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ArticleFEMS yeast research2024

The good, the bad, and the hazardous: comparative genomic analysis unveils cell wall features in the pathogen Candidozyma auris typical for both baker's yeast and Candida.

María Alvarado, Jesús A Gómez-Navajas, María Teresa Blázquez-Muñoz, Emilia Gómez-Molero, Sebastián Fernández-Sánchez, Elena Eraso, Carol A Munro, Eulogio Valentín, Estibaliz Mateo, Piet W J de Groot

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Adaptive susceptibility shifts in Candidozyma auris following biocidal exposure: Exploratory effects on antifungal and biocidal susceptibility.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  2. Insights on molecular drivers of phenotypic plasticity in Candidozyma auris.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026
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  6. The GPI-Anchored Aspartyl Proteases Encoded by theJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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10 authors.

María AlvaradoInstitute for Biomedicine, ETSIAMB, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6879-1609
Jesús A Gómez-NavajasInstitute for Biomedicine, ETSIAMB, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain.
María Teresa Blázquez-MuñozInstitute for Biomedicine, ETSIAMB, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain.
Emilia Gómez-MoleroInstitute for Biomedicine, ETSIAMB, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain.
Sebastián Fernández-SánchezInstitute for Biomedicine, ETSIAMB, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain.
Elena ErasoDepartment of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Bilbao, Spain.
Carol A MunroInstitute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0761-1755
Eulogio ValentínGMCA Research Unit, Departament of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
Estibaliz MateoDepartment of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Bilbao, Spain.
Piet W J de GrootInstitute for Biomedicine, ETSIAMB, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain.

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2020-117983RB-I00European Regional Development FundEuropean Social Fund Plus JDC2023-051226-IUCLM SBPLY/23/180225/000029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candidozyma auris (formerly named Candida auris) is considered a critical health problem of global importance. As the cell wall plays a crucial role in pathobiology, here we performed a detailed bioinformatic analysis of its biosynthesis in C. auris and related Candidozyma haemuli complex species using Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as references. Our data indicate that the cell wall architecture described for these reference yeasts is largely conserved in Candidozyma spp.; however, expansions or reductions in gene families point to subtle alterations, particularly with respect to β--1,3--glucan synthesis and remodeling, phosphomannosylation, β-mannosylation, and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) proteins. In several aspects, C. auris holds a position in between C. albicans and S. cerevisiae, consistent with being classified in a separate genus. Strikingly, among the identified putative GPI proteins in C. auris are adhesins typical for both Candida (Als and Hyr/Iff) and Saccharomyces (Flo11 and Flo5-like flocculins). Further, 26 putative C. auris GPI proteins lack homologs in Candida genus species. Phenotypic analysis of one such gene, QG37_05701, showed mild phenotypes implicating a role associated with cell wall β-1,3-glucan. Altogether, our study uncovered a wealth of information relevant for the pathogenicity of C. auris as well as targets for follow-up studies.

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Cell WallSaccharomyces cerevisiaebeta-GlucansCandidaCandida albicansCandida aurisComputational BiologyFungal ProteinsGenome, FungalGenomicsGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsbeta-GlucansFungal ProteinsGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsadhesinsCandida auriscandidiasiscell wallglucanGPI proteinsmannosylation

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PMID39656857
PMCPMC11657238

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