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Candida albicans Als1p: an adhesin that is a downstream effector of the EFG1 filamentation pathway

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Fu, Yue, Ibrahim, Ashraf S., Sheppard, Donald C., Chen, Yee‐Chun, French, Samuel W., Cutler, Jim E., Filler, Scott G., Edwards, John E.·2002·Molecular Microbiology
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02873.x
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Summary: Filamentation and adherence to host cells are critical virulence factors of Candida albicans. Multiple filamentation regulatory pathways have been discovered in C. albicans using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model. In S. cerevisiae, these pathways converge on Flo11p, which functions as a downstream effector of filamentation and also mediates cell–cell adherence (flocculation). In C. albicans, such effector(s) have not yet been identified. Here, we demonstrate that the cell surface protein Als1p is an effector of filamentation in C. albicans. We show that Als1p expression is controlled by the transcription factor Efg1p, which is known to be a key regulator of filamentation in C. albicans. Further, disruption of ALS1 inhibited filamentation, and autonomous expression of Als1p restored filamentation in an efg1 homozygous null mutant. Thus, Als1p functions as a downstream effector of the EFG1 filamentation pathway. In addition, we found that Als1p mediates both flocculation and adherence of C. albicans to endothelial cells in vitro. As a cell surface glycoprotein that mediates filamentation and adherence, Als1p has both structural and functional similarity to S. cerevisiae Flo11p. Consistent with our in vitro results, Als1p was required for both normal filamentation and virulence in the mouse model of haematogenously disseminated candidiasis.

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Authors
Fu, Y., Ibrahim, A. S., Sheppard, D. C., Chen, Y., French, S. W., Cutler, J. E., Filler, S. G., & Edwards, J. E.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Montana State University (US)
Corresponding author
Fu, Yue
ORCID
Venue
Molecular Microbiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-04
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
61-72
ISSN
  • 0950-382X (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2958
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02873.x
OpenAlex
W2138126650
Cited by
218
References
31
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FWCI
5.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 19 d)
Locations
  • Molecular Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Toyota USA
  • National Institutes of Health (1s10rr013004-01a1)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P01 AI-37194, R29AI040636, R01AI019990, R01-AI19990, P01AI037194, R29 AI 40636)
  • National Center for Research Resources (1S10 RR 13004, M01RR000425, M01-RR00425)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Fungal Infections and Studies
Keywords
Candida albicans, filamentation, cell adhesion, flocculation, cell surface glycoproteins, virulence, transcriptional regulation
MeSH terms
Candida albicans, Cell Adhesion, DNA-Binding Proteins, Endothelium, Vascular, Fungal Proteins, Humans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Species Specificity, Transcription Factors, Restriction Mapping, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Polymerase Chain Reaction, DNA Primers

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