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J. Bacteriol., Jan 1998, 282-289, Vol 180, No. 2
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology

Cloning and characterization of PRA1, a gene encoding a novel pH- regulated antigen of Candida albicans [In Process Citation]

M Sentandreu, MV Elorza, R Sentandreu and WA Fonzi
Seccio Departamental de Microbiologia, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de Valencia, Spain.

Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen of humans. The cell wall of the organism defines the interface between the pathogen and host tissues and is likely to play an essential and pivotal role in the host-pathogen interaction. The components of the cell wall critical to this interaction are undefined. Immunoscreening of a lambda expression library with sera raised against mycelial cell walls of C. albicans was used to identify genes encoding cell surface proteins. One of the positive clones represented a candidal gene that was differentially expressed in response to changes in the pH of the culture medium. Maximal expression occurred at neutral pH, with no expression detected below pH 6.0. On the basis of the expression pattern, the corresponding gene was designated PRA1, for pH-regulated antigen. The protein predicted from the nucleotide sequence was 299 amino acids long with motifs characteristic of secreted glycoproteins. The predicted surface localization and N glycosylation of the protein were directly demonstrated by cell fractionation and immunoblot analysis. Deletion of the gene imparted a temperature-dependent defect in hypha formation, indicating a role in morphogenesis. The PRA1 protein was homologous to surface antigens of Aspergillus spp. which react with serum from aspergillosis patients, suggesting that the PRA1 protein may have a role in the host-parasite interaction during candidal infection.

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