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Guo X, He K, Li M, Zhang Y, Jiang J, Qian L, Gao X, Zhang C, Liu S. Comparative transcriptome analysis of Fusarium graminearum challenged with distinct fungicides and functional analysis of FgICL gene. Genomics 2024; 116:110869. [PMID: 38797456 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2024.110869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Fusarium graminearum is an economically important phytopathogenic fungus. Chemical control remains the dominant approach to managing this plant pathogen. In the present study, we performed a comparative transcriptome analysis to understand the effects of four commercially used fungicides on F. graminearum. The results revealed a significant number of differentially expressed genes related to carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid metabolism, particularly in the carbendazim and phenamacril groups. Central carbon pathways, including the TCA and glyoxylate cycles, were found to play crucial roles across all treatments except tebuconazole. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis reinforced the pivotal role of central carbon pathways based on identified hub genes. Additionally, critical candidates associated with ATP-binding cassette transporters, heat shock proteins, and chitin synthases were identified. The crucial functions of the isocitrate lyase in F. graminearum were also validated. Overall, the study provided comprehensive insights into the mechanisms of how F. graminearum responds to fungicide stress.
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- Xuhao Guo
- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China
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- National Animal Protozoa Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China; Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Green Plant Protection, Luoyang 471023, China.
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Wang L, Song X, Cheng YN, Cheng S, Chen T, Li H, Yan J, Wang X, Zhou H. 1,2,4-Triazole benzamide derivative TPB against Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici as a novel dual-target fungicide inhibiting ergosterol synthesis and adenine nucleotide transferase function. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:1717-1727. [PMID: 38010196 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Isopropyl 4-(2-chloro-6-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)benzamido)benzoate (TPB) was a 1,2,4-triazole benzoyl arylamine derivative with excellent antifungal activity, especially against Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt). Its mechanism of action was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation, assays of sterol composition, cell membrane permeability, intracellular ATP and mitochondrial membrane potential, and mPTP permeability, ROS measurement, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis. RESULTS TPB interfered with ergosterol synthesis, reducing ergosterol content, increasing toxic intermediates, and finally causing biomembrane disruption such as increasing cell membrane permeability and content leakage, and destruction of organelle membranes such as coarse endoplasmic reticulum and vacuole. Moreover, TPB destroyed the function of adenine nucleotide transferase (ANT), leading to ATP transport obstruction in mitochondria, inhibiting mPTP opening, inducing intracellular ROS accumulation and mitochondrial membrane potential loss, finally resulting in mitochondrial damage including mitochondria swelled, mitochondrial membrane dissolved, and cristae destroyed and reduced. RNA-seq analyses showed that TPB increased the expression of ERG11, ERG24, ERG6, ERG5, ERG3 and ERG2 genes in ergosterol synthesis pathway, interfered with the expression of genes (NDUFS5, ATPeV0E, NCA2 and Pam17) related to mitochondrial structure, and inhibited the expression of genes (WrbA and GST) related to anti-oxidative stress. CONCLUSIONS TPB exhibited excellent antifungal activity against Ggt by inhibiting ergosterol synthesis and destroying ANT function. So, TPB was a novel compound with dual-target mechanism of action and can be considered a promising novel fungicide for the control of wheat Take-all. The results provided new guides for the structural design of active compounds and powerful tools for pathogen resistance management. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Limin Wang
- High & New Technology Research Center of Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- High & New Technology Research Center of Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Plant Protection College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center for Plant Health Protection Technology in Henan Province, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- High & New Technology Research Center of Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- High & New Technology Research Center of Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Plant Protection College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center for Plant Health Protection Technology in Henan Province, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Plant Protection College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Plant Protection College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Plant Protection College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zulak KG, Farfan-Caceres L, Knight NL, Lopez-Ruiz FJ. Exploiting long read sequencing to detect azole fungicide resistance mutations in Pyrenophora teres using unique molecular identifiers. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6285. [PMID: 38491078 PMCID: PMC10943121 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56801-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Resistance to fungicides is a global challenge as target proteins under selection can evolve rapidly, reducing fungicide efficacy. To manage resistance, detection technologies must be fast and flexible enough to cope with a rapidly increasing number of mutations. The most important agricultural fungicides are azoles that target the ergosterol biosynthetic enzyme sterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51). Mutations associated with azole resistance in the Cyp51 promoter and coding sequence can co-occur in the same allele at different positions and codons, increasing the complexity of resistance detection. Resistance mutations arise rapidly and cannot be detected using traditional amplification-based methods if they are not known. To capture the complexity of azole resistance in two net blotch pathogens of barley we used the Oxford Nanopore MinION to sequence the promoter and coding sequence of Cyp51A. This approach detected all currently known mutations from biologically complex samples increasing the simplicity of resistance detection as multiple alleles can be profiled in a single assay. With the mobility and decreasing cost of long read sequencing, we demonstrate this approach is broadly applicable for characterizing resistance within known agrochemical target sites.
