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Salazar-Alekseyeva K, Herndl GJ, Baltar F. Influence of Salinity on the Extracellular Enzymatic Activities of Marine Pelagic Fungi. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:152. [PMID: 38392824 PMCID: PMC10890631 DOI: 10.3390/jof10020152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Even though fungi are ubiquitous in the biosphere, the ecological knowledge of marine fungi remains rather rudimentary. Also, little is known about their tolerance to salinity and how it influences their activities. Extracellular enzymatic activities (EEAs) are widely used to determine heterotrophic microbes' enzymatic capabilities and substrate preferences. Five marine fungal species belonging to the most abundant pelagic phyla (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) were grown under non-saline and saline conditions (0 g/L and 35 g/L, respectively). Due to their sensitivity and specificity, fluorogenic substrate analogues were used to determine hydrolytic activity on carbohydrates (β-glucosidase, β-xylosidase, and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase); peptides (leucine aminopeptidase and trypsin); lipids (lipase); organic phosphorus (alkaline phosphatase), and sulfur compounds (sulfatase). Afterwards, kinetic parameters such as maximum velocity (Vmax) and half-saturation constant (Km) were calculated. All fungal species investigated cleaved these substrates, but some species were more efficient than others. Moreover, most enzymatic activities were reduced in the saline medium, with some exceptions like sulfatase. In non-saline conditions, the average Vmax ranged between 208.5 to 0.02 μmol/g biomass/h, and in saline conditions, 88.4 to 0.02 μmol/g biomass/h. The average Km ranged between 1553.2 and 0.02 μM with no clear influence of salinity. Taken together, our results highlight a potential tolerance of marine fungi to freshwater conditions and indicate that changes in salinity (due to freshwater input or evaporation) might impact their enzymatic activities spectrum and, therefore, their contribution to the oceanic elemental cycles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katherine Salazar-Alekseyeva
- Bio-Oceanography and Marine Biology Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Bioprocess Engineering Group, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bio-Oceanography and Marine Biology Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), University of Utrecht, 1790 AB Texel, The Netherlands
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- Bio-Oceanography and Marine Biology Unit, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Cao X, Wang Y, Lu J, Zhang Q, Yuan T, Du S, Xue F. Determination and Correlation of Solubility of N-Acetylglucosamine in Four Aqueous Binary Solvents from 283.15 to 323.15 K. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:47463-47471. [PMID: 38144050 PMCID: PMC10733989 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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N-Acetylglucosamine (NAG) is a significant novel functional monosaccharide with a wide range of potential applications, such as in the medical and cosmetic fields. A gravimetric technique was used to assess the solubility of NAG in water, methanol, N,N-dimethylformamide, water + methanol, water + n-propanol, water + N,N-dimethylformamide, and water + acetonitrile at temperatures ranging from 283.15 to 323.15 K. The outcomes of the experiment demonstrated that the temperature and water content were positively correlated with the solubility of NAG in four experimental binary solvents. The order of solubility in the four aqueous solvent mixtures is water + DMF > water + methanol > water + n-propanol > water + acetonitrile. The solubility data was well correlated using the modified Apelblat model, the CNIBS/R-K model, and the Apelblat-Jouyban-Acree model. Experimental data from NAG will help guide the design of cooling and dissolution in crystallization processes.
