ATP sulfurylase atypical leucine zipper interacts with Cys3 and calcineurin A in the regulation of sulfur amino acid biosynthesis in Cryptococcus neoformans

Author:

da Silva Jeyson Pereira,Meneghini Mariana Reis,Santos Ronaldo Silva,Alves Verônica Lira,da Cruz Martho Kevin Felipe,Vallim Marcelo Afonso,Pascon Renata Castiglioni

Abstract

AbstractFungal pathogens are a major cause of death, especially among immunocompromised patients. Therapies against invasive fungal infections are restricted to a few antifungals; therefore, novel therapies are necessary. Nutritional signaling and regulation are important for pathogen establishment in the host. In Cryptococcus neoformans, the causal agent of fungal meningitis, amino acid uptake and biosynthesis are major aspects of nutritional adaptation. Disruptions in these pathways lead to virulence attenuation in an animal model of infection, especially for sulfur uptake and sulfur amino acid biosynthesis. Deletion of Cys3, the main transcription factor that controls these pathways, is the most deleterious gene knockout in vitro and in vivo, making it an important target for further application. Previously, we demonstrated that Cys3 is part of a protein complex, including calcineurin, which is necessary to maintain high Cys3 protein levels during sulfur uptake and sulfur amino acid biosynthesis. In the current study, other aspects of Cys3 regulation are explored. Two lines of evidence suggest that C. neoformans Cys3 does not interact with the F-box WD40 protein annotated as Met30, indicating another protein mediates Cys3 ubiquitin degradation. However, we found another level of Cys3 regulation, which involves protein interactions between Cys3 and ATP sulfurylase (MET3 gene). We show that an atypical leucine zipper at the N-terminus of ATP sulfurylase is essential for physical interaction with Cys3 and calcineurin. Our data suggests that Cys3 and ATP sulfurylase interact to regulate Cys3 transcriptional activity. This work evidences the complexity involved in the regulation of a transcription factor essential for the sulfur metabolism, which is a biological process important to nutritional adaptation, oxidative stress response, nucleic acid stability, and methylation. This information may be useful in designing novel therapies against fungal infections.

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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