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- Katherine G Zulak
- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia.
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia
- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia
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Moonjely S, Ebert M, Paton-Glassbrook D, Noel ZA, Roze L, Shay R, Watkins T, Trail F. Update on the state of research to manage Fusarium head blight. Fungal Genet Biol 2023; 169:103829. [PMID: 37666446 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2023.103829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most devastating diseases of cereal crops, causing severe reduction in yield and quality of grain worldwide. In the United States, the major causal agent of FHB is the mycotoxigenic fungus, Fusarium graminearum. The contamination of grain with mycotoxins, including deoxynivalenol and zearalenone, is a particularly serious concern due to its impact on the health of humans and livestock. For the past few decades, multidisciplinary studies have been conducted on management strategies designed to reduce the losses caused by FHB. However, effective management is still challenging due to the emergence of fungicide-tolerant strains of F. graminearum and the lack of highly resistant wheat and barley cultivars. This review presents multidisciplinary approaches that incorporate advances in genomics, genetic-engineering, new fungicide chemistries, applied biocontrol, and consideration of the disease cycle for management of FHB.
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- Soumya Moonjely
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.
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Dorigan AF, Moreira SI, da Silva Costa Guimarães S, Cruz-Magalhães V, Alves E. Target and non-target site mechanisms of fungicide resistance and their implications for the management of crop pathogens. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:4731-4753. [PMID: 37592727 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Fungicides are indispensable for high-quality crops, but the rapid emergence and evolution of fungicide resistance have become the most important issues in modern agriculture. Hence, the sustainability and profitability of agricultural production have been challenged due to the limited number of fungicide chemical classes. Resistance to site-specific fungicides has principally been linked to target and non-target site mechanisms. These mechanisms change the structure or expression level, affecting fungicide efficacy and resulting in different and varying resistance levels. This review provides background information about fungicide resistance mechanisms and their implications for developing anti-resistance strategies in plant pathogens. Here, our purpose was to review changes at the target and non-target sites of quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides, methyl-benzimidazole carbamate (MBC) fungicides, demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides, and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides and to evaluate if they may also be associated with a fitness cost on crop pathogen populations. The current knowledge suggests that understanding fungicide resistance mechanisms can facilitate resistance monitoring and assist in developing anti-resistance strategies and new fungicide molecules to help solve this issue. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
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Tang L, Zhai H, Zhang S, Lv Y, Li Y, Wei S, Ma P, Wei S, Hu Y, Cai J. Functional Characterization of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase in Fusarium graminearum. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2875. [PMID: 38138019 PMCID: PMC10745421 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), a common oxidoreductase in organisms, is an aldehyde scavenger involved in various metabolic processes. However, its function in different pathogenic fungi remains unknown. Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight in cereals, which reduces grain yield and quality and is an important global food security problem. To elucidate the pathogenic mechanism of F. graminearum, seven genes encoding ALDH were knocked out and then studied for their function. Single deletions of seven ALDH genes caused a decrease in spore production and weakened the pathogenicity. Furthermore, these deletions altered susceptibility to various abiotic stresses. FGSG_04194 is associated with a number of functions, including mycelial growth and development, stress sensitivity, pathogenicity, toxin production, and energy metabolism. FGSG_00139 and FGSG_11482 are involved in sporulation, pathogenicity, and SDH activity, while the other five genes are multifunctional. Notably, we found that FGSG_04194 has an inhibitory impact on ALDH activity, whereas FGSG_00979 has a positive impact. RNA sequencing and subcellular location analysis revealed that FGSG_04194 is responsible for biological process regulation, including glucose and lipid metabolism. Our results suggest that ALDH contributes to growth, stress responses, pathogenicity, deoxynivalenol synthesis, and mitochondrial energy metabolism in F. graminearum. Finally, ALDH presents a potential target and theoretical basis for fungicide development.
