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ArticleACS infectious diseases2018

Bacterial Derived Carbohydrates Bind Cyr1 and Trigger Hyphal Growth in Candida albicans.

Jason M Burch, Siavash Mashayekh, Dennis D Wykoff, Catherine L Grimes

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Article in ACS infectious diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jason M BurchDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.
Siavash MashayekhDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.
Dennis D WykoffDepartment of Biology, Villanova University , Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, United States.
Catherine L GrimesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19716, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0586-2879
University of Delaware · USVillanova University · US

Funding

This renovation project will create over 1455 sq. ft. of state- of-the-art reseaP20GM104316 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI FOX, JOSEPH M · 2014 to 2024
$26.8M
Pilot Research Subproject ProgramP30GM110758 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI BEEBE, THOMAS PAUL · 2014 to 2018
$5.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104316NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM110758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dimorphic yeast Candida albicans is the most common pathogenic fungus found in humans. While this species is normally commensal, a morphological switch from budding yeast to filamentous hyphae allows the fungi to invade epithelial cells and cause infections. The phenotypic change is controlled by the adenylyl cyclase, Cyr1. Interestingly, this protein contains a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain, which is commonly found in innate immune receptors from plants and animals. A functional and pure LRR domain was obtained in high yields from E. coli expression. Utilizing a surface plasmon resonance assay, the LRR was found to bind diverse bacterial derived carbohydrates with high affinity. This domain is capable of binding fragments of peptidoglycan, a carbohydrate polymer component of the bacterial cell wall, as well as anthracyclines produced by Streptomyces, leading to hyphae formation. These findings add another dimension to the human microbiome, taking into account yeast-bacteria interactions that occur in the host.

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Carbohydrate MetabolismBacteriaCandida albicansCarbohydratesHyphaeMitochondrial ProteinsProtein BindingCarbohydratesMitochondrial ProteinsanthracyclineC. albicanshyphae formationleucine-rich-repeat domainpeptidoglycan

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PMID29040806
PMCPMC5800403
OpenAlexW2765396769

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