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Fungal and Parasitic Infections

Masking of β(1-3)-Glucan in the Cell Wall of Candida albicans from Detection by Innate Immune Cells Depends on Phosphatidylserine

Sarah E. Davis, Alex Hopke, Steven C. Minkin Jr., Anthony E. Montedonico, Robert T. Wheeler, Todd B. Reynolds
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Sarah E. Davis
aDepartment of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Alex Hopke
bDepartment of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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Steven C. Minkin Jr.
cAdvanced Microscopy and Imaging Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Anthony E. Montedonico
aDepartment of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Robert T. Wheeler
bDepartment of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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Todd B. Reynolds
aDepartment of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01612-14
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    Yeast-form cells of the cho1Δ/Δ mutant exhibit increased exposure of β(1-3)-glucan. Secondary immunofluorescence with an anti-β(1-3)-glucan primary antibody and a Cy3-conjugated secondary antibody reveals that the cho1Δ/Δ mutant has greater β(1-3)-glucan exposure than the other strains. Strains were grown to log phase in YPD at 30°C. WT, wild type.

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    The cho1Δ/Δ mutant has increased binding to the Dectin1 receptor. (A) C. albicans strains grown overnight in YPD were stained with sDectin-1–Fc and a fluorescently labeled secondary antibody, showing that the cho1Δ/Δ mutant exhibits greater staining than all of the other strains. (B) Flow cytometry reveals that the cho1Δ/Δ mutant (solid red line) has greater binding to the Dectin-1 receptor than the other strains. (C) A graph of the relative mean staining intensity of each sample reveals that the cho1Δ/Δ mutant exhibits significantly greater staining with sDectin-1–Fc than the other strains. *, P < 0.05.

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    Hyphal formation by the cho1Δ/Δ mutant is not significantly impaired in serum or host tissue. (A) C. albicans strains were incubated in 100% human serum and observed by time-lapse microscopy on thermally regulated glass slides. After 3 h, hyphal length was measured as an indicator of growth over time. (B) C. albicans strains expressing GFP were stained with Alexa Fluor dye during yeast-form growth. Stained yeast cells were then injected into mice via the tail vein, and after 6 h, the mice were sacrificed and their kidneys were removed and then homogenized and viewed by microscopy. Hyphae expressing GFP indicate new growth that occurred within mouse tissue. (C) Percentages of yeast cells inoculated in vivo that generated hyphae in mouse kidneys. A minimum of 24 cells were analyzed per strain. WT, wild type.

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    The hyphal form of the cho1Δ/Δ mutant has increased exposure of β(1-3)-glucan and binding by the Dectin-1 receptor. Cells were grown as hyphae in human serum. (A) Secondary immunofluorescence analysis was performed with an anti-β(1-3)-glucan antibody. Increased exposure of β(1-3)-glucan in the cho1Δ/Δ mutant and the psd1Δ/Δ psd2Δ/Δ double mutant appears to localize at malformed hyphal tips (indicated by arrows). Staining was performed after formaldehyde fixation. (B) In the absence of formaldehyde fixation, only the cho1Δ/Δ mutant revealed strong staining with either anti-β(1-3)-glucan antibody or sDectin-1–Fc. These probes exhibited overlapping staining patterns in the hyphal cell wall. Top row, bright-field optics; middle row, staining with anti-β(1-3)-glucan antibody and a Cy3 (red)-conjugated secondary antibody; bottom row, staining with sDectin-1–Fc and a Cy2 (green)-conjugated secondary antibody. WT, wild type.

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    There are no differences in killing by phagocytes or defensins. (A) RAW264.7 macrophages and C. albicans cells were coincubated for 6 h, and C. albicans was plated to measure the number of viable CFU. C. albicans strains mock challenged with macrophages were used to calculate the percentages of C. albicans cells killed. (B) Human neutrophils were tested for the ability to kill the different strains by an approach similar to that used for panel A, except that they were coincubated for only 2 h. (C) The cho1Δ/Δ mutant was incubated with β-defensin or mock challenged, and then the viable CFU were counted. WT, wild type.

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    The cho1Δ/Δ mutant elicits TNF-α from macrophages in a Dectin-1-dependent manner. A TNF-α-specific ELISA was used to measure TNF-α elicited from RAW-BLUE macrophages in response to a C. albicans challenge after 4 h. Pretreatment of RAW-BLUE macrophages with an anti-Dectin-1 neutralizing antibody reveals that the TNF-α response is Dectin-1 mediated. *, P < 0.0001. WT, wild type.

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    C. albicans strains used in this study

    StrainParentGenotypeSource or reference
    SC5314Clinical isolatePrototrophic wild type43
    YLC337SC5314cho1Δ/cho1Δ7
    YLC344SC5314cho1Δ/cho1Δ::CHO1-SAT17
    YLC280SC5314psd1Δ/psd1Δ7
    YLC294SC5314psd1Δ/psd1Δ::PSD1-SAT17
    YLC375SC5314psd2Δ/psd2Δ psd1Δ/psd1Δ7
    SED022YLC337cho1Δ/Δ::CHO1 with SAT1 flipped outThis study
    SED010SC5314Wild type with PENO1-GFP-SAT1This study
    SED013YLC337cho1Δ/cho1Δ mutant with PENO1-GFP-SAT1This study
    SED016YLC280psd1Δ/psd1Δ mutant with PENO1-GFP-SAT1This study
    SED019YLC375psd2Δ/Δ psd1Δ/psd1Δ mutant with PENO1-GFP-SAT1This study
    SED024SED022cho1Δ/cho1Δ::CHO1 mutant with PENO1-GFP-SAT1This study
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    Hyphae of the cho1Δ/Δ and psd1Δ/Δ psd2Δ/Δ mutants are malformed

    StrainNo. of cells with deformityTotal no. of cells% with deformity
    SC53140370.00
    cho1Δ/Δ mutant112347.83
    cho1::CHO1 mutant0130.00
    psd1Δ/Δ mutant0290.00
    psd1::PSD1 mutant0190.00
    psd1Δ/Δ psd2Δ/Δ double mutant112152.38

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      Fig. S1. The stationary-phase yeast form of the cho1Δ/Δ mutant exhibits increased exposure of β(1-3)-glucan. Fig. S2. β(1-3)-Glucan and Dectin-1 costaining of yeast reveals overlapping staining patterns. Fig. S3. Hyphae costain similarly with β(1-3)-glucan antibody and sDectin-1-Fc. Fig. S4. The cho1Δ/Δ mutant elicits TNF-α from RAW 264.7 macrophages in a Dectin-1-dependent manner.

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Masking of β(1-3)-Glucan in the Cell Wall of Candida albicans from Detection by Innate Immune Cells Depends on Phosphatidylserine
Sarah E. Davis, Alex Hopke, Steven C. Minkin Jr., Anthony E. Montedonico, Robert T. Wheeler, Todd B. Reynolds
Infection and Immunity Sep 2014, 82 (10) 4405-4413; DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01612-14

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Masking of β(1-3)-Glucan in the Cell Wall of Candida albicans from Detection by Innate Immune Cells Depends on Phosphatidylserine
Sarah E. Davis, Alex Hopke, Steven C. Minkin Jr., Anthony E. Montedonico, Robert T. Wheeler, Todd B. Reynolds
Infection and Immunity Sep 2014, 82 (10) 4405-4413; DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01612-14
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