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While the bioinformatics resource-tool iSyTE (integrated Systems Tool for Eye gene discovery) effectively identifies human cataract-associated genes, it is currently based on just transcriptome data, and thus it is necessary to include protein-level information to gain greater confidence in gene prioritization. Here we expand iSyTE through development of a novel proteome-based resource on the lens and demonstrate its utility in cataract gene discovery. We applied highthroughput tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) to generate a global protein expression profile of mouse lens at embryonic day (E)14.5, which identified 2371 lens-expressed proteins. A major challenge of high-throughput expression profiling is identification of high-priority candidates among the thousands of expressed proteins. To address this problem, we generated new MS/MS proteome data on mouse whole embryonic body (WB). WB proteome was then used as a reference dataset for performing "in silico WB-subtraction" comparative analysis with the lens proteome, which effectively identified 422 proteins with lens-enriched expression at ≥2.5 average spectral counts, ≥2.0 fold-enrichment (FDR <0.01) cut-off. These top 20% candidates represent a rich pool of high-priority proteins in the lens including known human cataract-linked genes and many new potential regulators of lens development and homeostasis. This rich information is made publicly accessible through iSyTE (https://research.bioinformatics.udel.edu/iSyTE/), which enables user-*
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant
fungal pathogen. With high mortality rates, there is an urgent need
for new antifungals to combat C. auris. Possible antifungal targets include Cu-only superoxide dismutases
(SODs), extracellular SODs that are unique to fungi and effectively
combat the superoxide burst of host immunity. Cu-only SODs are essential
for the virulence of diverse fungal pathogens; however, little is
understood about these enzymes in C. auris
. We show here that C. auris secretes an enzymatically active Cu-only SOD (CaurSOD4) when cells are starved for Fe, a condition mimicking host environments.
Although predicted to attach to cell walls, CaurSOD4
is detected as a soluble extracellular enzyme and can act at a distance
to remove superoxide. CaurSOD4 selectively binds
Cu and not Zn, and Cu binding is labile compared to bimetallic Cu/Zn
SODs. Moreover, CaurSOD4 is susceptible to inhibition
by various metal-binding drugs that are without effect on mammalian
Cu/Zn SODs. Our studies highlight CaurSOD4 as a potential
antifungal target worthy of consideration.
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