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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 105(1): 79-85, Feb. 2010. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-539299

ABSTRACT

Alpha 1,2-mannosidases from glycosyl hydrolase family 47 participate in N-glycan biosynthesis. In filamentous fungi and mammalian cells, á1,2-mannosidases are present in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi complex and are required to generate complex N-glycans. However, lower eukaryotes such Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain only one á1,2-mannosidase in the lumen of the ER and synthesise high-mannose N-glycans. Little is known about the N-glycan structure and the enzyme machinery involved in the synthesis of these oligosaccharides in the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Here, a membrane-bound á-mannosidase from S. schenckii was solubilised using a high-temperature procedure and purified by conventional methods of protein isolation. Analytical zymograms revealed a polypeptide of 75 kDa to be responsible for enzyme activity and this purified protein was recognised by anti-á1,2-mannosidase antibodies. The enzyme hydrolysed Man9GlcNAc2 into Man8GlcNAc2 isomer B and was inhibited preferentially by 1-deoxymannojirimycin. This á1,2-mannosidase was localised in the ER, with the catalytic domain within the lumen of this compartment. These properties are consistent with an ER-localised á1,2-mannosidase of glycosyl hydrolase family 47. Our results also suggested that in contrast to other filamentous fungi, S. schenckii lacks Golgi á1,2-mannosidases and therefore, the processing of N-glycans by á1,2-mannosidases is similar to that present in lower eukaryotes.


Subject(s)
Endoplasmic Reticulum/enzymology , Mannosidases/isolation & purification , Sporothrix/enzymology , Mannosidases/chemistry , Sporothrix/classification , Sporothrix/cytology
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Dermatol. venez ; 36(3): 101-4, 1998. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-263230

ABSTRACT

Describimos el caso de una paciente femenino de 78 años de edad, natural del Estado Portuguesa y procedente del Estado Miranda, quien fue hospitalizada, quien fue hospitalizada por presentar ulcera localizada en antebrazo derecho de 2 1/2: años de evolución. Los estudios inmunológicos y micológicos fueron compatibles para Sporothrix schenckii. Recibió tratamiento oral con yoduros, calor local y fisioterapia. Evoluciona satisfactoriamente, pero fue inevitable la anquilosis del codo


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Aged , Ankylosis , Physical Therapy Specialty/statistics & numerical data , Sporothrix/cytology , Sporotrichosis/diagnosis , Ulcer/complications , Ulcer/therapy
3.
Iatreia ; 9(2): 71-75, jun. 1996. tab
Article in English, Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-430355

ABSTRACT

Se presentan los resultados macroscópicos, de asimilación de azúcares y de virulencia de 55 cepas de Sporothrix schenckii aisladas a partir de lesiones de pacientes con esporotricosis cútanea, que consultaron al laboratorio de micología de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Antioquia en Medellín, Colombia, y que fueron coleccionadas en el transcurso de 10 años. La morfología macroscópica de las colonias y su pigmentación se evaluaron tanto en agar mycosel como en extracto de malta. La mayoría de las cepas en los dos medios presentaban colonias con 2 ó 3 colores diferentes. En mycosel 5 cepas (9.1 por ciento) fueron monocromáticas y éste fue el medio más estable para definir las características de pigmentación. El 85 por ciento de las cepas en mycosel fueron café claras, café oscuras, plisadas o plisadas y umbilicadas. Todas las cepas asimilaron D-glucosa, glicerol y D-xilosa en el sistema Api 20C y 25 cepas se clasificaron en 9 biotipos de asimilación de la A a la I. La mayoría de las cepas tanto pigmentadas como albinas, resultaron virulentas para ratones. En éstos predominaron los cuerpos en cigarro en forma de naveta y no se visualizaron cuerpos asteroides en los exudados testiculares. Se demuestra así la gran heterogeneidad fenotípica de las cepas autóctonas de S. schenckii, se plantea la importancia de correlacionar estos hallazgos con los patrones de heterogeneidad gen ética informados por investigadores Japoneses y quizás explicar por esta diversidad fenotípica y genotípica, el polimorfismo clínico de la enfermedad y establecer mapas de distribución de los diferentes biotipos o genotipos en Colombia y América Latina. Incluso el cruzar cepas distantes en su biotipo o genotipo podría facilitar la obtención de la forma de reproducción sexual del microorganismo


We studied macroscopic colony findings, sugar assimilation patterns and virulence of 55 Sporothrix schenckij strains obtained from patients with cutaneous sporothrichosis. They were collected during a 10-year period at the Mycology Laboratory, University of Antioquia, School of Medicine, Medellín, Colombia. Pigmentation types and macroscopic morphological characteristics' were studied on mycosel agar and malt extract. In most cases 2 or 3 colony colors were present In both media. In mycosel agar only 5 strains (9.1%) were monochromatic. Pigmentation was very stable in that medium. Eighty five percent of the mycosel agar colonies were beige, brown, pleated or pleated and umbilicated. All strains assimilated D-glucosa, glycerol and D-xylosa. We established 9 patterns of assimilation (blotypes), from A to I In 25 strains. Both pigmented and albino strains were virulent for mice. We emphasize the diversity of our Indigenous strains, and the importance of genotypic characterization and of the correlation studies of phenotypic and genotypic variation with the clinical and geographical patterns of the disease


Subject(s)
Sporotrichosis/genetics , Polymorphism, Genetic , Sporothrix/genetics , Sporothrix/cytology
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Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 1993 Oct; 36(4): 466-8
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-72676

ABSTRACT

A rare case of sporotrichosis of abdominal wall has been described from high mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh. Its clinical importance has been discussed in the light of available literature.


Subject(s)
Abdominal Muscles/microbiology , Adolescent , Humans , Male , Sporothrix/cytology , Sporotrichosis/microbiology
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