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Extracellular calcium triggers unique transcriptional programs and modulates staurosporine-induced cell death in Neurospora crassa.


ABSTRACT: Alterations in the intracellular levels of calcium are a common response to cell death stimuli in animals and fungi and, particularly, in the Neurospora crassa response to staurosporine. We highlight the importance of the extracellular availability of Ca2+ for this response. Limitation of the ion in the culture medium further sensitizes cells to the drug and results in increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Conversely, an approximately 30-fold excess of external Ca2+ leads to increased drug tolerance and lower ROS generation. In line with this, distinct staurosporine-induced cytosolic Ca2+ signaling profiles were observed in the absence or presence of excessive external Ca2+. High-throughput RNA sequencing revealed that different concentrations of extracellular Ca2+ define distinct transcriptional programs. Our transcriptional profiling also pointed to two putative novel Ca2+-binding proteins, encoded by the NCU08524 and NCU06607 genes, and provides a reference dataset for future investigations on the role of Ca2+ in fungal biology.

SUBMITTER: Goncalves AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5349132 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Extracellular calcium triggers unique transcriptional programs and modulates staurosporine-induced cell death in <i>Neurospora crassa</i>.

Gonçalves A P AP   Monteiro João J   Lucchi Chiara C   Kowbel David J DJ   Cordeiro J M JM   Correia-de-Sá Paulo P   Rigden Daniel J DJ   Glass N L NL   Videira Arnaldo A  

Microbial cell (Graz, Austria) 20140809 9


Alterations in the intracellular levels of calcium are a common response to cell death stimuli in animals and fungi and, particularly, in the <i>Neurospora crassa</i> response to staurosporine. We highlight the importance of the extracellular availability of Ca<sup>2+</sup> for this response. Limitation of the ion in the culture medium further sensitizes cells to the drug and results in increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Conversely, an approximately 30-fold excess of extern  ...[more]

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