Publicación: Endosomal Trafficking Defects Can Induce Calcium-Dependent Azole Tolerance in Candida albicans.
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The azole antifungals arrest fungal growth through inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis. We recently reported that a Candida albicans vps21 / mutant, deficient in membrane trafficking through the late endosome/prevacuolar compartment (PVC), continues to grow in the presence of the azoles despite the depletion of cellular ergosterol. Here, we report that the vps21 / mutant exhibits less plasma membrane damage upon azole treatment than the wild type, as measured by the release of a cytoplasmic luciferase reporter into the culture supernatant. Our results also reveal that the vps21 / mutant has abnormal levels of intracellular Ca2 and, in the presence of fluconazole, enhanced expression of a calcineurin-responsive RTA2-GFP reporter. Furthermore, the azole tolerance phenotype of the vps21 / mutant is dependent upon both extracellular calcium levels and calcineurin activity. These findings underscore the importance of endosomal trafficking in determining the cellular consequences of azole treatment and indicate that this may occur through modulation of calcium- and calcineurin-dependent responses.