidence that the mitochondrial frataxin, CgYfh1, is pivotal to iron metabolism. Besides yielding insights into major in vitro and in vivo iron acquisition strategies, our findings establish high-affinity iron uptake mechanisms as critical virulence determinants in C. glabrata.
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- Vivek Kumar Srivastava
- *Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500001, India
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- *Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500001, India
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- *Laboratory of Fungal Pathogenesis, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500001, India
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Yang S, Chen X, Xu N, Liu L, Chen J. Urea enhances cell growth and pyruvate production in Torulopsis glabrata. Biotechnol Prog 2014; 30:19-27. [PMID: 24124177 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Torulopsis glabrata is a strain of yeast that is used for the industrial production of pyruvate. Determination of the optimal nutrient environment is vital for obtaining the most efficient production system. In this study, the fermentation parameters, gene transcription levels, activities of key enzymes and metabolites levels were analyzed when either urea or ammonium chloride was used as the sole source of nitrogen. Urea caused an increase in the dry cell weight (18%) and pyruvate productivity was significantly increased (14%). The transcription levels of CAGL0M05533g (DUR1,2), CAGL0J07612g (ZWF1), and CAGL0I02200g (SOL3) were upregulated, but CAGL0G05698g (GDH2) and CAGL0L01089g (GLT1) were down-regulated. The activities of urea amidolyase, NADPH dependent glutamate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were increased by 380, 430, and 140%, respectively. The activities of arginase and glutamate synthase were decreased by 40 and 35%, respectively. The NADPH content was increased by 33%, whilst ATP content was decreased by 37%. This changed the intracellular levels of organic acids and amino acids. The results expand the understanding of the physiological characteristics of yeast species grown with different sources of nitrogen.
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Bonfim-Mendonça PDS, Ratti BA, Godoy JDSR, Negri M, de Lima NCA, Fiorini A, Hatanaka E, Consolaro MEL, de Oliveira Silva S, Svidzinski TIE. β-Glucan induces reactive oxygen species production in human neutrophils to improve the killing of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata isolates from vulvovaginal candidiasis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107805. [PMID: 25229476 PMCID: PMC4168232 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is among the most prevalent vaginal diseases. Candida albicans is still the most prevalent species associated with this pathology, however, the prevalence of other Candida species, such as C. glabrata, is increasing. The pathogenesis of these infections has been intensely studied, nevertheless, no consensus has been reached on the pathogenicity of VVC. In addition, inappropriate treatment or the presence of resistant strains can lead to RVVC (vulvovaginal candidiasis recurrent). Immunomodulation therapy studies have become increasingly promising, including with the β-glucans. Thus, in the present study, we evaluated microbicidal activity, phagocytosis, intracellular oxidant species production, oxygen consumption, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and the release of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-8 (IL-8), IL-1β, and IL-1Ra in neutrophils previously treated or not with β-glucan. In all of the assays, human neutrophils were challenged with C. albicans and C. glabrata isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis. β-glucan significantly increased oxidant species production, suggesting that β-glucan may be an efficient immunomodulator that triggers an increase in the microbicidal response of neutrophils for both of the species isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis. The effects of β-glucan appeared to be mainly related to the activation of reactive oxygen species and modulation of cytokine release.
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Biomedicina, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Biomedicina, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências da Atividade Física e Esporte, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil
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Tanabe K. [The physiological role of exogenous sterol uptake in yeast]. Seikagaku 2014; 86:404-406. [PMID: 25073381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Gao X, Xu N, Li S, Liu L. [System metabolic engineering strategies for 2,3-butandione production by Torulopsis glabrata]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2014; 54:398-407. [PMID: 25007652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We regulated the carbon flux distribution of Torulopsis glabrata CCTCC M202019, an efficient pyruvate-producing microorganism, for improved 2, 3-butandione production. METHODS We overexpressed the acetolactate synthase (ALS) from Bacillus subtilis and then used the genome-scale metabolic model (GSMM) for T. glabrata (named iNX804) to evaluate the importance of deleting the ILV5 gene. In addition, the BDH gene was deleted to restrict the degradation of 2,3-butanedione. RESULTS Overexpression of the ALS resulted in a 4.6-fold increase in ALS activity and increased the extracellular concentration of 2,3-butanedione to 0.57 g/L from 0.01 g/L. The deletion of the ILV5 gene was found to increase the 2,3-butanedione accumulation level by 28.1%, attributed to the disruption of L-valine and L-leucine biosynthetic pathway. With the deletion of the BDH gene, the enzyme activity levels of butanedione reductase and butanediol dehydrogenase were decreased by 74.4% and 76.1%, respectively. And the accumulations of 3-hydroxybutanone and 2,3-butanediol were decreased by 52.2% and 71.4%, respectively. The final 2,3-butanedione concentration was 0.95 g/L, which was 30.1% higher than that of the control strain. CONCLUSION The GSMM based system metabolic engineering can be a functional strategy to redistribute the carbon flux from pyruvate node to 2,3-butanedione and achieve efficient accumulation of 2,3-butanedione.
