Total β-glucan estimation

Vacuole membraneswere isolatedwith slight modifications of Cabrera’s method(Cabrera et.al.,2008). Log-phase, YPD medium-grown cells wereinoculated in 1 lt YPDmedium to an initialOD600of 0.1. Cells were incubated at 30 ̊C with shaking at 200 rpm till the cell density reached to OD600of 0.8-1.0.Cells were harvested by centrifugation at 5,000 g and washed once with 30 ml 2% ice-cold glucose solution. Cells were incubated in 15 ml solution containingglycine-NaOH(50 mM; pH10)andDTT(2 mM) at 30 ̊C for 10 min. After incubation, cells were normalized to adensity of1000OD600and resuspendedin 15 ml spheroplasting buffer containing 10-15mg of zymolyase20T.Cells were incubated at 30 ̊C for 45-60 minor till the spheroplasting was completed.Spheroplasts werecollected by centrifugation at 4,500 rpmfor 5 minat 4 ̊C, washed gently with15 ml 1.2 M sorbitol solutionandresuspendedin 3.5 ml 15%ficoll solution made in PS buffercontaining 1X protease inhibitor cocktail. This suspension was homogenized on ice with 20-25 strokes in a loose-fitting Dounce homogenizer. Homogenate was transferred to an ice-cold,ultra-clear Beckman ultracentrifuge tube, overlaid witha gradient of3 ml 8%ficoll solution, 2.5 ml 4%ficoll solutionand 2.5 ml PS buffer lacking ficoll and centrifuged at 1,10,000g(30,000 rpm)for 90 minat 4 ̊Cin a pre-cooled Beckman ultracentrifuge with SW41-Ti swinging bucket rotor.Centrifugation was carried out with slow acceleration and deceleration settings.White creamy vacuole membrane layer wascollected from the interfaceof 0and4% ficoll gradientwithout mixing the layers.Total protein concentration in thevacuole fraction was estimated using BCAprotein assay kit as described earlier

Purified vacuole membrane isolation

Estimation of total glycogen in cells was performed asdescribed previously (Parrou et al., 1997) with slightmodifications.Briefly, YPD medium-grown C. glabratacells were harvested, washed once with 1 ml ice-cold waterandresuspendedin 250 μl sodium carbonate(0.25 M)solution. After incubation at95 ̊C for 4 hin water bath with occasional stirring, cell suspension was cooled and pH of the suspension was adjusted to 5.2 by adding 150 μl 1 M acetic acid. Tothis suspension,600 μl 0.2M sodium acetatewas added and cell suspension was incubated with 1-2 U/ml of α-amyloglucosidase from A.niger(Sigma #A7420)at 57 ̊C for overnight with constant agitation.Resultant glucose liberated by α-amyloglucosidase digestion was collected in the supernatant fraction and quantifiedby phenol-sulphuric acid methodof carbohydratedetermination.For quantification, commercially available purified glucose was used as a standard and total glycogen incells was expressed as μg/2 x 107cells tonormalizeagainstcell density

Estimation of glycogenlevels

dithiothreitol and1X protease inhibitor cocktail. Cell suspension was rapidly frozen at -80 ̊C,thawed and lysed with 0.5mm acid-washed glass beadsin a homogenizer (FastPrep®-24,MP Biomedicals)at maximum speed of 60 secfive times. Homogenate wasdiluted with 5mlTris-HCl (0.1M; pH 8.0)solutioncontaining 0.33M sucrose, 5mM EDTAand 2mM dithiothreitoland centrifuged at 1,000g for 3 minat 4 ̊C. Supernatant was collected and centrifuged again at 3,000g for 5 minat 4 ̊C to remove unbrokencells. The resulting supernatant was centrifuged at 19,000g for 45 minat 4 ̊C to obtain total membrane fraction. Total membrane pellet was resuspendedin 100μl membrane suspension buffer and stored at -80 ̊Ctill further use. Total protein concentration in the membrane fraction was estimated using BCAprotein assay kit (Thermo Scientific, US) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) used as astandard

Isolation of total membrane fractions from C. glabratastrains were carried out as described previously (Fernandes et al., 1998). Cells grown to log-phase under different environmental conditionswere harvested, washed and suspended to afinal density of 20 OD600cells in 1 ml solution containing100mM Tris (pH 10.7),5mM EDTA,2mM

Total membrane preparation

SDS-PAGEwas performed as described previously (Laemilli, 1970).10-40 μg protein samples were mixed with 4X SDS loading buffer and either incubated at 50 ̊C or 90 ̊C for 10 min. Denatured samples were loaded either on8%or 10%SDS-PAGEgel and run in Tris-Glycine-SDSgel running buffer at 70-100 Volts for 2-3 hin a Mini-PROTEAN®3electrophoresis unit(Bio-Rad).After electrophoresis,gels were either visualized by coomassie brilliant blue (CBB) stainingor processedfor western blotting as described below

Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE)

hybridizations from biological replicates for each sample. Data was extracted with Feature Extraction software v 10.5 (Agilent) and normalizedwith GeneSpring GX v 11.0.1 (Agilent) software using the recommended Percentile shift Normalization to 75th percentile. Raw Data sets for this study are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=

Log-phase wild-type and Cgyps1∆cells were grown in YNB and YNB-pH 2.0 medium. After 1 h incubation, yeast cells were collected, washed and were stored in RNAlater at -80°C. These frozen samples were sent to Genotypic Technology Ltd., Bangalore(http://www.genotypic.co.in) whichprovides services of global gene analysis on Agilent platform. A 8x15k GE array comprised of 60mer oligonucleotidesfor a total of C. glabrata5503 genes was used wherein average number of replicates for each probe was three. Labeling was done in single color and data is the average of two

Microarray analysis

.coliBW23473 electro-competent cell aliquots werethawed on ice and mixed with 1-2 lof plasmid DNA. Mixture was pulsed with the Gene Pulser®electroporation apparatus(Bio-Rad) at 1800 Volts with 25 μF and 200 Ωcurrentin a chilled0.1 cm electroporation cuvette(Bio-Rad). Immediately after successful pulsing, 1 ml LB medium was added to the cuvetteand suspension was transferred toa 1.5 ml sterile centrifuge tube. Cells wereincubated at 37°C for 1 hwith shaking and further plated onLB plates containing kanamycin(30μg/ml). Positive colonies were inoculated in LBliquid medium containing kanamycin(30μg/ml)for plasmid isolation