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- Xiaoyu Cao
- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of
Sciences), Jinan 250014, P.R. China
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of
Sciences), Jinan 250014, P.R. China
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- Shandong
Runde Biotechnology Co.,Ltd., Taian 271000, P.R. China
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- Shandong
Runde Biotechnology Co.,Ltd., Taian 271000, P.R. China
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- Shandong
Runde Biotechnology Co.,Ltd., Taian 271000, P.R. China
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of
Sciences), Jinan 250014, P.R. China
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of
Sciences), Jinan 250014, P.R. China
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Deng B, Zhang B, Xi L, Chang M, Meng J, Feng C, Liu J, Xu J. The Tissue Browning and Concomitant Toughening of Yellow Flammulina filiformis Stipes Is Caused by Oxidative Damage-Mediated Metabolic Disorder and Cell Wall Glycan Remodeling. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:16593-16603. [PMID: 37890451 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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The browning and associated toughening of fruiting body stipes are the main causes of declines in the commercial production of yellow Flammulina filiformis. The dynamic metabolic changes from the top to bottom stipe sections of yellow F. filiformis fruiting bodies were investigated by integrating physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analyses. The results indicated that oxidative stress levels gradually increased accompanying the degree of tissue browning and toughening from the top to bottom sections of F. filiformis stipes. In-depth analysis showed that there were remarkable changes in the expression of genes, and the content of metabolites correlated with the primary and secondary metabolism of F. filiformis stipes. Interestingly, the expression levels of genes participating in chitosan biosynthesis and the degree of deacetylation of chitosan increased from top to bottom in F. filiformis stipes, implying that cell wall glycan remodeling may contribute to concomitant toughening of the browning of F. filiformis stipes.
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- Bing Deng
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province for Loess Plateau Edible Fungi, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
- Shanxi Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
- Shanxi Engineering Research Center of Edible Fungi, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province for Loess Plateau Edible Fungi, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province for Loess Plateau Edible Fungi, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, China
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Salazar-Alekseyeva K, Herndl GJ, Baltar F. Release of cell-free enzymes by marine pelagic fungal strains. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2023; 4:1209265. [PMID: 38025900 PMCID: PMC10658710 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2023.1209265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Fungi are ubiquitous organisms that secrete different enzymes to cleave large molecules into smaller ones so that can then be assimilated. Recent studies suggest that fungi are also present in the oceanic water column harboring the enzymatic repertoire necessary to cleave carbohydrates and proteins. In marine prokaryotes, the cell-free fraction is an important contributor to the oceanic extracellular enzymatic activities (EEAs), but the release of cell-free enzymes by marine fungi remains unknown. Here, to study the cell-free enzymatic activities of marine fungi and the potential influence of salinity on them, five strains of marine fungi that belong to the most abundant pelagic phyla (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota), were grown under non-saline and saline conditions (0 g/L and 35 g/L, respectively). The biomass was separated from the medium by filtration (0.2 μm), and the filtrate was used to perform fluorogenic enzymatic assays with substrate analogues of carbohydrates, lipids, organic phosphorus, sulfur moieties, and proteins. Kinetic parameters such as maximum velocity (Vmax) and half-saturation constant (Km) were obtained. The species studied were able to release cell-free enzymes, and this represented up to 85.1% of the respective total EEA. However, this differed between species and enzymes, with some of the highest contributions being found in those with low total EEA, with some exceptions. This suggests that some of these contributions to the enzymatic pool might be minimal compared to those with higher total EEA. Generally, in the saline medium, the release of cell-free enzymes degrading carbohydrates was reduced compared to the non-saline medium, but those degrading lipids and sulfur moieties were increased. For the remaining substrates, there was not a clear influence of the salinity. Taken together, our results suggest that marine fungi are potential contributors to the oceanic dissolved (i.e., cell-free) enzymatic pool. Our results also suggest that, under salinity changes, a potential effect of global warming, the hydrolysis of organic matter by marine fungal cell-free enzymes might be affected and hence, their potential contribution to the oceanic biogeochemical cycles.