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Costa C, Nunes J, Henriques A, Mira NP, Nakayama H, Chibana H, Teixeira MC. Candida glabrata drug:H+ antiporter CgTpo3 (ORF CAGL0I10384g): role in azole drug resistance and polyamine homeostasis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014; 69:1767-76. [PMID: 24576949 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The ability of opportunistic pathogenic Candida species to persist and invade specific niches in the human host depends on their resistance to natural growth inhibitors and antifungal therapy. This work describes the role of the Candida glabrata drug:H(+) antiporter CgTpo3 (ORF CAGL0I10384g) in this context. METHODS Deletion and cloning of CgTPO3 was achieved using molecular biology tools. C. glabrata strain susceptibility was assayed based on growth in liquid and solid media and through MIC determination. Radiolabelled compound accumulation or HPLC were used for the assessment of the role of CgTpo3 as a drug or polyamine transporter. Quantitative RT-PCR was used for expression analysis. RESULTS CgTpo3 was found to confer resistance to azole drugs in C. glabrata. This protein was found to be localized to the plasma membrane and to decrease the intracellular accumulation of [(3)H]clotrimazole, playing a direct role in its extrusion from pre-loaded C. glabrata cells. CgTPO3 was further found to confer resistance to spermine, complementing the susceptibility phenotypes exhibited by the deletion of its Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologue, TPO3. In spermine-stressed C. glabrata cells, CgTPO3 is transcriptionally activated in a CgPdr1-dependent manner, contributing to a decrease in the intracellular concentration of this polyamine. Clotrimazole exposure was found to lead to the intracellular accumulation of spermine, and pre-exposure to this polyamine was found consistently to lead to increased clotrimazole resistance. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, these results point to a significant role for CgTpo3 in azole drug resistance and in the tolerance to high polyamine concentrations, such as those found in the urogenital tract.
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- Catarina Costa
- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biological Sciences Research Group, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biological Sciences Research Group, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biological Sciences Research Group, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biological Sciences Research Group, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Biological Sciences Research Group, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal
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We present a case in which postmortem blood ethanol concentration was 0.02 g/kg and acetone concentration was 0.51 g/kg, while urine ethanol concentration was 6.0 g/kg and acetone concentration was 0.63 g/kg. In the urine sample, sodium fluoride was not added. The urinary ethanol concentration continued to increase without any remarkable increase of isopropanol concentration and external contamination was excluded. Species of bacteria and yeasts, including Candida glabrata, were isolated from urine and blood samples. A few days after the collection of samples, we received the information that the patient was diabetic and did not receive insulin therapy regularly. To prevent postmortem microbial ethanol production and incorrect diagnosis of the cause of death, it is necessary to add sodium fluoride to blood and urine samples collected from diabetic patients.
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- Davorka Sutlovic
- Department of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital and School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Nagi M, Tanabe K, Ueno K, Nakayama H, Aoyama T, Chibana H, Yamagoe S, Umeyama T, Oura T, Ohno H, Kajiwara S, Miyazaki Y. The Candida glabrata sterol scavenging mechanism, mediated by the ATP-binding cassette transporter Aus1p, is regulated by iron limitation. Mol Microbiol 2013; 88:371-81. [PMID: 23448689 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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During disseminated infection by the opportunistic pathogen Candida glabrata, uptake of sterols such as serum cholesterol may play a significant role during pathogenesis. The ATP-binding cassette transporter Aus1p is thought to function as a sterol importer and in this study, we show that uptake of exogenous sterols occurred under anaerobic conditions in wild-type cells of C. glabrata but not in AUS1-deleted mutant (aus1Δ) cells. In aerobic cultures, growth inhibition by fluconazole was prevented in the presence of serum, and AUS1 expression was upregulated. Uptake of sterol by azole treated cells required the presence of serum, and sterol alone did not reverse FLC inhibition of growth. However, if iron availability in the growth medium was limited by addition of the iron chelators ferrozine or apo-transferrin, growth of wild-type cells, but not aus1Δ cells, was rescued. In a mouse model of disseminated infection, the C. glabrata aus1Δ strain caused a significantly decreased kidney fungal burden than the wild-type strain or a strain in which AUS1 was restored. We conclude that sterol uptake in C. glabrata can occur in iron poor environment of host tissues and thus may contribute to C. glabrata pathogenesis.
