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Screening and characterization of a novel Antibiofilm polypeptide derived from filamentous Fungi. J Proteomics 2020; 233:104075. [PMID: 33309927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.104075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the present study, 120 fungal isolates were locally isolated from soil and selected according to their ability to antimicrobial activity. Then, selected isolates were tested for their ability to prevent biofilm formation and only one isolate (A01) showed an antibiofilm effect. The isolate A01 identified as Aspergillus tubingensis by sequencing of the 18S ITS region and a segment of β-tubulin gene. Then, 5 fractions were prepared from the culture filtrate of A. tubingensis A01 using the ultrafiltration technique to find active polypeptide fraction. The experiments revealed that one of them had an antibiofilm activity. The MALDI-TOF/MS analyses demonstrated that this polypeptide composed of 92 amino acids and had a molecular mass of 10,087 Da. The sequence alignment showed homology with hypothetical protein (OJI81679.1). The gene coding for this polypeptide consisting of 279 nucleotides, herein we called astucin, was cloned and sequenced from A. tubingensis A01 to confirm results. The MIC of the purified polypeptide was 32 m/L and 128 μg/mL and the MBIC was 2 and 8 μg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA, respectively. The results demonstrated that the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of astucin, together with its lack of cytotoxicity, makes it an alternative for application in medicine. SIGNIFICANCE: Antibiotic resistance is a global problem and the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria reduce the effect the current treatment approaches. In this context, antimicrobial peptides stand out as potentional agents to combat bacterial infection especially, biofilm related infections. Importantly, this study have greatly considered our understanding for fungal derived antibiofilm polypeptides. In this study, traditional selection method combined with crystal violet assay is used to investigate antibiofilm polypeptides. We identified antibiofilm polypeptides purified from A. tubingensis A01. This protein shows antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against S. aureus.
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Nogueira-López G, Padilla-Arizmendi F, Inwood S, Lyne S, Steyaert JM, Nieto-Jacobo MF, Stewart A, Mendoza-Mendoza A. TrichoGate: An Improved Vector System for a Large Scale of Functional Analysis of Trichoderma Genes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2794. [PMID: 31921006 PMCID: PMC6915037 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Species of the genus Trichoderma are ubiquitous in the environment and are widely used in agriculture, as biopesticides, and in the industry for the production of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes. Trichoderma represents an important genus of endophytes, and several Trichoderma species have become excellent models for the study of fungal biology and plant–microbe interactions; moreover, are exceptional biotechnological factories for the production of bioactive molecules useful in agriculture and medicine. Next-generation sequencing technology coupled with systematic construction of recombinant DNA molecules provides powerful tools that contribute to the functional analysis of Trichoderma genetics, thus allowing for a better understanding of the underlying factors determining its biology. Here, we present the creation of diverse vectors containing (i) promoter-specific vectors for Trichoderma, (ii) gene deletions (using hygromycin phosphotransferase as selection marker), (iii) protein localization (mCherry and eGFP, which were codon-optimized for Trichoderma), (iv) gene complementation (neomycin phosphotransferase) and (v) overexpression of encoding gene proteins fused to fluorescent markers, by using the Golden Gate cloning technology. Furthermore, we present the design and implementation of a binary vector for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in Trichoderma to increase the homologous recombination rate and the generation of a novel selection marker based on carboxin resistance.
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.,Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.,Plant & Food Research Gerald St, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand.,Foundation For Arable Research, Templeton, New Zealand
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Eshelli M, Qader MM, Jambi EJ, Hursthouse AS, Rateb ME. Current Status and Future Opportunities of Omics Tools in Mycotoxin Research. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:E433. [PMID: 30373184 PMCID: PMC6267353 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10110433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of low molecular weight produced by filamentous fungi, such as Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium spp. Mycotoxins are natural contaminants of agricultural commodities and their prevalence may increase due to global warming. Dangerous mycotoxins cause a variety of health problems not only for humans, but also for animals. For instance, they possess carcinogenic, immunosuppressive, hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic, and neurotoxic effects. Hence, various approaches have been used to assess and control mycotoxin contamination. Significant challenges still exist because of the complex heterogeneous nature of food composition. The potential of combined omics approaches such as metabolomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics would contribute to our understanding about pathogen fungal crosstalk as well as strengthen our ability to identify, isolate, and characterise mycotoxins pre and post-harvest. Multi-omics approaches along with advanced analytical tools and chemometrics provide a complete annotation of such metabolites produced before/during the contamination of crops. We have assessed the merits of these individual and combined omics approaches and their promising applications to mitigate the issue of mycotoxin contamination. The data included in this review focus on aflatoxin, ochratoxin, and patulin and would be useful as benchmark information for future research.
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- Manal Eshelli
- School of Computing, Engineering, & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
- Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 13538, Libya.
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- School of Computing, Engineering, & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka.