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (L.T.); (S.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (S.W.); (P.M.); (S.W.); (Y.H.); (J.C.)
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Cao Y, Song X, Xu G, Zhang X, Yan H, Feng J, Ma Z, Liu X, Wang Y. Study on the Antifungal Activity and Potential Mechanism of Natamycin against Colletotrichum fructicola. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:17713-17722. [PMID: 37943656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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In this investigation, the antifungal activity, its influence on the quality of apples, and the molecular mechanism of natamycin against Colletotrichum fructicola were systematically explored. Our findings indicated that natamycin showed significant inhibition against C. fructicola. Moreover, it efficaciously maintained the apple quality by modulating the physicochemical index. Research on the antifungal mechanism showed that natamycin altered the mycelial microstructure, disrupted the plasma membrane integrality, and decreased the ergosterol content of C. fructicola. Interestingly, the exogenous addition of ergosterol weakened the antifungal activity of natamycin. Importantly, natamycin markedly inhibited the expression of Cyp51A and Cyp51B genes in C. fructicola, which was contrary to the results obtained after treatment with triazole fungicide flusilazole. All these results exhibited sufficient proof that natamycin had enormous potential to be conducive as a promising biopreservative against C. fructicola on apples, and these findings will advance our knowledge on the mechanism of natamycin against pathogenic fungi.
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- Yuxuan Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
- Provincial Center for Bio-Pesticide Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
- Provincial Center for Bio-Pesticide Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
- Provincial Center for Bio-Pesticide Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
- Provincial Center for Bio-Pesticide Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang, 712100 Shaanxi, China
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Shi D, Wang J, Cao Y, Zhang Z, Li X, Mbadianya JI, Chen C. Overexpression of FgPtp3 Is Involved in Fludioxonil Resistance in Fusarium graminearum by Inhibiting the Phosphorylation of FgHog1. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:12807-12818. [PMID: 37585613 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum is the main causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB), a destructive disease in cereal crops worldwide. Resistance to fludioxonil has been reported in F. graminearum in the field, but its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, 152 fludioxonil-resistant (FR) mutants of F. graminearum were obtained by selection in vitro. The FR strains exhibited dramatically impaired fitness, but only 7 of the 13 analyzed strains possessed mutations in genes previously reported to underlie fludioxonil resistance. Comparison between the FR-132 strain and its parental strain PH-1 using whole genome sequencing revealed no mutations between them, but transcriptome analysis, after the strains were treated with 0.5 μg/mL fludioxonil, revealed 2778 differently expressed genes (DEGs) mapped to 96 KEGG pathways. Investigation of DEGs in the MAPK pathway showed that overexpression of the tyrosine protein phosphatase FgPtp3, but not FgPtp2, enhanced fludioxonil resistance. Further analysis found that FgPtp3 interacted directly with FgHog1 to regulate the phosphorylation of Hog1, and overexpressed FgPtp3 in PH-1 could significantly suppress the phosphorylation of FgHog1 and hinder signal transmission of the HOG-MAPK pathway. Overall, FgPtp3 plays a significant role in regulating fludioxonil resistance in F. graminearum.
