NDLI: Hypoxic Adaptation by Efg1 Regulates Biofilm Formation by Candida albicans ▿

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Author	Stichternoth, Catrin Ernst, Joachim F.
Abstract	Hypoxia is encountered frequently by Candida albicans during systemic infection of the human host. We tested if hypoxia allows biofilm formation by C. albicans, which is a major cause of perseverance and antifungal resistance in C. albicans infections. Using an in vitro biofilm system, we unexpectedly discovered that several positive regulators of biofilm formation during normoxia, including Tec1, Ace2, Czf1, Och1, and Als3, had little or no influence on biofilm development during hypoxia, irrespective of the carbon dioxide level, indicating that C. albicans biofilm pathways differ depending on the oxygen level. In contrast, the Efg1 and Flo8 regulators were required for both normoxic and hypoxic biofilm formation. To explore the role of Efg1 during hypoxic and/or biofilm growth, we determined transcriptome kinetics following release of EFG1 expression by a system under transcriptional control of a doxycycline-inducible promoter. During hypoxia, Efg1 rapidly induced expression of all major classes of genes known to be associated with normoxic biofilm formation, including genes involved in glycolysis, sulfur metabolism, and antioxidative and peroxisome activities, as well as genes for iron uptake. The results suggest that hypoxic adaptation mediated by the Efg1 and Flo8 regulators is required even during normoxic biofilm development, while hypoxic biofilm formation in deep tissues or in organs may generate foci of C. albicans infections.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.00098-09
Ending Page	3672
Page Count	10
Starting Page	3663
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00992240
e-ISSN	10985336
Journal	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Issue Number	11
Volume Number	75
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Publisher Date	2009-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Subject Keyword	Biotechnology Food Science Ecology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Food Science Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Biotechnology

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