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Van Dyk MS, Kock JLF, Botha A. Hydroxy long-chain fatty acids in fungi. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 10:495-504. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00367653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 05/18/1994] [Accepted: 05/20/1994] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lounds C, Eagles J, Carter AT, MacKenzie DA, Archer DB. Spore germination in Mortierella alpina is associated with a transient depletion of arachidonic acid and induction of fatty acid desaturase gene expression. Arch Microbiol 2007; 188:299-305. [PMID: 17492269 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0248-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mortierella alpina is an oleaginous filamentous fungus whose vegetative mycelium is known to accumulate triglyceride oil containing large amounts of arachidonic acid (ARA 20:4, n - 6). We report that the spores of Mortierella alpina also contain a large proportion of ARA, comprising 50% of total fatty acid. Fatty acid desaturase genes were not expressed in dormant spores but were induced during germination, following a significant drop in the level of ARA (down from 50% of total fatty acid to 12%) prior to germ-tube emergence. We propose that ARA serves as a reserve supply of carbon and energy that is utilised during the early stages of spore germination in Mortierella alpina.
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- C Lounds
- School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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Lagenidium giganteum is a facultative parasite of mosquito larvae that initiates infection by production of biflagellate zoospores that selectively recognize and attach to larval cuticle. Following penetration of the cuticle, the parasite proliferates within the host, killing it within 24-60 h. Under optimum conditions the mycelia differentiate to produce asexual and/or sexual reproductive structures that produce zoospores within hours (asexual stage) to amplify the initial infection, or remain dormant for days, months or years (sexual stage), until conditions are conducive to mosquito breeding and spore germination. Recycling following a single application has been documented for up to 8-10 years. Environmental conditions that reduce or eliminate zoospore production, including temperature extremes (less than 16 degrees C or greater than 32 degrees C) and moderate levels of salinity and organic load, preclude use of the parasite for operational mosquito control. Three formulations of L. giganteum have been registered with the USEPA. Widespread use of the parasite will be possible when yields of the sexual stage in liquid culture are increased by a factor of ca. 10(2).
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- James L Kerwin
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Tsitsigiannis DI, Kowieski TM, Zarnowski R, Keller NP. Endogenous lipogenic regulators of spore balance in Aspergillus nidulans. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2005; 3:1398-411. [PMID: 15590815 PMCID: PMC539017 DOI: 10.1128/ec.3.6.1398-1411.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The ability of fungi to produce both meiospores and mitospores has provided adaptive advantages in survival and dispersal of these organisms. Here we provide evidence of an endogenous mechanism that balances meiospore and mitospore production in the model filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. We have discovered a putative dioxygenase, PpoC, that functions in association with a previously characterized dioxygenase, PpoA, to integrate fatty acid derived oxylipin and spore production. In contrast to PpoA, deletion of ppoC significantly increased meiospore production and decreased mitospore development. Examination of the PpoA and PpoC mutants indicate that this ratio control is associated with two apparent feedback loops. The first loop shows ppoC and ppoA expression is dependent upon, and regulates the expression of, nsdD and brlA, genes encoding transcription factors required for meiospore or mitospore production, respectively. The second loop suggests Ppo oxylipin products antagonistically signal the generation of Ppo substrates. These data support a case for a fungal "oxylipin signature-profile" indicative of relative sexual and asexual spore differentiation.
