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Sulphiredoxin plays peroxiredoxin-dependent and -independent roles via the HOG signalling pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans and contributes to fungal virulence.

ABSTRACT: Mechanisms of oxidative stress resistance are crucial virulence factors for survival and proliferation of fungal pathogens within the human host. In this study we have identified and functionally characterized the role of sulphiredoxin, Srx1, in oxidative stress resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans causing fungal meningoencephalitis and regulation of peroxiredoxins, Tsa1 and Tsa3, and thioredoxins, Trx1 and Trx2. The C.?neoformans?HOG (High Osmolarity Glycerol response) pathway was essential for the transcriptional regulation of SRX1 under peroxide stress conditions. A gene deletion study revealed that Srx1 was required for cells to counteract peroxide stress, but not other oxidative damaging agents. HOG1 was found to be essential for the induction of adaptive response to peroxide stress with concurrent repression of ergosterol biosynthesis in an SRX1-independent manner. Consistent with this, phosphorylation of C. neoformans Hog1 was modulated by both low and high doses of exogenous hydrogen peroxide treatment. Immunoblot analysis using the C.?neoformans Tsa1 specific antibody revealed that both Srx1 and Trx1 were essential for recycling of oxidized Tsa1. In addition to its role in peroxide sensing and response C.?neoformans?Srx1 was also found to be required for a peroxiredoxin-independent function in promoting fungicide-dependent cell swelling and growth arrest. Finally we showed the importance of C.?neoformans?Srx1 in fungal pathogenesis by demonstrating its requirement for full virulence using a mouse infection model.

SUBMITTER: Upadhya R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3943550 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sulphiredoxin plays peroxiredoxin-dependent and -independent roles via the HOG signalling pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans and contributes to fungal virulence.

Upadhya Rajendra R Kim Hyelim H Jung Kwang-Woo KW Park Goun G Lam Woei W Lodge Jennifer K JK Bahn Yong-Sun YS

Molecular microbiology 20131003 3

Mechanisms of oxidative stress resistance are crucial virulence factors for survival and proliferation of fungal pathogens within the human host. In this study we have identified and functionally characterized the role of sulphiredoxin, Srx1, in oxidative stress resistance of Cryptococcus neoformans causing fungal meningoencephalitis and regulation of peroxiredoxins, Tsa1 and Tsa3, and thioredoxins, Trx1 and Trx2. The C. neoformans HOG (High Osmolarity Glycerol response) pathway was essential fo ...[more]

PMID: 23998805

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Project description:The target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signal transduction system that is activated by varying nutrient and environmental signals and governs a plethora of eukaryotic biological processes, but its role in Cryptococcus neoformans remains elusive. In this study, we investigated the TOR pathway by functionally characterizing two Tor-like kinases, Tor1 and Tlk1, in C. neoformans. We successfully deleted TLK1, but not TOR1. TLK1 deletion did not result in any evident in vitro phenotypes, suggesting that Tlk1 is mainly dispensable for the growth of C. neoformans. We further demonstrated that Tor1, but not Tlk1, is essential and the target of rapamycin by constructing and analyzing conditionally regulated strains and sporulation analysis of heterozygous mutants in the diploid strain background. To analyze the functions of Tor1 in more detail, we constructed constitutive TOR1 overexpression strains. Tor1 negatively regulated thermotolerance and the DNA damage response, which are two important virulence factors of C. neoformans. We also found that TOR1 overexpression reduced Mpk1 phosphorylation, which is required for cell wall integrity and thermoresistance, and Rad53 phosphorylation, which governs the DNA damage response pathway. Tor1 is localized to the cytoplasm but enriched in the vacuole membrane. Phosphoproteomics and transcriptomics revealed that Tor1 regulates a variety of biological processes, including metabolic processes, cytoskeleton organization, ribosome biogenesis, autophagy, and stress response. TOR inhibition by rapamycin caused actin depolarization in a Tor1-dependent manner. Finally, screening rapamycin-sensitive and -resistant kinase and transcription factor mutants revealed that the TOR pathway may crosstalk with a number of signaling pathways, including the Hog1 pathway. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that a single Tor1 kinase plays a variety of roles in the fungal meningitis pathogen C. neoformans.

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Sulphiredoxin plays peroxiredoxin-dependent and -independent roles via the HOG signalling pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans and contributes to fungal virulence.

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Sulphiredoxin plays peroxiredoxin-dependent and -independent roles via the HOG signalling pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans and contributes to fungal virulence.

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