E.coliBW23473transformation by electroporationE

A single colony of E.coliBW23473strainfrom a freshly-streaked LBplate was inoculated in50ml LB medium. Culture was incubated overnight at 37°C with shaking at 200rpm. 25ml of the overnight-grown BW23473 culturewas transferred to500ml pre-warmed LB medium andincubated at 37°C till the OD600reached to 0.4. After incubation, cultureswere transferred to an ice-water bathandcentrifugeat 1,000g for 15 minat 4°C. Cells were washed twice with 500ml ice-coldwater, thrice with250ml ice-cold 10% glycerol solution and resuspendedin 1ml 10% glycerol solution. Cell suspension wasnormalized to final cell densityof 3x 1010cells/ml and dispensed in 50μl volume into sterile ice-cold microcentrifuge tubes. Aliquots weresnap frozen inliquid nitrogen and stored at -70 ̊C for further use

Electro-competentcell preparation

the disrupted gene, BLAST N of the sequences from rescued plasmids was performedagainstC. glabrataGenolevures database (http://www.genolevures.org/blast.html

Identification of disrupted locus in Tn7insertion mutants was carried out as described previously(Kaur et al.,2004). Disrupted locus in each mutant is physically marked with a mini Tn7 transposon derivative containing conditional origin of replication R6K(facilitates Tn7recovery), S. cerevisiae URA3and Klebsiella pneumoniae hphgene (confers resistance to hygromycin B)(Castaño et al.,2003). Briefly,genomic DNA was isolated fromovernight grown Tn7insertion mutants using spheroplast lysis method. After RNAse treatment, 10μgDNA was either digested withMfe1or SpeIrestriction enzymeas the Tn7 cassette lacks these enzyme sites. Followingovernight digestion, DNA wasprecipitated with 1ml ethanol and 1/10thvolume of 3 M sodium acetate (pH 5.2).DNApellet was washed twicewith ice-cold 70% ethanol, air driedand resuspendedin sterile MQ water. DNA was recircularized withT4 DNA ligase. Resultant circular plasmid contains the Tn7cassette flanked on either side by the gene,it has disruptedin the genome of C. glabrata.This circular plasmid DNA was transformedin E.coliBW23473 strain,which contains protein Π (the product of the pir gene)required by R6Korifor replication.Transformation of circularized DNA in E.coliBW23473 electrocompetent cells was performedas described below.Plasmids fromselected transformants were isolated and sequenced with outward primers from Tn7right and left ends to sequencethe disrupted gene fragment.For identification of

Tn7insertion mutant rescueand gene identification

C. glabrataTn7insertion mutantlibrary was screened for reduced growth in YNB-pH 2.0 medium. Thismutant library,composed of 9,134 Tn7insertion mutants, isarrayed in 96-well microtitre plates(Castaño et al.,2003). 2 μlof each mutant strain was inoculated in 120μl YNB medium and grown overnight at 30 ̊C in an incubator with constant shakingat 120 rpm. Overnight grown cultures were 120-folddiluted with 1X PBS in a 96 well block and transferred, using a 96-well pin replicator, to YNB and YNB-pH 2.0 medium. Plates were incubated at 30°C and mutant phenotypes were recorded after 3-4days.

Screening of C. glabrataTn7insertion mutants

and colony purified on CAA plate. 15% glycerol stocks were made for two independent transformants and stored at -80 ̊C

C. glabrataCgYPS7ORFwas cloned in a self-replicating pGRB2.2plasmidwhich contains C. glabrata CEN-ARS, S. cerevisiaeURA3gene, S. cerevisiaePGK1promoter and C. glabrataHIS3-3′ untranslated region. For cloning CgYPS7in pGRB2.2,CgYPS7ORF (1.764 kb) was PCR-amplified from the wild-type genomic DNA with high fidelity Platinum PfxDNA polymeraseusing primers carrying restriction sites for XbaIand XhoI. The1.764 kb amplifiedPCR product waspurified with QIAquick PCR purification kit (Qiagen # 28104),digested with XbaI and XhoI and cloned in the pGRB2.2plasmid at XbaI–XhoI sites in the multiple cloning site (MCS)region downstream of the PGK1promoter.Positiveclones were verified by PCR, sequencing and complementation analysesofCgyps7∆mutant. Yeast transformantsobtained by lithiumacetate methodwere selected on plates lacking uracil

Cloning of CgYPS7gene

stranded DNA. Final reaction volume was adjusted to 20 μl with DEPC-treated waterandamplificationreaction was carried out usingthese parameters: initial denaturation at 95 ̊C for 5 min followed by 40 cycles of denaturationat 95 ̊C for 30 sec, annealing at 55 ̊C-57 ̊C for 30 sec, elongation at 72 ̊C for 40 sec and final extension at 72 ̊C for 10 min. Transcript levelswerequantified with an end-point value known as Ct (cycle threshold). The Ctdefines the number of PCR cycles required forthe fluorescent signal of SYBR green dye to cross more than the background level. The Ctvalue isinversely proportional to the amount of nucleic acid product. Ctvalues were obtained during exponential phase of amplification and used forcalculation of relative-fold change in gene expression after normalization to Ctvalues ofeither housekeeping gene ACT1 (gene encoding actin)orTDH3 (gene encoding Gapdh)with the help of the following formula. Fold change in expression = 2-∆∆Ct∆∆Ct= ∆Cttreated -∆Ctuntreated∆Cttreated = Ctvalue forgene of interest under test/treatedcondition -Ctvalue forinternal controlgene(ACT1/TDH3) under test/treatedcondition∆Ctuntreated = Ctvalue forgene of interest under untreatedcondition -Ctvalue forinternal control (ACT1/TDH3)gene under untreatedcondition

Todeterminethe expression level of a specific gene, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR/qPCR)was performed oncDNA usinggene specific primers. Primers for qPCR weredesigned in such a way so as to get amplification products in a size range of 150 to 300 bp. Optimalprimer and cDNA concentrationswere standardized and qPCR was performed in ABI Prism 7000/7500 Real time PCR Machine (Applied Biosystems). Briefly, 0.4 μl cDNA was mixed with 0.1 to 0.2 picomolesof gene specific forward and reverse primers and 10 μl 2X MESA GREEN qPCR™Mastermix Plus containing SYBR green dye (Eurogentec) in awell of a96-well PCR plate (Axygen). SYBR green is a dye that specifically binds to double

