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Sun X, Liu D, Zhao X. Transcription factors: switches for regulating growth and development in macrofungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:6179-6191. [PMID: 37624406 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12726-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
Abstract
Macrofungi (or mushrooms) act as an extraordinarily important part to human health due to their nutritional and/or medicinal value, but the detailed researches in growth and development mechanisms have yet to be explored further. Transcription factors (TFs) play indispensable roles in signal transduction and affect growth, development, and metabolism of macrofungi. In recent years, increasing research effort has been employed to probe the relationship between the development of macrofungi and TFs. Herein, the present review comprehensively summarized the functional TFs researched in macrofungi, including modulating mycelial growth, fructification, sclerotial formation, sexual reproduction, spore formation, and secondary metabolism. Meanwhile, the possible effect mechanisms of TFs on the growth and development of some macrofungi were also revealed. Specific examples of functional characterizations of TFs in macrofungi (such as Schizophyllum commune and Coprinopsis cinerea) were described to a better comprehension of regulatory effect. Future research prospects in the field of TFs of macrofungi are discussed. We illustrated the functional versatility of the TFs in macrofungi based on specific examples. A systematical realization of the interaction and possible mechanisms between TFs and macrofungi can supply possible solutions to regulate genetic characteristics, which supply novel insights into the regulation of growth, development and metabolism of macrofungi. KEY POINTS: • The functional TFs researched in macrofungi were summarized. • The possible effect mechanisms of TFs in macrofungal were described. • The multiple physiological functions of TFs in macrofungi were discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xueyan Sun
- Research Center for Environmental Ecology and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Research Center for Environmental Ecology and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
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Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier influences ganoderic acid biosynthesis in Ganoderma lucidum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:1361-1371. [PMID: 36635397 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12357-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Mitochondrial pyruvate carriers (MPCs), located in the inner membrane of mitochondria, are essential carriers for pyruvate to enter mitochondria. MPCs regulate a wide range of intracellular metabolic processes, such as glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle), fatty acid metabolism, and amino acid metabolism. However, the metabolic regulation of MPCs in macrofungi is poorly studied. We studied the role of MPCs in Ganoderma lucidum (GlMPC) on ganoderic acid (GA) biosynthesis regulation in G. lucidum. In this study, we found that the mitochondrial/cytoplasmic ratio of pyruvate was downregulated about 75% in GlMPC1- and GlMPC2-silenced transformants compared with wild type (WT). In addition, the GA content was 17.72 mg/g and increased by approximately 50% in GlMPC1- and GlMPC2-silenced transformants compared with WT. By assaying the expression levels of three key enzymes and the enzyme activities of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (α-KGDH) of the TCA cycle in GlMPC1- and GlMPC2-silenced transformants, it was found that the decrease in GlMPCs activity did not significantly downregulate the TCA cycle rate, and the enzyme activity of IDH increased by 44% compared with WT. We then verified that fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) supplements the TCA cycle by detecting the expression levels of key enzymes involved in FAO. The results showed that compared with WT, the GA content was 1.14 mg/g and reduced by approximately 40% in co-silenced transformants. KEY POINTS: • GlMPCs affects the distribution of pyruvate between mitochondria and the cytoplasm. • Acetyl-CoA produced by FAO maintains the TCA cycle. • Acetyl-CoA produced by FAO promotes the accumulation of GA.
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Guo Y, Gao Q, Fan Y, Song S, Yan D, Zhao J, Chen Y, Liu Y, Wang S. Two Strains of Lentinula edodes Differ in Their Transcriptional and Metabolic Patterns and Respond Differently to Thermostress. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9020179. [PMID: 36836294 PMCID: PMC9961724 DOI: 10.3390/jof9020179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Temperature type is one of the key traits determining the cultivation regime of Lentinula edodes. However, the molecular and metabolic basis underling temperature type remain unclear. Here, we investigated the phenotypic, transcriptomic, and metabolic features of L. edodes with different temperature types under both control (25 °C) and high (37 °C) temperature conditions. We found that under the control condition, the high- and low-temperature types of L. edodes harbored distinct transcriptional and metabolic profiles. The high-temperature (H-)-type strain had a higher expression level of genes involved in the toxin processes and carbohydrate binding, while the low-temperature (L-)-type strain had a high expression level of oxidoreductase activity. Heat stress significantly inhibited the growth of both H- and L-type strains, while the latter had a higher growth inhibition rate. Upon exposure to heat, the H-type strain significantly up-regulated genes associated with the components of the cellular membrane, whereas the L-type strain markedly up-regulated genes involved in the extracellular region and carbohydrate binding. Metabolome data showed that thermostress altered purine and pyrimidine metabolism in the H-type strain, whereas it altered cysteine, methionine, and glycerophospholipid metabolism in the L-type strain. Transcriptome and metabolome integrative analysis was able to identify three independent thermotolerance-related gene-metabolite regulatory networks. Our results deepen the current understanding of the molecular and metabolic basis underlying temperature type and suggest, for the first time, that thermotolerance mechanisms can be temperature-type-dependent for L. edodes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuan Guo
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
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- College of Agriculture and Food Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (S.W.)
