A small molecule produced by Lactobacillus species blocks Candida albicans filamentation by inhibiting a DYRK1-family kinase.
Animals
Antifungal Agents
/ metabolism
Biofilms
/ drug effects
Candida albicans
/ drug effects
Candidiasis
/ microbiology
Carbolines
/ metabolism
Drug Resistance, Fungal
/ genetics
Fungal Proteins
/ genetics
Hyphae
/ drug effects
Lactobacillus
/ metabolism
Mutation
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
/ metabolism
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
/ antagonists & inhibitors
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
/ antagonists & inhibitors
Rats
Virulence
/ drug effects
Dyrk Kinases
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 10 2021
22 10 2021
Historique:
received:
06
08
2021
accepted:
01
10
2021
entrez:
23
10
2021
pubmed:
24
10
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The fungus Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that can exploit imbalances in microbiome composition to invade its human host, causing pathologies ranging from vaginal candidiasis to fungal sepsis. Bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus are colonizers of human mucosa and can produce compounds with bioactivity against C. albicans. Here, we show that some Lactobacillus species produce a small molecule under laboratory conditions that blocks the C. albicans yeast-to-filament transition, an important virulence trait. It remains unexplored whether the compound is produced in the context of the human host. Bioassay-guided fractionation of Lactobacillus-conditioned medium linked this activity to 1-acetyl-β-carboline (1-ABC). We use genetic approaches to show that filamentation inhibition by 1-ABC requires Yak1, a DYRK1-family kinase. Additional biochemical characterization of structurally related 1-ethoxycarbonyl-β-carboline confirms that it inhibits Yak1 and blocks C. albicans biofilm formation. Thus, our findings reveal Lactobacillus-produced 1-ABC can prevent the yeast-to-filament transition in C. albicans through inhibition of Yak1.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34686660
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26390-w
pii: 10.1038/s41467-021-26390-w
pmc: PMC8536679
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antifungal Agents
0
Carbolines
0
Fungal Proteins
0
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
0
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
EC 2.7.10.1
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
EC 2.7.11.1
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
6151Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
ID : MOP-133636
Pays : Canada
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI143689
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIGMS NIH HHS
ID : U54 GM104940
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI127375
Pays : United States
Organisme : CIHR
ID : FDN-154288
Pays : Canada
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : HHSN272201700060C
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI073289
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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