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- Dongya Shi
- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Achilonu CC, Gryzenhout M, Ghosh S, Marais GJ. In Vitro Evaluation of Azoxystrobin, Boscalid, Fentin-Hydroxide, Propiconazole, Pyraclostrobin Fungicides against Alternaria alternata Pathogen Isolated from Carya illinoinensis in South Africa. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1691. [PMID: 37512864 PMCID: PMC10384428 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Black spot disease or Alternaria black spot (ABS) of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) in South Africa is caused by Alternaria alternata. This fungal pathogen impedes the development of pecan trees and leads to low yield in pecan nut production. The present study investigated the in vitro effect of six fungicides against the mycelial growth of A. alternata isolates from ABS symptoms. Fungicides tested include Tilt (propiconazole), Ortiva (azoxystrobin), AgTin (fentin hydroxide), and Bellis (boscalid + pyraclostrobin). All fungicides were applied in 3 concentrations (0.2, 1, and 5 μg mL-1). Tilt and Bumper 250 EC containing propiconazole active ingredient (demethylation Inhibitors) were the most effective and inhibited all mycelial growth from up to 6 days post-incubation. The other active ingredients (succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors, organotin compounds, and quinone outside inhibitors) showed 75-85% mycelial growth inhibition. The effective concentration to inhibit mycelial growth by 50% (EC50) was estimated for each isolate and fungicide. The overall mean EC50 values for each fungicide on the six isolates were 1.90 μg mL-1 (Tilt), 1.86 μg mL-1 (Ortiva), 1.53 μg mL-1 (AgTin), and 1.57 μg mL-1 for (Bellis). This initial screening suggested that propiconazole fungicide was the most effective for future field trials test and how these fungicides could be used in controlling ABS disease.
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- Conrad Chibunna Achilonu
- Department of Plant Sciences, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, Free State, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, Free State, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, Free State, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Division of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, Free State, South Africa
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Induced expression of Ganoderma boninense Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase (ERG11) during interaction with oil palm. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:2367-2379. [PMID: 36580194 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-08131-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The basidiomycete fungus, Ganoderma boninense is the main contributor to oil palm Basal Stem Rot (BSR) in Malaysia and Indonesia. Lanosterol 14α-Demethylase (ERG11) is a key enzyme involved in biosynthesis of ergosterol, which is an important component in the fungal cell membrane. The Azole group fungicides are effective against pathogenic fungi including G. boninense by inhibiting the ERG11 activity. However, the work on molecular characterization of G. boninense ERG11 is still unavailable today. METHODS AND RESULTS This study aimed to isolate and characterize the full-length cDNA encoding ERG11 from G. boninense. The G. boninense ERG11 gene expression during interaction with oil palm was also studied. A full-length 1860 bp cDNA encoding ERG11 was successfully isolated from G. boninense. The G. boninense ERG11 shared 91% similarity to ERG11 from other basidiomycete fungi. The protein structure homology modeling of GbERG11 was analyzed using the SWISS-MODEL workspace. Southern blot and genome data analyses showed that there is only a single copy of ERG11 gene in the G. boninense genome. Based on the in-vitro inoculation study, the ERG11 gene expression in G. boninense has shown almost 2-fold upregulation with the presence of oil palm. CONCLUSION This study provided molecular information and characterization study on the G. boninense ERG11 and this knowledge could be used to design effective control measures to tackle the BSR disease of oil palm.