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- Katherine Salazar-Alekseyeva
- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Bio-Oceanography and Marine Biology Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Bio-Oceanography and Marine Biology Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), University of Utrecht, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Bio-Oceanography and Marine Biology Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Paneque A, Fortus H, Zheng J, Werlen G, Jacinto E. The Hexosamine Biosynthesis Pathway: Regulation and Function. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14040933. [PMID: 37107691 PMCID: PMC10138107 DOI: 10.3390/genes14040933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP) produces uridine diphosphate-N-acetyl glucosamine, UDP-GlcNAc, which is a key metabolite that is used for N- or O-linked glycosylation, a co- or post-translational modification, respectively, that modulates protein activity and expression. The production of hexosamines can occur via de novo or salvage mechanisms that are catalyzed by metabolic enzymes. Nutrients including glutamine, glucose, acetyl-CoA, and UTP are utilized by the HBP. Together with availability of these nutrients, signaling molecules that respond to environmental signals, such as mTOR, AMPK, and stress-regulated transcription factors, modulate the HBP. This review discusses the regulation of GFAT, the key enzyme of the de novo HBP, as well as other metabolic enzymes that catalyze the reactions to produce UDP-GlcNAc. We also examine the contribution of the salvage mechanisms in the HBP and how dietary supplementation of the salvage metabolites glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine could reprogram metabolism and have therapeutic potential. We elaborate on how UDP-GlcNAc is utilized for N-glycosylation of membrane and secretory proteins and how the HBP is reprogrammed during nutrient fluctuations to maintain proteostasis. We also consider how O-GlcNAcylation is coupled to nutrient availability and how this modification modulates cell signaling. We summarize how deregulation of protein N-glycosylation and O-GlcNAcylation can lead to diseases including cancer, diabetes, immunodeficiencies, and congenital disorders of glycosylation. We review the current pharmacological strategies to inhibit GFAT and other enzymes involved in the HBP or glycosylation and how engineered prodrugs could have better therapeutic efficacy for the treatment of diseases related to HBP deregulation.
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- Alysta Paneque
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Yang X, Huang X, Zhang L, Du L, Liu Y. The
NDT80
‐like transcription factor
CmNdt80a
affects the conidial formation and germination, mycoparasitism, and cell wall integrity of
Coniothyrium minitans. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:808-818. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.15575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Xiaoxiang Yang
- Institute of Plant Protection Academy of Agricultural Sciences Sichuan Chengdu China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Chengdu China
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- Institute of Plant Protection Academy of Agricultural Sciences Sichuan Chengdu China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Chengdu China
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- Institute of Plant Protection Academy of Agricultural Sciences Sichuan Chengdu China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Chengdu China
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- Institute of Plant Protection Academy of Agricultural Sciences Sichuan Chengdu China
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- Institute of Plant Protection Academy of Agricultural Sciences Sichuan Chengdu China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Chengdu China
- Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 20 # Jingjusi Rd Chengdu Sichuan P.R. China
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Kappel L, Kosa N, Gruber S. The Multilateral Efficacy of Chitosan and Trichoderma on Sugar Beet. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8020137. [PMID: 35205892 PMCID: PMC8879458 DOI: 10.3390/jof8020137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The majority of all fungal formulations contain Trichoderma spp., making them effective biological control agents for agriculture. Chitosan, one of the most effective natural biopolymers, was also reported as a plant resistance enhancer and as a biocide against a variety of plant pathogens. An in vitro three-way interaction assay of T. atroviride, chitosan, and important plant pathogens (such as Cercospora beticola and Fusarium oxysporum) revealed a synergistic effect on fungistasis. Furthermore, chitosan coating on Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris seeds positively affected the onset and efficiency of germination. We show that priming with T. atroviride spores or chitosan leads to the induced expression of a pathogenesis-related gene (PR-3), but only supplementation of chitosan led to significant upregulation of phytoalexin synthesis (PAL) and oxidative stress-related genes (GST) as a defense response. Repeated foliar application of either agent promoted growth, triggered defense reactions, and reduced incidence of Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) disease in B. vulgaris. Our data suggest that both agents are excellent candidates to replace or assist common fungicides in use. Chitosan triggered the systemic resistance and had a biocidal effect, while T. atroviride mainly induced stress-related defense genes in B. vulgaris. We assume that both agents act synergistically across different signaling pathways, which could be of high relevance for their combinatorial and thus beneficial application on field.