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- Minoru Nagi
- Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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Chen X, Li S, Liu L. [Physiological function in Torulopsis glabrata--a review]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2012; 52:1311-1317. [PMID: 23383501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A multi-vitamin auxotrophic yeast of Torulopsis glabrata was the most competitive strain for industrial production of pyruvate. Given its genomic characterizations and physiological functions, it was an efficient way to redirect carbon flux to the target metabolites through manipulating nutritional and environmental conditions, intracellular cofactor form and level. In this review, we summarized the progress on the elucidation and manipulation of physiological function of T. glabrata. Furthermore, we also evaluated the potential of T. glabrata as cell factory for production of fine chemicals.
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- Xiulai Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Singh-Babak SD, Babak T, Diezmann S, Hill JA, Xie JL, Chen YL, Poutanen SM, Rennie RP, Heitman J, Cowen LE. Global analysis of the evolution and mechanism of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1002718. [PMID: 22615574 PMCID: PMC3355103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The evolution of drug resistance has a profound impact on human health. Candida glabrata is a leading human fungal pathogen that can rapidly evolve resistance to echinocandins, which target cell wall biosynthesis and are front-line therapeutics for Candida infections. Here, we provide the first global analysis of mutations accompanying the evolution of fungal drug resistance in a human host utilizing a series of C. glabrata isolates that evolved echinocandin resistance in a patient treated with the echinocandin caspofungin for recurring bloodstream candidemia. Whole genome sequencing identified a mutation in the drug target, FKS2, accompanying a major resistance increase, and 8 additional non-synonymous mutations. The FKS2-T1987C mutation was sufficient for echinocandin resistance, and associated with a fitness cost that was mitigated with further evolution, observed in vitro and in a murine model of systemic candidemia. A CDC6-A511G(K171E) mutation acquired before FKS2-T1987C(S663P), conferred a small resistance increase. Elevated dosage of CDC55, which acquired a C463T(P155S) mutation after FKS2-T1987C(S663P), ameliorated fitness. To discover strategies to abrogate echinocandin resistance, we focused on the molecular chaperone Hsp90 and downstream effector calcineurin. Genetic or pharmacological compromise of Hsp90 or calcineurin function reduced basal tolerance and resistance. Hsp90 and calcineurin were required for caspofungin-dependent FKS2 induction, providing a mechanism governing echinocandin resistance. A mitochondrial respiration-defective petite mutant in the series revealed that the petite phenotype does not confer echinocandin resistance, but renders strains refractory to synergy between echinocandins and Hsp90 or calcineurin inhibitors. The kidneys of mice infected with the petite mutant were sterile, while those infected with the HSP90-repressible strain had reduced fungal burden. We provide the first global view of mutations accompanying the evolution of fungal drug resistance in a human host, implicate the premier compensatory mutation mitigating the cost of echinocandin resistance, and suggest a new mechanism of echinocandin resistance with broad therapeutic potential. The evolution of drug resistance poses a severe threat to human health. Candida glabrata is a leading cause of mortality due to fungal infections worldwide. It can rapidly evolve resistance to drugs such as echinocandins, which target the fungal cell wall and are front-line therapeutics for Candida infections. We harness whole genome sequencing to provide a global view of mutations that accumulate in C. glabrata during the evolution of echinocandin resistance in a human host. Nine non-synonymous mutations were identified, including one in the echinocandin target. A mutation in an additional gene conferred a small resistance increase and another was in a gene whose dosage mitigated the fitness cost of resistance. We further discovered that compromising function of the molecular chaperone Hsp90 abrogates drug resistance and reduces kidney fungal burden in a mouse model of infection. Hsp90 and its downstream effector calcineurin are required for induction of the drug target in response to drug. Thus, we reveal the first global portrait of antifungal resistance mutations that evolve in a human host, identify the first compensatory mutation that mitigates the cost of echinocandin resistance, and suggest a new mechanism of echinocandin resistance that can be exploited to treat life-threatening fungal infections.
