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Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 1:967-982, 2002.
© 2002 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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Sequential Fractionation and Two-dimensional Gel Analysis Unravels the Complexity of the Dimorphic Fungus Candida albicans Cell Wall Proteome^*

Aida Pitarch^,, Miguel Sánchez^¶, César Nombela^,|| and Concha Gil^,**

Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
^¶ Departamento de Microbiología y Genética IMB-CSIC, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain

The cell wall proteins of Candida albicans play a key role in morphogenesis and pathogenesis and might be potential target sites for new specific antifungal drugs. However, these proteins are difficult to analyze because of their high heterogeneity, interconnections with wall polysaccharides (mannan, glucan, and chitin), low abundance, low solubility, and hydrophobic nature. Here we report a subproteomic approach for the study of the cell wall proteins (CWPs) from C. albicans yeast and hyphal forms. Most of the mannoproteins present in this compartment were extracted by cell wall fractionation according to the type of interactions that they establish with other structural components. CWPs were solubilized from isolated cell walls by hot SDS and dithiothreitol treatment followed by extraction either by mild alkali conditions or by enzymatic treatment with glucanases and chitinases. These highly enriched cell wall fractions were analyzed by two-dimensional PAGE, showing that a large number of proteins are involved in cell wall construction and that the wall remodeling that occurs during germ tube formation is related to changes in the composition of CWPs. We suggest that the CWP-chitin linkage is an important retention mechanism of CWPs in C. albicans mycelial forms. This article also highlights the usefulness of the combination of sequential fractionation and two-dimensional PAGE followed by Western blotting using specific antibodies against known CWPs in the characterization of incorporation mechanisms of such CWPs into the cell wall and of their interactions with other wall components. Mass spectrometry analyses have allowed the identification of several cell surface proteins classically associated with both the cell wall and other compartments. The physiological significance of the dual location of these moonlighting proteins is also discussed. This approach is therefore a powerful tool for obtaining a comprehensive and integrated view of the cell wall proteome.

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