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- Lisa Kappel
- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
- Department of Bioengineering, FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Bioengineering, FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
- Department of Bioengineering, FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria;
- Correspondence:
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Gutiérrez Román AIF, Laynes Zela PF, Acuña Payano RK, Nolasco Cárdenas OP, Santa-Cruz Carpio CM, Leiva Eriksson NR. Production of Sustainable Proteins Through the Conversion of Insects to Proteins Using Beauveria bassiana Cultures. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.760274] [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
Abstract
Various strategies are being suggested to solve the challenges in the food system, such as changing the source of nutrients, including the use of non-traditional food sources such as insects. Although insects are promoted as a cheap and sustainable source of protein, consumers are reluctant to eat them. The mycoproteins produced by fungi, on the other hand, are very well received and appreciated by consumers. Thus, in this work we have studied the use of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) for the production of protein using insects as feed. B. bassiana was cultivated in culture medium containing entire insects from the species Eurysacca and Hypothenemus or single carbon sources such as glucose or laminarin from Laminaria digitata. The results showed that B. bassiana can produce up to 16-fold more biomass and 8-fold more protein when grown in insect-based medium than when grown in glucose. The results also indicated that the production of proteins continuously increased when B. bassiana was grown in medium containing insects, reaching its maximum at 9 days (up to 3 mg/mL). On the other hand, when cultivated in glucose-supplemented medium, the production of proteins was constantly low (~0.5 mg/mL). In conclusion, B. bassiana was a large biomass producer and exuded a large amount of protein when grown in medium containing insect powder, making it an ideal intermediate link between insects and protein. Furthermore, the proteins produced by fungi such as B. bassiana can be used in the food, health, and cosmetic industries.
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Flores CL, Ariño J, Gancedo C. The N-Acetylglucosamine Kinase from Yarrowia lipolytica Is a Moonlighting Protein. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222313109. [PMID: 34884915 PMCID: PMC8658026 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222313109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In Yarrowia lipolytica, expression of the genes encoding the enzymes of the N-acetylglucosamine (NAGA) utilization pathway (NAG genes) becomes independent of the presence of NAGA in a Ylnag5 mutant lacking NAGA kinase. We addressed the question of whether the altered transcription was due to a lack of kinase activity or to a moonlighting role of this protein. Glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase (Nag1) activity was measured as a reporter of NAG genes expression. The NGT1 gene encoding the NAGA transporter was deleted, creating a Ylnag5 ngt1 strain. In glucose cultures of this strain, Nag1 activity was similar to that of the Ylnag5 strain, ruling out the possibility that NAGA derived from cell wall turnover could trigger the derepression. Heterologous NAGA kinases were expressed in a Ylnag5 strain. Among them, the protein from Arabidopsis thaliana did not restore kinase activity but lowered Nag1 activity 4-fold with respect to a control. Expression in the Ylnag5 strain of YlNag5 variants F320S or D214V with low kinase activity caused a repression similar to that of the wild-type protein. Together, these results indicate that YlNag5 behaves as a moonlighting protein. An RNA-seq analysis revealed that the Ylnag5 mutation had a limited transcriptomic effect besides derepression of the NAG genes.
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- Carmen-Lisset Flores
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” CSIC-UAM, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Correspondence: (C.-L.F.); (J.A.)
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina & Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
- Correspondence: (C.-L.F.); (J.A.)
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” CSIC-UAM, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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Liu G, Cao L, Qiu X, Han R. Quorum Sensing Activity and Hyphal Growth by External Stimuli in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11040205. [PMID: 32225083 PMCID: PMC7240566 DOI: 10.3390/insects11040205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis is one of the best known and most precious medicines and health food in China. The blastospores-hyphae (dimorphism) transition of this fungus in host hemolymph is critical for the virulence and the mummification of host larvae. To regulate this transition, the effects of inoculum density and fifteen chemicals including fungal nutrients, fungal metabolites, quorum-sensing molecules (QSMs) and insect hormones on the dimorphism in O. sinensis were investigated in vitro. The blastospores tended to exhibit budding growth when inoculated at 107 blastospores per mL, and hyphal growth at concentrations lower than 106 blastospores per mL. At 105 blastospores per mL, the percentage of hyphal formation decreased with the addition of filtered spent medium containing 107 blastospores per mL, indicating the quorum-sensing effect. Blastospores-hyphae transition in this fungus by fifteen chemicals was varied from no response to dimorphic reversion. The addition of N-acetylglucosamine at three concentrations significantly stimulated hyphal formation while inhibiting budding growth. For the first time, insect hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone was found to be involved in the hyphal formation in fungi. These results open new possibilities to regulate the dimorphism, which would be beneficial for the cultivation of the Chinese cordyceps.