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Girls Section, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21551, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Computing, Engineering, & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
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- School of Computing, Engineering, & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
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Qu J, Zou X, Yu J, Zhou Y. The conidial mucilage, natural film coatings, is involved in environmental adaptability and pathogenicity of Hirsutella satumaensis Aoki. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1301. [PMID: 28465519 PMCID: PMC5431061 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01368-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The Hirsutella genus is very special asexually-reproducing pathogens of insects by reduced sporulation, host specificity and spores covered by a thick mucilage layer. However, the ecological function of conidial mucilage remains elusive. In this study, the possible ecological role of conidial mucilage from the entomopathogenic fungus Hirsutella satumaensis was functionally investigated through tolerance, adherence and insect bioassays involving aerial conidia (AC) and mucilage-free conidia (MFC). Measurements of hydrophobicity using microbial adhesion to hydrocarbons (MATH) indicated that mucilage is main contributor to the surface hydrophobicity of AC. When subjected in tolerance assays to extreme temperatures, high chemical pressure, extended exposure to ultraviolet radiation and cold stress, AC produced more colonies, exhibited higher conidiation and germination percentages than those of MFC. In adhesion assays, MFC displayed an approximately 40% reduction in adherence to locust, dragonfly cuticle and onion epidermis when washed with 0.05% Tween 20. Similarly, Galleria mellonella and Plutella xylostella larvae infected with mucilage-producing AC experienced a relatively higher mortality rate. Our findings suggest that mucilage is critical to the ecological adaptability of H. satumaensis, where it plays positive roles on maintenance of spore surface hydrophobicity, enhancement of spore resistance to extreme environments and strengthening of spore adhesion and host pathogenicity.
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- Jiaojiao Qu
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- Institute of Fungus Resources, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Institute of Fungus Resources, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Bianco L, Perrotta G. Methodologies and perspectives of proteomics applied to filamentous fungi: from sample preparation to secretome analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:5803-29. [PMID: 25775160 PMCID: PMC4394507 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16035803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Filamentous fungi possess the extraordinary ability to digest complex biomasses and mineralize numerous xenobiotics, as consequence of their aptitude to sensing the environment and regulating their intra and extra cellular proteins, producing drastic changes in proteome and secretome composition. Recent advancement in proteomic technologies offers an exciting opportunity to reveal the fluctuations of fungal proteins and enzymes, responsible for their metabolic adaptation to a large variety of environmental conditions. Here, an overview of the most commonly used proteomic strategies will be provided; this paper will range from sample preparation to gel-free and gel-based proteomics, discussing pros and cons of each mentioned state-of-the-art technique. The main focus will be kept on filamentous fungi. Due to the biotechnological relevance of lignocellulose degrading fungi, special attention will be finally given to their extracellular proteome, or secretome. Secreted proteins and enzymes will be discussed in relation to their involvement in bio-based processes, such as biomass deconstruction and mycoremediation.
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- Linda Bianco
- UTTRI-GENER Genetics and Genomics for Energy and Environment Laboratory-ENEA TRISAIA Research Center, 75025 Rotondella (Matera), Italy.
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- UTTRI-GENER Genetics and Genomics for Energy and Environment Laboratory-ENEA TRISAIA Research Center, 75025 Rotondella (Matera), Italy.
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Liu T, Song T, Zhang X, Yuan H, Su L, Li W, Xu J, Liu S, Chen L, Chen T, Zhang M, Gu L, Zhang B, Dou D. Unconventionally secreted effectors of two filamentous pathogens target plant salicylate biosynthesis. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4686. [PMID: 25156390 PMCID: PMC4348438 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Plant diseases caused by fungi and oomycetes pose an increasing threat to food security and ecosystem health worldwide. These filamentous pathogens, while taxonomically distinct, modulate host defense responses by secreting effectors, which are typically identified based on the presence of signal peptides. Here we show that Phytophthora sojae and Verticillium dahliae secrete isochorismatases (PsIsc1 and VdIsc1, respectively) that are required for full pathogenesis. PsIsc1 and VdIsc1 can suppress salicylate-mediated innate immunity in planta and hydrolyse isochorismate in vitro. A conserved triad of catalytic residues is essential for both functions. Thus, the two proteins are isochorismatase effectors that disrupt the plant salicylate metabolism pathway by suppressing its precursor. Furthermore, these proteins lack signal peptides, but exhibit characteristics that lead to unconventional secretion. Therefore, this secretion pathway is a novel mechanism for delivering effectors and might play an important role in host–pathogen interactions. Salicylate is a regulator of innate immunity to infection in plants. Here, Liu et al. show that two plant pathogens secrete enzymes that disrupt salicylate biosynthesis and plant immunity, and reveal that these effectors are secreted via an unconventional mechanism.
