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Abstract

Iron is an essential element required for most organisms. The high-affinity iron-uptake systems in the opportunistic pathogen are activated under iron-limited conditions and are also required for virulence. Here one component of high-affinity iron-uptake systems, the multicopper oxidase (MCO) genes, was characterized. We examined the expression of five MCO genes and demonstrated that and were the major MCO genes in response to iron deficiency. Complementation of the Δ mutant showed that could effectively rescue the growth phenotype in iron-limited medium. Deletion of and in decreased cellular iron content and iron acquisition during iron starvation. However, the Δ/Δ and Δ/Δ mutants exhibited no obvious growth defect in solid iron-limited medium while the Δ/Δ mutant showed a slight growth defect in liquid medium. Further analysis shows that other members of the five MCO genes, especially , would compensate for the absence of and . Furthermore, for the first time, we provide evidence that is implicated in hyphal development in an iron-independent manner and is required for virulence in a mouse model of systemic infection. Together, our results not only expand our understanding about the expression of the MCO genes in , but also provide a novel insight into the role of in iron metabolism, hyphal development and virulence.

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