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Li F, Ebihara A, Sakahara Y, Matsumoto S, Ueno R, Bao W, Kimura M, Fuji SI, Shimizu M, Kageyama K, Suga H. Synergistic effect of amino acid substitutions in CYP51B for prochloraz resistance in Fusarium fujikuroi. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 189:105291. [PMID: 36549812 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Prochloraz has been used to control Fusarium fujikuroi, the causative pathogen of rice bakanae disease. Linkage analysis of FfCYP51 genes in the progenies obtained from crossing prochloraz moderately resistant and sensitive strains suggested that the FfCYP51B gene is involved in prochloraz resistance. Sequence comparison revealed that the prochloraz-resistant strain had an F511S or S312T/F511S substitution in FfCYP51B compared with the sensitive strains. The contribution of the S312T and F511S substitutions in FfCYP51B to prochloraz resistance was investigated by creating S/F-, T/F-, or T/S- types at 312/511 codons from the S/S-type, which is a natural moderately resistant strain, using a gene-editing technique. T/S exhibited the highest prochloraz resistance, followed by S/S-, T/F-, and S/F-types. These results indicated that the S312T and F511S substitutions in FfCYP51B had a synergistic effect on prochloraz resistance in F. fujikuroi.
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- FangJing Li
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-Nishi Nakano Shimoshinjo, Akita 010-0195, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Institute for Glyco-core Research (iGCORE), Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan..
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Celia-Sanchez BN, Mangum B, Brewer M, Momany M. Analysis of Cyp51 protein sequences shows 4 major Cyp51 gene family groups across fungi. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2022; 12:jkac249. [PMID: 36130263 PMCID: PMC9635630 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Azole drugs target fungal sterol biosynthesis and are used to treat millions of human fungal infections each year. Resistance to azole drugs has emerged in multiple fungal pathogens including Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Aspergillus fumigatus. The most well-studied resistance mechanism in A. fumigatus arises from missense mutations in the coding sequence combined with a tandem repeat in the promoter of cyp51A, which encodes a cytochrome P450 enzyme in the fungal sterol biosynthesis pathway. Filamentous members of Ascomycota such as A. fumigatus have either 1 or 2 of 3 Cyp51 paralogs (Cyp51A, Cyp51B, and Cyp51C). Most previous research in A. fumigatus has focused on Cyp51A due to its role in azole resistance. We used the A. fumigatus Cyp51A protein sequence as the query in database searches to identify Cyp51 proteins across fungi. We found 435 Cyp51 proteins in 295 species spanning from early-diverging fungi (Blastocladiomycota, Chytridiomycota, Zoopagomycota, and Mucormycota) to late-diverging fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota). We found these sequences formed 4 major Cyp51 groups: Cyp51, Cyp51A, Cyp51B, and Cyp51C. Surprisingly, we found all filamentous Ascomycota had a Cyp51B paralog, while only 50% had a Cyp51A paralog. We created maximum likelihood trees to investigate the evolution of Cyp51 in fungi. Our results suggest Cyp51 is present in all fungi with 3 paralogs emerging in Pezizomycotina, including Cyp51C which appears to have diverged from the progenitor of the Cyp51A and Cyp51B groups.
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30606, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30606, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30606, USA
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James JE, Santhanam J, Cannon RD, Lamping E. Voriconazole Treatment Induces a Conserved Sterol/Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Regulatory Network, including an Alternative Ergosterol Biosynthesis Pathway, in the Clinically Important FSSC Species, Fusarium keratoplasticum. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8101070. [PMID: 36294635 PMCID: PMC9605146 DOI: 10.3390/jof8101070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Fusarium keratoplasticum is the Fusarium species most commonly associated with human infections (fusariosis). Antifungal treatment of fusariosis is often hampered by limited treatment options due to resistance towards azole antifungals. The mechanisms of antifungal resistance and sterol biosynthesis in fusaria are poorly understood. Therefore, in this study we assessed the transcriptional response of F. keratoplasticum when exposed to voriconazole. Our results revealed a group of dramatically upregulated ergosterol biosynthesis gene duplicates, most notably erg6A (912-fold), cyp51A (52-fold) and ebp1 (20-fold), which are likely part of an alternative ergosterol biosynthesis salvage pathway. The presence of human cholesterol biosynthesis gene homologs in F. keratoplasticum (ebp1, dhcr7 and dhcr24_1, dhcr24_2 and dhcr24_3) suggests that additional sterol biosynthesis pathways may be induced in fusaria under other growth conditions or during host invasion. Voriconazole also induced the expression of a number of ABC efflux pumps. Further investigations suggested that the highly conserved master regulator of ergosterol biosynthesis, FkSR, and the pleiotropic drug resistance network that induces zinc-cluster transcription factor FkAtrR coordinate the response of FSSC species to azole antifungal exposure. In-depth genome mining also helped clarify the ergosterol biosynthesis pathways of moulds and provided a better understanding of antifungal drug resistance mechanisms in fusaria.
