91
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Isolation and some properties of a glycoprotein of 70 kDa (Gp70) from the cell wall of Sporothrix schenckii involved in fungal adherence to dermal extracellular matrix

, , , , &
Pages 185-196 | Received 09 Oct 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

References

  • Travassos LR. Sporothrix schenckii. Dimorphism, with Emphasis on Fungi Pathogenic for Humans.Lincol, PJ Szaniszlo. Plenum Press, New York 1985; 121–163
  • Heller HM, Fuhrer J. Disseminated sporotrichosis in patients with AIDS: case report and review of the literature. AIDS 1991; 5: 1243–1246
  • Al-Tawfiq JA, Wools KK. Disseminated sporotrichosis and Sporothrix schenckii fungemia as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Infect Dis 1998; 26: 1403–1406
  • Durden FM, Elewski B. Fungal infections in HIV-infected patients. Semin Cutan Med Surg 1997; 16: 200–212
  • Kauffman CA. Sporotrichosis. Clin Infect Dis 1999; 29: 231–236
  • Gottlieb GS, Lesser CF, Holmes KK, Wald A. Disseminated sporotrichosis associated with treatment with immunosuppressants and tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 37: 838–840
  • Castrejón OV, Robles M, Arroyo OEZ. Fatal fungemia due to Sporothrix schenckii. Mycoses 1995; 38: 373–376
  • Lopes-Bezerra LM, Schubach A, Costa RO. Sporothrix schenckii and sporotrichosis. Ann Braz Acad Sci 2006; 78: 293–308
  • Rodríguez del Valle N, Rosario M, Torres Blasini G. Effects of pH, temperature, aeration and carbon source on the development of the mycelial or yeast forms of Sporothrix schenckii from conidia. Mycopathologia 1983; 82: 83–88
  • Bouchara JP, Tronchin G, Annaix V, Robert R, Senet JM. Laminin receptors on Candida albicans germ tubes. Infect Immun 1990; 58: 48–54
  • Calderone RA, Braun PC. Adherence and receptor relationships of Candida albicans. Microbiol Rev 1991; 55: 1–20
  • Klotz SA, Smith RL. A fibronectin receptor on Candida albicans mediates adherence of the fungus to extracellular matrix. J Infect Dis 1991; 163: 604–610
  • Tronchin G, Bouchara JP, Annaix V, Robert R, Senet JM. Fungal cell adhesion molecules in Candida albicans. Eur J Epidemiol 1991; 7: 23–33
  • Klotz SA. Fungal adherence to the vascular compartment: a critical step in the pathogenesis of disseminated candidiasis. Clin Infect Dis 1992; 14: 340–347
  • Sundström P. Adhesins in Candida albicans. Curr Op Microbiol 1999; 2: 353–357
  • Sundström P. Adhesion in Candida spp. Cell Microbiol 2002; 4: 461–469
  • Mendes-Giannini MJS, Taylor ML, Bouchara JB, et al. Pathogenesis II: Fungal responses to host responses: interaction of host cells with fungi. Med Mycol 2000; 38: 113–123
  • Alberti-Segui C, Morales AJ, Xing H, et al. Identification of potential cell-surface proteins in Candida albicans and investigation of the role of a putative cell-surface glycosidase in adhesion and virulence. Yeast 2004; 21: 285–302
  • Jeng HW, Holmes AR, Cannon RD. Mannoprotein adhesins that bind immobilized saliva components. Med Mycol 2005; 43: 209–217
  • Bouchara JP, Sanchez M, Esnault K, Tronchin G. Interactions between Aspergillus fumigatus and host matrix proteins. Contrib Microbiol 1999; 2: 167–181
  • Coulot P, Bouchara JP, Renier G, et al. Specific interaction of Aspergillus fumigatus with fibrinogen and its role in cell adhesion. Infect Immun 1994; 62: 2169–2177
  • Peñalver M, O'Connor JE, Martinez JP, Gil ML. Binding of human fibronectin to Aspergillus conidia. Infect Immun 1996; 64: 1146–1153
