Project description:To understand the biological relevance of the role played by the HHT1 histone H3 variant in C. albicans, we performed a transcriptome analysis of the mutant by global gene expression array analysis. We analyzed gene expression profile of the mutant in strains LR107 and LR108 (hht1∆/hht1∆) and the parent wild type (SC5314) strain grown in YPD liquid medium at 30°C. In the microarray analysis, a total of 1222 genes were found to be expressed significantly different (fold change < 1.5 at p-value < 0.05) between wild type and two hht1 null mutants. Out of the 1222 differentially expressed genes, 670 genes were up-regulated whereas 552 genes were down-regulated. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of up-regulated and down-regulated genes suggests that biofilm, Hap43, transcription, filamentation, white-opaque/mating and invasive growth are the major pathways altered in minor H3 null mutant. Transcription profiling in planktonic YPD condition suggests that minor H3 represses biofilm genes in the planktonic mode of growth. Therefore we performed a genome-wide expression array study after growing the wild type strain and hht1/hht1 mutant strains in Spider induced biofilm condition. This experiment was carried out with two biological replicates of hht1 null mutants. The biofilm induced microarray data revealed that a total of 1010 genes were differentially expressed (at p-value <0.05 and fold change <1.5) between the wild type and hht1 mutants. Out of 1016 differentially expressed genes, 572 genes were up-regulated whereas 444 genes were down-regulated.
Project description:Wild type (CAI10) and phr1 null mutant (CAS10) were analyzed at 0, 1, 3 and 5 hours after the shift of blastospores to Hyphae inducing conditions
Project description:To delineate the functional role of ZCF32 in Candida albicans biology, we carried out the genome wide expression analysis of wild-type and zcf32 null mutants by global expression array. We analysed the gene expression profiles of YPK102/1 and YPK102/2 and the parent wild type (SC5314) strain grown in YPD liquid medium at 30°C till the start of the stationary phase. In the microarray analysis, a total of 607 genes were found to be differentially expressed (fold change < 1.5 at p-value < 0.05) between the wild type and two zcf32 null mutants. Out of the 607 differentially expressed genes, 438 genes were up-regulated whereas 169 genes were down-regulated. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of up-regulated and down-regulated genes suggests that biofilm, filamentation, iron homeostasis, cell wall biogenesis, oxidation, and cell cycle are the major pathways altered in zcf32 null mutant.
Project description:Two-component signal transduction pathways are one of the primary means by which microorganisms respond to environmental signals. These signaling cascades originated in prokaryotes and were inherited by eukaryotes via endosymbiotic lateral gene transfer from ancestral cyanobacteria. We report here that the nuclear genome of pathogenic fungus Candida albicans contains elements of a two-component signaling pathway that seem to be targeted to the mitochondria. In C. albicans two-component response regulator protein Srr1(Stress Response Regulator) contains a mitochondrial targeting sequence at the N-terminus, and fluorescence microscopy reveals mitochondrial localization of GFP-tagged Srr1p. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis indicates that C. albicans Srr1p is more closely related to histidine kinases and response regulators found in marine bacteria compared to other two-component proteins present in the fungi. These data suggest conservation of this protein during the evolutionary transition from endosymbiont to a subcellular organelle. We used microarray analysis to determine if the phenotypes observed with srr1Δ/Δ mutant could be correlated with gene transcriptional changes. Expression of mitochondrial genes was altered in the srr1Δ/Δ null mutant in comparison to the wild type. Furthermore, apoptosis significantly increased in the srr1Δ/Δ mutant strain compared to wild type, suggesting activation of mitochondria dependent apoptotic cell death pathway in the srr1Δ/Δ mutant. This study shows for the first time that a lower eukaryote like C. albicans possesses a two-component response regulator protein that has survived in mitochondria and regulates a subset of genes whose functions are associated with oxidative stress response and programmed cell death (apoptosis).
Project description:To understand the biological relevance of the role played by the HHT1 histone H3 variant in C. albicans, we performed a transcriptome analysis of the mutant by global gene expression array analysis. We analyzed gene expression profile of the mutant in strains LR107 and LR108 (hht1â/hht1â) and the parent wild type (SC5314) strain grown in YPD liquid medium at 30°C. In the microarray analysis, a total of 1222 genes were found to be expressed significantly different (fold change < 1.5 at p-value < 0.05) between wild type and two hht1 null mutants. Out of the 1222 differentially expressed genes, 670 genes were up-regulated whereas 552 genes were down-regulated. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of up-regulated and down-regulated genes suggests that biofilm, Hap43, transcription, filamentation, white-opaque/mating and invasive growth are the major pathways altered in minor H3 null mutant. Transcription profiling in planktonic YPD condition suggests that minor H3 represses biofilm genes in the planktonic mode of growth. Therefore we performed a genome-wide expression array study after growing the wild type strain and hht1/hht1 mutant strains in Spider induced biofilm condition. This experiment was carried out with two biological replicates of hht1 null mutants. The biofilm induced microarray data revealed that a total of 1010 genes were differentially expressed (at p-value <0.05 and fold change <1.5) between the wild type and hht1 mutants. Out of 1016 differentially expressed genes, 572 genes were up-regulated whereas 444 genes were down-regulated. Agilent custom one-color experiment,Organism:Candida albicans, Whole Genome Candida albicans 8x15K (AMADID: 026377) designed by Genotypic Technology Private Limited.
Project description:Mms21 deleteion in Candida albicans resulted in invasveness and filamentatation in YPD media at 30 degrees Celsius. Wild type SN148 do not make any Filaments in YPD at 30 degrees Celsius. The aim was to look for transcription profiling mms21 dleleted mutant against wild type to find genes up and down regulated in the mutant especially thoseones critical for filamentation. Mms21 deleteion in Candida albicans resulted in invasveness and filamentatation in YPD media at 30 degrees Celsius. Wild type SN148 do not make any Filaments in YPD at 30 degrees Celsius. The aim was to look for transcription profiling mms21 dleleted mutant against wild type to find genes up and down regulated in the mutant especially thoseones critical for filamentation.