LC-MS analysis reveals biological and metabolic processes essential for Candida albicans biofilm growth

Munusamy, Komathy and Loke, Mun Fai and Vadivelu, Jamuna and Tay, Sun Tee (2021) LC-MS analysis reveals biological and metabolic processes essential for Candida albicans biofilm growth. Microbial Pathogenesis, 152. ISSN 0882-4010, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104614.

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Abstract

Candidiasis is the most common fungal infection associated with high morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients. The ability to form biofilm is essential for Candida albicans pathogenesis and drug resistance. In this study, the planktonic cell and biofilm proteomes of C. albicans SC5314 strain analyzed using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) were compared. In total, 280 and 449 proteins are annotated from the planktonic cell and biofilm proteomes, respectively. The biofilm proteome demonstrated significantly higher proportion of proteins associated with the endomembrane system, mitochondrion and cytoplasm than planktonic proteome. Among proteins detected, 143 and 207 biological processes are annotated, of which, 38 and 102 are specific to the planktonic cell and biofilm proteomes, respectively, while 105 are common biological processes. The specific biological processes of C. albicans planktonic cell proteome are associated with cell polarity, energy metabolism and nucleotide (purine) metabolism, oxido-reduction coenzyme metabolic process, monosaccharide and amino acid (methionine) biosynthesis, regulation of anatomical structure morphogenesis and cell cycling, and single organism reproduction. Meanwhile, regulation of cellular macromolecule biosynthesis and metabolism, transcription and gene expression are major biological processes specifically associated with C. albicans biofilm proteome. Biosynthesis of leucine, isoleucine, and thiocysteine are highlighted as planktonic-related pathways, whereas folate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism and biosynthesis of amino acids (lysine, serine and glycine) are highlighted as biofilm-related pathways. In summary, LC-MS based proteomic analysis reveals different adaptative strategies of C. albicans via specific biological and metabolic processes for planktonic cell and biofilm lifestyles. The mass spectrometry data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifiers PXD007830 (for biofilm proteome) and PXD007831 (for planktonic cell proteome).

Item Type: Article
Funders: Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MHESR) (FP035-2014A), Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MHESR) (FP013-2019A), Universiti Malaya (PPP045-2013B)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Candida albicans; Planktonic and biofilm cultures; Proteomics; LC-MS
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 16 Mar 2022 00:27
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2022 00:27
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/26539

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