Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3

ABSTRACT The pleiomorphic yeast Candida albicans is a significant pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In the oral cavity, C. albicans is an inhabitant of polymicrobial communities, and interspecies interactions promote hyphal formation and biofilm formation. C. albicans colonizes the subgingi...

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Autores principales: Maryta N. Sztukowska, Lindsay C. Dutton, Christopher Delaney, Mark Ramsdale, Gordon Ramage, Howard F. Jenkinson, Angela H. Nobbs, Richard J. Lamont
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3b174a1b9ca04901aa06082256bb7c142021-11-15T15:53:27ZCommunity Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als310.1128/mBio.00202-182150-7511https://doaj.org/article/3b174a1b9ca04901aa06082256bb7c142018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00202-18https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT The pleiomorphic yeast Candida albicans is a significant pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In the oral cavity, C. albicans is an inhabitant of polymicrobial communities, and interspecies interactions promote hyphal formation and biofilm formation. C. albicans colonizes the subgingival area, and the frequency of colonization increases in periodontal disease. In this study, we investigated the interactions between C. albicans and the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. C. albicans and P. gingivalis were found to coadhere in both the planktonic and sessile phases. Loss of the internalin-family protein InlJ abrogated adhesion of P. gingivalis to C. albicans, and recombinant InlJ protein competitively inhibited interspecies binding. A mutant of C. albicans deficient in expression of major hyphal protein Als3 showed diminished binding to P. gingivalis, and InlJ interacted with Als3 heterologously expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional profiling by RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) established that 57 genes were uniquely upregulated in an InlJ-dependent manner in P. gingivalis-C. albicans communities, with overrepresentation of those corresponding to 31 gene ontology terms, including those associated with growth and division. Of potential relevance to the disease process, C. albicans induced upregulation of components of the type IX secretion apparatus. Collectively, these findings indicate that InlJ-Als3-dependent binding facilitates interdomain community development between C. albicans and P. gingivalis and that P. gingivalis has the potential for increased virulence within such communities. IMPORTANCE Many diseases involve the concerted actions of microorganisms assembled in polymicrobial communities. Inflammatory periodontal diseases are among the most common infections of humans and result in destruction of gum tissue and, ultimately, in loss of teeth. In periodontal disease, pathogenic communities can include the fungus Candida albicans; however, the contribution of C. albicans to the synergistic virulence of the community is poorly understood. Here we characterize the interactions between C. albicans and the keystone bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis and show that coadhesion mediated by specific proteins results in major changes in gene expression by P. gingivalis, which could serve to increase pathogenic potential. The work provides significant insights into interdomain interactions that can enhance our understanding of diseases involving a multiplicity of microbial pathogens.Maryta N. SztukowskaLindsay C. DuttonChristopher DelaneyMark RamsdaleGordon RamageHoward F. JenkinsonAngela H. NobbsRichard J. LamontAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleCandida albicansPorphyromonas gingivalisRNA-Seqmicrobial communitiespolymicrobial synergyMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2018)
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topic Candida albicans
Porphyromonas gingivalis
RNA-Seq
microbial communities
polymicrobial synergy
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Candida albicans
Porphyromonas gingivalis
RNA-Seq
microbial communities
polymicrobial synergy
Microbiology
QR1-502
Maryta N. Sztukowska
Lindsay C. Dutton
Christopher Delaney
Mark Ramsdale
Gordon Ramage
Howard F. Jenkinson
Angela H. Nobbs
Richard J. Lamont
Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3
description ABSTRACT The pleiomorphic yeast Candida albicans is a significant pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In the oral cavity, C. albicans is an inhabitant of polymicrobial communities, and interspecies interactions promote hyphal formation and biofilm formation. C. albicans colonizes the subgingival area, and the frequency of colonization increases in periodontal disease. In this study, we investigated the interactions between C. albicans and the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. C. albicans and P. gingivalis were found to coadhere in both the planktonic and sessile phases. Loss of the internalin-family protein InlJ abrogated adhesion of P. gingivalis to C. albicans, and recombinant InlJ protein competitively inhibited interspecies binding. A mutant of C. albicans deficient in expression of major hyphal protein Als3 showed diminished binding to P. gingivalis, and InlJ interacted with Als3 heterologously expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Transcriptional profiling by RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) established that 57 genes were uniquely upregulated in an InlJ-dependent manner in P. gingivalis-C. albicans communities, with overrepresentation of those corresponding to 31 gene ontology terms, including those associated with growth and division. Of potential relevance to the disease process, C. albicans induced upregulation of components of the type IX secretion apparatus. Collectively, these findings indicate that InlJ-Als3-dependent binding facilitates interdomain community development between C. albicans and P. gingivalis and that P. gingivalis has the potential for increased virulence within such communities. IMPORTANCE Many diseases involve the concerted actions of microorganisms assembled in polymicrobial communities. Inflammatory periodontal diseases are among the most common infections of humans and result in destruction of gum tissue and, ultimately, in loss of teeth. In periodontal disease, pathogenic communities can include the fungus Candida albicans; however, the contribution of C. albicans to the synergistic virulence of the community is poorly understood. Here we characterize the interactions between C. albicans and the keystone bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis and show that coadhesion mediated by specific proteins results in major changes in gene expression by P. gingivalis, which could serve to increase pathogenic potential. The work provides significant insights into interdomain interactions that can enhance our understanding of diseases involving a multiplicity of microbial pathogens.
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author Maryta N. Sztukowska
Lindsay C. Dutton
Christopher Delaney
Mark Ramsdale
Gordon Ramage
Howard F. Jenkinson
Angela H. Nobbs
Richard J. Lamont
author_facet Maryta N. Sztukowska
Lindsay C. Dutton
Christopher Delaney
Mark Ramsdale
Gordon Ramage
Howard F. Jenkinson
Angela H. Nobbs
Richard J. Lamont
author_sort Maryta N. Sztukowska
title Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3
title_short Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3
title_full Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3
title_fullStr Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3
title_full_unstemmed Community Development between <italic toggle="yes">Porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">Candida albicans</italic> Mediated by InlJ and Als3
title_sort community development between <italic toggle="yes">porphyromonas gingivalis</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">candida albicans</italic> mediated by inlj and als3
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/3b174a1b9ca04901aa06082256bb7c14
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