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Mutation of G234 Amino Acid Residue in Candida Albicans Drug-Resistance-Related Protein Rta2p Is Associated With Fluconazole Resistance and Dihydrosphingosine Transport

Mutation of G234 Amino Acid Residue in Candida Albicans Drug-Resistance-Related Protein Rta2p Is Associated With Fluconazole Resistance and Dihydrosphingosine Transport

Shi-Qun Zhang, Qi Miao, Li-Ping Li, Lu-Lu Zhang, Lan Yan, Yu Jia, Yong-Bing Cao, Yuan-Ying Jiang

Virulence. 2015;6(6):599-607.

PMID: 26220356

Abstract:

Widespread and repeated use of azoles has led to the rapid development of drug resistance in Candida albicans. Our previous study found Rta2p, a membrane protein with 7 transmembrane domains, was involved in calcineurin-mediated azole resistance and sphingoid long-chain base release in C. albicans. Conserved amino acids in the transmembrane domain of Rta2p were subjected to site-directed mutagenesis. The sensitivity of C. albicans to fluconazole in vitro was examined by minimum inhibitory concentration and killing assay, and the therapeutic efficacy of fluconazole in vivo was performed by systemic mice candidiasis model. Furthermore, dihydrosphingosine transport activity was detected by NBD labeled D-erythro-dihydrosphingosine uptake and release assay, and the sensitivity to sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitors. We successfully constructed 14 mutant strains of Rta2p, screened them by minimum inhibitory concentration and found Ca(2+) did not completely induce fluconazole resistance with G158E and G234S mutations. Furthermore, we confirmed that G234S mutant enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of fluconazole against systemic candidiasis and significantly increased the accumulation of dihydrosphingosine by decreasing its release. However, G158E mutant didn't affect drug therapeutic efficacy in vivo and dihydrosphingosine transport in C. albicans. G234 of Rta2p in C. albicans is crucial in calcineurin-mediated fluconazole resistance and dihydrosphingosine transport.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP764227	D-erythro-Dihydrosphingosine		764-22-7	Price

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