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Tsitsigiannis DI, Kowieski TM, Zarnowski R, Keller NP. Three putative oxylipin biosynthetic genes integrate sexual and asexual development in Aspergillus nidulans. Microbiology (Reading) 2005; 151:1809-1821. [PMID: 15941990 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27880-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Oxylipins called psi factors have been shown to alter the ratio of asexual to sexual sporulation in the filamentous fungusAspergillus nidulans. Analysis of theA. nidulansgenome has led to the identification of three fatty acid oxygenases (PpoA, PpoB and PpoC) predicted to produce psi factors. Here, it is reported that deletion ofppoB(ΔppoB) reduced production of the oleic-acid-derived oxylipin psiBβand increased the ratio of asexual to sexual spore development. Generation of the triple mutant ΔppoAΔppoBΔppoCresulted in a strain deficient in producing oleic- and linoleic-acid-derived 8′-hydroxy psi factor and caused increased and mis-scheduled activation of sexual development. Changes in asexual to sexual spore development were positively correlated to alterations in the expression ofbrlAandveA, respectively. PpoB and/or its products antagonistically mediate the expression levels ofppoAandppoC, thus revealing regulatory feedback loops among these three genes. Phylogenetic analyses showed thatppogenes are present in both saprophytic and pathogenic Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes, suggesting a conserved role for Ppo enzymes in the life cycle of fungi.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Noverr MC, Erb-Downward JR, Huffnagle GB. Production of eicosanoids and other oxylipins by pathogenic eukaryotic microbes. Clin Microbiol Rev 2003; 16:517-33. [PMID: 12857780 PMCID: PMC164223 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.16.3.517-533.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oxylipins are oxygenated metabolites of fatty acids. Eicosanoids are a subset of oxylipins and include the prostaglandins and leukotrienes, which are potent regulators of host immune responses. Host cells are one source of eicosanoids and oxylipins during infection; however, another potential source of eicosanoids is the pathogen itself. A broad range of pathogenic fungi, protozoa, and helminths produce eicosanoids and other oxylipins by novel synthesis pathways. Why do these organisms produce oxylipins? Accumulating data suggest that phase change and differentiation in these organisms are controlled by oxylipins, including prostaglandins and lipoxygenase products. The precise role of pathogen-derived eicosanoids in pathogenesis remains to be determined, but the potential link between pathogen eicosanoids and the development of TH2 responses in the host is intriguing. Mammalian prostaglandins and leukotrienes have been studied extensively, and these molecules can modulate Th1 versus Th2 immune responses, chemokine production, phagocytosis, lymphocyte proliferation, and leukocyte chemotaxis. Thus, eicosanoids and oxylipins (host or microbe) may be mediators of a direct host-pathogen "cross-talk" that promotes chronic infection and hypersensitivity disease, common features of infection by eukaryotic pathogens.
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- Mairi C Noverr
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0642, USA
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Nigam S, Schewe T, Kock JL. (3R)-hydroxy-oxylipins--a novel family of oxygenated polyenoic fatty acids of fungal origin. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2000; 469:663-8. [PMID: 10667396 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4793-8_95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- S Nigam
- Department of Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Berlin, Germany.
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Kerwin JL, MacKichan JK, Semon MJ, Wiens AM, DeRose CC, Torvik JJ. Sterol and steryl ester regulation of phospholipase A2 from the mosquito parasite Lagenidium giganteum. Lipids 1996; 31:1179-88. [PMID: 8934451 DOI: 10.1007/bf02524293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Lagenidium giganteum, a facultative parasite of mosquito larvae, cannot synthesize sterols, and requires an exogenous source of these lipids in order to enter its reproductive cycle. This parasite grows vegetatively in the absence of sterols, but requires cholesterol or structurally related compounds to produce motile zoospores, which are the only stage capable of infecting mosquitoes. Sterols structurally related to cholesterol and some steryl esters inhibited the activity of L. giganteum phospholipase A2 (PLA2), an enzyme that hydrolyzes fatty acids from the sn-2 position of glycerophospholipids. Sterols that induce reproduction inhibited L. giganteum PLA2 activity, while sterols and steroids that do not support sporulation had minimal effect. Most steryl esters had no effect on enzyme activity, but cholesteryl arachidonate (CA) was a potent inhibitor of parasite PLA2. Not all enzymes partly purified using a DEAE-Sephacel column were affected by these lipids, demonstrating selective inhibition of specific enzymes. Potency was enhanced by up to several orders of magnitude if epoxy fatty acids were esterified to the cholesterol nucleus. The steryl ester pool was dynamic during morphogenesis, and the fatty acid composition of the steryl esters did not mimic total cell or membrane (glycerophospholipid) fatty acid composition as L. giganteum proceeded through its growth cycle. Synthesis of CA and monoepoxy CA by the parasite was confirmed using electrospray mass spectrometry and collision-induced dissociation. Steryl derivatives selectively inhibited PLA2 enzymes from bovine pancreas, snake venom, and human cytoplasmic 85-kDa PLA2.