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Kappel L, Münsterkötter M, Sipos G, Escobar Rodriguez C, Gruber S. Chitin and chitosan remodeling defines vegetative development and Trichoderma biocontrol. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008320. [PMID: 32078661 PMCID: PMC7053769 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Fungal parasitism depends on the ability to invade host organisms and mandates adaptive cell wall remodeling to avoid detection and defense reactions by the host. All plant and human pathogens share invasive strategies, which aid to escape the chitin-triggered and chitin-targeted host immune system. Here we describe the full spectrum of the chitin/chitosan-modifying enzymes in the mycoparasite Trichoderma atroviride with a central role in cell wall remodeling. Rapid adaption to a variety of growth conditions, environmental stresses and host defense mechanisms such as oxidative stress depend on the concerted interplay of these enzymes and, ultimately, are necessary for the success of the mycoparasitic attack. To our knowledge, we provide the first in class description of chitin and associated glycopolymer synthesis in a mycoparasite and demonstrate that they are essential for biocontrol. Eight chitin synthases, six chitin deacetylases, additional chitinolytic enzymes, including six chitosanases, transglycosylases as well as accessory proteins are involved in this intricately regulated process. Systematic and biochemical classification, phenotypic characterization and mycoparasitic confrontation assays emphasize the importance of chitin and chitosan assembly in vegetative development and biocontrol in T. atroviride. Our findings critically contribute to understanding the molecular mechanism of chitin synthesis in filamentous fungi and mycoparasites with the overarching goal to selectively exploit the discovered biocontrol strategies.
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- Lisa Kappel
- Institute of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Vienna, Austria
- * E-mail:
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Min K, Naseem S, Konopka JB. N-Acetylglucosamine Regulates Morphogenesis and Virulence Pathways in Fungi. J Fungi (Basel) 2019; 6:jof6010008. [PMID: 31878148 PMCID: PMC7151181 DOI: 10.3390/jof6010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is being increasingly recognized for its ability to stimulate cell signaling. This amino sugar is best known as a component of cell wall peptidoglycan in bacteria, cell wall chitin in fungi and parasites, exoskeletons of arthropods, and the extracellular matrix of animal cells. In addition to these structural roles, GlcNAc is now known to stimulate morphological and stress responses in a wide range of organisms. In fungi, the model organisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe lack the ability to respond to GlcNAc or catabolize it, so studies with the human pathogen Candida albicans have been providing new insights into the ability of GlcNAc to stimulate cellular responses. GlcNAc potently induces C. albicans to transition from budding to filamentous hyphal growth. It also promotes an epigenetic switch from White to Opaque cells, which differ in morphology, metabolism, and virulence properties. These studies have led to new discoveries, such as the identification of the first eukaryotic GlcNAc transporter. Other results have shown that GlcNAc can induce signaling in C. albicans in two ways. One is to act as a signaling molecule independent of its catabolism, and the other is that its catabolism can cause the alkalinization of the extracellular environment, which provides an additional stimulus to form hyphae. GlcNAc also induces the expression of virulence genes in the C. albicans, indicating it can influence pathogenesis. Therefore, this review will describe the recent advances in understanding the role of GlcNAc signaling pathways in regulating C. albicans morphogenesis and virulence.
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Judge MT, Wu Y, Tayyari F, Hattori A, Glushka J, Ito T, Arnold J, Edison AS. Continuous in vivo Metabolism by NMR. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 6:26. [PMID: 31114791 PMCID: PMC6502900 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Dense time-series metabolomics data are essential for unraveling the underlying dynamic properties of metabolism. Here we extend high-resolution-magic angle spinning (HR-MAS) to enable continuous in vivo monitoring of metabolism by NMR (CIVM-NMR) and provide analysis tools for these data. First, we reproduced a result in human chronic lymphoid leukemia cells by using isotope-edited CIVM-NMR to rapidly and unambiguously demonstrate unidirectional flux in branched-chain amino acid metabolism. We then collected untargeted CIVM-NMR datasets for Neurospora crassa, a classic multicellular model organism, and uncovered dynamics between central carbon metabolism, amino acid metabolism, energy storage molecules, and lipid and cell wall precursors. Virtually no sample preparation was required to yield a dynamic metabolic fingerprint over hours to days at ~4-min temporal resolution with little noise. CIVM-NMR is simple and readily adapted to different types of cells and microorganisms, offering an experimental complement to kinetic models of metabolism for diverse biological systems.
