Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages

Penicillium marneffei is an intracellular dimorphic fungus that can cause a fatal disseminated disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The factors that affect the pathogenicity of this fungus remain unclear. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of the gpdA cDNA and g...

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Main Authors: Sophit Thirach, Chester R. Cooper, Nongnuch Vanittanakom
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-604632018-09-10T03:45:38Z Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages Sophit Thirach Chester R. Cooper Nongnuch Vanittanakom Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Penicillium marneffei is an intracellular dimorphic fungus that can cause a fatal disseminated disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The factors that affect the pathogenicity of this fungus remain unclear. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of the gpdA cDNA and genomic clones encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) in P. marneffei. Phylogenetic analysis of GAPDH amino acid sequences demonstrated the evolutionary relationship of P. marneffei to other fungi, including the intracellular pathogen Ajellomyces capsulatus. To assess the central importance of phagocytic cells in defence against P. marneffei infection, we used Northern blotting to investigate the response of the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) and gpdA to nutrient deprivation inside macrophages. The results revealed that after macrophage internalization, the gene involved in the glyoxylate cycle, acuD, showed higher expression levels as early as 2 h from the start of co-incubation, and the differential expression could be observed again at 8 h after infection. In contrast, the expression of gpdA was downregulated in the yeast phase, as well as during macrophage infection after 2, 4 and 8 h of infection. The induction of P. marneffei acuD was shown to be coordinated with the downregulation of the glycolytic gpdA gene, implying that the cytoplasmic environment of macrophages is deficient in glucose and the glyoxylate pathway could be used by this pathogen to allow subsistence on two-carbon compounds within the host cell following its intracellular persistence. © 2008 SGM. 2018-09-10T03:43:11Z 2018-09-10T03:43:11Z 2008-11-01 Journal 00222615 2-s2.0-55549148404 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/002832-0 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=55549148404&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60463
institution Chiang Mai University
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topic Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
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Medicine
Sophit Thirach
Chester R. Cooper
Nongnuch Vanittanakom
Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages
description Penicillium marneffei is an intracellular dimorphic fungus that can cause a fatal disseminated disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The factors that affect the pathogenicity of this fungus remain unclear. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of the gpdA cDNA and genomic clones encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) in P. marneffei. Phylogenetic analysis of GAPDH amino acid sequences demonstrated the evolutionary relationship of P. marneffei to other fungi, including the intracellular pathogen Ajellomyces capsulatus. To assess the central importance of phagocytic cells in defence against P. marneffei infection, we used Northern blotting to investigate the response of the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) and gpdA to nutrient deprivation inside macrophages. The results revealed that after macrophage internalization, the gene involved in the glyoxylate cycle, acuD, showed higher expression levels as early as 2 h from the start of co-incubation, and the differential expression could be observed again at 8 h after infection. In contrast, the expression of gpdA was downregulated in the yeast phase, as well as during macrophage infection after 2, 4 and 8 h of infection. The induction of P. marneffei acuD was shown to be coordinated with the downregulation of the glycolytic gpdA gene, implying that the cytoplasmic environment of macrophages is deficient in glucose and the glyoxylate pathway could be used by this pathogen to allow subsistence on two-carbon compounds within the host cell following its intracellular persistence. © 2008 SGM.
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author Sophit Thirach
Chester R. Cooper
Nongnuch Vanittanakom
author_facet Sophit Thirach
Chester R. Cooper
Nongnuch Vanittanakom
author_sort Sophit Thirach
title Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages
title_short Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages
title_full Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages
title_fullStr Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages
title_full_unstemmed Molecular analysis of the Penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpdA) and differential expression of gpdA and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acuD) upon internalization by murine macrophages
title_sort molecular analysis of the penicillium marneffei glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-encoding gene (gpda) and differential expression of gpda and the isocitrate lyase-encoding gene (acud) upon internalization by murine macrophages
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