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)

1 μg good quality RNA was treated with DNase I (amplification grade, Invitrogen) to remove DNA contamination and used for complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesis using reverse transcriptase enzyme and oligo-dT primers.SuperScript®III First-Strand Synthesis System (Invitrogen) was used to carry out cDNA synthesis reaction according to the manufacturer’s instructions. cDNA was stored at -20 ̊C

Complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesis

autoclavable plastic items to removeRNase contamination. RNA was isolated from C. glabratacells using hot phenol extraction strategy.Log-phase cells well harvested at 5,000 g for 5 min at 4 ̊C, resuspended in 1 ml ice-cold DEPCwater and transferred to a 2 ml microcentrifuge tube. Cells were spun down at 6,000 g for 3 min at 4 ̊C and resuspended in 350μl AEsolution. 50 μlSDS and 400 μl acid phenol wereadded tothe above tubeand mixed well by vortexing. Tubes were incubated at 65 ̊C for 15minwith continuousmixing. After incubation, tubes were kept on ice for 5 min and centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 5 min at 4 ̊C. Aqueous phase was collected and re-extracted with an equal volume of cholroform. Total RNA was precipitated at -20 ̊C with1/10thvolume of 3 M sodium acetate (pH 5.2) and 2.5 volume of ice-cold 100% ethanol and collected by centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 5 min at 4 ̊C. RNA pellet was washed with ice-cold 70% ethanol and resuspendedin 100 μl commercially available DEPC-treated water (Sigma # 95284). RNA concentration was measured byrecordingabsorbance at 260 nm. Purity of RNA sample was checked by A260nm/A280nmratio where ratio of >1.8 was considered as good quality RNA. RNA integrity was checked by gel electrophoresis on 8% agarose gel made in DEPC-treated TAE buffer

All solutions were made in RNase free diethylpyrocarbonate(DEPC)water. Microcentrifuge tubes and tips employed for RNA workwere autoclaved twice and kept at 70 ̊C for overnight before use. RNaseZap®(Ambion) was sprayed on non-

Total RNA isolation

Themethod was used for isolation of good quality genomic DNA that wasused to map Tn7insertionin C. glabratamutants.Briefly,10 mlsaturated yeast culturewasharvested, resuspendedin 1 ml sterile water and transferred toa2 ml microcentrifuge tube. Cells were pelleteddown by centrifugation at 4,000 rpm for 5 min. Supernatant was discarded and the pellet was resuspendedin 500 μl freshly prepared solutioncontaining100mM EDTAand 5% β-mercaptoethanol andincubated at 42 ̊C for 10 min. After incubation,cells were spun down at 5,000 rpm for 1 minand resuspendedin 500μl freshly-prepared BufferB. One tip full of lyticase(Sigma # L4025) was added and cellsuspension was incubated at 37 ̊C for 1 h. Following incubation,cell suspension was spun down at 6,000 rpm to recover spheroplasts.Spheroplasts weregently resuspendedin 500μl BufferCand DNA was twice extracted with 500μl phenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (25:24:1)solution.Aqueous layer was collected in a new 2ml microcentrifuge tube and DNA was precipitated with 1ml ethanol and 1/10thvolume of 3M sodium acetate (pH 5.2)by centrifugation at 13,000 rpm for 5 min. Pellet was resuspendedin 200 μl TE containing 0.3 μl of RNase Cocktail™and incubated at 37 ̊C for 30 min.After incubation, 300 μl additional TE was added and DNAwas re-precipitated withethanol and 3 M sodium acetateas described above. Pellet was washed with 70% ethanol anddried under air. DNA pellet was finally suspended in 100 μl TE and stored at -20 ̊C

Protocol III(Spheroplast lysis method

phenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (25:24:1)was added to the tube and mixed thoroughly.Aqueous phase was collected after centrifugationat 12,000 rpm for 3 minand was transferred toanew 2 ml microcentrifuge tube.1 ml absoluteethanol was added to the aqueous phase and DNA was precipitated by centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 8 minat 4 ̊C.DNA pellet was washed with chilled 70%ethanol and dried under air. DNA pellet was resuspendedin 50 μl TE containing 0.3 μl of RNase Cocktail™(Ambion®# AM2286)and incubated at 50 ̊C for 20 min. 200 μl additional TE was added to the above suspension and DNA was stored at -20 ̊C

In this method of genomic DNA extraction,yeast cells werelysed by mechanical disruption with glass beads. Briefly, yeast cells were harvested after overnight growth in YPD medium, resuspendedin 500 μl waterand transferred toa2 ml microcentrifuge tube.Cells were pelleteddown at 10,000rpm for 1 min. Resulting supernatant was discarded and the pellet was resuspendedin 500 μl Buffer A. The tube was incubated at 65 ̊C for 15 min. After incubation, 500 μl ofphenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (25:24:1) and 0.5 gm of acid-washed glass beads (Sigma # G8772) were addedto the tube. Cells were lysed by three cycles of high speed vortexing withintermittent ice breaksfor 45 secand pelleteddown at 12,000 rpm for 3 minat 4 ̊C.Uppermost aqueous phase was transferred to a 2 ml microcentrifuge tube,500 μl of

Protocol II (Glass bead lysis method)

This quick extraction method was used to isolate genomic DNA which was used as templateto amplify gene of interestor toverify the knock-out. C. glabratacells were grownovernight to saturation in 10 mlYPD medium at 30 ̊C.Cells were harvested at 4,000 rpm for 5 min, resuspendedin 400 μl Buffer Acontaining 50 mM Tris-HCl, 10 mM EDTA, 150 mM NaCl, 1%Triton X-100 and 1%SDSand weretransferred to a2 ml microcentrifuge tube. Equal volume ofphenol-chloroform solution was added to the abovesuspensionfollowed byvortexingfor 2-3 minand incubationat 42 ̊C for 30 minwithcontinuous agitation at 800 rpm on thermomixer (Eppendorf). Cell debris was removed bycentrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 5 minand aqueous fraction(~ 350 μl)was transferred to a new 2 ml microcentrifuge tube.0.3 μl RNaseCocktail™(Ambion® # AM2286) containing RNase A (500 U⁄ml) and RNase T1 (20,000 U⁄ml) was added and tubes were incubated at 37 ̊C for 30 min. DNA was precipitated with 2.5 volumesof chilled ethanol and 1/10thvolume of 3 M sodium acetate (pH 5.2).DNA pellet was washed with chilled 70%ethanol and semi-dried under air.Pellet was suspendedin 100μlTE (10 mM Tris-HCland 1 mM EDTA; pH 8.0)and stored at -20 ̊C.DNA concentration was determined by recordingabsorbance at 280 nmin Nanodrop (Nanodrop ND-1000, Thermo Scientific).

