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Sci Adv ; 9(9): eade7689, 2023 03 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36867691

RESUMO

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for 40% of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). As 20 to 50% of hospitalized patients receive catheters, CAUTIs are one of the most common HAIs, resulting in increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Candida albicans is the second most common CAUTI uropathogen, yet relative to its bacterial counterparts, little is known about how fungal CAUTIs are established. Here, we show that the catheterized bladder environment induces Efg1- and fibrinogen (Fg)-dependent biofilm formation that results in CAUTI. In addition, we identify the adhesin Als1 as the critical fungal factor for C. albicans Fg-urine biofilm formation. Furthermore, we show that in the catheterized bladder, a dynamic and open system, both filamentation and attachment are required, but each by themselves are not sufficient for infection. Our study unveils the mechanisms required for fungal CAUTI establishment, which may aid in the development of future therapies to prevent these infections.


Assuntos
Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica , Infecção Hospitalar , Humanos , Candida albicans , Bexiga Urinária , Adesinas Bacterianas , Fibrinogênio
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G3 (Bethesda) ; 13(2)2023 02 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36450451

RESUMO

For the fungal pathogen Candida albicans, genetic overexpression readily occurs via a diversity of genomic alterations, such as aneuploidy and gain-of-function mutations, with important consequences for host adaptation, virulence, and evolution of antifungal drug resistance. Given the important role of overexpression on C. albicans biology, it is critical to develop and harness tools that enable the analysis of genes expressed at high levels in the fungal cell. Here, we describe the development, optimization, and application of a novel, single-plasmid-based CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) platform for targeted genetic overexpression in C. albicans, which employs a guide RNA to target an activator complex to the promoter region of a gene of interest, thus driving transcriptional expression of that gene. Using this system, we demonstrate the ability of CRISPRa to drive high levels of gene expression in C. albicans, and we assess optimal guide RNA targeting for robust and constitutive overexpression. We further demonstrate the specificity of the system via RNA sequencing. We highlight the application of CRISPR activation to overexpress genes involved in pathogenesis and drug susceptibility, and contribute toward the identification of novel phenotypes. Consequently, this tool will facilitate a broad range of applications for the study of C. albicans genetic overexpression.


Assuntos
Candida albicans , Repetições Palindrômicas Curtas Agrupadas e Regularmente Espaçadas , Candida albicans/genética , Candida albicans/metabolismo , Farmacorresistência Fúngica/genética , Sequência de Bases , RNA/metabolismo , Proteínas Fúngicas/genética , Proteínas Fúngicas/metabolismo
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FEMS Yeast Res ; 21(7)2021 12 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34864983

RESUMO

Functional genomic screening of genetic mutant libraries enables the characterization of gene function in diverse organisms. For the fungal pathogen Candida albicans, several genetic mutant libraries have been generated and screened for diverse phenotypes, including tolerance to environmental stressors and antifungal drugs, and pathogenic traits such as cellular morphogenesis, biofilm formation and host-pathogen interactions. Here, we compile and organize C. albicans functional genomic screening data from ∼400 screens, to generate a data library of genetic mutant strains analyzed under diverse conditions. For quantitative screening data, we normalized these results to enable quantitative and comparative analysis of different genes across different phenotypes. Together, this provides a unique C. albicans genetic database, summarizing abundant phenotypic data from functional genomic screens in this critical fungal pathogen.


Assuntos
Antifúngicos , Candida albicans , Candida albicans/genética , Proteínas Fúngicas/genética , Biblioteca Gênica , Genômica , Fenótipo
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