Table 1.
A. fumigatus genes that were differentially expressed in the ΔgliP mutant relative to the wild-type strain at 5 days post-infection in the lungs of immunosuppressed mice. These results are based on nanoString probe counts (Table S1). Data are the mean of 3 biological replicates.
| Gene | Gene Name | Putative Function | ΔgliP/WT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afu5g02330 | aspf1 | Cell surface – allergen, cytotoxin, upregulated in biofilm and in vivo | 6.8 |
| Afu3g12890 | hasA | Transcription factor – regulates biosynthesis of hexadehydroastechrome | 5.1 |
| Afu1g01550 | zrfA | Zinc transporter – acidic environments | 3.8 |
| Afu4g14070 | Cell surface – secreted protein, glycosyl transferase | 2.3 | |
| Afu5g14800 | Metabolism – lactate dehydrogenase, downregulated in biofilm | 2.2 | |
| Afu4g09560 | zrfC | Zinc transporter – neutral or alkaline environments | 2.1 |
| Afu4g09580 | aspf2 | Cell surface – fibrinogen binding protein, required for growth in zinc-limited conditions | 2.1 |
| Afu1g14560 | msdS | Putative 1,2-α-mannosidase; secreted protein; fibrinogen-binding | 0.43 |
| Afu6g03540 | acuE | Metabolism – malate synthase, glyoxylate cycle | 0.39 |
| Afu2g12850 | gel3 | Putative GPI anchored β(1–3)glucanosyltransferase | 0.34 |
| Afu8g01310 | Iron acquisition – metalloreductase | 0.15 | |
| Afu4g11800 | alp1 | Cell surface – secreted protein alkaline serine protease | 0.13 |
| Afu6g09660 | gliP | Gliotoxin – non-ribosomal peptide synthetase | 0.03 |