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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2009.tde-29102009-122827
Document
Author
Full name
Simone Cristina Borges Bandeira
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2009
Supervisor
Committee
Nobrega, Marina Pasetto (President)
Barros, Mário Henrique de
Ferreira Júnior, José Ribamar dos Santos
Gomes, Suely Lopes
Silva, Aline Maria da
Title in Portuguese
Identificação funcional e estrutura genômica de genes nucleares associados à atividade da citocromo C oxidase de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.
Keywords in Portuguese
Paracoccidioides
Saccharomyces
Fungos
Genética molecular
Microbiologia
Respiração celular
Abstract in Portuguese
O Paracoccidioides brasiliensis é agente etiológico da paracoccidioidomicose, uma micose sistêmica prevalente na América Latina. Este fungo é termodimórfico vivendo na forma de micélio em temperatura ambiente (25ºC) e sob a forma de levedura entre 35 e 37ºC. Neste trabalho identificamos e estudamos 15 novos genes de P. brasiliensis envolvidos na expressão do complexo da citocromo c oxidase mitocondrial (COX). Os genes PbCOX6, PbCOX17, PbCOX19 e PbOXA1 são capazes de substituir a função de seus homólogos nos respectivos mutantes de S. cerevisiae. Os genes analisados são modulados durante o processo de transição morfológica tanto de micélio para levedura quanto de levedura para micélio, evidenciando a importância dos genes relacionados á respiração celular para o estabelecimento da patogenicidade do fungo. Análise da estrutura genômica destes genes indica a presença de introns e evidências de processamento alternativo dos genes. Demonstou-se a produção de compostos bioativos sideróferos em P. brasiliensis sendo detectada sua secreção em meios sólidos e líquidos.
Title in English
Functional identification and genomic structure of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis nuclear genes associated to cytochrome c oxidase activity.
Keywords in English
Paracoccidioides
Saccaharomyces
Cellular respiration
Fungi
Microbiology
Molecular genetics
Abstract in English
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the ethologic agent of the paracoccioidomycose, a systemic mycosis prevalent in Latin American. This is a thermo dimorphic fungus living in the mycelium form at room temperature (25ºC) and in the yeast form between 35 ºC e 37 ºC. In this work we identified and study fifteen (15) new P. brasiliensis genes involved in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase expression (COX). The genes PbCOX6, PbCOX17, PbCOX19 e PbOXA1 were able to functionally replace its homologues in the respective S. cerevisiae null mutant. All P. brasiliensis genes analyzed have their expression modulated during the morphologic transition from mycelium to yeast as well as from yeast to mycelium. This observation highlighted the importance of the respiration related genes in the fungus pathogenicity establishment. Genomic structure analyzes of these genes confirmed introns presence as well as evidenced the alternative splicing occurrence. It was demonstrated bioactive compounds siderofore production in P. brasiliensis been detected siderofore secretion in the solids and liquid medium.
 
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2010-02-03
 
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