Protocol

Based on the subsequent use, DNA from C. glabratacells was extracted using three different methodologie

Yeast genomic DNA isolation

Molecular biology tech

preparedin appropriate solvents, sterilizedby autoclaving or filtrationand stored at appropriate temperature

For growth analysisof C. glabratastrains, a single colony from YPD or YNBagar mediumwas inoculated in appropriate liquid medium and incubated at 30 ̊C with shaking at 200 rpmfor 14-16 h. This overnight grown culture was used toinoculatetest medium to an initial OD600of 0.1to 0.3.Optical density/Absorbance of the cell suspensionwas measured using Ultraspec 2100 pro UV/visible spectrophotometer (Amersham Biosciences) at600nmat regular time-intervals up to a period of 96 h.Absorbance values were plotted with respect to time. Generation time of yeast strains wascalculated fromthe logarithmic (log) phase of cellgrowth. Growth profilesbetween 4 (t1)and 8 h(t2)time interval wereconsideredfor calculationof generation time usingfollowing formula. Generationtime(G)= (t2-t1) x {log (2)/ [log (Bf/Bi)]}G= Generation time in ht1=Initial timepoint taken for analysist2 = Final timepoint taken for analysisBf= Number of cells at time t2(calculated on the basis of OD600values, wherein1 OD600of C. glabratacorresponds to 2 X 107cells.)Bi= Number of cells at time t1(calculatedas mentioned above)Severalyeast strains used in this study were analysed for their susceptibility to variouschemical compounds,drugsand metal ions. For this purpose, stock solutions were

Growth assayand measurementof generation time

15 mM CaCl2.2H2O 250 mM KCl 55 mM MnCl2.4H2O pH was adjusted to 6.7 with 1 N KOH. MnCl2needsto beaddedseparately,drop by drop with stirring, tothe buffer. PIPES goes into solutionwhenpH is greater than 6.7. The solution, after pH adjustment to 6.7 was filter-sterilized and stored at -20ºC.Reagents for yeast transformation:1 M Lithium acetate (LiOAc)50% Polyethylene glycol10 mg/ml Carrier DNADimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)

INOUE transformation buffer:For bacterial DH5α ultra-competent cells preparation10 mM PIPES (free acid)

Transformation-related solutions

0.67% Yeast Nitrogen Base2% DextroseYeast Carbon Base (YCB):1.17% Yeast CarbonBase1% DextroseCAA:0.67% Yeast Nitrogen Base 2% Dextrose0.6% Casamino acids Plates weremade by adding 2% agar

Yeast Extract-Peptone-Dextrose (YPD):1% Yeast extract2% Peptone 2% DextroseYeast Nitrogen Base (YNB)

Yeast medium

antibodies,anti-mouse IgG andanti-rabbit IgG conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were obtained from Cell Signaling Technology, USA

All chemicals were purchasedfrom commercial sources. Mediacomponents for bacterial and yeast growthwere obtained from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company, USA). Other chemicals were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Co., USA. Materials used in recombinant DNA experiments were primarily obtained from New England Biolabs, Invitrogen, Bangalore Genei and MBI Fermentas. SuperScript™ III first-strand synthesis system was purchased from Invitrogen.MESA GREEN qPCR MasterMix Plus for SYBR®Assay was purchased from Eurogenetec. Kits used for plasmid isolation, PCR product purificationand DNAgelextractionwerefrom Qiagen.Radioactive chemical, ortho-P32-phosphoric acid,wasprocured from BRIT-Jonaki, CCMB, Hyderabad.Anti-Pma1 polyclonal antibody raised against S. cerevisiaePma1 was purchased from Santa CruzInc.,USA. Anti-phospho-p44/42 MAPK (Thr202/Tyr204) was purchased from Cell Signaling Technology, USA. Anti-CPY polyclonal antibody raised against S. cerevisiaeCPY was procuredfrom Thermo Scientific. Anti-Gapdh antibody raised against human Gapdh was purchased from Abcam. Secondary

Chemicals and antibodies

10 mg phosphatidylinositol-sodium salt(from Glycine max)was dissolved in 2 ml chloroform to prepare a 5 mg/ml stock solution. This solution was prepared in a small glass vial aschloroformis known to reactwith polypropylene. Small aliquots of stock solution were madeand stored at -20ºC till further use. To avoid spillage due to vapor pressure, vials containing phosphatidylinositol-sodium salt solutionwereopened very carefully.To prepare sonicated phosphatidylinositolfor one PI-3 kinase reaction, 2 μlof the stock phosphatidylinositolsolution (10 μg) wastransferredtoanew1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube. Using vacuum evaporator apparatus, chloroformwas evaporated from the solution and phosphatidylinositol-sodium saltwas resuspended in 5 μl sonication buffer.For sonication, a total of 20 pulses, each of 30 sec with30 sec resting time weregiven on ice

Preparation and sonication of phosphatidylinositol-sodium salt solution

homogenizedin 1 ml PBS and fungal burden was assessed by plating appropriate dilutions of tissue homogenate on YPD plates containing penicillin and streptomycinantibiotics (100units/mlpenicillin and 100μg/mlstreptomycin). All mice experiments were repeated twice with a set of 7-8 mice per strain in each experiment

Experiments involving mice were conducted at VIMTA Labs, Hyderabad.100 l YPD-grown C.glabratacellsuspension(4 X 107cells)was injected into female BALB/c mice (6-8 weeks old) through tail vein. Seven dayspost infection, mice weresacrificedand kidneys, liver,spleenand brainwere harvested. Organs were

