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Sánchez C. A review of the role of biosurfactants in the biodegradation of hydrophobic organopollutants: production, mode of action, biosynthesis and applications. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:216. [PMID: 36056983 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03401-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The increasing influence of human activity and industrialization has adversely impacted the environment via pollution with organic contaminants, which are minimally soluble in water. These hydrophobic organopollutants may be present in sediment, water or biota and have created concern due to their toxic effects in mammals. The ability of microorganisms to degrade pollutants makes their use the most effective, inexpensive and ecofriendly method for environmental remediation. Microorganisms have the ability to produce natural surfactants (biosurfactants) that increase the bioavailability of hydrophobic organopollutants, which enables their use as carbon and energy sources. Due to microbial diversity in production, and the biodegradability, nontoxicity, stability and specific activity of the surfactants, the use of microbial surfactants has the potential to overcome problems associated with contamination by hydrophobic organopollutants.This review provides an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding microbial surfactant production, mode of action in the biodegradation of hydrophobic organopollutants and biosynthetic pathways as well as their applications using emergent strategy tools to remove organopollutants from the environment. It is also specified for the first time that biosurfactants are produced either as growth-associated products or secondary metabolites, and are produced in different amounts by a wide range of microorganisms.
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- Carmen Sánchez
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Research Centre for Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, C.P. 90120, Ixtacuixtla, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Sakamoto Y, Sato S, Takizawa M, Narimatsu M. Identification of up-regulated genes in Tricholoma matsutake mycorrhiza. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2022; 369:6678003. [PMID: 36029515 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Many plant roots associate with fungi to form mycorrhizae; tree roots especially associate with ectomycorrhizal fungi, such as Tricholoma species. Tricholoma matsutake is an economically important fungus in Asian countries and usually inhabits forests primarily composed of Pinus densiflora (Japanese red pine). In this study, to understand the mycorrhizal association between T. matsutake and P. densiflora, genes specifically expressed in mycorrhiza compared with those expressed in mycelia and fruiting bodies were identified by RNA-seq. This revealed that genes for chromatin, proteasomes, signal transduction, pheromones, cell surface receptors, cytoskeleton, RNA processing, and transporters from T. matsutake were highly expressed in mycorrhiza. It also identified 35 mycorrhiza-induced small secreted protein (MiSSPs) that were highly expressed in mycorrhiza. Meanwhile, genes for proteases, defence-related proteins, cell-wall degradation, signal transduction, pinene synthesis, plant hormones, and transporters from P. densiflora were highly expressed in mycorrhiza. These genes may be involved in mycorrhizal formation and maintenance. A MiSSP, 1 460 819, was highly expressed in mycorrhiza, and this expression was maintained for 24 months. These results provide insight into the mycorrhizal association between T. matsutake and P. densiflora.
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- Yuichi Sakamoto
- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami-shi, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami-shi, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, 22-174-4 Narita, Kitakami-shi, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Iwate Prefectural Forest Technology Center, 560-11 Kemuyama, Yahaba, Iwate 028-3623, Japan
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Liu T, Hua Z, Han P, Zhao Y, Zhou J, Jin Y, Li X, Huang L, Yuan Y. Mycorrhizosphere Bacteria, Rahnella sp. HPDA25, Promotes the Growth of Armillaria gallica and Its Parasitic Host Gastrodia elata. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:842893. [PMID: 35401480 PMCID: PMC8993504 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.842893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gastrodia elata is an entirely heterotrophic plant, the growth of which is completely reliant on Armillaria gallica, an orchid mycorrhizal fungus. To avoid damaging ecosystems, G. elata cultivation is shifting from woodland to farmland. However, whether the microbial community structure remains stable during this conversation is unknown. Here, we cultivated G. elata in woodland or farmland and found that woodland-cultivated G. elata produced a greater yield and larger tuber size. The relative abundance of Rahnella was 22.84- and 122.25-fold higher in woodland- and farmland-cultivated soil samples, respectively, than that in uncultivated soil samples. To investigate how Rahnella impacts the growth of G. elata and establishes symbiosis with Armillaria gallica, three Rahnella spp. strains (HPDA25, SBD3, and SBD11) were isolated from mycorrhizosphere soil samples. It was found that these strains, especially HPDA25, promoted the growth of A. gallica. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometry analysis detected the indole-3-acetic acid with 16.24 ng/ml in HPDA25 fermentation solution. Co-culturing with the strain HPDA25 or exogenous indole-3-acetic acid increased the branching and fresh weight of rhizomorphs and the growth rate and extracellular laccase activity of A. gallica, compared with A. gallica cultured alone. The results of RNA-seq and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that co-culturing A. gallica with HPDA25 increased the expression level of the genes including hydrophobin, SUR7/PalI family, and pectin methylesterase, whereas decreased the expression levels of glycolysis-related genes. Furthermore, co-culturing with the strain HPDA25, A. gallica promotes the growth of G. elata and enhances the tuber size of G. elata. These results provide new insights into an orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis and the cultivation of G. elata.
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- Tianrui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Luqi Huang,
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- State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Yuan Yuan,
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Quo vadis: signaling molecules and small secreted proteins from mycorrhizal fungi at the early stage of mycorrhiza formation. Symbiosis 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-021-00793-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Deckmyn G, Flores O, Mayer M, Domene X, Schnepf A, Kuka K, Van Looy K, Rasse DP, Briones MJ, Barot S, Berg M, Vanguelova E, Ostonen I, Vereecken H, Suz LM, Frey B, Frossard A, Tiunov A, Frouz J, Grebenc T, Öpik M, Javaux M, Uvarov A, Vindušková O, Henning Krogh P, Franklin O, Jiménez J, Curiel Yuste J. KEYLINK: towards a more integrative soil representation for inclusion in ecosystem scale models. I. review and model concept. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9750. [PMID: 32974092 PMCID: PMC7486829 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The relatively poor simulation of the below-ground processes is a severe drawback for many ecosystem models, especially when predicting responses to climate change and management. For a meaningful estimation of ecosystem production and the cycling of water, energy, nutrients and carbon, the integration of soil processes and the exchanges at the surface is crucial. It is increasingly recognized that soil biota play an important role in soil organic carbon and nutrient cycling, shaping soil structure and hydrological properties through their activity, and in water and nutrient uptake by plants through mycorrhizal processes. In this article, we review the main soil biological actors (microbiota, fauna and roots) and their effects on soil functioning. We review to what extent they have been included in soil models and propose which of them could be included in ecosystem models. We show that the model representation of the soil food web, the impact of soil ecosystem engineers on soil structure and the related effects on hydrology and soil organic matter (SOM) stabilization are key issues in improving ecosystem-scale soil representation in models. Finally, we describe a new core model concept (KEYLINK) that integrates insights from SOM models, structural models and food web models to simulate the living soil at an ecosystem scale.
