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Eukaryotic Cell, February 2006, p. 347-358, Vol. 5, No. 2
1535-9778/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/EC.5.2.347-358.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

The Cek1 and Hog1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Play Complementary Roles in Cell Wall Biogenesis and Chlamydospore Formation in the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

B. Eisman, R. Alonso-Monge, E. Román, D. Arana, C. Nombela, and J. Pla*

Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

Received 23 May 2005/ Accepted 20 November 2005

The Hog1 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase mediates an adaptive response to both osmotic and oxidative stress in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. This protein also participates in two distinct morphogenetic processes, namely the yeast-to-hypha transition (as a repressor) and chlamydospore formation (as an inducer). We show here that repression of filamentous growth occurs both under serum limitation and under other partially inducing conditions, such as low temperature, low pH, or nitrogen starvation. To understand the relationship of the HOG pathway to other MAP kinase cascades that also play a role in morphological transitions, we have constructed and characterized a set of double mutants in which we deleted both the HOG1 gene and other signaling elements (the CST20, CLA4, and HST7 kinases, the CPH1 and EFG1 transcription factors, and the CPP1 protein phosphatase). We also show that Hog1 prevents the yeast-to-hypha switch independent of all the elements analyzed and that the inability of the hog1 mutants to form chlamydospores is suppressed when additional elements of the CEK1 pathway (CST20 or HST7) are altered. Finally, we report that Hog1 represses the activation of the Cek1 MAP kinase under basal conditions and that Cek1 activation correlates with resistance to certain cell wall inhibitors (such as Congo red), demonstrating a role for this pathway in cell wall biogenesis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. Phone: 34 91 3941617. Fax: 34 91 3941745. E-mail: jesuspla{at}farm.ucm.es.

Eukaryotic Cell, February 2006, p. 347-358, Vol. 5, No. 2
1535-9778/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/EC.5.2.347-358.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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