Asymmetric distribution of phosphatidylethanolamine in C. albicans: possible mediation by CDR1, a multidrug transporter belonging to ATP binding cassette (ABC) superfamily
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serval:BIB_6694C88B8B42
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Asymmetric distribution of phosphatidylethanolamine in C. albicans: possible mediation by CDR1, a multidrug transporter belonging to ATP binding cassette (ABC) superfamily
Journal
Yeast
ISSN
0749-503X (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/1999
Volume
15
Number
2
Pages
111-21
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jan 30
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't --- Old month value: Jan 30
Abstract
By using two molecular probes, we demonstrate that only 4% of total phosphatidylethanolamine (PtdEtn) in the plasma membrane (PM) of a human pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans, is present in its external half. Evidence is presented to show that the availability of PtdEtn could be related to the expression of a multidrug transporter CDR1 of C. albicans, and the process is energy-dependent. A homozygous CDR1 disruptant strain of C. albicans shows almost 23% reduction in the external labelling of PtdEtn. This report shows that, similar to human MDRs, yeast multidrug transporter could also be involved in aminophospholipid translocation.
Keywords
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/*metabolism
Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism
Candida albicans/chemistry/drug effects/genetics/*metabolism
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Fluorescamine/metabolism
Fungal Proteins/*metabolism
Membrane Lipids/analysis/metabolism
Membrane Proteins/metabolism
*Membrane Transport Proteins
Phosphatidylethanolamines/*analysis/metabolism
Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid/metabolism
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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