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- Gaby Deckmyn
- Department of Biology, Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences-Spanish National Research Council (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
- Biogeochemistry Group, Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Agrosphere Institute, IBG, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Braunschwei, Germany
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- OVAM, Flemish Institute for Materials and Soils, Mechelen, Belgium
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- Department of Biogeochemistry and Soil Quality, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Aas, Norway
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- Departamento de Ecología y Biología Animal, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, IRD, UPEC, CNRS, INRA, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Agrosphere Institute, IBG, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK
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- Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Agrosphere Institute, IBG, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
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- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration, ARAID/IPE-CSIC, Jaca, Spain
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- BC3-Basque Centre for Climate Change, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Sánchez C. Fungal potential for the degradation of petroleum-based polymers: An overview of macro- and microplastics biodegradation. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 40:107501. [PMID: 31870825 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Petroleum-based plastic materials as pollutants raise concerns because of their impact on the global ecosystem and on animal and human health. There is an urgent need to remove plastic waste from the environment to overcome the environmental crisis of plastic pollution. This review describes the natural and unique ability of fungi to invade substrates by using enzymes that have the capacity to detoxify pollutants and are able to act on nonspecific substrates, the fungal ability to produce hydrophobins for surface coating to attach hyphae to hydrophobic substrates, and hyphal ability to penetrate three dimensional substrates. Fungal studies on macro- and microplastics biodegradation have shown that fungi are able to use these materials as the sole carbon and energy source. Further research is required on novel isolates from plastisphere ecosystems, on the use of molecular techniques to characterize plastic-degrading fungi and enhance enzymatic activity levels, and on the use of omics-based technologies to accelerate plastic waste biodegradation processes. The addition of pro-oxidants species (photosensitizers) and the reduction of biocides and antioxidant stabilizers used in the plastic manufacturing process should also be considered to promote biodegradation. Interdisciplinary research and innovative fungal strategies for plastic waste biodegradation, as well as ecofriendly manufacturing of petroleum-based plastics, may help to reduce the negative impacts of plastic waste pollution in the biosphere.
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- Carmen Sánchez
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Research Centre for Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Ixtacuixtla, C.P. 90120 Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Martins MP, Silva LG, Rossi A, Sanches PR, Souza LDR, Martinez-Rossi NM. Global Analysis of Cell Wall Genes Revealed Putative Virulence Factors in the Dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2168. [PMID: 31608026 PMCID: PMC6761320 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The fungal cell wall is a structure in constant contact with the external environment. It confers shape to the cell and protects it from external threats. During host adaptation, the cell wall structure of fungal pathogens is continuously reshaped by the orchestrated action of numerous genes. These genes respond to environmental stresses and challenging growth conditions, influencing the infective potential of the fungus. Here, we aimed to identify cell wall biosynthesis-related genes that putatively encode virulence factors in Trichophyton rubrum. We used RNA-seq to examine the impact of two drugs, namely undecanoic acid, and acriflavine as well as the effects of the carbon source switching from glucose to keratin on T. rubrum cell wall metabolism. By using functional annotation based on Gene Ontology terms, we identified significantly differentially expressed cell wall-related genes in all stress conditions. We also exposed T. rubrum to osmotic and other cell wall stressors and evaluated the susceptibility and gene modulation in response to stress. The changes in the ambient environment caused continuous cell wall remodeling, forcing the fungus to undergo modulatory restructuring. The influence of the external challenges indicated a highly complex response pattern. The genes that were modulated simultaneously in the three stress conditions highlight potential targets for antifungal development.
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- Maíra P Martins
- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Ball SR, Kwan AH, Sunde M. Hydrophobin Rodlets on the Fungal Cell Wall. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2019; 425:29-51. [DOI: 10.1007/82_2019_186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rineau F, Lmalem H, Ahren D, Shah F, Johansson T, Coninx L, Ruytinx J, Nguyen H, Grigoriev I, Kuo A, Kohler A, Morin E, Vangronsveld J, Martin F, Colpaert JV. Comparative genomics and expression levels of hydrophobins from eight mycorrhizal genomes. MYCORRHIZA 2017; 27:383-396. [PMID: 28066872 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-016-0758-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hydrophobins are small secreted proteins that are present as several gene copies in most fungal genomes. Their properties are now well understood: they are amphiphilic and assemble at hydrophilic/hydrophobic interfaces. However, their physiological functions remain largely unexplored, especially within mycorrhizal fungi. In this study, we identified hydrophobin genes and analysed their distribution in eight mycorrhizal genomes. We then measured their expression levels in three different biological conditions (mycorrhizal tissue vs. free-living mycelium, organic vs. mineral growth medium and aerial vs. submerged growth). Results confirmed that the size of the hydrophobin repertoire increased in the terminal orders of the fungal evolutionary tree. Reconciliation analysis predicted that in 41% of the cases, hydrophobins evolved from duplication events. Whatever the treatment and the fungal species, the pattern of expression of hydrophobins followed a reciprocal function, with one gene much more expressed than others from the same repertoire. These most-expressed hydrophobin genes were also among the most expressed of the whole genome, which suggests that they play a role as structural proteins. The fine-tuning of the expression of hydrophobin genes in each condition appeared complex because it differed considerably between species, in a way that could not be explained by simple ecological traits. Hydrophobin gene regulation in mycorrhizal tissue as compared with free-living mycelium, however, was significantly associated with a calculated high exposure of hydrophilic residues.
