Visualizing Biomaterial Degradation by Candida
albicans Using Embedded Luminescent Molecules To Report on
Substrate Digestion and Cellular Uptake of Hydrolysate
Posted on 2019-08-23 - 22:13
Microbial
pathogens use hydrolases as a virulence strategy to spread
disease through tissues and colonize medical device surfaces; however,
visualizing this process is a technically challenging problem. To
better understand the role of secreted fungal hydrolases and their
role in Candida albicans virulence, we developed
an in situ model system using luminescent Re(I) and
Ir(III) containing probe molecules embedded in a biodegradable (poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), PLGA) polymer and tracked their uptake
using epifluorescent imaging. We found that secretion of esterases
can explain how physically embedded probes are acquired by fungal
cells through the degradation of PLGA since embedded probes could
not be liberated from nonbiodegradable polystyrene (PS). It was important
to verify that epifluorescent imaging captured the fate of probe molecules
rather than naturally occurring fungal autofluorescence. For this,
we exploited the intense luminescent signals and long spectral relaxation
times of the Re and Ir containing probe molecules, resolved in time
using a gated imaging system. Results provide a visual demonstration
of a key virulence trait of C. albicans: the use
of hydrolases as a means to degrade materials and acquire hydrolysis
products during fungal growth and hyphal development. These results
help to explain the role of nonspecific hydrolases using a degradable
material that is relevant to the study of fungal pathogenesis on biotic
(tissues) surfaces. Additionally, understanding how fungal pathogens
condition surfaces by using nonspecific hydrolases is important to
the study of fungal attachment on abiotic surfaces, the first step
in biofilm formation on medical devices.
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Coad, Bryan R.; Michl, Thomas D.; Bader, Christie A.; Baranger, Joris; Giles, Carla; Gonçalves, Giovanna Cufaro; et al. (2019). Visualizing Biomaterial Degradation by Candida
albicans Using Embedded Luminescent Molecules To Report on
Substrate Digestion and Cellular Uptake of Hydrolysate. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00520
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AUTHORS (11)
BC
Bryan R. Coad
TM
Thomas D. Michl
CB
Christie A. Bader
JB
Joris Baranger
CG
Carla Giles
GG
Giovanna Cufaro Gonçalves
PN
Pratiti Nath
SL
Stephanie J. Lamont-Friedrich
MJ
Malin Johnsson
HG
Hans J. Griesser
SP
Sally E. Plush