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Lin Y, Wang J, Yang K, Fan L, Wang Z, Yin Y. Regulation of conidiation, polarity growth, and pathogenicity by MrSte12 transcription factor in entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium rileyi. Fungal Genet Biol 2021; 155:103612. [PMID: 34303798 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2021.103612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Metarhizium rileyi, a well-known filamentous biocontrol fungus, is the main pathogen of numerous field pests, especially noctuid pests. To explore the potential factors involved in the fungal pathogenicity, MrSte12, an important and conserved functional transcription factor in mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway was carried out by functional analysis. Homologous recombination was used to disrupt the MrSte12 gene in M. rileyi. The deletant fungal strain exhibited malformed hyphae and impaired conidiogenesis, and conidia could not be collected from △MrSte12 in vitro towards SMAY medium. Although conidia could be collected again supplemented with KCl within SMAY medium, the conidial germination, growth and stress tolerance were much weaker compared with that in WT. Additionally, △MrSte12 showed a dramatic reduction in virulence in intra-hemolymph injections and no pathogenicity in topical inoculations against noctuid pests, which is due to the failure of appressorium formation. Moreover, the content of chitin and β-1, 3-glucan in cell wall significantly reduced in mutant conidia. These results indicate that the MrSte12 gene markedly contributes to invasive growth and conidiation, as well as the major pathogenicity in M. rileyi.
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- Yunlong Lin
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticide, School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Instituty of Tobacco Scientific and Technology of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticide, School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticide, School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, People's Republic of China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticide, School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, People's Republic of China.
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticide, School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, People's Republic of China.
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Fungal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Biotechnol Adv 2012; 30:1447-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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MacDonald J, Suzuki H, Master ER. Expression and regulation of genes encoding lignocellulose-degrading activity in the genus Phanerochaete. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 94:339-51. [PMID: 22391967 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3937-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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As white-rot basidiomycetes, Phanerochaete species are critical to the cycling of carbon sequestered as woody biomass, and are predicted to encode many enzymes that can be harnessed to promote the conversion of lignocellulose to sugars for fermentation to fuels and chemicals. Advances in genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic technologies have enabled detailed analyses of different Phanerochaete species and have revealed numerous enzyme families required for lignocellulose utilization, as well as insight into the regulation of corresponding genes. Recent studies of Phanerochaete are also exemplified by molecular analyses following cultivation on different wood preparations, and show substrate-dependent responses that were difficult to predict using model compounds or isolated plant polysaccharides. The aim of this mini-review is to synthesize results from studies that have applied recent advances in molecular tools to evaluate the expression and regulation of proteins that contribute to lignocellulose conversion in Phanerochaete species. The identification of proteins with as yet unknown function are also highlighted and noted as important targets for future investigation of white-rot decay.
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- Jacqueline MacDonald
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ma B, Mayfield MB, Godfrey BJ, Gold MH. Novel promoter sequence required for manganese regulation of manganese peroxidase isozyme 1 gene expression in Phanerochaete chrysosporium. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2005; 3:579-88. [PMID: 15189980 PMCID: PMC420142 DOI: 10.1128/ec.3.3.579-588.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Manganese peroxidase (MnP) is a major, extracellular component of the lignin-degrading system produced by the wood-rotting basidiomycetous fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The transcription of MnP-encoding genes (mnps) in P. chrysosporium occurs as a secondary metabolic event, triggered by nutrient-nitrogen limitation. In addition, mnp expression occurs only under Mn2+ supplementation. Using a reporter system based on the enhanced green fluorescent protein gene (egfp), we have characterized the P. chrysosporium mnp1 promoter by examining the effects of deletion, replacement, and translocation mutations on mnp1 promoter-directed egfp expression. The 1,528-bp mnp1 promoter fragment drives egfp expression only under Mn2+-sufficient, nitrogen-limiting conditions, as required for endogenous MnP production. However, deletion of a 48-bp fragment, residing 521 bp upstream of the translation start codon in the mnp1 promoter, or replacement of this fragment with an unrelated sequence resulted in egfp expression under nitrogen limitation, both in the absence and presence of exogenous Mn2+. Translocation of the 48-bp fragment to a site 120 bp downstream of its original location resulted in Mn2+-dependent egfp expression under conditions similar to those observed with the wild-type mnp1 promoter. These results suggest that the 48-bp fragment contains at least one Mn2+-responsive cis element. Additional promoter-deletion experiments suggested that the Mn2+ element(s) is located within the 33-bp sequence at the 3' end of the 48-bp fragment. This is the first promoter sequence containing a Mn2+-responsive element(s) to be characterized in any eukaryotic organism.