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- F Rineau
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Microbial Ecology Group, Lund University, Ecology Building, 223 62, Lund, SE, Sweden
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- Department of food and environmental sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biology, Microbial Ecology Group, Lund University, Ecology Building, 223 62, Lund, SE, Sweden
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Excellence Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (ARBRE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1136, Champenoux, France
- Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, University of Lorraine, UMR 1136, Champenoux, France
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- Laboratory of Excellence Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (ARBRE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1136, Champenoux, France
- Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, University of Lorraine, UMR 1136, Champenoux, France
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Excellence Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (ARBRE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1136, Champenoux, France
- Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE, University of Lorraine, UMR 1136, Champenoux, France
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Environmental Biology group, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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iTRAQ-MS/MS Proteomic Analysis Reveals Differentially Expressed Proteins During Post-harvest Maturation of the White Button Mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Curr Microbiol 2017; 74:641-649. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-017-1225-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Doré J, Kohler A, Dubost A, Hundley H, Singan V, Peng Y, Kuo A, Grigoriev IV, Martin F, Marmeisse R, Gay G. The ectomycorrhizal basidiomyceteHebeloma cylindrosporumundergoes early waves of transcriptional reprogramming prior to symbiotic structures differentiation. Environ Microbiol 2017; 19:1338-1354. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jeanne Doré
- Ecologie Microbienne; Université de Lyon; F-69622 Lyon France
- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5557, INRA, UMR1418; Villeurbanne France
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- Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, INRA-Nancy; INRA, UMR 1136 INRA-Université de Lorraine; Champenoux 54280 France
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- Ecologie Microbienne; Université de Lyon; F-69622 Lyon France
- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5557, INRA, UMR1418; Villeurbanne France
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute; Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute; Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute; Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute; Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA
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- U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute; Walnut Creek CA 94598 USA
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- Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, INRA-Nancy; INRA, UMR 1136 INRA-Université de Lorraine; Champenoux 54280 France
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- Ecologie Microbienne; Université de Lyon; F-69622 Lyon France
- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5557, INRA, UMR1418; Villeurbanne France
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- Ecologie Microbienne; Université de Lyon; F-69622 Lyon France
- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5557, INRA, UMR1418; Villeurbanne France
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Sammer D, Krause K, Gube M, Wagner K, Kothe E. Hydrophobins in the Life Cycle of the Ectomycorrhizal Basidiomycete Tricholoma vaccinum. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167773. [PMID: 27936063 PMCID: PMC5147985 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hydrophobins-secreted small cysteine-rich, amphipathic proteins-foster interactions of fungal hyphae with hydrophobic surfaces, and are involved in the formation of aerial hyphae. Phylogenetic analyses of Tricholoma vaccinum hydrophobins showed a grouping with hydrophobins of other ectomycorrhizal fungi, which might be a result of co-evolution. Further analyses indicate angiosperms as likely host trees for the last common ancestor of the genus Tricholoma. The nine hydrophobin genes in the T. vaccinum genome were investigated to infer their individual roles in different stages of the life cycle, host interaction, asexual and sexual development, and with respect to different stresses. In aerial mycelium, hyd8 was up-regulated. In silico analysis predicted three packing arrangements, i.e., ring-like, plus-like and sheet-like structure for Hyd8; the first two may assemble to rodlets of hydrophobin covering aerial hyphae, whereas the third is expected to be involved in forming a two-dimensional network of hydrophobins. Metal stress induced hydrophobin gene hyd5. In early steps of mycorrhization, induction of hyd4 and hyd5 by plant root exudates and root volatiles could be shown, followed by hyd5 up-regulation during formation of mantle, Hartig' net, and rhizomorphs with concomitant repression of hyd8 and hyd9. During fruiting body formation, mainly hyd3, but also hyd8 were induced. Host preference between the compatible host Picea abies and the low compatibility host Pinus sylvestris could be linked to a stronger induction of hyd4 and hyd5 by the preferred host and a stronger repression of hyd8, whereas the repression of hyd9 was comparable between the two hosts.
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- Dominik Sammer
- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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Martin F, Kohler A, Murat C, Veneault-Fourrey C, Hibbett DS. Unearthing the roots of ectomycorrhizal symbioses. Nat Rev Microbiol 2016; 14:760-773. [PMID: 27795567 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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During the diversification of Fungi and the rise of conifer-dominated and angiosperm- dominated forests, mutualistic symbioses developed between certain trees and ectomycorrhizal fungi that enabled these trees to colonize boreal and temperate regions. The evolutionary success of these symbioses is evident from phylogenomic analyses that suggest that ectomycorrhizal fungi have arisen in approximately 60 independent saprotrophic lineages, which has led to the wide range of ectomycorrhizal associations that exist today. In this Review, we discuss recent genomic studies that have revealed the adaptations that seem to be fundamental to the convergent evolution of ectomycorrhizal fungi, including the loss of some metabolic functions and the acquisition of effectors that facilitate mutualistic interactions with host plants. Finally, we consider how these insights can be integrated into a model of the development of ectomycorrhizal symbioses.
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- Francis Martin
- Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratoire d'excellence Recherches Avancés sur la Biologie de l'Arbre et les Ecosystèmes Forestiers (ARBRE), Centre INRA-Lorraine, 54280 Champenoux, France
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- Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratoire d'excellence Recherches Avancés sur la Biologie de l'Arbre et les Ecosystèmes Forestiers (ARBRE), Centre INRA-Lorraine, 54280 Champenoux, France
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- Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratoire d'excellence Recherches Avancés sur la Biologie de l'Arbre et les Ecosystèmes Forestiers (ARBRE), Centre INRA-Lorraine, 54280 Champenoux, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Unité Mixte de Recherche 1136 Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, Laboratoire d'excellence Recherches Avancées sur la Biologie de l'Arbre et les Ecosystèmes Forestiers (ARBRE), 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Biology Department, Clark University, Lasry Center for Bioscience, 950 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610, USA
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Fungal hydrophobin is a family of low molecular weight proteins consisting of four disulfide bridges and an extraordinary hydrophobic patch. The hydrophobic patch of hydrophobins and the molecules of gaseous CO2 may interact together and form the stable CO2-nanobubbles covered by an elastic membrane in carbonated beverages. The nanobubbles provide the required energy to provoke primary gushing. Due to the hydrophobicity of hydrophobin, this protein is used as a biosurfactant, foaming agent or encapsulating agent in food products and medicine formulations. Increasing demands for using of hydrophobins led to a challenge regarding production and purification of this product. However, the main issue to use hydrophobin in the industry is the regulatory affairs: yet there is no approved legislation for using hydrophobin in food and beverages. To comply with the legislation, establishing a consistent method for obtaining pure hydrophobins is necessary. Currently, few research teams in Europe are focusing on different aspects of hydrophobins. In this paper, an up-to-date collection of highlights from those special groups about the bio-chemical and physicochemical characteristics of hydrophobins have been studied. The recent advances of those groups concerning the production and purification, positive applications and negative function of hydrophobin are also summarised.
