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New developments of RNAi in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: prospects for high-throughput, genome-wide, functional genomics.
Goes, Tercio; Bailão, Elisa Flavia L C; Correa, Cristiane R; Bozzi, Adriana; Santos, Luara I; Gomes, Dawidson A; Soares, Celia M A; Goes, Alfredo M.
Afiliación
  • Goes T; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Bailão EF; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil.
  • Correa CR; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Bozzi A; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Santos LI; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Gomes DA; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Soares CM; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil.
  • Goes AM; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 8(10): e3173, 2014 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25275433
BACKGROUND: The Fungal Genome Initiative of the Broad Institute, in partnership with the Paracoccidioides research community, has recently sequenced the genome of representative isolates of this human-pathogen dimorphic fungus: Pb18 (S1), Pb03 (PS2) and Pb01. The accomplishment of future high-throughput, genome-wide, functional genomics will rely upon appropriate molecular tools and straightforward techniques to streamline the generation of stable loss-of-function phenotypes. In the past decades, RNAi has emerged as the most robust genetic technique to modulate or to suppress gene expression in diverse eukaryotes, including fungi. These molecular tools and techniques, adapted for RNAi, were up until now unavailable for P. brasiliensis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this paper, we report Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of yeast cells for high-throughput applications with which higher transformation frequencies of 150±24 yeast cell transformants per 1×106 viable yeast cells were obtained. Our approach is based on a bifunctional selective marker fusion protein consisted of the Streptoalloteichus hindustanus bleomycin-resistance gene (Shble) and the intrinsically fluorescent monomeric protein mCherry which was codon-optimized for heterologous expression in P. brasiliensis. We also report successful GP43 gene knock-down through the expression of intron-containing hairpin RNA (ihpRNA) from a Gateway-adapted cassette (cALf) which was purpose-built for gene silencing in a high-throughput manner. Gp43 transcript levels were reduced by 73.1±22.9% with this approach. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: We have a firm conviction that the genetic transformation technique and the molecular tools herein described will have a relevant contribution in future Paracoccidioides spp. functional genomics research.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Paracoccidioides / Interferencia de ARN Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Paracoccidioides / Interferencia de ARN Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos