Journal: Cell Death Discovery
Article Title: The fungal peptide toxin candidalysin induces distinct membrane repair mechanisms compared to bacterial pore-forming toxins
doi: 10.1038/s41420-025-02923-w
Figure Lengend Snippet: HeLa cells were challenged with A 9.375–600 HU/mL candidalysin (Clys), B 4–2000 HU/mL aerolysin (Aero), C 31–2000 HU/mL SLO, or A – C a mass equivalent to wild-type toxin of candidalysin mutAA , aerolysin Y221G , or monomer-locked SLO (SLO ML) in RPMI supplemented with 2 mM CaCl 2 and 20 μg/ml propidium iodide (PI) at 37 °C. PI uptake was analyzed by flow cytometry and % specific lysis was determined. D The amount of toxin needed to kill 50% of the cells (LC 50 ) was calculated by logistic modeling. E HeLa cells were challenged with 9.375–600 HU/mL Clys, 31–2000 HU/mL Aero, or 31–2000 HU/mL SLO at 37 °C in RPMI supplemented with either 2 mM CaCl 2 , or 2 mM EGTA. PI uptake was analyzed by flow cytometry. The LC 50 was calculated as described above. Dotted lines indicate the lower and upper limits of detection. Graphs show the mean ± S.E.M. of A – D six or E five independent experiments, with D , E independent experiments plotted as data points. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001 by repeated-measures one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test.
Article Snippet: Propidium iodide (PI) was from Biotium (Fremont, CA, USA) (Cat # 40016).
Techniques: Flow Cytometry, Lysis, Comparison