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Series GSE30590 Query DataSets for GSE30590
Status Public on Jul 13, 2011
Title A unique iron homeostasis regulatory circuit with reciprocal roles in Candida albicans commensalism and pathogenesis [Expression Array]
Organism Candida albicans
Experiment type Expression profiling by array
Summary The mammalian gastrointestinal tract and the bloodstream are highly disparate biological niches, and yet certain commensal-pathogenic microorganisms are able to thrive in both environments. Here, we report the evolution of a unique transcription circuit in the yeast, Candida albicans, which determines its fitness in both host niches. Our comprehensive analysis of the DNA-binding proteins that regulate iron uptake by this organism suggests the evolutionary intercalation of a transcriptional activator called Sef1 between two broadly conserved transcriptional repressors, Sfu1 and Hap43. The Sef1 activator of iron uptake genes promotes virulence in a mouse model of bloodstream infection, whereas the Sfu1 repressor is dispensable for virulence but promotes gastrointestinal commensalism. We propose that the ability to alternate between genetic programs conferring resistance to iron depletion in the bloodstream versus iron toxicity in the gut may be a fundamental attribute of gastrointestinal commensal-pathogens.
 
Overall design The Wild type strain (SN250) was grown in either YEPD or YEPD supplemented with iron chelator bathophenanthroline disulfonate (BPS); The sfu1Δ (SN515) mutant was grown in YEPD medium; The sef1Δ(SN330) or hap43Δ (SN694) mutant was grown YEPD supplemented with iron chelator bathophenanthroline disulfonate (BPS). 5-6 biological replicates were performed per strain per condition. RNA was prepared from these strains and samples were hybridized on custom Agilent C. albicans ORF arrays (15,000 spots/array, 70-mer probes).
 
Contributor(s) Chen C, Pande K, French SD, Tuch BB, Noble S
Citation(s) 21843869
Submission date Jul 12, 2011
Last update date Mar 23, 2012
Contact name Changbin Chen
E-mail(s) Changbin.Chen@ucsf.edu
Phone 4154768992
Fax 4154768201
Organization name University of California, San Francisco
Department Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Lab Dr. Suzanne Noble LAB
Street address HSE450, 513 Parnassus Avenue
City San Francisco
State/province California
ZIP/Postal code 94143
Country USA
 
Platforms (1)
GPL13813 Agilent-020166 Candida albicans 8 x 15k Custom Expression Array v2
Samples (22)
GSM758862 Wild type YEPD vs BPS, replicate 1
GSM758863 Wild type YEPD vs BPS, replicate 2
GSM758864 Wild type YEPS vs BPS, replicate 3
This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries:
GSE30593 A unique iron homeostasis regulatory circuit with reciprocal roles in Candida albicans commensalism and pathogenesis
Relations
BioProject PRJNA154669

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