Candida albicans Sfp1 participates in the regulation of multiple antioxidative systems
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Project description:To investigate the roles of Sfp1, we used a whole-genome DNA microarray to compare gene expression patterns between the sfp1-deleted and wild-type strains. Among the upregulated genes, a subset of genes is involved in oxidative stress response, including CAP1, SSK1, and SHO1. The CAP1 gene product is a bZip transcription factor involving in regulation of antioxidant gene expression. The SSK1 and SHO1 gene encodes a response regulator of two-component system and an adaptor protein in the Hog1 MAPK signaling pathway, respectively. Moreover, the sfp1-deleted mutant also exhibited an upregulation of genes encoding various antioxidants and enzymes controlling the cellular redox state, especially components of the glutathione system. Noticeably, 8 of the 21 upregulated glutathione-related genes (GCS1, GTT11, YCF1, CYS3, CIP1, EBP1, IFD6, and OYE32) are controlled by Cap1. This result raises a possibility that Sfp1 is involved in C. albicans oxidative stress response and somehow coordinately regulates these glutathione-related genes with Cap1.
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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).
2013-07-02 | GSE45438 | GEO
Project description:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae growth, size control and cell cycle progression are strictly coordinated and regulated according to the nutritional conditions. In particular, ribosome biogenesis appears a key event in this regulatory network. SFP1 encodes a zinc-finger protein promoting the transcription of a large cluster of genes involved in ribosome biogenesis. It has been suggested that Sfp1 is a cell size modulator acting at Start. To better study the regulatory role of Sfp1 and its putative involvement in cell size and cycle control, we analysed the behaviour of an sfp1 null mutant strain and of an isogenic reference strain growing in chemostat cultures. This approach allowed us to analyze both strains at the same specific growth rate, thus eliminating the secondary effects due to the slow growing phenotype that the sfp1 null mutant shows in shake flask. We studied glucose(anaerobic)- and ethanol(aerobic)-limited cultures, as paradigms of two different metabolic states. Major alterations of the transcriptional profile were observed during growth on glucose, while no significant differences were observed when comparing ethanol growing cultures. In particular, in the former growth condition, Sfp1 appears involved in the control of ribosome biogenesis but not of ribosomal protein gene expression. Keywords: global transcriptional profile, genetic modification, ribosome biogenesis
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Project description:The cell wall is the first interface for Candida albicans interaction with the surrounding environment and the host cells. Therefore, maintenance of cell wall integrity (CWI) is crucial for C. albicans survival and host-pathogen interaction. In response to environmental stresses, C. albicans undergoes cell wall remodeling controlled by multiple signaling pathways and transcription regulators. Here, we explored the role of the transcription factor Sfp1 in CWI. A deletion of the SFP1 gene not only caused changes in cell wall properties, cell wall composition and structure but also modulated expression of cell wall biosynthesis and remodeling genes. In addition, Cas5 is a known transcription regulator for C. albicans CWI and cell wall stress response. Interestingly, our results indicated that Sfp1 negatively controls the CAS5 gene expression by binding to its promoter element. Together, this study provides new insights into the regulation of C. albicans CWI and stress response.
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