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Structural mannoproteins released by β-elimination fromCandida albicanscell walls
Salvador MormeneoAntonio MarcillaRafael SentandreuMaria ÀNgels Cebrià I Iranzosubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMembrane GlycoproteinsbiologyHydrolasesProtein HydrolysatesChitinasesAntibodies MonoclonalHydrogen-Ion Concentrationbiology.organism_classificationMicrobiologyCorpus albicansYeastCell wallchemistryBiochemistryCell WallCandida albicansChitinaseGeneticsbiology.proteinGlycoside hydrolaseCandida albicansGlycoproteinMolecular BiologyMyceliumdescription
Abstract Mild alkaline solutions (β-elimination), after removing the non-covalently bonded wall materials by hot SDS, released 13% and 26% of remaining wall proteins from mycelial and yeast cells of Candida albicans, respectively. When the β-elimination was carried out after digestion of the walls with chitinase, four-fold more proteinaceous materials were released from mycelium and a similar amount in yeast walls. The solubilized materials were shown to be highly polydisperse, and endo-glycosidase H reduced their polydispersity and molecular masses, revealing different electrophoretic patterns in yeast and mycelial cell walls. The solubilized mycelial proteins carried N-glycosidic sugar chains and the epitopes recognized by two monoclonal antibodies were preserved, although showing a different behaviour in yeast walls. These results are consistent with the idea that significant amounts of intrinsic O-glycosylated mannoproteins are interconnected in the walls of C. albicans.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-01 | FEMS Microbiology Letters |