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- Jasper E. James
- Biomedical Science Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Biomedical Science Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.L.); Tel.: +60-3-9289-7039 (J.S.); +64-3-479-7081 (R.D.C.); +64-3-479-5290 (E.L.)
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.L.); Tel.: +60-3-9289-7039 (J.S.); +64-3-479-7081 (R.D.C.); +64-3-479-5290 (E.L.)
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (R.D.C.); (E.L.); Tel.: +60-3-9289-7039 (J.S.); +64-3-479-7081 (R.D.C.); +64-3-479-5290 (E.L.)
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Vermeulen P, Gruez A, Babin AL, Frippiat JP, Machouart M, Debourgogne A. CYP51 Mutations in the Fusarium solani Species Complex: First Clue to Understand the Low Susceptibility to Azoles of the Genus Fusarium. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8050533. [PMID: 35628788 PMCID: PMC9148147 DOI: 10.3390/jof8050533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Members of Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) are cosmopolitan filamentous fungi responsible for invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. Despite the treatment recommendations, many strains show reduced sensitivity to voriconazole. The objective of this work was to investigate the potential relationship between azole susceptibility and mutations in CYP51 protein sequences. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for azole antifungals have been determined using the CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute) microdilution method on a panel of clinical and environmental strains. CYP51A, CYP51B and CYP51C genes for each strain have been sequenced using the Sanger method. Amino acid substitutions described in multiple azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus (mtrAf) strains have been sought and compared with other Fusarium complexes’ strains. Our results show that FSSC exhibit point mutations similar to those described in mtrAf. Protein sequence alignments of CYP51A, CYP51B and CYP51C have highlighted different profiles based on sequence similarity. A link between voriconazole MICs and protein sequences was observed, suggesting that these mutations could be an explanation for the intrinsic azole resistance in the genus Fusarium. Thus, this innovative approach provided clues to understand low azole susceptibility in FSSC and may contribute to improving the treatment of FSSC infection.
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- Pierre Vermeulen
- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, UR 7300, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lorraine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (P.V.); (A.-L.B.); (J.-P.F.); (M.M.)
- Service de Microbiologie, CHRU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, 11 Allée du Morvan, F-54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- IMoPA, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, UR 7300, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lorraine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (P.V.); (A.-L.B.); (J.-P.F.); (M.M.)
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, UR 7300, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lorraine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (P.V.); (A.-L.B.); (J.-P.F.); (M.M.)
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, UR 7300, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lorraine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (P.V.); (A.-L.B.); (J.-P.F.); (M.M.)
- Service de Microbiologie, CHRU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, 11 Allée du Morvan, F-54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, UR 7300, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lorraine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (P.V.); (A.-L.B.); (J.-P.F.); (M.M.)