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Yap HYY, Chooi YH, Fung SY, Ng ST, Tan CS, Tan NH. Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Highly Expressed Genes Encoding Secondary Metabolite Pathways and Small Cysteine-Rich Proteins in the Sclerotium of Lignosus rhinocerotis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143549. [PMID: 26606395 PMCID: PMC4659598 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Lignosus rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden (tiger milk mushroom) has long been known for its nutritional and medicinal benefits among the local communities in Southeast Asia. However, the molecular and genetic basis of its medicinal and nutraceutical properties at transcriptional level have not been investigated. In this study, the transcriptome of L. rhinocerotis sclerotium, the part with medicinal value, was analyzed using high-throughput Illumina HiSeqTM platform with good sequencing quality and alignment results. A total of 3,673, 117, and 59,649 events of alternative splicing, novel transcripts, and SNP variation were found to enrich its current genome database. A large number of transcripts were expressed and involved in the processing of gene information and carbohydrate metabolism. A few highly expressed genes encoding the cysteine-rich cerato-platanin, hydrophobins, and sugar-binding lectins were identified and their possible roles in L. rhinocerotis were discussed. Genes encoding enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of glucans, six gene clusters encoding four terpene synthases and one each of non-ribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase, and 109 transcribed cytochrome P450 sequences were also identified in the transcriptome. The data from this study forms a valuable foundation for future research in the exploitation of this mushroom in pharmacological and industrial applications.
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- Hui-Yeng Y. Yap
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Ligno Biotech Sdn. Bhd., Balakong Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Wagner K, Linde J, Krause K, Gube M, Koestler T, Sammer D, Kniemeyer O, Kothe E. Tricholoma vaccinum host communication during ectomycorrhiza formation. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2015; 91:fiv120. [PMID: 26449385 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiv120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The genome sequence of Tricholoma vaccinum was obtained to predict its secretome in order to elucidate communication of T. vaccinum with its host tree spruce (Picea abies) in interkingdom signaling. The most prominent protein domains within the 206 predicted secreted proteins belong to energy and nutrition (52%), cell wall degradation (19%) and mycorrhiza establishment (9%). Additionally, we found small secreted proteins that show typical features of effectors potentially involved in host communication. From the secretome, 22 proteins could be identified, two of which showed higher protein abundances after spruce root exudate exposure, while five were downregulated in this treatment. The changes in T. vaccinum protein excretion with first recognition of the partner were used to identify small secreted proteins with the potential to act as effectors in the mutually beneficial symbiosis. Our observations support the hypothesis of a complex communication network including a cocktail of communication molecules induced long before physical contact of the partners.
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- Katharina Wagner
- Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Neugasse 25, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Neugasse 25, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna (CIBIV), Max F. Perutz Laboratories, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Neugasse 25, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute Beutenbergstraße 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Neugasse 25, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Krause K, Henke C, Asiimwe T, Ulbricht A, Klemmer S, Schachtschabel D, Boland W, Kothe E. Biosynthesis and Secretion of Indole-3-Acetic Acid and Its Morphological Effects on Tricholoma vaccinum-Spruce Ectomycorrhiza. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:7003-11. [PMID: 26231639 PMCID: PMC4579454 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01991-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Fungus-derived indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), which is involved in development of ectomycorrhiza, affects both partners, i.e., the tree and the fungus. The biosynthesis pathway, excretion from fungal hyphae, the induction of branching in fungal cultures, and enhanced Hartig net formation in mycorrhiza were shown. Gene expression studies, incorporation of labeled compounds into IAA, heterologous expression of a transporter, and bioinformatics were applied to study the effect of IAA on fungal morphogenesis and on ectomycorrhiza. Tricholoma vaccinum produces IAA from tryptophan via indole-3-pyruvate, with the last step of this biosynthetic pathway being catalyzed by an aldehyde dehydrogenase. The gene ald1 was found to be highly expressed in ectomycorrhiza and induced by indole-3-acetaldehyde. The export of IAA from fungal cells is supported by the multidrug and toxic extrusion (MATE) transporter Mte1 found in T. vaccinum. The addition of IAA and its precursors induced elongated cells and hyphal ramification of mycorrhizal fungi; in contrast, in saprobic fungi such as Schizophyllum commune, IAA did not induce morphogenetic changes. Mycorrhiza responded by increasing its Hartig net formation. The IAA of fungal origin acts as a diffusible signal, influencing root colonization and increasing Hartig net formation in ectomycorrhiza.
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- Katrin Krause
- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Microbiology, Microbial Communication, Jena, Germany
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Raudaskoski M, Kothe E. Novel findings on the role of signal exchange in arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal symbioses. MYCORRHIZA 2015; 25:243-52. [PMID: 25260351 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-014-0607-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The availability of genome sequences from both arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi and their hosts has, together with elegant biochemical and molecular biological analyses, provided new information on signal exchange between the partners in mycorrhizal associations. The progress in understanding cellular processes has been more rapid in arbuscular than ectomycorrhizal symbiosis due to its similarities of early processes with Rhizobium-legume symbiosis. In ectomycorrhiza, the role of auxin and ethylene produced by both fungus and host plant is becoming understood at the molecular level, although the actual ligands and receptors leading to ectomycorrhizal symbiosis have not yet been discovered. For both systems, the functions of small effector proteins secreted from the respective fungus and taken up into the plant cell may be pivotal in understanding the attenuation of host defense. We review the subject by comparing cross-talk between fungal and plant partners during formation and establishment of arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal symbioses.
