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Azole Drugs Are Imported By Facilitated Diffusion in Candida albicans and Other Pathogenic Fungi

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Mansfield, Bryce E., Oltean, Hanna N., Oliver, Brian G., Hoot, Samantha J., Leyde, Sarah E., Hedstrom, Lizbeth, White, Theodore C.·2010·PLoS Pathogens

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Despite the wealth of knowledge regarding the mechanisms of action and the mechanisms of resistance to azole antifungals, very little is known about how the azoles are imported into pathogenic fungal cells. Here the in-vitro accumulation and import of Fluconazole (FLC) was examined in the pathogenic fungus, Candida albicans. In energized cells, FLC accumulation correlates inversely with expression of ATP-dependent efflux pumps. In de-energized cells, all strains accumulate FLC, suggesting that FLC import is not ATP-dependent. The kinetics of import in de-energized cells displays saturation kinetics with a K(m) of 0.64 μM and V(max) of 0.0056 pmol/min/10⁸ cells, demonstrating that FLC import proceeds via facilitated diffusion through a transporter rather than passive diffusion. Other azoles inhibit FLC import on a mole/mole basis, suggesting that all azoles utilize the same facilitated diffusion mechanism. An analysis of related compounds indicates that competition for azole import depends on an aromatic ring and an imidazole or triazole ring together in one molecule. Import of FLC by facilitated diffusion is observed in other fungi, including Cryptococcus neoformans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Candida krusei, indicating that the mechanism of transport is conserved among fungal species. FLC import was shown to vary among Candida albicans resistant clinical isolates, suggesting that altered facilitated diffusion may be a previously uncharacterized mechanism of resistance to azole drugs.

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Authors
Mansfield, B. E., Oltean, H. N., Oliver, B. G., Hoot, S. J., Leyde, S. E., Hedstrom, L., & White, T. C.
Affiliations
  • Center for Infectious Disease Research (US)
  • Brandeis University (US)
Corresponding author
White, Theodore C.
Venue
PLoS Pathogens
Published
2010-09-30
Volume
6
Issue
9
Pages
e1001126
ISSN
  • 1553-7366 (ISSN-L)
  • 1553-7374
OpenAlex
W1991753849
Cited by
111
References
44
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FWCI
4.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • PLoS Pathogens (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Brandeis Institutional Repository (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • University of Washington
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (DE14161, DE17078, R01DE011367, DE-11367, R01DE017078, R01DE014161)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
Keywords
azole antifungals, fluconazole, facilitated diffusion, drug importation, Candida albicans, fungal drug resistance, imidazole ring, triazole ring, Cryptococcus neoformans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida krusei, membrane transporters
MeSH terms
Antifungal Agents, Candida albicans, Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis, Cryptococcus neoformans, Diffusion, Humans, Oxygen, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Fluconazole, Gene Deletion, Drug Resistance, Fungal

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