Research for antifungal mechanisms and therapeutics in refractory deep mycoses

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We Sterols constituting cell membrane of Candida albicans, one of the most important opportunistic pathogen, play some important roles in causing disease in humans. Here, we created the C. albicans erg3 null mutant to describe effects of sterol dysbolism by defective delta-5, 6-desaturase on azole antifungal susceptibilities, pathogenicity and morphogenesis. The erg3/erg3 strain showed highly azole resistance and ergosta-7, 22-dien-3β-ol accumulated in place of ergosterol was not affected by fluconazole exposure. While, sterol dysbolism by defective delta-5, 6-desaturase increased vulnerability to Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), reduced virulence in a mouse model of systemic candidiasis and suppressed filamentous growth on solid medium and in liquid culture without shaking. Our results are useful for further under standing linkage of multiple signaling pathways for morphogenesis.