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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Genetic variability of Candida albicans Sap8 propeptide in isolates from different types of infection.

Joana Carvalho-Pereira, Catarina Vaz, Catarina Carneiro, Célia Pais, Paula Sampaio

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Role of Secretory Pathways inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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  5. Aspartic Proteases and Major Cell Wall Components inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2017
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joana Carvalho-PereiraBiology Department, Minho University, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Catarina VazBiology Department, Minho University, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Catarina CarneiroBiology Department, Minho University, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Célia PaisBiology Department, Minho University, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Paula SampaioBiology Department, Minho University, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
University of Minho · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The secreted aspartic proteases (Saps) are among the most studied virulence determinants in Candida albicans. These proteins are translated as pre-pro-enzymes consisting of a signal sequence followed by a propeptide and the mature enzyme. The propeptides of secreted proteinases are important for the correct processing, folding/secretion of the mature enzyme. In this study, the DNA sequences of C. albicans Saps were screened and a microsatellite was identified in SAP8 propeptide region. The genetic variability of the repetitive region of Sap8 propeptide was determined in 108 C. albicans independent strains isolated from different types of infection: oral infection (OI), oral commensal (OC), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and bloodstream infections (BSI). Nine different propeptides for Sap8 processing were identified whose frequencies varied with the type of infection. OC strains presented the highest gene diversity while OI isolated the lowest. The contribution of the Saps to mucosal and systemic infections has been demonstrated and recently Sap8 has been implicated in the cleavage of a signalling glycoprotein that leads to Cek1-MAPK pathway activation. This work is the first to identify a variable microsatellite in the propeptide of a secreted aspartic protease and brings new insights into the variability of Sap8.

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Aspartic Acid EndopeptidasesBase SequenceCandida albicansCandidiasisFungal ProteinsGenetic VariationMicrosatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataSpecies SpecificityAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesFungal ProteinsSap8 protein, Candida albicans

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PMCPMC4334858
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