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While transcriptional control of these processes has been extensively studied, the contribution of post-transcriptional regulation remains incompletely understood. Here, we identify the P-body component Lsm1 as a critical factor of metabolic adaptation, mitochondrial homeostasis, and pathogenicity in C. albicans. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that loss of Lsm1 causes global transcriptional imbalance, leading to dysfunction of amino acid metabolism, mitochondrial function, endocytic trafficking, and autophagy processes. This dysfunction is accompanied by diminished TORC1 activity. Due to the aberrant TORC1 regulation caused by loss of Lsm1, ATG mRNA stability and autophagy flux was impaired under nutrient-rich condition and nitrogen starvation condition. In this context, the lsm1\u0394\/\u0394 cells established an adaptive metabolic and redox state characterized by altered NAD+\/NADH and NADP+\/NADPH balance, and enhanced antioxidant capacity. Moreover, the lsm1\u0394\/\u0394 cells displayed the defects in hyphal development, biofilm formation, and host cell interaction, and exhibited the attenuated virulence in a murine infection model. Together, our findings revealed that Lsm1-mediated post-transcriptional regulation is associated with the maintenance of amino acid metabolism, mitochondrial function, and TORC1 activity to fungal virulence, revealing a potential therapeutic target for C. albicans infections.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms14040771","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]],"date-time":"2026-03-30T13:41:53Z","timestamp":1774878113000},"page":"771","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Lsm1 Coordinates Mitochondrial Homeostasis, TORC1 Signaling, and Virulence in Candida albicans"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Hangqi","family":"Zhu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jianing","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0473-5111","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Qilin","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mingchun","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"525","DOI":"10.1038\/s41579-025-01174-x","article-title":"Commensalism and Pathogenesis of Candida albicans at the Mucosal Interface","volume":"23","author":"Schille","year":"2025","journal-title":"Nat. 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