Project description:To elucidate the impact of IFU5 in Candida albicans, genome wide transcription profiling was performed in ifu5?/? mutant strain. Wild type and mutant cells were grown for 5 hours and RNA extracted from these cultures, followed by microarray profiling. Expression of six genes (EFG1, ALS3, SOD3, BMT4, COX2, NAD1) was validated by qPCR.
Project description:To elucidate role of IRE1 in Candida albicans, genome wide expressional profile change was compared by microarray analysis between wild type (SC5314) and IRE1 mutant (ire1 DX) cells after successful RNA extraction. Expression of six genes (HWP1, ECE1, SOD3, AMS1, YWP1, SIT1 and FET34) was validated by qPCR and observed to have similar expression pattern when compared to their relative expression in microaaray data.
Project description:Candida albicans is an important fungal pathogen in humans. Several virulence factors of C. albicans have been reported, including a morphological transition from yeast to filamentous forms (hyphae and pseudohyphae). Mss11 is a transcriptional activator required for hyphal formation. To reveal the potential target genes of Mss11, DNA microarray analysis was performed to compare wild type and mss11-deleted mutant.
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.
Project description:We built 3 strains from Candida albicans wild-type strains, mutant strain with one TRK1 gene deleted(one allele of two genes was deleted), overexpression strain(add one allele of the gene to rp10 locus), and restoration strain(add one allele of the gene to mutant strains). The goal is study the expression level change of genes among the three strains compared with wild-type strain on a genomic scale. Keywords: genetic modification
Project description:Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis are closely related species displaying differences in virulence and genome content, therefore providing potential opportunities to identify novel C. albicans virulence genes. C. albicans gene arrays were used for comparative analysis of global gene expression in the two species in reconstituted human oral epithelium (RHE). C. albicans (SC5314) showed upregulation of hypha-specific and virulence genes within 30 min postinoculation, coinciding with rapid induction of filamentation and increased RHE damage. C. dubliniensis (CD36) showed no detectable upregulation of hypha-specific genes, grew as yeast, and caused limited RHE damage. Several genes absent or highly divergent in C. dubliniensis were upregulated in C. albicans. One such gene, SFL2 (orf19.3969), encoding a putative heat shock factor, was deleted in C. albicans. ΔΔsfl2 cells failed to filament under a range of hypha-inducing conditions and exhibited greatly reduced RHE damage, reversed by reintroduction of SFL2 into the ΔΔsfl2 strain. Moreover, SFL2 overexpression in C. albicans triggered hyphal morphogenesis. Although SFL2 deletion had no apparent effect on host survival in the murine model of systemic infection, ΔΔsfl2 strain-infected kidney tissues contained only yeast cells. These results suggest a role for SFL2 in morphogenesis and an indirect role in C. albicans pathogenesis in epithelial tissues.
Project description:Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis are closely related species displaying differences in virulence and genome content, therefore providing potential opportunities to identify novel C. albicans virulence genes. C. albicans gene arrays were used for comparative analysis of global gene expression in the two species in reconstituted human oral epithelium (RHE). C. albicans (SC5314) showed upregulation of hypha-specific and virulence genes within 30 min postinoculation, coinciding with rapid induction of filamentation and increased RHE damage. C. dubliniensis (CD36) showed no detectable upregulation of hypha-specific genes, grew as yeast, and caused limited RHE damage. Several genes absent or highly divergent in C. dubliniensis were upregulated in C. albicans. One such gene, SFL2 (orf19.3969), encoding a putative heat shock factor, was deleted in C. albicans. ΔΔsfl2 cells failed to filament under a range of hypha-inducing conditions and exhibited greatly reduced RHE damage, reversed by reintroduction of SFL2 into the ΔΔsfl2 strain. Moreover, SFL2 overexpression in C. albicans triggered hyphal morphogenesis. Although SFL2 deletion had no apparent effect on host survival in the murine model of systemic infection, ΔΔsfl2 strain-infected kidney tissues contained only yeast cells. These results suggest a role for SFL2 in morphogenesis and an indirect role in C. albicans pathogenesis in epithelial tissues.