The transcription factor Cas5 suppresses hyphal morphogenesis during yeast-form growth in Candida albicans
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dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jong-Myeong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Moon, Hye Yun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Dong Wook | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kang, Hyun Ah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jeong-Yoon | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-15T02:40:10Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-15T02:40:10Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021-10 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1225-8873 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1976-3794 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/49135 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Candida albicans is an opportunistic human pathogen that exists as yeast, hyphal or pseudohyphal forms depending on pH, nutrients, and temperature. The morphological transition from yeast to hyphae, which is required for the complete virulence of C. albicans, is controlled by many transcription factors that activate or repress hypha-specific genes. The C. albicans transcriptional factor Cas5, a key regulator of genes involved in cell wall integrity, affects the susceptibility of C. albicans to fluconazole, an inhibitor of ergosterol synthesis. In this study, we found that deletion of CAS5 in C. albicans decreased the expression levels of a set of ergosterol biosynthesis genes, such as ERG2, ERG3, ERG5, ERG6, ERG11, and ERG24, resulting in the accumulation of lanosterol and zymosterol, which are intermediate metabolites in the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. Interestingly, it was observed that the cas5Δ/Δ mutant could not maintain the yeast form under non-hyphainducing conditions, while the CAS5-overexpressing cells could not form hyphae under hypha-inducing conditions. Consistent with these observations, the cas5Δ/Δ mutant highly expressed hypha-specific genes, ALS3, ECE1, and HWP1, under non-hypha-inducing conditions. In addition, CAS5 transcription was significantly downregulated immediately after hyphal initiation in the wild-type strain. Furthermore, the cas5Δ/Δ mutant reduced the transcription of NRG1, which encodes a major repressor of hyphal morphogenesis, while Cas5 over-expression increased the transcription of NRG1 under hyphainducing conditions. Collectively, this study suggests the potential role of Cas5 as a repressor of hypha-specific genes during yeast-form growth of C. albicans. © 2021, The Microbiological Society of Korea. | - |
dc.format.extent | 9 | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.language.iso | ENG | - |
dc.publisher | The Korean Society for Mocrobiology / The Korean Society of Virology | - |
dc.title | The transcription factor Cas5 suppresses hyphal morphogenesis during yeast-form growth in Candida albicans | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12275-021-1326-y | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | Journal of Microbiology, v.59, no.10, pp 911 - 919 | - |
dc.identifier.kciid | ART002760810 | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | Y | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000693498200001 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85114297579 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 919 | - |
dc.citation.number | 10 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 911 | - |
dc.citation.title | Journal of Microbiology | - |
dc.citation.volume | 59 | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.publisher.location | 대한민국 | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Candida albicans | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | ergosterol | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | hypha formation | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | transcription factor Cas5 | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | FILAMENTOUS GROWTH | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | NRG1 | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | REGULATOR | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | VIRULENCE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | REPRESSOR | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Microbiology | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Microbiology | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | kci | - |
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