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Expression of ERG11 and efflux pump genes CDR1, CDR2 and SNQ2 in voriconazole susceptible and resistant Candida glabrata strains.
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Medical mycology [Med Mycol] 2020 Jan 01; Vol. 58 (1), pp. 30-38. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Candida glabrata causes difficult to treat invasive candidiasis due to its antifungal resistance, mainly to azoles. The aim of the present work was to study the role of the genes ERG11, CDR1, CDR2, and SNQ2 on the resistance to voriconazole (VRC) in a set of C. glabrata strains with known in vitro and in vivo susceptibility to this drug. Eighteen clinical isolates of C. glabrata were exposed in vitro to VRC, and the expression of the cited genes was quantified by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR). In addition, the ERG11 gene was amplified and sequenced to detect possible mutations. Ten synonymous mutations were found in 15 strains, two of them being reported for the first time; however, no amino acid changes were detected. ERG11 and CDR1 were the most expressed genes in all the strains tested, while the expression of CDR2 and SNQ2 was modest. Our results show that gene expression does not directly correlate with the VRC MIC. In addition, the expression profiles of ERG11 and efflux pump genes did not change consistently after exposure to VRC. Although individual analysis did not result in a clear correlation between MIC and gene expression, we did observe an increase in ERG11 and CDR1 expression in resistant strains. It is of interest that considering both in vitro and in vivo results, the slight increase in such gene expression correlates with the observed resistance to VRC.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.)
- Subjects :
- Candidiasis microbiology
Gene Expression
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Antifungal Agents pharmacology
Candida glabrata drug effects
Candida glabrata genetics
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Fungal genetics
Fungal Proteins genetics
Membrane Transport Proteins genetics
Voriconazole pharmacology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1460-2709
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Medical mycology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30843047
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myz014