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (S.W.)
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Oechler H, Krah FS. Response of Fruit Body Assemblage Color Lightness to Macroclimate and Vegetation Cover. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.829981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Understanding how species relate mechanistically to their environment via traits is a central goal in ecology. Many macroecological rules were found for macroorganisms, however, whether they can explain microorganismal macroecological patterns still requires investigation. Further, whether macroecological rules are also applicable in microclimates is largely unexplored. Here we use fruit body-forming fungi to understand both aspects better. A recent study showed first evidence for the thermal-melanism hypothesis (Bogert’s rule) in fruit body-forming fungi and relied on a continental spatial scale with large grid size. At large spatial extent and grid sizes, other factors like dispersal limitation or local microclimatic variability might influence observed patterns besides the rule of interest. Therefore, we test fungal assemblage fruit body color lightness along a local elevational gradient (mean annual temperature gradient of 7°C) while considering the vegetation cover as a proxy for local variability in microclimate. Using multivariate linear modeling, we found that fungal fruiting assemblages are significantly darker at lower mean annual temperatures supporting the thermal-melanism hypothesis. Further, we found a non-significant trend of assemblage color lightness with vegetation cover. Our results support Bogert’s rule for microorganisms with macroclimate, which was also found for macroorganisms.
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Krah FS, Hagge J, Schreiber J, Brandl R, Müller J, Bässler C. Fungal fruit body assemblages are tougher in harsh microclimates. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1633. [PMID: 35102234 PMCID: PMC8803873 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05715-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Forest species are affected by macroclimate, however, the microclimatic variability can be more extreme and change through climate change. Fungal fruiting community composition was affected by microclimatic differences. Here we ask whether differences in the fruiting community can be explained by morphological traits of the fruit body, which may help endure harsh conditions. We used a dead wood experiment and macrofungal fruit body size, color, and toughness. We exposed logs of two host tree species under closed and experimentally opened forest canopies in a random-block design for four years and identified all visible fruit bodies of two fungal lineages (Basidio- and Ascomycota). We found a consistently higher proportion of tough-fleshed species in harsher microclimates under open canopies. Although significant, responses of community fruit body size and color lightness were inconsistent across lineages. We suggest the toughness-protection hypothesis, stating that tough-fleshed fruit bodies protect from microclimatic extremes by reducing dehydration. Our study suggests that the predicted increase of microclimatic harshness with climate change will likely decrease the presence of soft-fleshed fruit bodies. Whether harsh microclimates also affect the mycelium of macrofungi with different fruit body morphology would complement our findings and increase predictability under climate change.
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- Franz-Sebastian Krah
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Conservation Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Forest Nature Conservation, Northwest German Forest Research Institute, Hann. Münden, Germany
- Forest Nature Conservation, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Conservation Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Ecology, Philips University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Bavarian Forest National Park, Grafenau, Germany
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Conservation Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Bavarian Forest National Park, Grafenau, Germany
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Luo L, Zhang S, Wu J, Sun X, Ma A. Heat stress in macrofungi: effects and response mechanisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:7567-7576. [PMID: 34536103 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11574-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Temperature is one of the key factors that affects the growth and development of macrofungi. Heat stress not only negatively affects the morphology and growth rate of macrofungi, but also destroys cell structures and influences cell metabolism. Due to loosed structure of cell walls and increased membrane fluidity, which caused by heat stress, the outflow of intracellular nutrients makes macrofungi more vulnerable to invasion by pathogens. Macrofungi accumulate reactive oxygen species (ROS), Ca2+, and nitric oxide (NO) when heat-stressed, which transmit and amplify the heat stimulation signal through intracellular signal transduction pathways. Through regulation of some transcription factors including heat response factors (HSFs), POZCP26 and MYB, macrofungi respond to heat stress by different mechanisms. In this paper, we present mechanisms used by macrofungi to adapt and survive under heat stress conditions, including antioxidant defense systems that eliminate the excess ROS, increase in trehalose levels that prevent enzymes and proteins deformation, and stabilize cell structures and heat shock proteins (HSPs) that repair damaged proteins and synthesis of auxins, which increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes. All of these help macrofungi resist and adapt to heat stress. KEY POINTS: • The effects of heat stress on macrofungal growth and development were described. • The respond mechanisms to heat stress in macrofungi were summarized. • The further research directions of heat stress in macrofungi were discussed.
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- Lu Luo
- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. .,Key Laboratory of Agro-Microbial Resources and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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