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Molecular Mechanisms of Primary Resistance to Flucytosine in Candida albicans

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Hope, William W., Tabernero, Lydia, Denning, David W., Anderson, Michael J.·2004·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Primary resistance in Candida albicans to flucytosine (5-FC) was investigated in 25 strains by identifying and sequencing the genes FCA1, FUR1, FCY21, and FCY22, which code for cytosine deaminase, uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (UPRT), and two purine-cytosine permeases, respectively. These proteins are involved in pyrimidine salvage and 5-FC metabolism. An association between a polymorphic nucleotide and resistance to 5-FC was found within FUR1 where the substitution of cytidylate for thymidylate at nucleotide position 301 results in the replacement of arginine with cysteine at amino acid position 101 in UPRT. Isolates that are homozygous for this mutation display increased levels of resistance to 5-FC, whereas heterozygous isolates have reduced susceptibility. Three-dimensional protein modeling of UPRT suggests that the Arg101Cys mutation disturbs the quaternary structure of the enzyme, which is postulated to compromise optimal enzyme activity. A single resistant isolate, lacking the above polymorphism in FUR1, has a homozygous polymorphism in FCA1 that results in a glycine-to-aspartate substitution at position 28 in cytosine deaminase.

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  • Decreased susceptibility towards flucytosine has been associated with point mutations in FCY1, FCY2, and FUR1 genes and the deletion of FPS1 and FPS2 genes.

    “Decreased susceptibility towards flucytosine has been associated with point mutations in FCY1, FCY2, and FUR1 genes and the deletion of FPS1 and FPS2 genes [36,114,115,116,117].”
  • Such flucytosine resistance mechanisms have been observed in C. albicans, C. lusitaniae, and C. glabrata.

    “Such resistance mechanisms have been observed in C. albicans [114], C. lusitaniae [115], and C. glabrata [116,117].”

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Authors
Hope, W. W., Tabernero, L., Denning, D. W., & Anderson, M. J.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
Venue
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Published
2004-11
Volume
48
Issue
11
Pages
4377-4386
ISSN
  • 0066-4804 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-6596
OpenAlex
W2124393272
Cited by
160
References
33
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FWCI
3.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
Keywords
flucytosine resistance, Candida albicans, uracil phosphoribosyltransferase, cytosine deaminase, pyrimidine salvage pathway, single nucleotide polymorphisms, quaternary structure, antifungal resistance
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Antifungal Agents, Antimetabolites, Candida albicans, DNA, Fungal, Flucytosine, Fluorouracil, Genes, Fungal, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Pentosyltransferases, Polymorphism, Genetic, DNA Primers, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Drug Resistance, Fungal, Membrane Transport Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Nucleobase Transport Proteins, Cytosine Deaminase

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