Candida glabrata Med3 Plays a Role in Altering Cell Size and Budding Index To Coordinate Cell Growth

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Hui LiuLiming Liu

Abstract

Candida glabrata is a promising microorganism for the production of organic acids. Here, we report deletion and quantitative-expression approaches to elucidate the role of C. glabrata Med3AB (CgMed3AB), a subunit of the mediator transcriptional coactivator, in regulating cell growth. Deletion of CgMed3AB caused an 8.6% decrease in final biomass based on growth curve plots and 10.5% lower cell viability. Based on transcriptomics data, the reason for this growth defect was attributable to changes in expression of genes involved in pyruvate and acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA)-related metabolism in a Cgmed3abΔ strain. Furthermore, the mRNA level of acetyl-CoA synthetase was downregulated after deleting Cgmed3ab, resulting in 22.8% and 21% lower activity of acetyl-CoA synthetase and cellular acetyl-CoA, respectively. Additionally, the mRNA level of CgCln3, whose expression depends on acetyl-CoA, was 34% lower in this strain. As a consequence, the cell size and budding index in the Cgmed3abΔ strain were both reduced. Conversely, overexpression of Cgmed3ab led to 16.8% more acetyl-CoA and 120% higher CgCln3 mRNA levels, as well as 19.1% larger cell size and a 13.3% higher budding index than in wild-type cells. Taken together, these results su...Continue Reading

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