Project description:This set of experiment was done in order to analyze the effect of a dysfunctional mitochondria on C. albicans. The mutant was obtained by deleting the gene FZO1, which is known to be involved in mitochondrial biogenesis in S. cerevisiae. We show that the deletion of FZO1 leads to a change in mitochondrial morphology, which affects the mitochondrial membrane potential and causes the loss of mtDNA. Upon performing a transcriptome analysis, we observed that the mutant showed upregulation of genes like AOX2, MDR1 etc., while the genes involved in iron uptake were dysregulated. Besides, genes involved in cell wall biosynthesis were also downregulated. Genotypic Technology Pvt. Ltd. designed Custom Whole Genome Candida albicans 8x15k GE Microarray (AMADID-026377).
Project description:This set of experiment was done in order to analyze the effect of a dysfunctional mitochondria on C. albicans. The mutant was obtained by deleting the gene FZO1, which is known to be involved in mitochondrial biogenesis in S. cerevisiae. We show that the deletion of FZO1 leads to a change in mitochondrial morphology, which affects the mitochondrial membrane potential and causes the loss of mtDNA. Upon performing a transcriptome analysis, we observed that the mutant showed upregulation of genes like AOX2, MDR1 etc., while the genes involved in iron uptake were dysregulated. Besides, genes involved in cell wall biosynthesis were also downregulated.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of Candida albicans cells grown under planktonic and biofilm-inducing conditions, comparing SN76 and sfl1Δ/sfl1Δ strains. Goal was to study the effect of SFL1 deletion on the transcriptomic profile of C. albicans planktonic and biofilm cells under acidic conditions, in order to reveal the function of the Sfl1 transcription factor in C. albicans biofilm development.
