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COMPARATIVE MOLECULAR AND IMMUNOREGULATORY ANALYSIS OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FROM CANDIDA ALBICANS AND CANDIDA AURIS
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA / Division of Infectious Diseases. Department of Medicine. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA.
Biological Sciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington, USA.
Biological Sciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington, USA.
Harry Feinstone Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Carlos Chagas. Curitiba, PR, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Harry Feinstone Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Carlos Chagas. Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Carlos Chagas. Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Biological Sciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA / Division of Infectious Diseases. Department of Medicine. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA.
Biological Sciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington, USA.
Biological Sciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington, USA.
Harry Feinstone Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Carlos Chagas. Curitiba, PR, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Harry Feinstone Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Carlos Chagas. Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Carlos Chagas. Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
Biological Sciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA / Division of Infectious Diseases. Department of Medicine. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Bronx, New York, USA.
Abstract
Candida auris is a recently described multidrug-resistant pathogenic fungus that is increasingly responsible for health care-associated outbreaks across the world. Bloodstream infections of this fungus cause death in up to 70% of cases. Aggravating this scenario, the disease-promoting mechanisms of C. auris are poorly understood. Fungi release extracellular vesicles (EVs) that carry a broad range of molecules, including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, pigments, and RNA, many of which are virulence factors. Here, we carried out a comparative molecular characterization of C. auris and Candida albicans EVs and evaluated their capacity to modulate effector mechanisms of host immune defense. Using proteomics, lipidomics, and transcriptomics, we found that C. auris released EVs with payloads that were significantly different from those of EVs released by C. albicans. EVs released by C. auris potentiated the adhesion of this yeast to an epithelial cell monolayer, while EVs from C. albicans had no effect. C. albicans EVs primed macrophages for enhanced intracellular yeast killing, whereas C. auris EVs promoted survival of the fungal cells. Moreover, EVs from both C. auris and C. albicans induced the activation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. Together, our findings show distinct profiles and properties of EVs released by C. auris and by C. albicans and highlight the potential contribution of C. auris EVs to the pathogenesis of this emerging pathogen.
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