The application discloses a kind of
Candida albicans BUB2
Gene deletion
attenuated strain, its construction method and application belong to the field of
genetic engineering technology.The
attenuated strain is
Candida albicans BUB2 deletion strain with BUB2
gene not expressed, its construction method uses
CRISPR / Cas9
system, with HIS1 as screening marker, by knocking out box and sgRNA, Cas9 co-transforms
Candida albicans wild type strain, replaces two alleles of BUB2
gene to obtain.The
phenotype experiment verifies that BUB2 deletion strain is
highly sensitive to
hydrogen peroxide,
cadmium chloride and
congo red;Hyphal induction experiment shows that the hyphal production capacity of deletion strain significantly decreases, and the hyphal length significantly shortens;
Biofilm formation experiment shows that the
biofilm formation capacity of deletion strain is about 41.4% of
wild type;Galleria mellonella and mouse infection model confirm that the
virulence of BUB2 deletion strain significantly decreases, and the
survival rate of infection group is much higher than that of
wild type group.The application provides a new action target for
clinical treatment of
Candida albicans infection, and can be used for preparing or screening anti-
Candida albicans infection drugs, and has good application prospect.