Sirtuin E 去乙酰化酶是烟曲霉完全毒力所必需的。
Sirtuin E deacetylase is required for full virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus.
机构信息
Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
National Institute of Science and Technology in Human Pathogenic Fungi, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
出版信息
Commun Biol. 2024 Jun 8;7(1):704. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06383-3.
Aspergillus fumigatus represents a public health problem due to the high mortality rate in immunosuppressed patients and the emergence of antifungal-resistant isolates. Protein acetylation is a crucial post-translational modification that controls gene expression and biological processes. The strategic manipulation of enzymes involved in protein acetylation has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for addressing fungal infections. Sirtuins, NAD-dependent lysine deacetylases, regulate protein acetylation and gene expression in eukaryotes. However, their role in the human pathogenic fungus A. fumigatus remains unclear. This study constructs six single knockout strains of A. fumigatus and a strain lacking all predicted sirtuins (SIRTKO). The mutant strains are viable under laboratory conditions, indicating that sirtuins are not essential genes. Phenotypic assays suggest sirtuins' involvement in cell wall integrity, secondary metabolite production, thermotolerance, and virulence. Deletion of sirE attenuates virulence in murine and Galleria mellonella infection models. The absence of SirE alters the acetylation status of proteins, including histones and non-histones, and triggers significant changes in the expression of genes associated with secondary metabolism, cell wall biosynthesis, and virulence factors. These findings encourage testing sirtuin inhibitors as potential therapeutic strategies to combat A. fumigatus infections or in combination therapy with available antifungals.
烟曲霉由于免疫抑制患者的高死亡率和抗真菌耐药分离株的出现,成为了一个公共卫生问题。蛋白质乙酰化是一种重要的翻译后修饰,它可以控制基因表达和生物过程。因此,对参与蛋白质乙酰化的酶进行策略性的操控,已经成为了一种有前景的治疗真菌感染的方法。在真核生物中,Sirtuins(NAD 依赖性赖氨酸去乙酰化酶)调节蛋白质乙酰化和基因表达。然而,它们在人类致病性真菌烟曲霉中的作用尚不清楚。本研究构建了烟曲霉的六个单敲除菌株和一个缺乏所有预测的 Sirtuins(SIRTKO)的菌株。这些突变株在实验室条件下是有活力的,这表明 Sirtuins 不是必需基因。表型分析表明 Sirtuins 参与了细胞壁完整性、次生代谢产物的产生、耐热性和毒力。SirE 的缺失削弱了烟曲霉在小鼠和大蜡螟感染模型中的毒力。SirE 的缺失改变了蛋白质的乙酰化状态,包括组蛋白和非组蛋白,并引发了与次生代谢、细胞壁生物合成和毒力因子相关的基因表达的显著变化。这些发现鼓励测试 Sirtuin 抑制剂作为对抗烟曲霉感染的潜在治疗策略,或与现有抗真菌药物联合使用。