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- Marjatta Raudaskoski
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Terhem RB, van Kan JAL. Functional analysis of hydrophobin genes in sexual development of Botrytis cinerea. Fungal Genet Biol 2014; 71:42-51. [PMID: 25181040 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 08/03/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hydrophobins are small secreted fungal proteins that play roles in growth and development of filamentous fungi, i.e. in the formation of aerial structures and the attachment of hyphae to hydrophobic surfaces. In Botrytis cinerea, three hydrophobin genes have been identified. Studies by Mosbach et al. (2011) showed that hydrophobins are neither involved in conferring surface hydrophobicity to conidia and aerial hyphae of B. cinerea, nor are they required for virulence. The present study investigated the role of hydrophobins in sclerotium and apothecium development. Expression analysis revealed high expression of the Bhp1 gene during different stages of apothecium development. Two Bhp1 splice variants were detected that differ by an internal stretch of 13 amino acid residues. Seven different mutants in which either a single, two or three hydrophobin genes were knocked out, as well as two wild type strains of opposite mating types, were characterized for sclerotium and apothecium development. No aberrant morphology was observed in sclerotium development when single deletion mutants in hydrophobin genes were analyzed. Sclerotia of double knock out mutant ΔBhp1/ΔBhp3 and the triple knock out mutant, however, showed easily wettable phenotypes. For analyzing apothecium development, a reciprocal crossing scheme was setup. Morphological aberrations were observed in crosses with two hydrophobin mutants. When the double knock out mutant ΔBhp1/ΔBhp2 and the triple knock out mutant were used as the maternal parent (sclerotia), and fertilized with wild type microconidia, the resulting apothecia were swollen, dark brown in color and had a blotched surface. After initially growing upwards toward the light source, the apothecia in many cases collapsed due to loss of structural integrity. Aberrant apothecium development was not observed in the reciprocal cross, when these same mutants were used as the paternal parent (microconidia). These results indicate that the presence of hydrophobins in maternal tissue is important for normal development of apothecia of B. cinerea.
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- Razak B Terhem
- Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia; Wageningen University, Laboratory of Phytopathology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University, Laboratory of Phytopathology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Widespread horizontal transfer of the cerato-ulmin gene between Ophiostoma novo-ulmi and Geosmithia species. Fungal Biol 2014; 118:663-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Osmolovskiy AA, Baranova NA, Kreier VG, Kurakov AV, Egorov NS. Solid-state and membrane-surface liquid cultures of micromycetes: Specific features of their development and enzyme production (a Review). APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683814030107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mgbeahuruike AC, Kovalchuk A, Chen H, Ubhayasekera W, Asiegbu FO. Evolutionary analysis of hydrophobin gene family in two wood-degrading basidiomycetes, Phlebia brevispora and Heterobasidion annosum s.l. BMC Evol Biol 2013; 13:240. [PMID: 24188142 PMCID: PMC3879219 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Hydrophobins are small secreted cysteine-rich proteins that play diverse roles during different phases of fungal life cycle. In basidiomycetes, hydrophobin-encoding genes often form large multigene families with up to 40 members. The evolutionary forces driving hydrophobin gene expansion and diversification in basidiomycetes are poorly understood. The functional roles of individual genes within such gene families also remain unclear. The relationship between the hydrophobin gene number, the genome size and the lifestyle of respective fungal species has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Here, we present results of our survey of hydrophobin gene families in two species of wood-degrading basidiomycetes, Phlebia brevispora and Heterobasidion annosum s.l. We have also investigated the regulatory pattern of hydrophobin-encoding genes from H. annosum s.s. during saprotrophic growth on pine wood as well as on culture filtrate from Phlebiopsis gigantea using micro-arrays. These data are supplemented by results of the protein structure modeling for a representative set of hydrophobins. Results We have identified hydrophobin genes from the genomes of two wood-degrading species of basidiomycetes, Heterobasidion irregulare, representing one of the microspecies within the aggregate H. annosum s.l., and Phlebia brevispora. Although a high number of hydrophobin-encoding genes were observed in H. irregulare (16 copies), a remarkable expansion of these genes was recorded in P. brevispora (26 copies). A significant expansion of hydrophobin-encoding genes in other analyzed basidiomycetes was also documented (1–40 copies), whereas contraction through gene loss was observed among the analyzed ascomycetes (1–11 copies). Our phylogenetic analysis confirmed the important role of gene duplication events in the evolution of hydrophobins in basidiomycetes. Increased number of hydrophobin-encoding genes appears to have been linked to the species’ ecological strategy, with the non-pathogenic fungi having increased numbers of hydrophobins compared with their pathogenic counterparts. However, there was no significant relationship between the number of hydrophobin-encoding genes and genome size. Furthermore, our results revealed significant differences in the expression levels of the 16 H. annosum s.s. hydrophobin-encoding genes which suggest possible differences in their regulatory patterns. Conclusions A considerable expansion of the hydrophobin-encoding genes in basidiomycetes has been observed. The distribution and number of hydrophobin-encoding genes in the analyzed species may be connected to their ecological preferences. Results of our analysis also have shown that H. annosum s.l. hydrophobin-encoding genes may be under positive selection. Our gene expression analysis revealed differential expression of H. annosum s.s. hydrophobin genes under different growth conditions, indicating their possible functional diversification.
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Mgbeahuruike AC, Kovalchuk A, Asiegbu FO. Comparative genomics and evolutionary analysis of hydrophobins from three species of wood-degrading fungi. Mycologia 2013; 105:1471-8. [PMID: 23928416 DOI: 10.3852/13-077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hydrophobins are small, secreted proteins playing important roles at different stages of fungal life cycles. Their characteristic feature is the presence of eight highly conserved cysteine residues. Here we present an inventory and evolutionary analysis of hydrophobin genes from three wood-degrading basidiomycetes, Phlebia brevispora, Ganoderma sp. and Bjerkandera adusta. The genomes of the three analyzed species are characterized by the presence of high copy numbers of hydrophobin genes. Results of the phylogenetic analysis of the identified proteins revealed that many of them share a high degree of sequence similarity and probably originated from a series of duplication events. The presence of several clusters of adjacent copies of the hydrophobin gene in a particular location in the genome further supports the interpretation that gene duplication has played a role in the evolution of hydrophobins in the analyzed species.
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- Anthony C Mgbeahuruike
- Department of Forest Sciences, P.O. Box 27, Latokartanonkaari 7, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Asiimwe T, Krause K, Schlunk I, Kothe E. Modulation of ethanol stress tolerance by aldehyde dehydrogenase in the mycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma vaccinum. MYCORRHIZA 2012; 22:471-484. [PMID: 22159964 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-011-0424-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report the first mycorrhizal fungal aldehyde dehydrogenase gene, ald1, which was isolated from the basidiomycete Tricholoma vaccinum. The gene, encoding a protein Ald1 of 502 amino acids, is up-regulated in ectomycorrhiza. Phylogenetic analyses using 53 specific fungal aldehyde dehydrogenases from all major phyla in the kingdom of fungi including Ald1 and two partial sequences of T. vaccinum were performed to get an insight in the evolution of the aldehyde dehydrogenase family. By using competitive and real-time RT-PCR, ald1 is up-regulated in response to alcohol and aldehyde-related stress. Furthermore, heterologous expression of ald1 in Escherichia coli and subsequent in vitro enzyme activity assay demonstrated the oxidation of propionaldehyde and butyraldehyde with different kinetics using either NAD(+) or NADP(+) as cofactors. In addition, overexpression of ald1 in T. vaccinum after Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation increased ethanol stress tolerance. These results demonstrate the ability of Ald1 to circumvent ethanol stress, a critical function in mycorrhizal habitats.