Mouse infection assay

E. colistrains containing plasmids with unique oligonucleotide signature sequences were inoculated in LBmedium containing ampicillin and grown overnight at 37°Cand 200 rpm. Plasmids were extracted, quantitated anddenatured in alkaline denaturing solution. Approximately, 200 ng of each plasmid DNA was transferred to theHybond-Nmembraneusing96-well Dot Blot apparatus. Membranes were neutralized in 2X SSC and denatured plasmids were cross-linked to Hybond-N membranes usingUV cross linker

Membrane preparation

Genomic mapping of disrupted locusin Tn7insertion mutants was carried out as describedpreviously(Kaur et al., 2004).C. glabratamutants carrying Tn7insertionswere grown in YPD-liquid medium and genomic DNA was isolated fromovernight cultures. 10 μg genomic DNA was digested either with restriction enzyme MfeIor SpeI.Restriction enzyme-digestedDNA was precipitated with 1 ml ethanol and 1/10thvolume of sodiumacetate (3 M,pH 5.2). DNA pellet was washed twice with ice-cold 70% ethanol, air driedand was resuspended in sterilewater. DNA was recircularized with T4 DNA ligase.Resultant circular DNA carriedTn7cassette flanked on bothsidesby the disrupted locus oftheC. glabratagenome. CircularDNA wastransformed in E. coliBW23473 strainwhich contains protein Π (the product of the pirgene) required by R6Kγorifor replication.Twoverified transformants were grown overnight in LB-kanamycin medium and plasmids were extracted. Purified plasmids were sequenced withprimers reading outwards (OgRK 183 and OgRK 184) from both ends ofTn7cassette.Sequences obtained were compared,usingBLAST,against C. glabratagenome sequence database and regionsof Tn7insertions in C. glabratawere mapped

Mutant rescue

E. coli BW23473 electro-competent cell aliquots were taken out from -70ºC freezer, thawed on ice and were mixed with 1-2 lplasmid DNA. Mixture was pulsed with the Gene Pulser® electroporation apparatus (Bio-Rad),set at 1800 Volts, 25 μF and 200 Ω,in a chilled 0.1 cm electroporation cuvette. After electric pulse, 1 ml LB medium was immediately added to the cuvette and suspension was transferred to a 1.5 ml sterile microcentrifuge tube. Cells were incubatedat 37°C and 200 rpm for 1 h, centrifuged and were plated on LB-agar plates containing kanamycin (30 μg/ml). Transformants were colony purifiedon LB-kanamycin plates. Positive clones were verified by colony PCR and inoculated in LB-liquid medium containing kanamycin (30 μg/ml) for plasmid isolation

Transformation of E. coliBW23473 cells by electroporation

To prepareelectrocompetent cells, a single colony of E. coli BW23473 strain from a freshly-streaked LB agar plate was inoculated in 50 ml LB liquid medium. Culture was incubated at 37°C for 14 h with continuous shaking at 200 rpm. 25 mlovernight-grown E. coliBW23473 culture was transferred to 500 ml LB liquid medium and incubated at 37°C till the OD600 reached to 0.4. Post incubation, cultures were transferredto ice and centrifuged at 1,000g for 15 minat 4°C. Cells were washed twice with 500 ml ice-cold sterile water, three times with 250 ml ice-cold 10% glycerol solution and resuspended in 1 ml 10% glycerol solution. After absorbance measurement, cell suspension was normalized to final cell density of 3X1010cells/ml and dispensed in 50 μl aliquots to sterile ice-cold 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tubes. Aliquots were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -70ºC

Preparation of E. coliBW23473electrocompetent cells

E. coliDH5α strain was transformed with plasmids carrying appropriate inserts to clone and generatedeletion strains of C. glabrataORFs(Sambrook, 2001). Ultracompetentcells stored at -70⁰C were thawed on icefor 5-10 min. 5 μlligated plasmid was added to100 μlultracompetent cells andcells were incubatedon ice. After 30 min, competent cells were subjected to heat shock at 42⁰C for 90 seconds. Cells were immediately transferredtoicefor 2-3min. Next, 800 μlSOC (or LB) medium was added and cells were allowed to recover for 45 minon a shaker incubator set at 37⁰C.After the recovery, cells were centrifuged at 2,500g for 4 min. Medium supernatant was discarded and cells were resuspended in 200 μlfresh sterile LBmedium. Cells were plated on LB agar medium containing appropriate antibiotics. Plates wereincubatedat37⁰C for 12-16 h

Bacterial transformation

10 min at 4 ̊C and gently resuspended in 20 ml ice-cold Inoue transformation buffer. To this cell suspension, 1.5 ml sterile DMSO was added and swirled gently. Cell suspension was kept on ice for 10 min and 50 μl volume was aliquoted to chilled sterile microcentrifuge tubes. Cells were immediately snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80 ̊C

A single colony of E. coli DH5α strain was inoculated in 10 ml LB medium and incubated at 37 ̊C for overnight. 4 ml overnight culture was inoculated in 2 lt SOB medium and incubated at 18 ̊C till the OD600 reached to 0.5. Cultures were centrifugedat 2,500 g for 10 min at 4 ̊C and harvested cells were washed gently with80 ml ice-cold Inoue transformation buffer. Cells were collected by centrifugation at 2,500 g for

Preparation ofE. coli DH5α ultracompetent cells

A microtipful of cellsfor each yeaststrainfrom appropriate mediumwassuspended in 10μlzymolyase cocktailandincubated at 37ºC for 90 min. 2 μlof zymolyase-treated cell suspension was used as template in 25 μlPCR reaction

Yeast colony PCR

Alipophilic styryl dye,FM4-64,is a vital stain which istakenupby cells viaendocytosis through plasma membrane(Vida and Emr, 1995). Therefore, it fluorescesonly in live cells. Importantly, neitherfixed cells canbe stained with FM 4-64norcells canbe fixed afterFM 4-64staining. For vacuole staining, single colony of the test strain grown onYPD plate was inoculated in 10 ml YPD medium for overnight. 100 μlovernight culture was inoculated in fresh YPD medium and incubated at 30ºC for 3 hto obtain log-phase cells. C. glabratacells from 1 ml log-phase culture were harvested at 4,000 rpm for 5 minin a table top centrifuge. Supernatant was aspirated out,cells were resuspended in 50 μl YPD medium and 1 μl FM 4-64 (16 μM final concentration) was added.C. glabratacells were incubated in a 30ºC water bath for 30 min. 1 mlYPD medium was added and cells were harvested at 4,000 rpm for 5 minin a table-top centrifuge. After discarding supernatant,C. glabratacells were washed with fresh YPD medium and resuspended in 1 ml YPD medium. C. glabratacells were incubated at 30ºC for 90 min, washed with 1 mlsterile water and were resuspended in 50 μl YNB medium. Labeled C. glabratacells were observed underfluorescence microscope in red filter(730nm)

