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ArticleInfection and immunity2005

The role of Candida albicans NOT5 in virulence depends upon diverse host factors in vivo.

Shaoji Cheng, Cornelius J Clancy, Mary Ann Checkley, Zongde Zhang, Karen L Wozniak, Kalpathi R Seshan, Hong Yan Jia, Paul Fidel, Garry Cole, M Hong Nguyen

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shaoji ChengDepartment of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100277, JHMHC, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Cornelius J Clancy
Mary Ann Checkley
Zongde Zhang
Karen L Wozniak
Kalpathi R Seshan
Hong Yan Jia
Paul Fidel
Garry Cole
M Hong Nguyen
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics · PLLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USFlorida College · USUniversity of Toledo Medical Center · US

Funding

Mycology Research Unit: In Vivo Induced Fungal AntigensP01AI061537 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HAOPING, LIU · 2004 to 2008
$3.7M
IDENTIFYING CANDIDA GENE IN THRUSH USING IVIATR01DE013980 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI NGUYEN, M. HONG THI · 2000 to 2003
$983k
Oral and Vaginal Gene Expression by Candida During AIDSR21DE015069 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CLANCY, CORNELIUS J · 2003 to 2004
$436k
NIAID NIH HHS 5P01AI061537-02NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI061537NIDCR NIH HHS 5R21DE015069-02NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE013980NIDCR NIH HHS R01-DE13980-01NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE015069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously identified Candida albicans Not5p as an immunogenic protein expressed during oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC). In this study, we demonstrate that C. albicans NOT5 reverses the growth defects of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae not5 mutant strain at 37 degrees C, suggesting that the genes share at least some functional equivalence. We implicate C. albicans NOT5 in the pathogenesis of disseminated candidiasis (DC) induced by intravenous infection among neutropenic and nonimmunosuppressed mice, as well as in that of OPC in mice immunosuppressed with corticosteroids. We find no role in virulence, however, among neutropenic and corticosteroid-suppressed mice with DC resulting from gastrointestinal translocation, nor do we implicate the gene in vulvovaginal candidiasis among mice in pseudoestrus. These findings suggest that the role of NOT5 in virulence depends on the specific in vivo environment and is influenced by diverse factors such as tissue site, portal of entry, and the status of host defenses. NOT5 is necessary for normal adherence to colonic and cervical epithelial cells in vitro, demonstrating that such assays cannot fully replicate disease processes in vivo. Lastly, antibody responses against Not5p do not differ in the sera of patients with OPC, patients with DC, and healthy controls, suggesting that the protein is associated with both commensalism and the pathogenesis of disease.

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AnimalsAntibodies, FungalCandida albicansCandidiasisCell WallEpithelial CellsFungal ProteinsHumansHyphaeMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRNeutropeniaNeutrophilsOpen Reading FramesPhagocytosisAntibodies, FungalFungal Proteins

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PMID16239513
PMCPMC1273910
OpenAlexW2165709562

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