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Microbiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ueno K, Matsumoto Y, Uno J, Sasamoto K, Sekimizu K, Kinjo Y, Chibana H. Intestinal resident yeast Candida glabrata requires Cyb2p-mediated lactate assimilation to adapt in mouse intestine. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24759. [PMID: 21931845 PMCID: PMC3170380 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The intestinal resident Candida glabrata opportunistically infects humans. However few genetic factors for adaptation in the intestine are identified in this fungus. Here we describe the C. glabrata CYB2 gene encoding lactate dehydrogenase as an adaptation factor for survival in the intestine. CYB2 was identified as a virulence factor by a silkworm infection study. To determine the function of CYB2, we analysed in vitro phenotypes of the mutant Δcyb2. The Δcyb2 mutant grew well in glucose medium under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, was not supersensitive to nitric oxide which has fungicidal-effect in phagocytes, and had normal levels of general virulence factors protease, lipase and adherence activities. A previous report suggested that Cyb2p is responsible for lactate assimilation. Additionally, it was speculated that lactate assimilation was required for Candida virulence because Candida must synthesize glucose via gluconeogenesis under glucose-limited conditions such as in the host. Indeed, the Δcyb2 mutant could not grow on lactate medium in which lactate is the sole carbon source in the absence of glucose, indicating that Cyb2p plays a role in lactate assimilation. We hypothesized that Cyb2p-mediated lactate assimilation is necessary for proliferation in the intestinal tract, as the intestine is rich in lactate produced by bacteria flora, but not glucose. The Δcyb2 mutant showed 100-fold decreased adaptation and few cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae can adapt in mouse ceca. Interestingly, C. glabrata could assimilate lactate under hypoxic conditions, dependent on CYB2, but not yeast S. cerevisiae. Because accessible oxygen is limited in the intestine, the ability for lactate assimilation in hypoxic conditions may provide an advantage for a pathogenic yeast. From those results, we conclude that Cyb2p-mediated lactate assimilation is an intestinal adaptation factor of C. glabrata.
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- Keigo Ueno
- Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Yadav AK, Bachhawat AK. CgCYN1, a plasma membrane cystine-specific transporter of Candida glabrata with orthologues prevalent among pathogenic yeast and fungi. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:19714-23. [PMID: 21507960 PMCID: PMC3103350 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.240648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2011] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We describe a novel plasma membrane cystine transporter, CgCYN1, from Candida glabrata, the first such transporter to be described from yeast and fungi. C. glabrata met15Δ strains, organic sulfur auxotrophs, were observed to utilize cystine as a sulfur source, and this phenotype was exploited in the discovery of CgCYN1. Heterologous expression of CgCYN1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae met15Δ strains conferred the ability of S. cerevisiae strains to grow on cystine. Deletion of the CgCYN1 ORF (CAGL0M00154g) in C. glabrata met15Δ strains caused abrogation of growth on cystine with growth being restored when CgCYN1 was reintroduced. The CgCYN1 protein belongs to the amino acid permease family of transporters, with no similarity to known plasma membrane cystine transporters of bacteria and humans, or lysosomal cystine transporters of humans/yeast. Kinetic studies revealed a K(m) of 18 ± 5 μM for cystine. Cystine uptake was inhibited by cystine, but not by other amino acids, including cysteine. The structurally similar cystathionine, lanthionine, and selenocystine alone inhibited transport, confirming that the transporter was specific for cystine. CgCYN1 localized to the plasma membrane and transport was energy-dependent. Functional orthologues could be demonstrated from other pathogenic yeast like Candida albicans and Histoplasma capsulatum, but were absent in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and S. cerevisiae.
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- Amit Kumar Yadav
- From the Institute of Microbial Technology (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160 036, India and
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- From the Institute of Microbial Technology (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Sector 39-A, Chandigarh 160 036, India and
- the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Mohali), Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration Punjab Complex, Sector 26, Chandigarh 160 019, India
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Wang J, Qin Y, Zhao L, Chen J, Liu L. [Physiological characteristics of a low-pH tolerant strain Torulopsis glabrata RT-6]. Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao 2011; 51:340-345. [PMID: 21604548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE With the aim of elucidating the physiological characteristics of a low-pH tolerant strain Torulopsis glabrata RT-6. METHODS The intracellular pH, ATP level, the membrane bound H(+)-ATPase activity, the membrane fatty acid composition and the intracellular polyphosphate content of the parent strain CCTCC M202019 and the mutant strain RT-6 were determined and compared under different pH conditions. RESULTS Compared to that of the parent strain, the cell growth and pyruvate concentration of the mutant strain RT-6 were increased by 60.6% and 85.4% (56 h), respectively. Similarly, the strain RT-6 had higher intracellular pH compared to the control strain at external pH5.0, 4.5, and 4.0. The ATP content, the membrane bound H(+)-ATPase activity and the intracellular polyphosphate content of the mutant strain RT-6 were increased by 11.7%, 13.6%, and 3.5% at external pH 5.5, while at external pH 4.0, increased by 61%, 38.6%, and 30.8%, respectively. Furthermore, the mutant strain RT-6 exhibited higher content of the unsaturated fatty acids and higher membrane fluidity. CONCLUSION Discharging more intracellular H+ and inhibiting the intracellular H+ production contributed to the strain RT-6's higher intracellular pH, and therefore the acid tolerance.
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- Jun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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