Institute of Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Dec;56(12):6417-21. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01145-12. Epub 2012 Oct 1.
Two novel isolates of Candida glabrata exhibiting reduced sensitivity to amphotericin B (MIC, 8 μg ml(-1)) were found to be ERG2 mutants, wherein Δ(8)-sterol intermediates comprised >90% of the total cellular sterol fraction. Both harbored an alteration at Thr(121) in ERG2; the corresponding residue (Thr(119)) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is essential for sterol Δ8-Δ7 isomerization. This constitutes the first report of C. glabrata harboring mutations in ERG2 and exhibiting reduced sensitivity to amphotericin B.
发现两株新型近平滑假丝酵母(Candida glabrata)分离株对两性霉素 B 的敏感性降低(MIC,8μg/ml),它们是 ERG2 突变体,其中 Δ(8)-固醇中间产物占总细胞固醇部分的 >90%。这两个分离株都在 ERG2 的 Thr(121)处发生了改变;酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)中相应的残基(Thr(119))对于固醇 Δ8-Δ7 异构化是必需的。这是首例报道的携带 ERG2 突变并对两性霉素 B 敏感性降低的近平滑假丝酵母。