Stainingof C. glabratavacuoleswith FM4-64

centrifugation at 5,000 rpm for 4 minat room temperature. Harvested cells werewashed with PBS and treated with different compoundse.g.H2O2. After treatment,cells were harvested and further processed according to the type of experiments performed

For several experiments, log-phase C. glabratacells were harvested and treated with different compounds. For this, single colony of aC. glabratastrain was inoculated in YPD-liquid medium and grown for 14-16 h at 30ºC withcontinuous shaking at 200 rpm. Overnight cultures were reinoculated in YPD medium to an initial OD600of 0.1 andgrown for another 4 h. These log-phase cells were harvested by

Harvesting of and treatment to logarithmic phase C. glabratacells

For opsonization,C. glabratacells were incubatedwith 1 μg/μl human IgG for 30 min at 37°C and washed thrice with PBS. Alternatively, yeast cells were incubated with 25% human serum at 37°C for 30 min followed by threePBS washes

Opsonizationof C. glabratacells

C. glabratastrains were grown overnight in YPD medium. Cellswereharvested from 1 mlcultureandwashed withPBS.Cells were next washed with50mM NaH2PO4andresuspendedin 100 μlFITC-dextran(50mg/ml). After incubation at 37°Cfor 45 min, cells were washed thrice with PBS for complete removal of FITC-dextran.Yeast cells were resuspended in 1 ml PBS and used to infect PMA-treated THP-1 cells in 4-chambered glass slide

Fluorescein isothiocyanate(FITC)staining of C. glabratacells

24 h post infection, THP-1 macrophages were washed thrice with PBS, lysed in water and recovered yeast cells were used to infect THP-1 cells at a MOIof 1:10. Three rounds of macrophage infection foreach mutant pool were carried out to enrich for the desired mutants in the final population. The lysate of 3rdround infection was inoculated in YPD medium for overnight (output). Cells were harvested, genomic DNA isolated from each input and output cell pellet andunique signature tags were PCR-amplified with P32-labeledα-dCTP using primers complementary to theinvariant region flanking each unique tag sequence. LabeledPCR products were denatured at 95°C for 10 min, chilled on ice and were hybridized tonylon membranescarrying immobilized plasmid DNA containing 96 unique tagsfor 14-16 h at 42°C.Membranes were washed twicewith 0.1X SSC bufferand exposed to phosphorimager screen for 2-4 h. Radioactive counts for each spot were quantified using Image Quant and Fuji Multi Gauge V3.0 software. Relative percentage intensity for individual spot was calculated with respect to allspots present oneach hybridizedmembrane

YPD-grown cultures (0.05 OD600) of each mutant pool (96 mutants, each carrying a unique signature tag) were either inoculated in YPD medium for overnight (input) or used to infect differentiated THP-1 cells (1X106). After 2 h incubation, non-cell-associated yeastcellswere removed by washing THP-1 cellsthricewith PBS. At

Screening of C. glabrataTn7insertion mutant library

Single colony of C. glabratastrains wasinoculated in 10ml YPD-liquid medium and grown at 30°C with constant shaking at 200 rpm for 14-16 h. Overnight culture was used to inoculate 10 ml YPD broth to an initial OD600of 0.1 and culture was grown for 4-5 h to obtain log-phase culture. Log-phase C. glabratacells were harvested in 15 ml sterile polypropylene tubesby centrifugation at 4,000 rpm for 5 min. Harvested cells were washed with10ml sterile water,resuspendedin 1 ml sterile water and transferred to a 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube. Cells were harvested at 4,000 rpm for 5 minand resuspended in 100 μl of100mM lithium acetate solution.Yeast transformation cocktail was prepared in a 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube by mixing 240 μlpolyethylene glycol(50%), 36μl lithium acetate(1 M) and25μlheat-denatured single stranded carrier DNA(2 mg/ml). 50 μlC. glabratacell suspension and 50 μltransforming DNAwas added to the transformation cocktail, mixed well andincubatedat 30 ̊C for45 min. 43 μlDMSO was added and cells were subjected to heat shock at 42 ̊Cfor 15 min. After the heat shock, cells were transferred to ice for 10-15 seconds, centrifuged at 4,000 rpm for 5 min and supernatantwas removed.Cells wereresuspended in 200 μlsterile water andspread platedonappropriate selectionmedium. Plates wereincubatedat30 ̊Cfor 2-3 days

Yeast transformation

Identified mutants were phenotypically characterized in 96-well plate format. Mutant cultures were grown in YPD medium for overnight, diluted 150-fold in PBS and 5 μl of cell suspension was spotted on different plates with a 96-pin replicator. Growth was recorded after 1-2 daysof incubation at 30°C

Phenotypic profiling

at 30°C andimages were captured after 2-8daysof incubationdepending upon the medium used

Yeast strains were grown in YPD medium for 14-16 hat 30°Cunder continuous shaking at 200 rpm. Cells were harvested from 1 mlculture, washed with PBS and were diluted to an OD600of 1. Five ten-fold serial dilutions were preparedfrom aninitial culture of 1OD600.4 μl cultureof each dilution was spotted onYNB-agar plates containing different carbon sources. For spotting on YPD plates containing different compounds, 3 μl cultureof each dilution was spotted. Plates were incubated

Serial dilution spotting assay

For growth analysis of a C. glabratastrain,single colony wasinoculated in appropriate broth medium and grown for 14-16 h. Overnight grown culture was used to inoculate the test medium toan initial OD600of 0.1-0.3. Cultures were transferred to a shaker incubator set at 30°C and 200 rpm. Absorbance ofcultures was measured using Ultraspec 2100 pro UV/visible spectrophotometer (Amersham Biosciences) at 600 nm at regular time-intervalstill 48h. Absorbancevalues were plotted with respect to time and generation time was determined from the logarithmic (log)phase of cell growth usingthefollowing formula.G = Generation time (h)T1= Initial time point taken for analysisT2= Final time point taken for analysisNf= Number of cells at time T2(1 OD600of C. glabrata corresponds to 2 X 107cells.)Ni= Number of cells at time T1(calculated from OD600value as mentioned above)