- Service de Microbiologie, CHRU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, 11 Allée du Morvan, F-54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-(0)3-83-15-43-96
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Zhao Y, Zhang L, Ju C, Zhang X, Huang J. Quantitative multiplexed proteomics analysis reveals reshaping of the lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylome in Fusarium graminearum by tebuconazole. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:145. [PMID: 35180840 PMCID: PMC8855566 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08372-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Backgrounds Lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation (Khib) is a newly discovered posttranslational modification (PTM) and has been identified in several prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Fusarium graminearum, a major pathogen of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereal crops, can cause considerable yield loss and produce various mycotoxins that threaten human health. The application of chemical fungicides such as tebuconazole (TEC) remains the major method to control this pathogen. However, the distribution of Khib in F. graminearum and whether Khib is remodified in response to fungicide stress remain unknown. Results Here, we carried out a proteome-wide analysis of Khib in F. graminearum, identifying the reshaping of the lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylome by tebuconazole, using the most recently developed high-resolution LC–MS/MS technique in combination with high-specific affinity enrichment. Specifically, 3501 Khib sites on 1049 proteins were identified, and 1083 Khib sites on 556 modified proteins normalized to the total protein content were changed significantly after TEC treatment. Bioinformatics analysis showed that Khib proteins are involved in a wide range of biological processes and may be involved in virulence and deoxynivalenol (DON) production, as well as sterol biosynthesis, in F. graminearum. Conclusions Here, we provided a wealth of resources for further study of the roles of Khib in the fungicide resistance of F. graminearum. The results enhanced our understanding of this PTM in filamentous ascomycete fungi and provided insight into the remodification of Khib sites during azole fungicide challenge in F. graminearum. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08372-4.
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- Yanxiang Zhao
- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong Province, China.
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Zhao Y, Sun H, Li J, Ju C, Huang J. The Transcription Factor FgAtrR Regulates Asexual and Sexual Development, Virulence, and DON Production and Contributes to Intrinsic Resistance to Azole Fungicides in Fusarium graminearum. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11020326. [PMID: 35205191 PMCID: PMC8869466 DOI: 10.3390/biology11020326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Simple Summary Fusarium graminearum is a devastating plant pathogen that can cause wheat head blight. Azole fungicides are commonly used chemicals for control of this disease. However, F. graminearum strains resistant to these fungicides have emerged. To better understand the azole resistance mechanism of F. graminearum, we identified and characterized the Zn(II)2-Cys6 transcription factor FgAtrR in F. graminearum. We found that FgAtrR played critical roles in vegetative growth, conidia production, perithecium formation, and virulence on wheat heads and corn silks. FgAtrR was also involved in the resistance to azole antifungals by regulating the expression of the drug target FgCYP51s and efflux pump transporters. These results broadened our understanding of the azole resistance mechanisms of F. graminearum. Abstract Fusarium graminearum is the predominant causal agent of cereal Fusarium head blight disease (FHB) worldwide. The application of chemical fungicides such as azole antifungals is still the primary method for FHB control. However, to date, our knowledge of transcriptional regulation in the azole resistance of F. graminearum is quite limited. In this study, we identified and functionally characterized a Zn(II)2-Cys6 transcription factor FgAtrR in F. graminearum. We constructed a FgAtrR deletion mutant and found that deletion of FgAtrR resulted in faster radial growth with serious pigmentation defects, significantly reduced conidial production, and an inability to form perithecia. The pathogenicity of the ΔFgAtrR mutant on wheat spikes and corn silks was severely impaired with reduced deoxynivalenol production, while the tolerance to prochloraz and propiconazole of the deletion mutant was also significantly decreased. RNA-seq indicated that many metabolic pathways were affected by the deletion of FgAtrR. Importantly, FgAtrR could regulate the expression of the FgCYP51A and ABC transporters, which are the main contributors to azole resistance. These results demonstrated that FgAtrR played essential roles in asexual and sexual development, DON production, and pathogenicity, and contributed to intrinsic resistance to azole fungicides in F. graminearum. This study will help us improve the understanding of the azole resistance mechanism in F. graminearum.