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- Theodore Asiimwe
- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Neugasse 25, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Bettini PP, Frascella A, Comparini C, Carresi L, Pepori AL, Pazzagli L, Cappugi G, Scala F, Scala A. Identification and characterization of GEO1, a new class II hydrophobin from Geosmithia spp. Can J Microbiol 2012; 58:965-72. [DOI: 10.1139/w2012-069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the present paper we describe a new noncatalytic protein belonging to the hydrophobin family, designated GEO1, purified from the culture filtrate of Geosmithia pallida (Ascomycota: Hypocreales), and the corresponding gene sequence. In the fungal genome, GEO1 was encoded by a single-copy gene with a 450 bp open reading frame interrupted by 2 small introns whose primary translation product was 109 amino acids long and included a 23 amino acids signal peptide. The mature protein had a molecular mass of 8111.75 Da and a theoretical pI of 4.33. The deduced amino acid sequence showed similarity to class II hydrophobins and contained 8 conserved cysteine residues, present in all hydrophobins isolated so far. Biochemical properties, such as foam-forming ability and trapezoid-like shape of a GEO1 drop, also resembled the typical features of the class II hydrophobins. Expression of the geo1 gene was assessed after 2, 4, 7, 9, and 11 days of culture and showed that the geo1 transcript appeared after 7 days and increased up to 11 days.
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- Priscilla P. Bettini
- Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica “Leo Pardi”, University of Florence, via Romana 17-19, 50125 Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica “Leo Pardi”, University of Florence, via Romana 17-19, 50125 Florence, Italy
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Sezione di Protezione delle Piante, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Sezione di Protezione delle Piante, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Sezione di Protezione delle Piante, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante, National Research Council, via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biochimiche, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia Vegetale, Sezione di Patologia Vegetale, University of Naples “Federico II” via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Sezione di Protezione delle Piante, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Sevim A, Donzelli BGG, Wu D, Demirbag Z, Gibson DM, Turgeon BG. Hydrophobin genes of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium brunneum, are differentially expressed and corresponding mutants are decreased in virulence. Curr Genet 2012; 58:79-92. [PMID: 22388867 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-012-0366-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hydrophobins are small, cysteine-rich, secreted proteins, ubiquitously produced by filamentous fungi that are speculated to function in fungal growth, cell surface properties, and development, although this has been rigorously tested for only a few species. Herein, we report identification of three hydrophobin genes from the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium brunneum, and functional characterization of strains lacking these genes. One gene (HYD1/ssgA) encodes a class I hydrophobin identified previously. Two new genes, HYD3 and HYD2, encode a class I and class II hydrophobin, respectively. To examine function, we deleted all three separately, from the M. brunneum strain KTU-60 genome, using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Deletion strains were screened for alterations in developmental phenotypes including growth, sporulation, pigmentation, colony surface properties, and virulence to insects. All deletion strains were reduced in their ability to sporulate and showed alterations in wild-type pigmentation, but all retained wild-type hydrophobicity, except for one individual hyd3 mutant. Complementation with the wild-type HYD3 gene restored hydrophobicity. Each gene, present as a single copy in the genome, showed differential expression patterns dependent on the developmental stage of the fungus. When Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm) larvae were treated with either conidia or blastospores of each hyd mutant, reductions in virulence and delayed mortality were observed as compared to WT. Together, these results suggest that hydrophobins are differentially expressed and may have distinct, but compensating roles, in conidiation, pigmentation, hydrophobicity, and virulence.
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- Ali Sevim
- Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, 344 Plant Science Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Plett JM, Gibon J, Kohler A, Duffy K, Hoegger PJ, Velagapudi R, Han J, Kües U, Grigoriev IV, Martin F. Phylogenetic, genomic organization and expression analysis of hydrophobin genes in the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor. Fungal Genet Biol 2012; 49:199-209. [PMID: 22293303 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Revised: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hydrophobins are morphogenetic, small secreted hydrophobic fungal proteins produced in response to changing development and environmental conditions. These proteins are important in the interaction between certain fungi and their hosts. In mutualistic ectomycorrhizal fungi several hydrophobins form a subclass of mycorrhizal-induced small secreted proteins that are likely to be critical in the formation of the symbiotic interface with host root cells. In this study, two genomes of the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor strains S238N-H82 (from North America) and 81306 (from Europe) were surveyed to construct a comprehensive genome-wide inventory of hydrophobins and to explore their characteristics and roles during host colonization. The S238N-H82 L. bicolor hydrophobin gene family is composed of 12 genes while the 81306 strain encodes nine hydrophobins, all corresponding to class I hydrophobins. The three extra hydrophobin genes encoded by the S238N-H82 genome likely arose via gene duplication and are bordered by transposon rich regions. Expression profiles of the hydrophobin genes of L. bicolor varied greatly depending on life stage (e.g. free living mycelium vs. root colonization) and on the host root environment. We conclude from this study that the complex diversity and range of expression profiles of the Laccaria hydrophobin multi-gene family have likely been a selective advantage for this mutualist in colonizing a wide range of host plants.
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- Jonathan M Plett
- INRA, UMR 1136 INRA - University Henri Poincaré, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes, INRA-Nancy, 54280 Champenoux, France.
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Gherghel F, Krause K. Role of Mycorrhiza in Re-forestation at Heavy Metal-Contaminated Sites. SOIL BIOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23327-2_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Shao Y, Spiteller D, Tang X, Ping L, Colesie C, Münchberg U, Bartram S, Schneider B, Büdel B, Popp J, Heckel DG, Boland W. Crystallization of α- and β-carotene in the foregut of Spodoptera larvae feeding on a toxic food plant. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 41:273-281. [PMID: 21255649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In the animal kingdom, carotenoids are usually absorbed from dietary sources and transported to target tissues. Despite their general importance, the uptake mechanism is still poorly understood. Here we report the "red crop" phenomenon, an accumulation of α- and β-carotene in crystalline inclusions in the enlarged foregut of the polyphagous Spodoptera larvae feeding on some potentially toxic plant leaves. The carotene crystals give the insect foregut a distinctive orange-red color. The crystals are embedded in a homogenous lawn of the bacterium Enterococcus casseliflavus, but the carotene seems to be selectively taken from the food plant. Caterpillars which fail to develop these carotene crystals exhibit a high mortality or fail to develop to adulthood. The crystallization of carotene and the enlargement of the foregut thus appears to manifest a multiple-step physiological adaptation of the insects to toxic food plants.