Growth analysis and determination of generation time

Bacterial strainEscherichia coli DH5αused for cloning purposewas revived on LB medium and grown at 37°C withcontinuous shaking at 200 rpm. LB medium was supplemented with appropriate antibiotics to growbacterial strains carrying plasmids. AnotherE. coli strain,BW23473,was used to rescue the Tn7transposon cassette from C. glabrataTn7insertion mutants. For plasmid DNA purification, bacterial strains were grown overnight in LB broth medium containingsuitable antibiotics

C. glabratastrains were routinely grown either in rich YPD medium or synthetically-defined YNB medium at 30°C withcontinuous shaking at 200 rpm unless otherwise stated. In general, C. glabratafrozen glycerol stocks wererevivedonYPD medium by streaking and allowed to grow for 1-2 days. C. glabratastrainsharboringthe plasmid with URA3as selectable marker were revived onCAA medium.To prepare liquid cell culture, single colony of eachC. glabratastrainwasinoculated either in YPD or YNB broth mediumand grown for 14-16 h. C. glabratastrains streaked on plates were storedat 4°C fora maximum period of2 weeks

Strains and culture conditions

Microbiological methods

To isolate primary peritoneal macrophages, 6-8 week old BALB/c mice were injected with 3% (w/v) thioglycollate broth (0.55% dextrose, 0.05% sodium thioglycollate, 0.5% sodium chloride, 0.05% agar)intraperitonealy (I.P. 50 μl/g body weight). After five days of injection, mice were euthanized by CO2inhalationand peritoneal macrophages were harvested byflushing the peritoneal cavity (lavage) with 10 mlDMEM medium(Zhang et al., 2008)

Isolation of primary (peritoneal) macrophages from BALB/c mice

150 mM NaCl1% Triton-X1% SDSBuffer B50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5)10 mM EDTA1.1 MSorbitol50 mM β-mercaptoethanol (To be added just before use)Buffer C100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5)10 mM EDTA10% SDSAE buffer3 M Sodium acetate(pH 5.3)0.5 M EDTA (pH 8.0)Phenol:Chloroform:Isoamyl alcohol (25:24:1) solution25 ml Tris-equilibrated Phenol24 ml Chloroform1 ml Isoamyl alcholDNA sample loading buffer0.25% Bromophenol blue0.25% Xylene cyanol15% FicollDNA sample loading buffer was prepared in water

Buffer A50 mM Tris-HCl(pH 8)10 mM EDTA

Buffers for extraction and analysis of genomic DNA and RNA

10 mM NaCl2.5 mM KCl10 mM MgCl210 mM MgSO4LB-ampicillin and LB-kanamycin platesLBmedium50 μg/ml ampicillin30 μg/ml kanamycinMedia and solutions were sterilizedeither by routine autoclaving at 121°C and 15 psi for 20 minor by filtration through membrane of 0.22 μm porosity

Luria Bertani (LB)0.5% Yeast Extract1% Tryptone1% NaClSuper Optimal Broth (SOB)0.5% Yeast Extract2% Peptone

Bacterial media

All antibodies, their sources, clonality and dilutions used are listed in Table 2.2

Antibodies

For restriction digestion(either single or double), 0.5 to 1μg of DNA was used in a reaction containing2 to 5units of commercially available restriction enzyme(s)and 5μl of the recommended buffer (suppliedas 10X concentrationsby the vendor)in atotal reaction volume of 50μl. The reaction mixture was incubated for 2 h or overnight at 37°C. The digested DNA fragments were then visualised by ethidium bromide staining after electrophoresis on agarose gels. Commercially available DNA size markers were loaded along with the samples to ascertain or estimate the sizes of the digestedfragments

Restriction enzyme digestion

Automated DNA sequencing on plasmid templates or on PCR products was carried out with dye terminator cycle sequencing kits from Perkin-Elmer on an automated sequencer (model 377, Applied Biosystems), following the manufacturer’s instructions

DNA sequencing

Agarose gels were preparedby boiling appropriate amount of agarose in TAEbuffer. After dissolution, it was cooled and then poured in a casting tray containing a comb for desired number of wells. The gel was allowed to solidify and then shifted to horizontal electrophoresis tank containing TAE buffer. The DNA samples were mixed with appropriate volumes of 6X DNA loading dye, loaded on the gel andelectrophoresedat appropriate voltage and current conditions (generally 80 V,400 mA). The gel was stained in ethidium bromide solution(1 μg/ml)for 15-min at room temperature and visualisedby fluorescence under UV-light in a UV-transilluminator

Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

2μg of total RNA was reverse-transcribed using SuperScript III Reverse Transcriptase which is a commercially available version of M-MLVRT with reduced RNase H activity and increased thermal stability.According to manufacturer’s protocol1μg of RNA,1μl oligo(dT)(500ng),1μl 10mM dNTPand nuclease freewater was added to afinal volume of 13μlin a PCR tube.Thismixture was then incubated at 65°C for 5 minutesin a thermo cyclerand then quicklytransferredtoicefor 1minute. To this 4μl of 5X first strand buffer 1μl of 0.1MDTTand1μl ofRNaseOUT (40U/μl) were added. Then contents were then mixed and 1μl (200 units/μl) of SuperScript III RT was added. Themixture was then incubated at 50°C for 60 minutesin a thermo cycler.Lastlythe reaction was stopped byincubating the mixture at 70°C for 15 minutes. The cDNA thus prepared was then usedas a template for PCR

RT-PCR (Reverse Transcriptase PCR)

The quantity and purity of nucleic acids was determined by measuring the absorbance at 260 and 280 nm. The concentration of nucleic acids was calculated by considering the OD (λ260)= 1 corresponding to50μg/ml DNA and 40 μg/ml ofRNA. The purity of nucleic acids was checked by their A260/A280 ratioconsidering 1.8 for DNA and 2.0 for RNA. These measurements were done in NanoDrop 2000 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

