Defects in conidiophore development and conidial/macrophage interactions in a dioxygenase mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus

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Dagenais TR, Chung D, Giles SS, Hull CM, Andes D, Keller NP

Date: 20 May 2008

Abstract:

Oxygenated fatty acids, or oxylipins, play an essential role in physiological signaling and developmental processes in animals, plants and fungi. Previous characterization of three A. fumigatus dioxygenases (PpoA, PpoB, PpoC), similar in sequence to mammalian cyclooxygenases, showed PpoA responsible for production of the oxylipins 8R-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid (8R-HPODE) and 5S,8R-dihydroxy-9Z,12Z-octadecadienoic acid (5S,8R-DiHODE) and PpoC for 10R-hydroxy-8E,12Z-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid (10R-H(P)ODE). Here, Deltappo mutants were characterized to elucidate the role of fungal dioxygenases in A. fumigatus development and host interactions. The DeltappoC strain displayed distinct phenotypes compared to other Deltappo mutants and wild type, including altered conidia size, germination, and tolerance to oxidative stress as well as increased uptake and killing by primary alveolar macrophages. These experiments implicate oxylipins in pathogen development and suggest that DeltappoC represents a useful model for studying the A. fumigatus/host interaction.

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