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- Michael T. Judge
- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Division of Hematological Malignancy, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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Katz ME. Nutrient sensing-the key to fungal p53-like transcription factors? Fungal Genet Biol 2018; 124:8-16. [PMID: 30579885 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The mammalian tumour suppressor protein, p53, plays an important role in cell cycle control, DNA repair and apoptotic cell death. Transcription factors belonging to the "p53-like" superfamily are found exclusively in the Amorphea branch of eukaryotes, which includes animals, fungi and slime molds. Many members of the p53-like superfamily (proteins containing p53, Rel/Dorsal, T-box, STAT, Runt, Ndt80, and the CSL DNA-binding domains) are involved in development. Two families of p53-like proteins (Ndt80 and CSL) are widespread in fungi as well as animals. The Basidiomycetes and the Ascomycetes have undergone reciprocal loss of the Ndt80 and CSL classes of transcription factors, with the CSL class preserved in only one branch of Ascomycetes and the Ndt80 class found in only one branch of Basidiomycetes. Recent studies have greatly expanded the known functions of fungal Ndt80-like proteins and shown that they play important roles in sexual reproduction, cell death, N-acetylglucosamine sensing and catabolism, secondary metabolism, and production of extracellular hydrolases such as proteases, chitinases and cellulases. In the opportunistic pathogen, Candida albicans, Ndt80-like proteins are essential for hyphal growth and virulence and also play a role in antifungal resistance. These recent studies have confirmed that nutrient sensing is a common feature of fungal Ndt80-like proteins and is also found in fungal CSL-like transcription factors, which in animals is the mediator of Notch signalling. Thus, nutrient sensing may represent the ancestral role of the p53-like superfamily.
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- Margaret E Katz
- Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
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Maillard F, Didion M, Fauchery L, Bach C, Buée M. N-Acetylglucosaminidase activity, a functional trait of chitin degradation, is regulated differentially within two orders of ectomycorrhizal fungi: Boletales and Agaricales. MYCORRHIZA 2018; 28:391-397. [PMID: 29654366 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-018-0833-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Chitin is one of the most abundant nitrogen-containing polymers in forest soil. Ability of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi to utilize chitin may play a key role in the EM symbiosis nutrition and soil carbon cycle. In forest, EM fungi exhibit high diversity, which could be based on function partitioning and trait complementarity. Although it has long been recognized that closely related species share functional characteristics, the phylogenetic conservatism of functional traits within microorganisms remains unclear. Because extracellular N-acetylglucosaminidase activity has been proposed as functional trait of chitin degradation, we screened this activity on 35 EM fungi species with or without chitin in the growth medium to (i) describe the functional diversity of EM fungi and (ii) identify potential links between this functional trait and EM fungal phylogeny. We observed large variations of the extracellular N-acetylglucosaminidase activities among the fungal strains. Furthermore, our results revealed two regulation patterns of extracellular N-acetylglucosaminidase activities. Indeed, these chitinolytic activities were stimulated or repressed in the presence of chitin, in comparison to the control treatment. These profiles of extracellular N-acetylglucosaminidase stimulation/repression might be conserved at a high phylogenetic level in the Basidiomycota phylum, as illustrated by the opposite patterns of regulation between Boletales and Agaricales. Finally, the downregulation of this activity by chitin, for some EM fungal groups, might suggest another chitin degradation pathway.
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- Université de Lorraine, Inra, IAM, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Inra, IAM, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Inra, IAM, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Inra, IAM, F-54000, Nancy, France.
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