02477nas a2200325 4500008004100000022001400041245009500055210006900150260005700219300001400276490000700290520142400297653001201721653002001733653001501753653001101768653002001779100002001799700002001819700001701839700002501856700002101881700002001902700002201922700001901944700002501963700002101988700002202009856012002031 2014 eng d a0175-759800aProteomics of arsenic stress in the gram-positive organism Exiguobacterium sp PS NCIM 54630 aProteomics of arsenic stress in the grampositive organism Exiguo a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGERcAUG a6761-67730 v983 a

The general responses of microorganisms to environmental onslaughts are modulated by altering the gene expression pattern to reduce damage in the cell and produce compensating stress responses. The present study attempts to unravel the response of the Gram-positive Exiguobacterium sp. PS NCIM 5463 in the presence of [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] using comparative proteomics via two-dimension gel electrophoresis (2-DE) coupled with identification of proteins using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI-TOF/MALDI-TOF/TOF). Out of 926 Coomassie-stained proteins, 45 were differentially expressed (p < 0.05). Considering the resolution and abundance level, 24 spots (peptides) were subjected to MALDI analysis, identified and categorised into several functional categories, viz., nitrogen metabolism, energy and stress regulators, carbohydrate metabolism, protein synthesis components and others. A functional role of each protein is discussed in Exiguobacterium sp. PS 5463 under arsenic stress and validated at their transcript level using a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Unlike previous reports that unravel the responses toward arsenic stress in Gram-negative organisms, the present study identified new proteins under arsenic stress in a Gram-positive organism, Exiguobacterium sp. PS NCIM 5463, which could elucidate the physiology of organisms under arsenic stress.

10aArsenic10aExiguobacterium10aproteomics10aStress10aTranscriptomics1 aSacheti, Poonam1 aPatil, Rajendra1 aDube, Ankita1 aBhonsle, Hemangi, S.1 aThombre, Dipalee1 aMarathe, Sayali1 aVidhate, Ravindra1 aWagh, Priyanka1 aKulkarni, Mahesh, J.1 aRapole, Srikanth1 aGade, Wasudeo, N. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/proteomics-arsenic-stress-gram-positive-organism-exiguobacterium-sp-ps-ncim-546303094nas a2200301 4500008004100000022001400041245008000055210006900135260000800204300001200212490000700224520220800231653001402439653001602453653002002469653001302489653001502502653001202517100002002529700002302549700001702572700001902589700002002608700001802628700001802646700002202664856010602686 2021 eng d a1369-378600aOxidative stress induced by piperine leads to apoptosis in Candida albicans0 aOxidative stress induced by piperine leads to apoptosis in Candi cAPR a366-3780 v593 a

Candida albicans is a member of pathogens with potential drug resistance threat that needs novel chemotherapeutic strategies. Considering the multifarious biological activities including bioenhancer activity, anti-Candida potential of piperine was evaluated against planktonic/biofilm and hyphal growth of C. albicans alone or in combination as a synergistic agent with fluconazole. Piperine inhibits planktonic growth at or less than 15 mu g/ml, hyphae induction at 5 mu g/ml concentration, and exhibits stage-dependent activity against biofilm growth of a fluconazole-resistant strain of C. albicans (ATCC10231). Though piperine couldn't kill inoculum completely at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), it is fungicidal at higher concentrations, as shown in apoptosis assay. FIC index values indicate that piperine exhibits excellent synergistic activity with fluconazole against planktonic (0.123) and biofilm (0.215) growth of an FLC resistant strain. Mode of anti-Candida activity was studied by identifying piperine responsive proteins wherein the abundance of 25 proteins involved in stress response, signal transduction and cell cycle were modulated (22 up and 3 downregulated) significantly in response to piperine (MIC50). Modulation of the proteins involved suggests that piperine affectsmembrane integrity leading to oxidative stress followed by cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in C. albicans. Flow cytometry-basedmitochondrialmembrane potential (MMP), cell cycle and apoptosis assay, as well as real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis of selected genes, confirms piperine induced oxidative stress (TRR1), cell cycle arrest and apoptosis (CaMCA1). Based on our results, we conclude that piperine inhibits planktonic and difficult-to treat-biofilm growth of C. albicans by affecting membrane integrity thereby inducing oxidative stress and apoptosis. Lay Abstract Piperine inhibit Candida albicans growth (planktonic and biofilm) significantly in our study. Piperine exhibits excellent synergistic potential with fluconazole The proteome analysis suggests that piperine induced membrane damage leads to oxidative stress followed by cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.

10aApoptosis10aC. albicans10adrug resistance10apiperine10aproteomics10asynergy1 aThakre, Archana1 aJadhav, Vyankatesh1 aKazi, Rubina1 aShelar, Amruta1 aPatil, Rajendra1 aKharat, Kiran1 aZore, Gajanan1 aKaruppayil, Mohan uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/oxidative-stress-induced-piperine-leads-apoptosis-candida-albicans02906nas a2200313 4500008004100000022001400041245005000055210005000105260000900155300001100164490000800175520208100183653001202264653002102276653001402297653001002311653001502321653000702336653001502343100002202358700001802380700002102398700001802419700001702437700002002454700001802474700001802492856008202510 2022 eng d a1874-391900aProteomic profile of candida albicans biofilm0 aProteomic profile of candida albicans biofilm cAUG  a1046610 v2653 a

Candida albicans biofilms are characterized by structural and cellular heterogeneity that confers antifungal resistance and immune evasion. Despite this, biofilm formation remains poorly understood. In this study, we used proteomic analysis to understand biofilm formation in C. albicans related to morphophysiological and architectural features. LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that 64 proteins were significantly modulated, of which 31 were upregulated and 33 were downregulated. The results indicate that metabolism (25 proteins), gene expression (13 proteins), stress response (7 proteins), and cell wall (5 proteins) composition are modulated. The rate of oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) and biosynthesis of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, vitamin B6, and thiamine increased, while the rate of methionine biosynthesis decreased. There was a significant modification of the cell wall architecture due to higher levels of Sun41, Pir1 and Csh1 and increased glycosylation of proteins. It was observed that C. albicans induces hyphal growth by upregulating the expression of genes involved in cAMP-PKA and MAPK pathways. This study is significant in that it suggests an increase in OxPhos and alteration of cell wall architecture that could be contributing to the recalcitrance of C. albicans cells growing in biofilms. Nevertheless, a deeper investigation is needed to explore it further.Significance: Candida sps is included in the list of pathogens with potential drug resistance threat due to the increased frequency especially colonization of medical devices, and tissues among the patients, in recent years. Significance of our study is that we are reporting traits like modulation in cell wall composition, amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis and importantly energy generation (OxPhos) etc. These traits could be conferring antifungal resistance, host immune evasion etc. and thus survival, in addition to facilitating biofilm formation. These findings are expected to prime the further studies on devising potent strategy against biofilm growth among the patients.

10aBiofilm10aCandida albicans10aCell wall10aLC-MS10aMetabolism10aMS10aproteomics1 aAbdulghani, Mazen1 aIram, Rasiqua1 aChidrawar, Priti1 aBhosle, Kajal1 aKazi, Rubina1 aPatil, Rajendra1 aKharat, Kiran1 aZore, Gajanan uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/proteomic-profile-candida-albicans-biofilm