  • Wasylnka JA, Moore MM. Adhesion of Aspergillus species to extracellular matrix proteins: evidence for involvement of negatively charged carbohydrates on the conidial surface. Infect Immun 2000; 68: 3377–3384
  • Klein BS. Molecular basis of pathogenicity in Blastomyces dermatitidis: the importance of adhesion. Curr Op Microbiol 2000; 3: 339–343
  • Hung CY, Yu JJ, Seshen KR, Reichard U, Cole GT. A parasitic phase-specific adhesin of Coccidioides immitis contributes to the virulence of this respiratory fungal pathogen. Infec Immun 2002; 70: 3443–3456
  • Bullock WE, Wright SD. Role of the adherence-promoting receptors, CR3, LFA-1, and P150,95 in binding of Histoplasma capsulatum by human macrophages. J Exp Med 1987; 165: 195–210
  • MacMahon JP, Wheat J, Sobel ME, et al. Murine laminin binds to Histoplasma capsulatum. A possible mechanism of dissemination. J Clin Invest 1995; 96: 1010–1017
  • Taylor ML, Espinosa-Schoelly ME, Rico-Galindo B, Casasola J, Goodsaid F. Interaction of murine macrophage-membrane proteins with components of the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Clin Exp Immunol 1998; 113: 423–428
  • Lloyd KO, Bitoon MA. Isolation and purification of a peptido-rhamnomannan from the yeast form of Sporothrix schenckii: structural and immunochemical studies. J Immunol 1971; 107: 663–671
  • Travassos LR, de Souza W, Mendoza-Previato L, Lloyd KO. Location and biochemical nature of surface components reacting with Concanavalin A in different cell types of Sporothrix schenckii. Exp Mycol 1977; 1: 293–305
  • Lima OC, Figueiredo CC, Previato JO, et al. Involvement of fungal cell wall components in adhesion of Sporothrix schenckii to human fibronectin. Infect Immun 2001; 69: 6874–6880
  • Lima OC, Bouchara JP, Renier G, et al. Immunofluorescence and flow cytometry analysis of fibronectin and laminin binding to Sporothrix schenckii yeast cells and conidia. Microb Pathog 2004; 37: 131–140
  • Mendonca L, Gorin PAJ, Lloyd KO, Travassos LR. Polymorphism of Sporothrix schenckii surface polysaccharides as a function of morphological differentiation. Biochemistry 1976; 15: 2423–2431
  • Mendonca-Previato L, Gorin PAJ, Travassos LR. Galactose-containing polysaccharides from the human pathogen Sporothrix schenckii. Infect Immun 1980; 29: 934–939
  • Nakamura Y. Purification and isolation of a biologically active peptido-rhamnogalactan from Sporothrix schenckii. J Dermatol 1976; 3: 25–29
  • Nascimento RC, Almeida RS. Humoral immune response against soluble and fractionate antigens in experimental sporotrichosis. FEMS Immun Med Microb 2005; 43: 241–247
  • Bartnicki-García S, Nickerson WJ. Nutrition, growth and morphogenesis of Mucor rouxii. J Bacteriol 1962; 84: 841–858
  • Elorza MV, Murgui A, Sentandreu R. Dimorphism in Candida albicans: contribution of mannoproteins to the architecture of yeast and mycelial cell walls. J Gen Microbiol 1985; 131: 2209–2216
  • Laemmli UK. Cleaveage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4. Nature 1970; 227: 680–685
  • Towbin HT, Staehelin T, Gordon J. Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide gels to nitrocellulose sheets: procedure and some applications. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1979; 76: 4350–4354
  • Santoni V, Rabilloud T, Doumas P, et al. Towards the recovery of hydrophobic proteins on two-dimensional electrophoresis gels. Electrophoresis 1999; 20: 705–711
  • Merril CR. Gel-stain techniques. Meth Enzymol 1990; 182: 477–488