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- Biao Ma
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, OGI School of Science and Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, 20000 N.W. Walker Rd., Beaverton, OR 97006-8921, USA
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Doddapaneni H, Yadav JS. Microarray-based global differential expression profiling of P450 monooxygenases and regulatory proteins for signal transduction pathways in the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Mol Genet Genomics 2005; 274:454-66. [PMID: 16231151 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-005-0051-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2005] [Accepted: 09/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Whole genome sequencing of the model white rot basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium has revealed the largest P450 contingent known to date in fungi, along with related phase I and phase II metabolic genes and signaling cascade genes. As a part of their functional characterization, genome-wide expression profiling under physiologically distinct conditions, nutrient-limited (ligninolytic) and nutrient-rich (non-ligninolytic), was investigated using a custom-designed 70-mer oligonucleotide microarray developed based on 190 target genes and 23 control genes. All 150 P450 genes were found to be expressible under the test conditions, with 27 genes showing differential expression based on a >twofold arbitrary cut-off limit. Of these, 23 P450 genes were upregulated (twofold to ninefold) in defined high-nitrogen cultures whereas four genes were upregulated (twofold to twentyfold) in defined low-nitrogen cultures. Furthermore, tandem P450 member genes in ten of the 16 P450 genomic clusters showed nonassortative regulation of expression reflecting their functional diversity. Full-length cDNAs for two of the high-nitrogen upregulated genes pc-hn1 (CYP5035A1) and pc-hn2 (CYP5036A1) and partial cDNA for a low-nitrogen upregulated gene pc-ln1 (CYP5037A1) were cloned and characterized. The study provided first molecular evidence for the presence of active components of the cAMP- and MAP kinase-signaling pathways in a white rot fungus; four of these components (cpka and ste-12 of cAMP pathway and two MAP kinases, mps1 and sps1) were significantly upregulated (fourfold to eightfold) under nutrient-limited conditions, implying their likely role in the regulation of gene expression involved in secondary metabolism and biodegradation processes under these conditions.
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- H Doddapaneni
- Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology Division, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
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Li D, Li N, Ma B, Mayfield MB, Gold MH. Characterization of genes encoding two manganese peroxidases from the lignin-degrading fungus Dichomitus squalens(1). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1434:356-64. [PMID: 10525153 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(99)00191-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Genes encoding two manganese peroxidases from the white-rot basidiomycete Dichomitus squalens were cloned and sequenced. The mnp1 and mnp2 genes encode mature proteins of 369 and 365 amino acids, respectively. The amino acids involved in peroxidase function, those forming the Mn(II) binding site, and those forming the five disulfide bonds in other Mn peroxidases are conserved in these sequences. Both predicted D. squalens proteins contain multiple acidic residues in their C-terminal sequences, which may be involved in additional metal binding. Both genes contain seven small introns, the locations of which align with each other. The promoters of both D. squalens genes contain putative AP-2 sites, which may be involved in their regulation by nutrient nitrogen. Southern blot analysis of genomic PCR fragments suggests that these sequences represent separate genes rather than allelic variants.
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- D Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, 20000 N.W. Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97006-8921, USA
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Gaskell J, Stewart P, Kersten PJ, Covert SF, Reiser J, Cullen D. Establishment of genetic linkage by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction: application to the lignin peroxidase gene family of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. BIO/TECHNOLOGY (NATURE PUBLISHING COMPANY) 1994; 12:1372-5. [PMID: 7765568 DOI: 10.1038/nbt1294-1372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Determining linkage is problematic for genes lacking easily identifiable phenotypes and for organisms without well-defined genetic recombination systems. Phanerochaete chrysosporium with its lignin peroxidase (LiP) gene family typifies these difficulties. We describe an experimental approach whereby the segregation of specific alleles is directly monitored during sexual fruiting. The method establishes linkage relationships among genes for which there are no mutations, and it is applicable to a wide range of genes, gene families and organisms. Using this approach, five P. chrysosporium linkage groups were identified. Ten LiP genes were distributed among three of these groups. One co-segregating group contained eight closely linked LiP genes. Another LiP gene was linked to a cellobiohydrolase gene cluster. These genetic linkages were consistent with physical mapping by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Based on the identification of allelic relationships, a uniform nomenclature for LiP genes is also described.
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- J Gaskell
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI 53705
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Western blot (immunoblot) analysis with a polyclonal antibody to lignin peroxidase (LiP) isozyme H8 from the white rot basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium demonstrates that LiP protein is detectable in the extracellular media of 5- and 6-day-old nitrogen-limited, but not nitrogen-sufficient, cultures. Northern (RNA) blot analysis demonstrates that lip mRNA is detectable from 5- and 6-day old cells grown in nitrogen-limited, but not nitrogen-sufficient, cultures. These results indicate that LiP expression is regulated at the level of gene transcription by nutrient nitrogen. Since lignin degradation by P. chrysosporium is derepressed by nitrogen starvation, it appears that lignin degradation and LiP expression are coordinately regulated in this organism. These results contradict a recent report which concluded that LiP protein expression is not regulated by nutrient nitrogen (C. G. Johnston and S. D. Aust, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 200:108-112, 1994).
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- D Li
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, Portland 97291-1000
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Mayfield MB, Godfrey BJ, Gold MH. Characterization of the mnp2 gene encoding manganese peroxidase isozyme 2 from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Gene 1994; 142:231-5. [PMID: 8194756 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(94)90266-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The nucleotide (nt) sequence of a gene (mnp2) encoding manganese peroxidase isozyme 2 (MnP-2) from Phanerochaete chrysosporium was determined. The sequence of 3297 bp includes 1287 bp of 5'-flanking sequence and 490 bp 3' to the stop codon. Comparison of cDNA and genomic sequences indicates seven introns varying in size from 50-55 bp. The 5' upstream region of the mnp2 gene contains a TATAA element, three inverted CCAAT elements (ATTGG), six putative heat-shock elements (HSE) and three putative metal response elements (MRE) (TGCRCNC), all located within 1100-bp upstream from the start codon. The positions of the putative HSE and MRE in the promoter region of mnp2 are compared with the corresponding sequences in the mnp1 gene promoter. A Northern blot probed with a fragment specific for the mnp2 gene suggests that the transcription of mnp2 is regulated by Mn ions.
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- M B Mayfield
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology, Portland 97291-1000
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