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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
The YPS3 gene of Histoplasma capsulatum encodes a protein that is both surface localized in the cell wall of H. capsulatum and released into the culture medium. This protein is produced only during the pathogenic yeast phase of infection and is also expressed differentially in H. capsulatum strains of different virulence levels. In this study, we silenced the YPS3 transcript by using an interfering-RNA strategy and examined the silenced mutants for phenotypic differences in vitro and during infection. The mutants showed no growth defect during in vitro culture in a defined medium at 37 degrees C and appeared to have normal virulence in a RAW 264.7 murine macrophage-like cell line. In a C57BL/6 mouse model of infection, however, the mutants caused significantly decreased fungal burdens, particularly in the peripheral phagocyte-rich tissues of livers and spleens. This defect in organ colonization was evident within 3 days of infection; however, it appeared to be exacerbated at later time points.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0019-9567
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2811-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
RNA interference-mediated silencing of the YPS3 gene of Histoplasma capsulatum reveals virulence defects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 420 SMI, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural