Role of the inositol pyrophosphate multikinase Kcs1 in Cryptococcus inositol metabolism.
Role of the inositol pyrophosphate multikinase Kcs1 in Cryptococcus inositol metabolism.
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10.1016/j.fgb.2018.01.006
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2018-04
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Xue C
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Liao G;Wang Y;Liu TB;Kohli G;Qian W;Shor E;Subbian S;Xue C
Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of deadly fungal meningitis. This fungus has a complex inositol acquisition and utilization system, and our previous studies have shown the importance of inositol utilization in cryptococcal development and virulence. However, how inositol utilization is regulated in this fungus remains unknown. In this study, we found that inositol, irrespective of the presence of glucose in the media, represses the expression of C. neoformans genes involved in inositol pyrophosphate biosynthesis, including the gene encoding inositol hexakisphosphate kinase Kcs1. Kcs1 was recently reported to regulate inositol metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and to impact virulence in C. neoformans. To examine the potential role of Kcs1 in inositol regulation in C. neoformans, we generated the kcs1Δ mutant and compared its phenotype with the wild type strain. We found that Kcs1 negatively regulates inositol uptake and catabolism in C. neoformans, but, in contrast to Kcs1 function in S. cerevisiae, does not appear to regulate inositol biosynthesis. Together, these results show that Kcs1 functions to fine-tune inositol acquisition to maintain inositol homeostasis in C. neoformans.
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