Response of Paracoccidioides lutzii to the antifungal camphene thiosemicarbazide determined by proteomic analysis

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Aim: To perform the proteomic profile of Paracoccidioides lutzii after treatment with the compound camphene thiosemicarbazide (TSC-C) in order to study its mode of action. Methods: Proteomic analysis was carried out after cells were incubated with TSC-C in a subinhibitory concentration. Validation of the proteomic results comprised the azocasein assay, western blot and determination of the susceptibility of a mutant to the compound. Results: Proteins related to metabolism, energy and protein fate were regulated after treatment. In addition, TSC-C reduces the proteolytic activity of the protein extract similarly to different types of protease inhibitors. Conclusion: TSC-C showed encouraging antifungal activity, working as a protease inhibitor and downregulating important pathways impairing the ability of the fungi cells to produce important precursors.

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Antifungal, Camphene thiosemicarbazide, Paracoccidioides

Citação

SILVA, Kleber S. F. e et al. Response of Paracoccidioides lutzii to the antifungal camphene thiosemicarbazide determined by proteomic analysis. Future Microbiology, London, v. 13, n. 13, p. 1473-1496, 2018. DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0176. Disponível em: https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fmb-2018-0176. Acesso em: 28 ago. 2023.