Quantification of nucleic acids

Total RNA was isolated by TRIzol method using the manufacturer’s protocol. Briefly, medium was removed from culture dish and recommended amount of TRIzol wasadded directly on to the dish and kept at room temperature for 5 minutes for lysis of cells. The cellular homogenate was then transferred to a 1.5ml microcentrifuge tube. For each mlof TRIzol, 200μl of chloroform was added and tubes were shaken vigorously for 10 seconds to completely dissociate the nucleoprotein complexes, followed by vortexing for about 30 seconds. The mixture was kept for 3-5 minutes at room temperature and then centrifuged at maximum speed of 12,000 rpm for 10 minutes. The upper aqueous phase was transferred into a fresh micro centrifuge tube and RNA was precipitated by adding 500μl of iso-propanol. The RNA pellet was obtainedby centrifugation at 12,000 rpm for 30 minutes at 4°C. The pellet was washed with 1ml of chilled 70% ethanol followed by centrifugation at 12,000 rpmfor 5minutes. The supernatant was removed and the pellet air-dried for about 5 minutes. The pellet was resuspendedin 30-50μl RNase free deionisedwater and dissolved at 55ºC followed by quantificationusingnanodrop spectrophotometerfor further use.The RNA integrity was checked by evaluating the 18S and 28S rRNA signals by running 1μl of total RNA on denaturing agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide

Total RNA isolation from cultured cells

Molecular techniques

Themixture is incubated in a water bath at 37⁰C for 15 min and afterwards transferred on ice and 4μl of DNA loading buffer is added. The samples were then run on a polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis which had been pre-run for 30 min. Electrophoresis was carried out at 4⁰C for 3h till the bromophenol blue migrated to 2cm above the bottom of gel. The gel was taken out and kept on Whatman filter paper sheet and covered by saran wrap followed by drying in a gel dryer at 80⁰C for 1h under suction. The dried gel was exposed to phosphoimager screen by keeping in phosphoimager cassette overnight

A binding reaction mixture was prepared by adding the following components to a microcentrifuge tube on ic

Binding reaction

Cells were seeded in replicates of five @ 3X103cells per wellinfive different 96well cell culture platesand grown in complete media. The method described earlier was slightly modified and followed (Gillies et al., 1986). After every 24h of seeding, one plate was stained with 0.2% crystal violet in 2% ethanolfor 15 minutestill 4thday i.e. 96h.One plate was stained just after the cells get attached to use as 0h time point. Excess dye was removed from the plates by washing with ample amount of water. Crystal violet dye incorporated in the cells was extracted using 0.1% SDS solution by shaking for 10 minutes on a shaker. Absorbance of the extracted dye was then determined at 570 nm in a spectrophotometer. The experiment was repeated at least three times and the average absorbance was plotted for each time point to generate a growth curve

Cell growth Assay

Malachite green reagent

Reaction Buffer

Cell lysis Buffer

Calcineurin phosphatase assay

DNA staining solution

Fixative

For cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry

Inoue buffer

For preparation of Ultra competent cells

DNA loading dye

Agarose gel

TAE

For DNA electrophoresis

Neutralization solution(Solution III)

Lysissolution(Solution II)

Resuspension solution(Solution I)

For Plasmid isolation

Binding Buffer (10X)

EMSA Buffer

Nuclear lysis buffer

Polydeoxy (Inosinate-cytidylate) (Poly dI-dC)

For Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA)

Nuclear extractionbuffer (without protease inhibitors)

Cytoplasmic extractionbuffer (without protease inhibitors)

For Cell fractionation

Blocking buffer: 2% BSA

Permeabilization buffer: 0.2% Triton X100

Fixative : 4% Formaldehyde

For Immunofluorescence

Stripping Buffer

Blocking Buffer

TBST

Transfer Buffer

Running Buffer

Stacking and resolving AcrylamidegelsResolving gel (10 ml)

6X protein loading buffer (Laemmlibuffer)

Cell lysis buffer(RIPA Buffer)

For Immunoblotting

Tris Buffered Saline (TBS)

Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS)

General Buffers

Ammonium persulfate(APS)

Acrylamide (29:1)

Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF)

Benzamidine

Aprotinin

Leupeptin

NP-40ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 10 mlNP-4010%1mlH2O9ml

Dithiothreitol (DTT)ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 5 mlDTT1.0M0.7725gH2Oq.s

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), pH 8.0ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 500 mlEDTA0.5M93.05gH2Oq.sThe pH is adjusted to 8.0 using 10M NaOH

Ethylene Glycol Tetraacetic acid (EGTA), pH 7.0ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 50 mlEGTA0.1M1.902gH2Oq.sThe pH is adjusted to 7.0 using 10M NaOH

Potassium Chloride (KCl)ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 100 mlKCl2M14.91gH2Oq.s

Sodium Chloride (NaCl)ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 100 mlNaCl5M29.22gH2Oq.s

Potassium Chloride (KCl)

HEPES pH 7.9ComponentsFinal concentrationFor 100 mlHEPES1M23.83gH2Oq.sThe pH wasadjusted to 7.9 using 10M NaOH

Stock solution

Buffers and solutions

Transfection of plasmid DNAin cellswas performed using Lipofectamine 2000 reagent as per manufacturer’s protocolprovided with the reagent. Briefly, 0.5 to 1 million cells were seeded in a 60mm or 100mm tissue culture dish. After 12h of seeding,transfections were performed. 6-12 μg DNA was mixed in 500-1500 μl of Opti-MEM in one polypropylene tube and simultaneously, 15-30 μl of Lipofectamine 2000 was mixed in similar volumes of Opti-MEM in another tube and incubated at room temperature for 10minutes. Opti-MEM containingDNA and Lipofectamine 2000 were then mixed and incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature for the formation of DNA-lipid complex. Meanwhile, the cells were washed with sterile PBS and 4-10ml of Opti-MEM was addedin the plate. DNA-lipid complexes were then added to each dish for 6h. After that, the medium containing complexes was removed and complete medium (DMEM containing FBS) was added. Expression of transgene was evaluated 24-48hafter transfectioneitherby immunoblottingor immunofluorescence or by RT-PCR followed by PCR

Transient transfection in adherent cells

Extraction buffer

10XBinding buffer

Agarose gel

Nuclear lysis buffer (without protease inhibitors

Permeabilisation buffer: 0.2% Triton X100

Stripping buffer

Blocking buffer

TBS-T

Transfer buffer

(f) Running buffer

(e) Stacking polyacrylamide gel

(d) Resolvingpolyacrylamide gel

(c) 6X Protein loading buffer (Lammeli buffer)