Biochemical Characterization of Cytochrome b5 Reductase in Candida albicans

白色念珠菌细胞色素 b5 还原酶的生化特性

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Candida albicans is a commensal member of the human microflora and is the most common causative agent of fungal-related disease with particular significance in immuno-compromised individuals with HIV disease/AIDS, ranging from mild clinical manifestations such as oral thrush to a more serious disseminated candidiasis. Emerging drug resistance is a major problem in Candida, contributed by enzymes involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics and pharmacological agents. One such enzyme, cytochrome b5 reductase (cb5r), has a high pharmacological significance owing to its role in fatty acid elongation, ergosterol (or cholesterol in mammals) biosynthesis, and cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification of xenobiotics. The objective of this project is to characterize Candida cb5r and its electron acceptor, cytochrome b5 (cb5), as potential novel drug targets. Hence we have cloned cb5r and cb5 from C. albicans and have optimized recombinant protein expression in E. coli. SPECIFIC AIM 1 will characterize the biochemical, kinetic, and pharmacological properties of Candida cb5r in order to test the hypothesis that the fungal enzyme differs from its mammalian counterpart. SPECIFIC AIM 2 will assess the knockout phenotype of the two cb5r isoforms, CBR1 and MCR1, on cell growth and viability in response to pH, heat shock, and oxidative stress in Candida albicans and the yeast model system, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This will allow me to test the hypothesis that the cb5r knockouts affect susceptibility to various environmental stresses. SPECIFIC AIM 3 will utilize protein pull-down assays and proteomic analysis to identify cytoplasmic and/or membrane-bound proteins that interact with C. albicans cb5r and cb5. Hence, in the final specific aim I will test the hypothesis that Candida cb5r interacts with other cellular proteins in addition to cb5. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that both cb5r and cb5 from Candida have highest homology to their plant counterparts, but lower homology to human cb5r and cb5. Interestingly, plant cb5r has been identified as a novel herbicidal target, making these plant inhibitors promising candidates as a new class of antifungals against Candida cb5r. This proposal will characterize a novel drug target in Candida, an opportunistic fungus that affects immuno-compromised individuals such as AIDS patients. Hence, identification of new drug targets has particular significance to combat multiple drug resistance in opportunistic fungal pathogens. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: My overall long-term goal is to pursue a career in molecular microbiology, infectious disease, and biomedical research. I have had previous experience in these fields and know it is my passion and desire to remain in research. I find it particularly exciting that this project merges infectious disease with biochemistry and proteomics, with the overall goal of identifying novel drug targets for an important human pathogen. The research training plan in this proposal allows me to learn new cutting edge methods in biochemistry and proteomics, while also enhancing my training as a molecular microbiologist. To accomplish these goals, this project will advance my knowledge of experimental design and accompanying literature review. It will furthermore improve my skills in molecular methods, such as targeted gene disruption (gene knockout) and recombinant protein expression. I will also learn new techniques used in biochemistry and proteomics, such as mass spectrometry, protein pull-down assays, and other methods involved in the characterization of proteins.
描述(由申请方提供):白色念珠菌是人类微生物区系中的一种常见成员,是真菌相关疾病的最常见病原体,在免疫功能低下的HIV疾病/AIDS患者中具有特别重要的意义,从轻微的临床表现(如鹅口疮)到更严重的播散性念珠菌病。新出现的耐药性是念珠菌的一个主要问题,这是由参与外源性物质和药理学试剂解毒的酶引起的。一种这样的酶,细胞色素b5还原酶(cb 5 r),由于其在脂肪酸延长、麦角固醇(或哺乳动物中的胆固醇)生物合成和细胞色素P450介导的异生物质解毒中的作用而具有高度药理学意义。本项目的目的是表征假丝酵母cb 5 r及其电子受体细胞色素b5(cb 5),作为潜在的新型药物靶点。因此,我们从C. albicans中进行重组蛋白的表达。杆菌具体目的1将表征念珠菌cb 5 r的生化,动力学和药理学特性,以检验真菌酶不同于其哺乳动物对应物的假设。特异性目的2将评估两种cb 5 r亚型CBR 1和MCR 1的敲除表型对白念珠菌和酵母模型系统酿酒酵母中响应pH、热休克和氧化应激的细胞生长和活力的影响。这将使我能够验证cb 5 r基因敲除影响对各种环境压力的敏感性的假设。SPECIFIC AIM 3将利用蛋白质下拉分析和蛋白质组学分析来鉴定与C相互作用的细胞质和/或膜结合蛋白。白色念珠菌CB 5 R和CB 5。因此,在最后的具体目标中,我将检验念珠菌cb 5 r与cb 5以外的其他细胞蛋白相互作用的假设。系统发育分析表明,假丝酵母cb 5 r和cb 5与植物同源性最高,与人cb 5 r和cb 5同源性较低。有趣的是,植物cb 5 r已被确定为一种新的除草剂靶标,使这些植物抑制剂成为一类新的抗念珠菌cb 5 r的抗真菌药物。该提案将描述念珠菌中的一种新型药物靶点,念珠菌是一种影响免疫功能低下的个体(如艾滋病患者)的机会性真菌。因此,确定新的药物靶标对于对抗机会致病真菌的多重耐药性具有特别重要的意义。公共卫生相关性:我的总体长期目标是从事分子微生物学,传染病和生物医学研究。我以前在这些领域有经验,知道这是我的激情和愿望留在研究。我发现特别令人兴奋的是,这个项目将传染病与生物化学和蛋白质组学结合起来,其总体目标是为一种重要的人类病原体确定新的药物靶点。这个建议中的研究培训计划使我能够学习生物化学和蛋白质组学的新前沿方法,同时也增强了我作为分子微生物学家的培训。为了实现这些目标,这个项目将提高我的实验设计和相关文献综述的知识。它将进一步提高我在分子方法方面的技能,如靶向基因破坏(基因敲除)和重组蛋白表达。我还将学习生物化学和蛋白质组学中使用的新技术,如质谱法,蛋白质下拉测定法和其他蛋白质表征方法。

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