RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection

ABSTRACT Dermatophytes are the most common agents of superficial mycoses in humans and animals. The aim of the present investigation was to systematically identify the extracellular, possibly secreted, proteins that are putative virulence factors and antigenic molecules of dermatophytes. A complete...

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Autores principales: Van Du T. Tran, Niccolò De Coi, Marc Feuermann, Emanuel Schmid-Siegert, Elena-Tatiana Băguţ, Bernard Mignon, Patrice Waridel, Corinne Peter, Sylvain Pradervand, Marco Pagni, Michel Monod
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a5336f1ff6f9427d8e033d4d69b049962021-12-02T19:45:29ZRNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection10.1128/mSystems.00036-162379-5077https://doaj.org/article/a5336f1ff6f9427d8e033d4d69b049962016-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00036-16https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077ABSTRACT Dermatophytes are the most common agents of superficial mycoses in humans and animals. The aim of the present investigation was to systematically identify the extracellular, possibly secreted, proteins that are putative virulence factors and antigenic molecules of dermatophytes. A complete gene expression profile of Arthroderma benhamiae was obtained during infection of its natural host (guinea pig) using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technology. This profile was completed with those of the fungus cultivated in vitro in two media containing either keratin or soy meal protein as the sole source of nitrogen and in Sabouraud medium. More than 60% of transcripts deduced from RNA-seq data differ from those previously deposited for A. benhamiae. Using these RNA-seq data along with an automatic gene annotation procedure, followed by manual curation, we produced a new annotation of the A. benhamiae genome. This annotation comprised 7,405 coding sequences (CDSs), among which only 2,662 were identical to the currently available annotation, 383 were newly identified, and 15 secreted proteins were manually corrected. The expression profile of genes encoding proteins with a signal peptide in infected guinea pigs was found to be very different from that during in vitro growth when using keratin as the substrate. Especially, the sets of the 12 most highly expressed genes encoding proteases with a signal sequence had only the putative vacuolar aspartic protease gene PEP2 in common, during infection and in keratin medium. The most upregulated gene encoding a secreted protease during infection was that encoding subtilisin SUB6, which is a known major allergen in the related dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum. IMPORTANCE Dermatophytoses (ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot, and nail infections) are the most common fungal infections, but their virulence mechanisms are poorly understood. Combining transcriptomic data obtained from growth under various culture conditions with data obtained during infection led to a significantly improved genome annotation. About 65% of the protein-encoding genes predicted with our protocol did not match the existing annotation for A. benhamiae. Comparing gene expression during infection on guinea pigs with keratin degradation in vitro, which is supposed to mimic the host environment, revealed the critical importance of using real in vivo conditions for investigating virulence mechanisms. The analysis of genes expressed in vivo, encoding cell surface and secreted proteins, particularly proteases, led to the identification of new allergen and virulence factor candidates.Van Du T. TranNiccolò De CoiMarc FeuermannEmanuel Schmid-SiegertElena-Tatiana BăguţBernard MignonPatrice WaridelCorinne PeterSylvain PradervandMarco PagniMichel MonodAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleArthroderma benhamiaeRNA-seqTrichophytonannotationdermatophytesinfectionMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSystems, Vol 1, Iss 4 (2016)
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topic Arthroderma benhamiae
RNA-seq
Trichophyton
annotation
dermatophytes
infection
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Arthroderma benhamiae
RNA-seq
Trichophyton
annotation
dermatophytes
infection
Microbiology
QR1-502
Van Du T. Tran
Niccolò De Coi
Marc Feuermann
Emanuel Schmid-Siegert
Elena-Tatiana Băguţ
Bernard Mignon
Patrice Waridel
Corinne Peter
Sylvain Pradervand
Marco Pagni
Michel Monod
RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection
description ABSTRACT Dermatophytes are the most common agents of superficial mycoses in humans and animals. The aim of the present investigation was to systematically identify the extracellular, possibly secreted, proteins that are putative virulence factors and antigenic molecules of dermatophytes. A complete gene expression profile of Arthroderma benhamiae was obtained during infection of its natural host (guinea pig) using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technology. This profile was completed with those of the fungus cultivated in vitro in two media containing either keratin or soy meal protein as the sole source of nitrogen and in Sabouraud medium. More than 60% of transcripts deduced from RNA-seq data differ from those previously deposited for A. benhamiae. Using these RNA-seq data along with an automatic gene annotation procedure, followed by manual curation, we produced a new annotation of the A. benhamiae genome. This annotation comprised 7,405 coding sequences (CDSs), among which only 2,662 were identical to the currently available annotation, 383 were newly identified, and 15 secreted proteins were manually corrected. The expression profile of genes encoding proteins with a signal peptide in infected guinea pigs was found to be very different from that during in vitro growth when using keratin as the substrate. Especially, the sets of the 12 most highly expressed genes encoding proteases with a signal sequence had only the putative vacuolar aspartic protease gene PEP2 in common, during infection and in keratin medium. The most upregulated gene encoding a secreted protease during infection was that encoding subtilisin SUB6, which is a known major allergen in the related dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum. IMPORTANCE Dermatophytoses (ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot, and nail infections) are the most common fungal infections, but their virulence mechanisms are poorly understood. Combining transcriptomic data obtained from growth under various culture conditions with data obtained during infection led to a significantly improved genome annotation. About 65% of the protein-encoding genes predicted with our protocol did not match the existing annotation for A. benhamiae. Comparing gene expression during infection on guinea pigs with keratin degradation in vitro, which is supposed to mimic the host environment, revealed the critical importance of using real in vivo conditions for investigating virulence mechanisms. The analysis of genes expressed in vivo, encoding cell surface and secreted proteins, particularly proteases, led to the identification of new allergen and virulence factor candidates.
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author Van Du T. Tran
Niccolò De Coi
Marc Feuermann
Emanuel Schmid-Siegert
Elena-Tatiana Băguţ
Bernard Mignon
Patrice Waridel
Corinne Peter
Sylvain Pradervand
Marco Pagni
Michel Monod
author_facet Van Du T. Tran
Niccolò De Coi
Marc Feuermann
Emanuel Schmid-Siegert
Elena-Tatiana Băguţ
Bernard Mignon
Patrice Waridel
Corinne Peter
Sylvain Pradervand
Marco Pagni
Michel Monod
author_sort Van Du T. Tran
title RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection
title_short RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection
title_full RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection
title_fullStr RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection
title_full_unstemmed RNA Sequencing-Based Genome Reannotation of the Dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">Arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and Characterization of Its Secretome and Whole Gene Expression Profile during Infection
title_sort rna sequencing-based genome reannotation of the dermatophyte <italic toggle="yes">arthroderma benhamiae</italic> and characterization of its secretome and whole gene expression profile during infection
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/a5336f1ff6f9427d8e033d4d69b04996
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