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Arg1 from Cryptococcus neoformans lacks PI3 kinase activity and conveys virulence roles via its IP 3-4 kinase activity

新生隐球菌 毒力 激酶 隐球菌病 微生物学 生物 细胞生物学 遗传学 基因
作者
Desmarini Desmarini,Guizhen Liu,Henning J. Jessen,Bethany Bowring,Angela Connolly,Ben Crossett,Julianne T. Djordjevic
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期刊:MBio [American Society for Microbiology]
标识
DOI:10.1128/mbio.00608-24
摘要

ABSTRACT Inositol tris/tetrakis phosphate kinases (IP 3-4 K) in the human fungal priority pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans ( Cn Arg1) and Candida albicans ( Ca Ipk2), convey numerous virulence functions, yet it is not known whether the IP 3-4 K catalytic activity or a scaffolding role is responsible. We therefore generated a C. neoformans strain with a non-functional kinase, referred to as the dead-kinase (dk) Cn Arg1 strain (dkArg1). We verified that, although dk ARG1 cDNA cloned from this strain produced a protein with the expected molecular weight, dkArg1 was catalytically inactive with no IP 3-4 K activity. Using recombinant Cn Arg1 and Ca Ipk2 , we confirmed that, unlike the IP 3-4 K homologs in humans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Cn Arg1 and Ca Ipk2 do not phosphorylate the lipid-based substrate, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, and therefore do not function as class I PI3Ks. Inositol polyphosphate profiling using capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry revealed that IP 3 conversion is blocked in the dkArg1 and ARG1 deletion ( Cnarg1 Δ) strains and that 1-IP 7 and a recently discovered isomer (4/6-IP 7 ) are made by wild-type C. neoformans . Importantly, the dkArg1 and Cnarg1 Δ strains had similar virulence defects, including suppressed growth at 37°C, melanization, capsule production, and phosphate starvation response, and were avirulent in an insect model, confirming that virulence is dependent on IP 3-4 K catalytic activity. Our data also implicate the dkArg1 scaffold in transcriptional regulation of arginine metabolism but via a different mechanism to S. cerevisiae since Cn Arg1 is dispensable for growth on different nitrogen sources. IP 3-4 K catalytic activity therefore plays a dominant role in fungal virulence, and IPK pathway function has diverged in fungal pathogens. IMPORTANCE The World Health Organization has emphasized the urgent need for global action in tackling the high morbidity and mortality rates stemming from invasive fungal infections, which are exacerbated by the limited variety and compromised effectiveness of available drug classes. Fungal IP 3-4 K is a promising target for new therapy, as it is critical for promoting virulence of the human fungal priority pathogens, Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans , and impacts numerous functions, including cell wall integrity. This contrasts to current therapies, which only target a single function. IP 3-4 K enzymes exert their effect through their inositol polyphosphate products or via the protein scaffold. Here, we confirm that the IP 3-4 K catalytic activity of Cn Arg1 promotes all virulence traits in C. neoformans that are attenuated by ARG1 deletion , reinforcing our ongoing efforts to find inositol polyphosphate effector proteins and to create inhibitors targeting the IP 3-4 K catalytic site, as a new antifungal drug class.
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