Abstract
Changes in the identity and quantity of proteins synthesized during morphogenesis may result from alterations in gene expression in the dimorphic yeast Candida albicans. Stationary phase yeast cells, upon resuming growth at 25 degrees C, form budding yeast and at 37 degrees C form germ tubes. In order to identify proteins associated with morphogenesis, we compared cytoplasmic proteins synthesized during germ tube and bud formation. Proteins synthesized during this period were labeled at four intervals with either [3H]leucine or [35S]methionine and separated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This study shows that, of the 230 proteins resolved on each gel, 5 were specific to the yeast morphology and 2 proteins showed reduction in net synthesis in the mycelial phase. There were, however, no mycelium-specific proteins at any labeling period. The majority of proteins were common to both morphologies and showed no major shift in number during resumption of growth. The observations reported here suggest that differential gene expression occurs during morphogenesis of C. albicans.
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