Title : Ctt1 catalase activity potentiates antifungal azoles in the emerging opportunistic pathogen Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Pub. Date : 2019 Jun 24

PMID : 31235707






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1 At sub-MIC concentrations, fluconazole and miconazole stimulate catalase activity 2-3-fold but, unexpectedly, deletion of cytosolic catalase (ctt1) makes cells more resistant to these azoles and to clotrimazole, itraconazole and posaconazole. Azoles catalase T Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
2 Since H2O2 preconditioning does not alter the resistance of ctt1Delta cells, which possess negligible catalase activity, we link azole potentiation with Ctt1 upregulation. Azoles catalase T Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
3 In fact, the ctt1Delta mutant has double the Sod2 activity of wild-type cells so ctt1 deletion increases azole resistance in part by Sod2 upregulation. Azoles catalase T Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C