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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 60, 期 12, 页码 7170-7177出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01034-16
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- HHS \ NIH \ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) [R01AI099080]
The azole antifungals arrest fungal growth through inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis. We recently reported that a Candida albicans vps21 Delta/Delta mutant, deficient in membrane trafficking through the late endosome/revacuolar compartment (PVC), continues to grow in the presence of the azoles despite the depletion of cellular ergosterol. Here, we report that the vps21 Delta/Delta mutant exhibits less plasma membrane damage upon azole treatment than the wild type, as measured by the release of a cytoplasmic luciferase reporter into the culture supernatant. Our results also reveal that the vps21 Delta/Delta mutant has abnormal levels of intracellular Ca2+ and, in the presence of fluconazole, enhanced expression of a calcineurin-responsive RTA2-GFP reporter. Furthermore, the azole tolerance phenotype of the vps21 Delta/Delta mutant is dependent upon both extracellular calcium levels and calcineurin activity. These findings underscore the importance of endosomal trafficking in determining the cellular consequences of azole treatment and indicate that this may occur through modulation of calcium-and calcineurin-dependent responses.
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