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ArticlePloS one2019

Chemogenomic profiling in yeast reveals antifungal mode-of-action of polyene macrolactam auroramycin.

Jin Huei Wong, Mohammad Alfatah, Kiat Whye Kong, Shawn Hoon, Wan Lin Yeo, Kuan Chieh Ching, Corinna Jie Hui Goh, Mingzi M Zhang, Yee Hwee Lim, Fong Tian Wong and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jin Huei WongBioinformatics Institute, Singapore.
Mohammad AlfatahBioinformatics Institute, Singapore.
Kiat Whye KongMolecular Engineering Laboratory, Singapore.
Shawn HoonMolecular Engineering Laboratory, Singapore.
Wan Lin YeoMetabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore.
Kuan Chieh ChingOrganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore.
Corinna Jie Hui GohBioinformatics Institute, Singapore.
Mingzi M ZhangMetabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore.
Yee Hwee LimOrganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore.
Fong Tian WongMolecular Engineering Laboratory, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6145-5904
Prakash ArumugamBioinformatics Institute, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6217-8128
Bioinformatics Institute · SGInstitute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we report antifungal activity of auroramycin against Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, and Cryptococcus neoformans. Auroramycin, a potent antimicrobial doubly glycosylated 24-membered polyene macrolactam, was previously isolated and characterized, following CRISPR-Cas9 mediated activation of a silent polyketide synthase biosynthetic gene cluster in Streptomyces rosesporous NRRL 15998. Chemogenomic profiling of auroramycin in yeast has linked its antifungal bioactivity to vacuolar transport and membrane organization. This was verified by disruption of vacuolar structure and membrane integrity of yeast cells with auroramycin treatment. Addition of salt but not sorbitol to the medium rescued the growth of auroramycin-treated yeast cells suggesting that auroramycin causes ionic stress. Furthermore, auroramycin caused hyperpolarization of the yeast plasma membrane and displayed a synergistic interaction with cationic hygromycin. Our data strongly suggest that auroramycin inhibits yeast cells by causing leakage of cations from the cytoplasm. Thus, auroramycin's mode-of-action is distinct from known antifungal polyenes, reinforcing the importance of natural products in the discovery of new anti-infectives.

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Antifungal AgentsCandida albicansCandida tropicalisCationsCryptococcus neoformansCytoplasmLactams, MacrocyclicPolyenesVacuolesYeastsAntifungal AgentsCationsLactams, MacrocyclicPolyenes

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PMID31181115
PMCPMC6557514
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