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- Title
Transcriptome Analyses of Candida albicans Biofilms, Exposed to Arachidonic Acid and Fluconazole Indicates Potential Drug Targets.
- Authors
Kuloyo, Oluwasegun; Fourie, Ruan; Cason, Errol; Albertyn, Jacobus; Pohl, Carolina H.
- Abstract
Candida albicans is an opportunistic yeast pathogen within the human microbiota with significant medical importance because of its pathogenic potential. The yeast produces highly resistant biofilms, which are crucial for maintaining infections. Though antifungals are available, their effectiveness is dwindling due to resistance. Alternate options that comprise the combination of existing azoles and polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as arachidonic acid (AA), have been shown to increase azoles susceptibility of C. albicans biofilms; however, the mechanisms are still unknown. Therefore, transcriptome analysis was conducted on biofilms exposed to sub-inhibitory concentrations of AA alone, fluconazole alone, and AA combined with fluconazole to understand the possible mechanism involved with the phenomenon. Protein ANalysis THrough Evolutionary Relationships (PANTHER) analysis from the differentially expressed genes revealed that the combination of AA and fluconazole influences biological processes associated with essential processes including methionine synthesis and those involved in ATP generation, such as AMP biosynthesis, fumarate metabolism and fatty acid oxidation. These observations suggests that the interference of AA with these processes may be a possible mechanisms to induce increased antifungal susceptibility.
- Subjects
CANDIDA albicans; ARACHIDONIC acid; UNSATURATED fatty acids; BIOFILMS; FATTY acid oxidation; FLUCONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL agents
- Publication
G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
2160-1836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1534/g3.120.401340