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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2021

Unveiling the structure of GPI-anchored protein of Malassezia globosa and its pathogenic role in pityriasis versicolor.

Sanaz Aghaei Gharehbolagh, Ladan Mafakher, Zahra Salehi, Yazdan Asgari, Seyed Jamal Hashemi, Shahram Mahmoudi, Maryam Nasimi, Sassan Rezaie

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Article in Journal of molecular modeling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Sanaz Aghaei GharehbolaghDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Sanaza97@gmail.com.
Ladan MafakherThalassemia & Hemoglobinopathy Research center, Health research institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran.
Zahra SalehiDepartment of Mycology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 14115-331, Iran.
Yazdan AsgariDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Jamal HashemiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahram MahmoudiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam NasimiDepartment of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sassan RezaieDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. srezaie@tums.ac.ir.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRRazi Hospital · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 9121353003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPI)-anchored proteins (GpiPs) are related to the cell wall biogenesis, adhesion, interactions, protease activity, mating, etc. These proteins have been identified in many organisms, including fungi such as Neurospora crassa, Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Fusarium graminearum. MGL-3153 gene of Malassezia globosa (M. globosa) encodes a protein which is homologous of the M. restricta, M. sympodialis, M. Pachydermatis, and U. maydis GpiPs. Real-time PCR assay showed that the expression of MGL_3153 gene was significantly up-regulated among M. globosa isolated from patients with pityriasis versicolor (PV) compared to a healthy individual, suggesting the contribution of this gene in the virulence of M. globosa. Accordingly, the sequence of this protein was analyzed by bioinformatics tools to evaluate the structure of that. The conservation analysis of MGL-3153 protein showed that the C-terminal region of this protein, which is responsible for GPI-anchor ligation, was highly conserved during evolution while the N-terminal region just conserved in Malassezia species. Moreover, the predicted tertiary structure of this protein by homology modeling showed that this protein almost has alpha helix structure and represented a stable structure during 150 ns of molecular dynamic simulation. Our results revealed that this protein potentially belongs to GPI-anchored proteins and may contribute to the virulence of M. globosa which warrants further investigations in this area.

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Models, MolecularAnimalsFungal ProteinsGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansMalasseziaProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein DomainsTinea VersicolorFungal ProteinsGPI-Linked ProteinsGPI-anchored proteinHomology modelingMalassezia globosaMolecular dynamic simulationPhylogeneticVirulence factor

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PMID34379190
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