Phylogeny and evolution of the aspartyl protease family from clinically relevant Candida species.

Abstract:

:Aspartyl proteases are a class of enzymes that include the yeast aspartyl proteases and secreted aspartyl protease (Sap) superfamilies. Several Sap superfamily members have been demonstrated or suggested as virulence factors in opportunistic pathogens of the genus Candida. Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida dubliniensis and Candida parapsilosis harbour 10, four, eight and three SAP genes, respectively. In this work, genome mining and phylogenetic analyses revealed the presence of new members of the Sap superfamily in C. tropicalis (8), Candida guilliermondii (8), C. parapsilosis(11) and Candida lusitaniae (3). A total of 12 Sap families, containing proteins with at least 50% similarity, were discovered in opportunistic, pathogenic Candida spp. In several Sap families, at least two subfamilies or orthologous groups were identified, each defined by > 90% sequence similitude, functional similarity and synteny among its members. No new members of previously described Sap families were found in a Candida spp. clinical strain collection; however, the universality of SAPT gene distribution among C. tropicalis strains was demonstrated. In addition, several features of opportunistic pathogenic Candida species, such as gene duplications and inversions, similitude, synteny, putative transcription factor binding sites and genome traits of SAP gene superfamily were described in a molecular evolutionary context.

journal_name

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz

authors

Parra-Ortega B,Cruz-Torres H,Villa-Tanaca L,Hernández-Rodríguez C

doi

10.1590/s0074-02762009000300018

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-05-01 00:00:00

pages

505-12

issue

3

eissn

0074-0276

issn

1678-8060

pii

S0074-02762009000300018

journal_volume

104

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