2024
Electrophysiology of fluoride channels in the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans
Rivetta A, Slayman C. Electrophysiology of fluoride channels in the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans. Methods In Enzymology 2024, 696: 3-24. PMID: 38658085, DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2024.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeOpportunistic human pathogenFree-living microorganismsSingle cellsPlasma membrane of single cellsYeast spheroplastsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeRegulation of moleculesCandida albicansHuman pathogensPlasma membraneCell wallExtracellular environmentMembrane of single cellsPatch-clamp techniqueOsmotic strengthYeastSpheroplastsCandidaFluoride channelsSmall cell volumeToxic moleculesCell membraneDiverse moleculesCell populations
2009
Conservation and dispersion of sequence and function in fungal TRK potassium transporters: focus on Candida albicans
Miranda M, Bashi E, Vylkova S, Edgerton M, Slayman C, Rivetta A. Conservation and dispersion of sequence and function in fungal TRK potassium transporters: focus on Candida albicans. FEMS Yeast Research 2009, 9: 278-292. PMID: 19175416, DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00471.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCandida albicansCation Transport ProteinsChloridesConserved SequenceFungal ProteinsModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePotassiumProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsPotassium transportersHuman pathogen Candida albicansTrk potassium transportersPathogen Candida albicansDetailed molecular investigationAnimal cellsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDNA sequencesS. cerevisiaeComplete sequenceC. albicansTrk proteinSequence analysisCandida albicansInhibitor sensitivityFunctional comparisonNucleotide polymorphismsSelective drug actionMolecular investigationsAntimicrobial peptidesHomologuesPotential targetSecondary functionSalivary antimicrobial peptidesProtein
2004
The TRK1 Potassium Transporter Is the Critical Effector for Killing of Candida albicans by the Cationic Protein, Histatin 5*
Baev D, Rivetta A, Vylkova S, Sun JN, Zeng GF, Slayman CL, Edgerton M. The TRK1 Potassium Transporter Is the Critical Effector for Killing of Candida albicans by the Cationic Protein, Histatin 5*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 55060-55072. PMID: 15485849, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411031200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic AcidAdenosine TriphosphateAllelesAnionsAntifungal AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternCandida albicansCation Transport ProteinsCationsCell MembraneCell SeparationChloride ChannelsChloridesCytoplasmDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEscherichia coliFlow CytometryGene DeletionGenetic Complementation TestHistatinsHistidineModels, ChemicalModels, GeneticOligonucleotidesOpen Reading FramesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlasmidsPotassiumProtease InhibitorsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARubidiumSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSalivary Proteins and PeptidesTime FactorsConceptsHst 5Hst 5 toxicityCritical effectorWild-type cellsTrk1 potassium transporterC. albicansPotassium transportersDiploid organismsOverexpression strainSingle copyCytoplasmic sequestrationPlasma membraneHistatin 5Essential pathwayPathogenic fungiCandida albicansAnion channel inhibitorsGenesTrk1pProteinATP lossChloride conductanceSmall moleculesEffectorsPossible role