  • Bozzola JJ, Russell LD. Immunocitochemistry. Electron Microscopy, MS Sudbury. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, New York 1998; 263–280
  • Lima OC, Figueiredo CC, Pereira BAS, et al. Adhesion of the human pathogen Sporothrix schenckii to several extracellular matrix proteins. Braz J Med Biol Res 1999; 32: 651–657
  • Figueiredo CC, Lima OC, Carvalho L, Lopes-Bezerra LM, Morandi V. The in vitro interaction of Sporothrix schenckii with human endothelial cells is modulated by cytokines and involves endothelial surface molecules. Microb Pathog 2004; 36: 177–188
  • Previato JO, Gorin PAJ, Haskins RH, Travassos LR. Soluble and insoluble glucans from different cell types of the human pathogen Sporothrix schenckii. Exp Microbiol 1979; 3: 92–105
  • Pinto MR, de Sá AC, Limongi CL, et al. Involvement of peptidorhamnomannan in the interaction of Pseudallescheria boydii and HEp2 cells. Microbes Infect 2004; 6: 1259–1267
  • Lopes Alves L, Travassos LR, Previato JO, Mendonça-Previato L. Novel antigenic determinants from peptidorhamnomannans of Sporothrix schenckii. Glycobiology 1994; 4: 281–288
  • Lima OC, Lopes Bezerra LM. Identification of a Concanavalin A-binding antigen of the cell surface of Sporothrix schenckii. J Med Vet Mycol 1997; 35: 167–172
  • Scott EN, Muchmore HG. Immunoblot analysis of antibody response to Sporothrix schenckii. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27: 300–304
  • Puccia R, Schenckman S, Gorin PAJ, Travassos LR. Exocellular components of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: identification of a specific antigen. Infect Immun 1986; 53: 199–206
  • Tronchin G, Esnault K, Renier G, et al. Expression and identification of a laminin-binding protein in Aspergillus fumigatus conidia. Infect Immun 1997; 65: 9–15
  • Vicentini AP, Gesztesi JL, Franco MF, et al. Binding of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis to laminin through surface glucoprotein gp43 leads to enhancement of fungal pathogenesis. Infect Immun 1994; 62: 1465–1469
  • Hanna SA, Monteiro da Silva JL, Mendes-Giannini MJS. Adherence and intracellular parasitism of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Vero cells. Microb Infect 2000; 2: 877–884
  • Pohl T. Concentration of proteins and removal of solutes. Methods in Enzymology. Guide to Protein Purification, MP Deutscher. Academic Press, San Diego 1990; 69–83
  • Smillie LB, Carpenter MR. Separation, analysis, and conformation. HPLC of Peptides and Proteins, CT Mant, RS Hodges. CRC Press, Florida 1991; 875–894
  • Matsudaira P. Limited N-terminal sequence analysis. Methods in Enzymology. Guide to Protein Purification, MP Deutscher. Academic Press, San Diego 1990; 602–613
  • Jensen ON, Shevchenko A, Mann M. Protein structure. A Practical Approach2nd ed. IRL Press, New York 1997
  • Brown JL, Roberts WK. Evidence that approximately eighty percent of the soluble proteins from Ehrlich ascites cells are N-α-acetylated. J Biol Chem 1976; 251: 1009–1014
  • Fernández-Presas AM, Tay Zavala J, Becker Fauser I, et al. Ultrastructural damage of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes exposed to decomplemented immune sera. Parasitol Res 2001; 87: 619–625
  • Mesa-Arango AC, Reyes Montes MR, Pérez Mejía A, et al. Pheno- and geno-typing of Sporothrix schenckii according to the geographic origin of isolates and clinical form of sporotrichosis. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40: 3004–3011

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.