Geraghty, Patrick and Kavanagh, Kevin (2003) Disruption of mitochondrial function in Candida albicans leads to reduced cellular ergosterol levels and elevated growth in the presence of amphotericin B. Archives of Microbiology, 179 (4). pp. 295-300. ISSN 0302-8933

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Abstract

A respiratory-deficient mutant of Candida albicans MEN was generated by culturing cells in medium supplemented with ethidium bromide at 37 °C for 5 days. The respiratory-deficient mutant (C. albicans MMU11) was incapable of growth on glycerol, had a reduced oxygen uptake rate and demonstrated an altered mitochondrial cytochrome profile. Respiratory-competent cybrids were formed by mitochondrial transfer following fusion of protoplasts with those of C. albicans ATCC 44990. Mutant MMU11 possessed lower levels of ergosterol than the parental isolates and the cybrids, and demonstrated a small but statistically significant increase in tolerance to amphotericin B. The results demonstrated that disruption of mitochondrial function in C. albicans increases the tolerance to amphotericin B, possibly mediated by a reduction in cellular ergosterol content.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Amphotericin B; Candida; Ergosterol; Mitochondrion;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	7604
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-003-0530-y
Depositing User:	Dr. Kevin Kavanagh
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2016 16:31
Journal or Publication Title:	Archives of Microbiology
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://link.springer.com
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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