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- Yongqi Shao
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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Ying SH, Feng MG. A conidial protein (CP15) of Beauveria bassiana contributes to the conidial tolerance of the entomopathogenic fungus to thermal and oxidative stresses. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 90:1711-20. [PMID: 21455593 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2011] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aerial conidia are central dispersing structures for most fungi and represent the infectious propagule for entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, thus the active ingredients of commercial mycoinsecticides. Although a number of formic-acid-extractable (FAE) cell wall proteins from conidia have been characterized, the functions of many such proteins remain obscure. We report that a conidial FAE protein, termed CP15, isolated from B. bassiana is related to fungal tolerance to thermal and oxidative stresses. The full-length genomic sequence of CP15 was shown to lack introns, encoding for a 131 amino acid protein (15.0 kDa) with no sequence identity to any known proteins in the NCBI database. The function of this new gene with two genomic copies was examined using the antisense-RNA method. Five transgenic strains displayed various degrees of silenced CP15 expression, resulting in significantly reduced conidial FAE protein profiles. The FAE protein contents of the strains were linearly correlated to the survival indices of their conidia when exposed to 30-min wet stress at 48°C (r (2) = 0.93). Under prolonged 75-min heat stress, the median lethal times (LT(50)s) of their conidia were significantly reduced by 13.6-29.5%. The CP15 silenced strains were also 20-50% less resistant to oxidative stress but were not affected with respect to UV-B or hyperosmotic stress. Our data indicate that discrete conidial proteins may mediate resistance to some abiotic stresses, and that manipulation of such proteins may be a viable approach to enhancing the environmental fitness of B. bassiana for more persisting control of insect pests in warmer climates.
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- Sheng-Hua Ying
- Institute of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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The genome sequences of the basidiomycete Agaricomycetes species Coprinopsis cinerea, Laccaria bicolor, Schizophyllum commune, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and Postia placenta, as well as of Cryptococcus neoformans and Ustilago maydis, are now publicly available. Out of these fungi, C. cinerea, S. commune, and U. maydis, together with the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, have been investigated for years genetically and molecularly for signaling in sexual reproduction. The comparison of the structure and organization of mating type genes in fungal genomes reveals an amazing conservation of genes regulating the sexual reproduction throughout the fungal kingdom. In agaricomycetes, two mating type loci, A, coding for homeodomain type transcription factors, and B, encoding a pheromone/receptor system, regulate the four typical mating interactions of tetrapolar species. Evidence for both A and B mating type genes can also be identified in basidiomycetes with bipolar systems, where only two mating interactions are seen. In some of these fungi, the B locus has lost its self/nonself discrimination ability and thus its specificity while retaining the other regulatory functions in development. In silico analyses now also permit the identification of putative components of the pheromone-dependent signaling pathways. Induction of these signaling cascades leads to development of dikaryotic mycelia, fruiting body formation, and meiotic spore production. In pheromone-dependent signaling, the role of heterotrimeric G proteins, components of a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, and cyclic AMP-dependent pathways can now be defined. Additionally, the pheromone-dependent signaling through monomeric, small GTPases potentially involved in creating the polarized cytoskeleton for reciprocal nuclear exchange and migration during mating is predicted.
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Ma A, Shan L, Wang N, Zheng L, Chen L, Xie B. Characterization of aPleurotus ostreatus fruiting body-specific hydrophobin gene,Po.hyd. J Basic Microbiol 2007; 47:317-24. [PMID: 17647210 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200710317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hydrophobins are a family of small, moderately hydrophobic proteins with eight cysteine residues arranged in a conserved pattern. A full-length cDNA, designated Po.hyd, corresponding to a hydrophobin gene of Pleurotus ostreatus was obtained in our previous work. The Po.hyd gene contains a 333 bp open reading frame (ORF), which is interrupted by two typical classI introns. There was no consensus signal for a polyA tail detected in the 3'untranslated region. However, an analogous T- or TG-rich motif was observed that probably influence the formation of the mRNA 3' end. We assign the putative Po.HYD protein to the classI hydrophobins since its sequence arrangement and hydropathy pattern has a high consensus to other known class I hydrophobins. Northern analysis showed that the Po.hyd gene was abundantly expressed throughout the fruiting process (from primordium to mature fruiting body) but silenced during vegetative growth of the mycelium. Southern blot analysis showed Po.hyd to be a single copy gene in the genome of dikaryotic strain likely to locate at the same locus within the two parental genomes.
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- Aimin Ma
- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China.
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Rajashekar B, Samson P, Johansson T, Tunlid A. Evolution of nucleotide sequences and expression patterns of hydrophobin genes in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2007; 174:399-411. [PMID: 17388902 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02022.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Hydrophobins are small, secreted proteins that play important roles in the development of pathogenic and symbiotic fungi. Evolutionary mechanisms generating sequence and expression divergence among members in hydrophobin gene families are largely unknown. Seven hydrophobin (hyd) genes and one hyd pseudogene were isolated from strains of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus. Sequences were analysed using phylogenetic methods. Expression profiles were inferred from microarray experiments. The hyd genes included both young (recently diverged) and old duplicates. Some young hyd genes exhibited an initial phase of enhanced sequence evolution owing to relaxed or positive selection. There was no significant association between sequence divergence and variation in expression levels. However, three hyd genes displayed a shift in the expression levels or an altered tissue specificity following duplication. The Paxillus hyd genes evolve according to the so-called birth-and-death model in which some duplicates are maintained for a long time, whereas others are inactivated through mutations. The role of subfunctionalization and/or neofunctionalization for preserving the hyd duplicates in the genome is discussed.
