Comparison between Candida albicans agglutinin-like sequence gene expression patterns in human clinical specimens and models of vaginal candidiasis.
Expression of the eight genes in the Candida albicans agglutinin-like sequence (ALS) family was studied by reverse transcription-PCR of RNA isolated from clinical vaginal fluid specimens and vaginal candidiasis model systems. Although expression of all ALS genes was detected across the set of clinical specimens, ALS1, ALS2, ALS3, and ALS9 transcripts were detected most frequently, and expression of ALS4 and ALS5 was detected least frequently. Laboratory strain 3153A and two C. albicans strains isolated from the clinical specimens were studied using two models of vaginal candidiasis to determine how closely these models mimicked the clinical specimens at the level of gene expression. ALS gene expression patterns in a murine vaginitis model were identical to those from the clinical specimens. Expression of more ALS genes was detected in specimens collected 7 days after infection compared to those collected at 4 days. Similar patterns of ALS gene expression were observed when the three C. albicans strains were tested in the reconstituted human vaginal epithelium model. In this model, expression of ALS4, ALS5, ALS6, and ALS7 was least frequently detected. Negative or weakened signals for ALS4 expression were observed at early time points, suggesting that ALS4 expression, which was strong in the inoculum cells, was down-regulated upon contact of C. albicans with vaginal epithelial cells in this model. The data presented here support the conclusion of host-site-specific influences on ALS gene expression and validate the use of the experimental models for evaluating the phenotype of als/als mutant strains.
Cheng
Georgina
G
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 2522 VMBSB, 2001 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA.
Wozniak
Karen
K
Wallig
Matthew A
MA
Fidel
Paul L
PL
Trupin
Suzanne R
SR
Hoyer
Lois L
LL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000373:Agglutinins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000382:microbiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D000373:Agglutinins; D005656:Fungal Proteins
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