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Abc1p Is a Multidrug Efflux Transporter That Tips the Balance in Favor of Innate Azole Resistance in Candida krusei

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Lamping, Erwin, Ranchod, Amrita, Nakamura, Kenjirou, Tyndall, Joel D. A., Niimi, Kyoko, Holmes, Ann R., Niimi, Masakazu, Cannon, Richard D.·2009·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Abstract

Most Candida krusei strains are innately resistant to fluconazole (FLC) and can cause breakthrough candidemia in immunocompromised individuals receiving long-term prophylactic FLC treatment. Although the azole drug target, Erg11p, of C. krusei has a relatively low affinity for FLC, drug efflux pumps are also believed to be involved in its innate FLC resistance. We describe here the isolation and characterization of Abc1p, a constitutively expressed multidrug efflux pump, and investigate ERG11 and ABC1 expression in C. krusei. Examination of the ERG11 promoter revealed a conserved azole responsive element that has been shown to be necessary for the transcription factor Upc2p mediated upregulation by azoles in related yeast. Extensive cloning and sequencing identified three distinct ERG11 alleles in one of two C. krusei strains. Functional overexpression of ERG11 and ABC1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae conferred high levels of resistance to azoles and a range of unrelated Abc1p pump substrates, while small molecule inhibitors of Abc1p chemosensitized C. krusei to azole antifungals. Our data show that despite the presence of multiple alleles of ERG11 in some, likely aneuploid, C. krusei strains, it is mainly the low affinity of Erg11p for FLC, together with the constitutive but low level of expression of the multidrug efflux pump Abc1p, that are responsible for the innate FLC resistance of C. krusei.

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  • Overexpression of ERG11 and the ABC transporter ABC1 has also been related to fluconazole resistance in C. krusei.

    “However, overexpression of ERG11 [93] and the ABC transporter, ABC1, has also been related to fluconazole resistance in this species [94].”
  • Other transporter genes are upregulated in azole-resistant C. glabrata, C. dubliniensis, C. krusei, and C. tropicalis.

    “Other transporter genes have been reported to be upregulated in azole-resistant C. glabrata (CgCDR1, CgCDR2 (formerly named PDH1) and CgSNQ2 (another ABC transporter)) [100–102], C. dubliniensis (CdCDR1 and CdCDR2) [103], C. krusei (ABC1 and 2) [104, 105], and C. tropicalis (CDR1-homologue) isolates [44].”

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Authors
Lamping, E., Ranchod, A., Nakamura, K., Tyndall, J. D. A., Niimi, K., Holmes, A. R., Niimi, M., & Cannon, R. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Otago (NZ)
  • Nippon Dental University (JP)
  • National Institute of Infectious Diseases (JP)
Corresponding author
Lamping, Erwin
Venue
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Published
2009-02
Volume
53
Issue
2
Pages
354-369
ISSN
  • 0066-4804 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-6596
OpenAlex
W2128394219
Cited by
100
References
57
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FWCI
4.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • International Association for Dental Research
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R21DE015075-RDC, R21DE015075, R01DE016885-01-RDC, R01DE016885)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
Keywords
Candida krusei, multidrug efflux pumps, azole resistance, fluconazole, ERG11, antifungal resistance, chemosensitization, Saccharomyces cerevisiae complementation, aneuploidy
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Antifungal Agents, Azoles, Candida, Candidiasis, Cell Membrane, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Humans, Phenotype, Plasmids, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Blotting, Southern, Blotting, Northern, Chromosomes, Fungal, ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Drug Resistance, Fungal

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