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- J L Kerwin
- Botany Department 351330, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-1330, USA
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Jensen EC, Ogg C, Nickerson KW. Lipoxygenase inhibitors shift the yeast/mycelium dimorphism in Ceratocystis ulmi. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992; 58:2505-8. [PMID: 1514797 PMCID: PMC195812 DOI: 10.1128/aem.58.8.2505-2508.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The yeast-mycelium dimorphism in Ceratocystis ulmi, the causative agent of Dutch elm disease, was switched by gossypol, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, and propylgallate. In each case the mycelial form was converted to the yeast form. These compounds are recognized lipoxygenase inhibitors. Inhibitors of cyclooxygenase and thromboxane synthetase did not cause mycelia to shift to the yeast form. We suggest the following two-part hypothesis: (i) that lipoxygenase is a target for antifungal antibiotics and (ii) that many phytoalexins (antimicrobial compounds of plant origin) are targeted toward fungal lipoxygenases. In addition, in a study to determine potential lipoxygenase substrates, a fatty acid analysis indicated that C. ulmi conidiospores contained high levels of oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids but no arachidonic acid.
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- E C Jensen
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68588
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This review is directed toward the study of the physiology and biochemistry of parasitic fungi on insects and stresses the usefulness and utility of these organisms from the standpoint of applied research and biotechnology. The review covers the principal contributions made by investigators toward elucidation of the infective mechanisms of the entomogenous fungi, and the various biochemical attributes of these organisms. The interplay of the various enzymes and associated biochemical substances which are involved in the infective process is discussed as well as the important studies of the peculiar physiology frequently associated with these microorganisms.
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- A J Domnas
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-3280
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Herman RP, Luchini MM. Lipoxygenase activity in the oomyceteSaprolegnia is dependent on environmental cues and reproductive competence. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0147-5975(89)90033-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kerwin JL, Duddles ND. Reassessment of the role of phospholipids in sexual reproduction by sterol-auxotrophic fungi. J Bacteriol 1989; 171:3831-9. [PMID: 2738023 PMCID: PMC210132 DOI: 10.1128/jb.171.7.3831-3839.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Several genera of oomycete fungi which are incapable of de novo sterol synthesis do not require these compounds for vegetative growth. The requirement for an exogenous source of sterols for sexual reproduction by several members of the Pythiaceae has been questioned by reports of apparent induction and maturation of oospores on defined media supplemented with phospholipids in the absence of sterols. A more detailed examination of this phenomenon suggested that trace levels of sterols in the inoculum of some pythiaceous fungi act synergistically with phospholipid medium supplements containing unsaturated fatty acid moieties to induce oosporogenesis. Phospholipid analysis of one species, Pythium ultimum, suggested that only the fatty acid portion of the exogenous phospholipid is taken up by the fungus. Enrichment of the phospholipid fraction of total cell lipid of P. ultimum with unsaturated fatty acids promoted oospore induction, and enhanced levels of unsaturated fatty acids in the neutral lipid fraction increased oospore viability. For some pythiaceous fungi, the levels of sterols required for the maturation of oospores with appropriate phospholipid medium supplementation suggest that these compounds are necessary only for the sparking and critical domain roles previously described in other fungi.
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- J L Kerwin
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis 95616
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Herman R, Luchini MM, Herman CA. Hormone-dependent lipoxygenase activity in Achlya ambisexualis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/0147-5975(89)90012-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Doster MA, Bostock RM. The Effect of Temperature and Type of Medium on Oospore Production by Phytophthora Syringae. Mycologia 1988. [DOI: 10.1080/00275514.1988.12025501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- M. A. Doster
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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Hamberg M. Vanadium-catalyzed transformation of 13(S)-hydroperoxy-9(Z), 11(E)-octadecadienoic acid: Structural studies on epoxy alcohols and trihydroxy acids. Chem Phys Lipids 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/0009-3084(87)90017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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