title: Siderophore production by pathogenic mucorales and uptake of deferoxamine B.
abstract: Clinical reports have established that mucormycosis, mainly caused by Rhizopus spp., frequently occurs in patients treated with deferoxamine B (DFO, Desferal(®)) which is misappropriated by these fungi. Siderophore production by twenty mucoralean isolates was therefore investigated using a commercial iron-depleted culture medium. Siderophore production was detected for most of the isolates. Our experiments confirmed that feroxamine B (iron chelate of DFO) promoted in vitro growth of Rhizopus arrhizus. Electrophoretic analysis of somatic extracts revealed iron-regulated proteins of 60 and 32 kDa which were lacking in iron-depleted culture conditions. Using a fluorescent derivative of deferoxamine B, we showed by fluorescence microscopy the entry of the siderophore within the fungal cells, thus suggesting a shuttle mechanism encompassing the uptake of the entire siderophore-ion complex into the cell. This useful tool renders possible a better understanding of iron metabolism in Mucorales which could lead to the development of new diagnostic method or new antifungal therapy using siderophores as imaging contrast agents or active drug vectors.
authors: Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, UPRES-EA 3142, Institut de Biologie en Santé, IRIS, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, L'UNAM Université, Université d'Angers, 4, Rue Larrey, 49933, Angers Cédex, France, gerald.larcher@univ-angers.fr.
authors: Gérald
authors: G
authors: Larcher
authors: Marylène
authors: M
authors: Dias
authors: Bienvenue
authors: B
authors: Razafimandimby
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Bomal
authors: Jean-Philippe
authors: JP
authors: Bouchara
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009090:Mucorales / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D017262:Siderophores / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D017262:Siderophores; D003676:Deferoxamine
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