Integrative analysis of the heat shock response in Aspergillus fumigatus.
Integrative analysis of the heat shock response in Aspergillus fumigatus.
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DOI:
10.1186/1471-2164-11-32
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发表时间:
2010-01-15
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影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Kniemeyer O
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作者:
Albrecht D;Guthke R;Brakhage AA;Kniemeyer O
Aspergillus fumigatus is a thermotolerant human-pathogenic mold and the most common cause of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in immunocompromised patients. Its predominance is based on several factors most of which are still unknown. The thermotolerance of A. fumigatus is one of the traits which have been assigned to pathogenicity. It allows the fungus to grow at temperatures up to and above that of a fevered human host. To elucidate the mechanisms of heat resistance, we analyzed the change of the A. fumigatus proteome during a temperature shift from 30°C to 48°C by 2D-fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE). To improve 2D gel image analysis results, protein spot quantitation was optimized by missing value imputation and normalization. Differentially regulated proteins were compared to previously published transcriptome data of A. fumigatus. The study was augmented by bioinformatical analysis of transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) in the promoter region of genes whose corresponding proteins were differentially regulated upon heat shock. 91 differentially regulated protein spots, representing 64 different proteins, were identified by mass spectrometry (MS). They showed a continuous up-, down- or an oscillating regulation. Many of the identified proteins were involved in protein folding (chaperones), oxidative stress response, signal transduction, transcription, translation, carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism. A correlation between alteration of transcript levels and corresponding proteins was detected for half of the differentially regulated proteins. Interestingly, some previously undescribed putative targets for the heat shock regulator Hsf1 were identified. This provides evidence for Hsf1-dependent regulation of mannitol biosynthesis, translation, cytoskeletal dynamics and cell division in A. fumigatus. Furthermore, computational analysis of promoters revealed putative binding sites for an AP-2alpha-like transcription factor upstream of some heat shock induced genes. Until now, this factor has only been found in vertebrates. Our newly established DIGE data analysis workflow yields improved data quality and is widely applicable for other DIGE datasets. Our findings suggest that the heat shock response in A. fumigatus differs from already well-studied yeasts and other filamentous fungi.
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影响因子:
3
作者:
Chang, YC;Tsai, HF;Kwon-Chung, KJ
通讯作者:
Kwon-Chung, KJ
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
Boy-Marcotte, E;Lagniel, G;Labarre, J
通讯作者:
Labarre, J
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Chen, DR;Toone, WM;Bähler, J
通讯作者:
Bähler, J
DOI:
10.1017/s0016672307008476
发表时间:
2006-12-01
期刊:
GENETICAL RESEARCH
影响因子:
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作者:
Altman, Naomi S.;Hua, Jun
通讯作者:
Hua, Jun
影响因子:
5.8
作者:
Fodor, IK;Nelson, DO;McCutchen-Maloney, SL
通讯作者:
McCutchen-Maloney, SL