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- Tingli Liu
- 1] Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China [2] Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, China [3]
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- 1] Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China [2]
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang Road, Nanjing 210095, China
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Fernández RG, Redondo I, Jorrin-Novo JV. Making a protein extract from plant pathogenic fungi for gel- and LC-based proteomics. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1072:93-109. [PMID: 24136517 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-631-3_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Proteomic technologies have become a successful tool to provide relevant information on fungal biology. In the case of plant pathogenic fungi, this approach would allow a deeper knowledge of the interaction and the biological cycle of the pathogen, as well as the identification of pathogenicity and virulence factors. These two elements open up new possibilities for crop disease diagnosis and environment-friendly crop protection. Phytopathogenic fungi, due to its particular cellular characteristics, can be considered as a recalcitrant biological material, which makes it difficult to obtain quality protein samples for proteomic analysis. This chapter focuses on protein extraction for gel- and LC-based proteomics with specific protocols of our current research with Botrytis cinerea.
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- Raquel González Fernández
- Agroforestry and Plant Biochemistry and Proteomics Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Córdoba, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, Córdoba, Spain
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Girard V, Dieryckx C, Job C, Job D. Secretomes: The fungal strike force. Proteomics 2013; 13:597-608. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Vincent Girard
- Bayer CropScience Joint Laboratory (UMR5240); CNRS, University Lyon1; Lyon; France
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- Bayer CropScience Joint Laboratory (UMR5240); CNRS, University Lyon1; Lyon; France
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- Bayer CropScience Joint Laboratory (UMR5240); CNRS, University Lyon1; Lyon; France
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- Bayer CropScience Joint Laboratory (UMR5240); CNRS, University Lyon1; Lyon; France
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Shi LN, Li FQ, Huang M, Lu JF, Kong XX, Wang SQ, Shao HF. Immunoproteomics based identification of thioredoxin reductase GliT and novel Aspergillus fumigatus antigens for serologic diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. BMC Microbiol 2012; 12:11. [PMID: 22251604 PMCID: PMC3398318 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background There has been a rising incidence of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in critically ill patients, even in the absence of an apparent predisposing immunodeficiency. The diagnosis of IA is difficult because clinical signs are not sensitive and specific, and serum galactomannan has relatively low sensitivity in this group of patients. Therefore, more prompt and accurate disease markers for early diagnosis are needed. To establish disease markers demands a thorough knowledge of fungal antigens which may be detected in the serum or other body fluids of patients. Herein we report novel immunodominant antigens identified from extracellular proteins of Aspergillus fumigatus. Results Extracellular proteins of A. fumigatus were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and probed with the sera from critically ill patients with proven IA. The immunoreactive protein spots were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF -MS). Forty spots from 2DE gels were detected and 17 different proteins were identified as immunogenic in humans. Function annotation revealed that most of these proteins were metabolic enzymes involved in carbohydrate, fatty acid, amino acid, and energy metabolism. One of the proteins, thioredoxin reductase GliT (TR), which showed the best immunoactivity, was analyzed further for secretory signals, protein localization, and homology. The results indicated that TR is a secretory protein with a signal sequence exhibiting a high probability for secretion. Furthermore, TR did not match any human proteins, and had low homology with most other fungi. The recombinant TR was recognized by the sera of all proven IA patients with different underlying diseases in this study. Conclusions The immunoreactive proteins identified in this study may be helpful for the diagnosis of IA in critically ill patients. Our results indicate that TR and other immunodominant antigens have potential as biomarkers for the serologic diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis.
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- Li-ning Shi
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210002, PR China
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Proteomics of plant pathogenic fungi. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2010:932527. [PMID: 20589070 PMCID: PMC2878683 DOI: 10.1155/2010/932527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Plant pathogenic fungi cause important yield losses in crops. In order to develop efficient and environmental friendly crop protection strategies, molecular studies of the fungal biological cycle, virulence factors, and interaction with its host are necessary. For that reason, several approaches have been performed using both classical genetic, cell biology, and biochemistry and the modern, holistic, and high-throughput, omic techniques. This work briefly overviews the tools available for studying Plant Pathogenic Fungi and is amply focused on MS-based Proteomics analysis, based on original papers published up to December 2009. At a methodological level, different steps in a proteomic workflow experiment are discussed. Separate sections are devoted to fungal descriptive (intracellular, subcellular, extracellular) and differential expression proteomics and interactomics. From the work published we can conclude that Proteomics, in combination with other techniques, constitutes a powerful tool for providing important information about pathogenicity and virulence factors, thus opening up new possibilities for crop disease diagnosis and crop protection.
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Kim Y, Nandakumar MP, Marten MR. Proteomics of filamentous fungi. Trends Biotechnol 2007; 25:395-400. [PMID: 17681627 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 05/24/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Proteomic analysis, defined here as the global assessment of cellular proteins expressed in a particular biological state, is a powerful tool that can provide a systematic understanding of events at the molecular level. Proteomic studies of filamentous fungi have only recently begun to appear in the literature, despite the prevalence of these organisms in the biotechnology industry, and their importance as both human and plant pathogens. Here, we review recent publications that have used a proteomic approach to develop a better understanding of filamentous fungi, highlighting sample preparation methods and whole-cell cytoplasmic proteomics, as well as subproteomics of cell envelope, mitochondrial and secreted proteins.
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- Yonghyun Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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