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Lund University, Ecology Building, SE-223 62, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Lund University, Ecology Building, SE-223 62, Lund, Sweden
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In addition to their well-recognized roles in plant nutrition and communities, mycorrhizas can influence the key ecosystem process of soil aggregation. Here we review the contribution of mycorrhizas, mostly focused on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), to soil structure at various hierarchical levels: plant community; individual root; and the soil mycelium. There are a suite of mechanisms by which mycorrhizal fungi can influence soil aggregation at each of these various scales. By extension of these mechanisms to the question of fungal diversity, it is recognized that different species or communities of fungi can promote soil aggregation to different degrees. We argue that soil aggregation should be included in a more complete 'multifunctional' perspective of mycorrhizal ecology, and that in-depth understanding of mycorrhizas/soil process relationships will require analyses emphasizing feedbacks between soil structure and mycorrhizas, rather than a uni-directional approach simply addressing mycorrhizal effects on soils. We finish the discussion by highlighting new tools, developments and foci that will probably be crucial in further understanding mycorrhizal contributions to soil structure.
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- Matthias C Rillig
- Microbial Ecology Program, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
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Fuchs U, Czymmek KJ, Sweigard JA. Five hydrophobin genes in Fusarium verticillioides include two required for microconidial chain formation. Fungal Genet Biol 2004; 41:852-64. [PMID: 15288021 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2004.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2003] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Five hydrophobin genes have been identified in the fungal corn pathogen Fusarium verticillioides. HYD1, HYD2, and HYD3 encode Class I hydrophobins. The predicted structures of Hyd1p and Hyd2p are 80% similar, while Hyd3p has an unusually small number of amino acids between the third and fourth cysteines. HYD4 and HYD5 encode Class II hydrophobins. Mutants with HYD1-5 individually deleted and a hyd1deltahyd2delta double mutant were similar to wild-type strains in the amount of disease caused in a corn seedling infection assay and in the number of microconidia produced. Microconidial chains were rare in hyd1delta and hyd2delta mutants as microconidia were present almost exclusively as false heads. Transformation of hyd1delta and hyd2delta mutants with HYD1 and HYD2, respectively, restored microconidial chain formation, but transformation with HYD1::AcGFP and HYD2::AcGFP did not complement the mutation. HYD1::AcGFP and HYD2::AcGFP localized to the outside of conidia in false heads and in chains.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Consensus Sequence
- Cryoelectron Microscopy
- DNA, Fungal/chemistry
- Fungal Proteins/genetics
- Fungal Proteins/physiology
- Fusarium/cytology
- Fusarium/genetics
- Fusarium/physiology
- Fusarium/ultrastructure
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Fungal
- Genes, Reporter
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Microscopy
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Morphogenesis/genetics
- Morphogenesis/physiology
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology
- Spores, Fungal/cytology
- Spores, Fungal/genetics
- Spores, Fungal/growth & development
- Spores, Fungal/ultrastructure
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- Uta Fuchs
- Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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Johansson T, Le Quéré A, Ahren D, Söderström B, Erlandsson R, Lundeberg J, Uhlén M, Tunlid A. Transcriptional responses of Paxillus involutus and Betula pendula during formation of ectomycorrhizal root tissue. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2004; 17:202-15. [PMID: 14964534 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.2004.17.2.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In order to obtain information on genes specifically expressed in the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, 3,555 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were analyzed from a cDNA library constructed from ectomycorrhiza formed between the basidiomycete Paxillus involutus and birch (Betula pendula). cDNA libraries from saprophytically growing fungus (3,964 ESTs) and from axenic plants (2,532 ESTs) were analyzed in parallel. By clustering all the EST obtained, a nonredundant set of 2,284 unique transcripts of either fungal or plant origin were identified. The expression pattern of these genes was analyzed using cDNA microarrays. The analyses showed that the plant and fungus responded to the symbiosis by altering the expression levels of a number of enzymes involved in carbon metabolism. Several plant transcripts with sequence similarities to genes encoding enzymes in the tricarboxylic cycle and electron transport chain were down regulated as compared with the levels in free-living roots. In the fungal partner, a number of genes encoding enzymes in the lipid and secondary metabolism were down regulated in mycorrhiza as compared with the saprophytically growing mycelium. A substantial number of the ESTs analyzed displayed significant sequence similarities to proteins involved in biotic stress responses, but only a few of them showed differential expression in the mycorrhizal tissue, including plant and fungal metallothioneins and a plant defensin homologue. Several of the genes that were differentially expressed in the mycorrhizal root tissue displayed sequence similarity to genes that are known to regulate growth and development of plant roots and fungal hyphae, including transcription factors and Rho-like GTPases.
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- Tomas Johansson
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
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Maor R, Kosman E, Golobinski R, Goodwin P, Sharon A. PF-IND: probability algorithm and software for separation of plant and fungal sequences. Curr Genet 2003; 43:296-302. [PMID: 12719882 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-003-0394-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2002] [Revised: 03/11/2003] [Accepted: 03/13/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The separation of plant and fungal sequences in EST pools by bioinformatic methods is difficult because of sequence similarities between plants and fungi, lack of enough sequence information, and the short length of the isolated fragments. An algorithm and software that utilize the differences in codon usage bias to discriminate between plant and fungal sequences are described. The software (PF-IND) includes five pairs of fungi and their host plants that can be used to analyze a large number of related species. Analysis of a sequence provides an arbitrary value that defines the likelihood that a sequence will be a fungal or a plant gene. The software can distinguish between homologous fungal and plant genes and it helps identify the correct reading frame of unknown expressed sequence tags (ESTs) for which BLAST analyses do not provide clear information. Short sequences of 100-150 bp can be analyzed with high confidence. PF-IND analysis of 100 sequences derived from fungal infected plants identified the origin of 94 sequences. Only 66 sequences were identified by a BLASTX analysis of the same 100 ESTs. Overall, PF-IND is a novel bioinformatic tool aimed at assisting the research of fungus-plant interactions.
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- R Maor
- Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Whiteford JR, Spanu PD. Hydrophobins and the interactions between fungi and plants. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2002; 3:391-400. [PMID: 20569345 DOI: 10.1046/j.1364-3703.2002.00129.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Summary Hydrophobins are small proteins thought to be ubiquitous in filamentous fungi. They are usually secreted and are found on the outer surfaces of cell walls of hyphae and conidia where they mediate interactions between the fungus and the environment. We review here what is currently known about the primary and secondary structure of these proteins, as well as their post-translational modifications. We also discuss the diverse functions of hydrophobins in biology and development, with particular attention to fungi involved in pathogenesis and symbiosis.
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- James R Whiteford
- Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College Road, London, UK
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