2-dodecanol (decyl methyl carbinol) inhibits hyphal formation and SIR2 expression in C. albicans

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Lim, Crystale Siew Ying and Wong, Won Fen and Rosli, Rozita and Ng, Kee Peng and Seow, Heng Fong and Chong, Pei Pei (2009) 2-dodecanol (decyl methyl carbinol) inhibits hyphal formation and SIR2 expression in C. albicans. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 49 (6). pp. 579-583. ISSN 0233-111X; ESSN: 1521-4028

Abstract

Candida albicans is capable of undergoing yeast-hypha transition to attain pathogenicity in humans. In this study, we investigated the differential expression of CaSIR2 via quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), during yeast-hypha transition with and without the presence of 2-dodecanol. SIR2 transcript levels were found to be significantly enhanced after hyphal induction as compared to the yeast form. This study found that 2-dodecanol is able to inhibit hyphal development and block SIR2 up-regulation, even in hyphal-inducing growth conditions. We suggest that SIR2 may be involved in Candida albicans quorum-sensing and serum-induced yeast-hyphae transition via the Ras1-cAMP-Efg1 signalling cascade.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.200900035
Publisher:	Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Keywords:	Candida albicans; SIR2 gene; Quantitative real-time PCR; Gene expression; Dodecanol
Depositing User:	Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited:	21 Jun 2015 23:52
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2017 13:51
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12634
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