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    Extensive proteomic remodeling is induced by eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1Bc deletion in Aspergillus fumigatus


    O'Keeffe, Grainne, Jöchl, Christoph, Kavanagh, Kevin and Doyle, Sean (2013) Extensive proteomic remodeling is induced by eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1Bc deletion in Aspergillus fumigatus. Protein Science, 22 (11). pp. 1612-1622. ISSN 0961-8368

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    Abstract

    The opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus is ubiquitous in the environment and predominantly infects immunocompromised patients. The functions of many genes remain unknown despite sequencing of the fungal genome. A putative translation elongation factor 1Bc (eEF1Bc, termed elfA; 750 bp) is expressed, and exhibits glutathione S-transferase activity, in A. fumigatus. Here, we demonstrate the role of ElfA in the oxidative stress response, as well as a possible involvement in translation and actin cytoskeleton organization, respectively. Comparative proteomics, in addition to phenotypic analysis, under basal and oxidative stress conditions, demonstrated a role for A. fumigatus elfA in the oxidative stress response. An elfA-deficient strain (A. fumigatus DelfA) was significantly more sensitive to the oxidants H2O2, diamide, and 4,40-dipyridyl disulfide (DPS) than the wild-type. This was further supported with the identification of differentially expressed proteins of the oxidative stress response, including; mitochondrial peroxiredoxin Prx1, molecular chaperone Hsp70 and mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. Phenotypic analysis also revealed that A. fumigatus DelfA was significantly more tolerant to voriconazole than the wild-type. The differential expression of two aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases suggests a role for A. fumigatus elfA in translation, while the identification of actin-bundling protein Sac6 and vacuolar dynamin-like GTPase VpsA link A. fumigatus elfA to the actin cytoskeleton. Overall, this work highlights the diverse roles of A. fumigatus elfA, with respect to translation, oxidative stress and actin cytoskeleton organization. In addition to this, the strategy of combining targeted gene deletion with comparative proteomics for elucidating the role of proteins of unknown function is further revealed.
    Item Type: Article
    Additional Information: The definitive published version of this article is available at DOI: 10.1002/pro.2367
    Keywords: proteomics; translation; GST; redox; elongation factor; glutathione;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
    Item ID: 6894
    Identification Number: 10.1002/pro.2367
    Depositing User: Dr. Kevin Kavanagh
    Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2016 13:20
    Journal or Publication Title: Protein Science
    Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
    Refereed: Yes
    Funders: Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET), Higher Education Authority (HEA), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/6894
    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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