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Zhao H, Tao X, Song W, Xu H, Li M, Cai Y, Wang J, Duan Y, Zhou M. Mechanism of Fusarium graminearum Resistance to Ergosterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors: G443S Substitution of the Drug Target FgCYP51A. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1788-1798. [PMID: 35129347 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by the Fusarium graminearum species complex, is a devastating fungal disease resulting in substantial yield and quality losses. Ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors (EBIs) are the most popular chemicals for controlling FHB. Recently, the resistance of F. graminearum to EBIs has emerged in the field, and an amino acid substitution (G443S) of the sterol 14α-demethylase FgCYP51A was detected in the field resistant strains. To further illustrate the resistance mechanism of F. graminearum to EBIs, site-directed mutants conferring the G443S substitution of FgCYP51A were generated from the progenitor strain PH-1 via genetic transformation with site-directed mutagenesis. We found that the FgCYP51A-G443S substitution significantly decreased the sensitivity of F. graminearum to EBIs with EC50 values ranging from 0.1190 to 0.2302 μg mL-1 and EC90 values ranging from 1.3420 to 9.1119 μg mL-1 for tebuconazole. Furthermore, the FgCYP51A-G443S substitution decreased sexual reproduction and virulence, which will reduce the initial infection source of pathogen populations in the field, while the increase of sporulation capability may enhance the frequencies of the disease cycle, thereby contributing to epidemics of FHB disease. Surprisingly, the FgCYP51A-G443S substitution accelerated DON biosynthesis by upregulating TRI5 expression and enhancing the fluorescence intensity of TRI1-GFP, the marker protein of Fusarium toxisomes. Thus, we concluded that the FgCYP51A-G443S substitution regulates EBI-fungicide resistance and DON biosynthesis, increasing the risk of fungicide resistance development in the field, thereby threatening the control efficacy of EBIs against FHB.
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- Huahua Zhao
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Sang H, Chang HX, Choi S, Son D, Lee G, Chilvers MI. Genome-wide transcriptional response of the causal soybean sudden death syndrome pathogen Fusarium virguliforme to a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor fluopyram. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:530-540. [PMID: 34561937 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) have been widely used to manage plant diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi. Although attention to and use of SDHI fungicides has recently increased, molecular responses of fungal pathogens to SDHIs have often not been investigated. A SDHI fungicide, fluopyram, has been used as a soybean seed treatment and has displayed effective control of Fusarium virguliforme, one of the causal agents of soybean sudden death syndrome. To examine genome-wide gene expression of F. virguliforme to fluopyram, RNA-seq analysis was conducted on two field strains of F. virguliforme with differing SDHI fungicide sensitivity in the absence and presence of fluopyram. RESULTS The analysis indicated that several xenobiotic detoxification-related genes, such as those of deoxygenase, transferases and transporters, were highly induced by fluopyram. Among the genes, four ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters were characterized by the yeast expression system. The results revealed that expression of three ABCG transporters was associated with reduced sensitivity to multiple fungicides including fluopyram. In addition, heterologous expression of a major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporter that was highly expressed in the fluopyram-insensitive F. virguliforme strain in the yeast system conferred decreased sensitivity to fluopyram. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that xenobiotic detoxification-related genes were highly upregulated in response to fluopyram, and expression of ABC or MFS transporter genes was associated with reduced sensitivity to the SDHI fungicide. This is the first transcriptomic analysis of the fungal species response to fluopyram and the finding will help elucidate the molecular mechanisms of SDHI resistance. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Hyunkyu Sang
- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
- Kumho Life Science Laboratory, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Raman T, Edwin Raj E, Muthukathan G, Loganathan M, Periyasamy P, Natesh M, Manivasakan P, Kotteeswaran S, Rajendran S, Subbaraya U. Comparative Whole-Genome Sequence Analyses of Fusarium Wilt Pathogen ( Foc R1, STR4 and TR4) Infecting Cavendish (AAA) Bananas in India, with a Special Emphasis on Pathogenicity Mechanisms. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7090717. [PMID: 34575755 PMCID: PMC8469521 DOI: 10.3390/jof7090717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Fusarium wilt is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) and is the most serious disease affecting bananas (Musa spp.). The fungus is classified into Foc race 1 (R1), Foc race 2, and Foc race 4 based on host specificity. As the rate of spread and the ranges of the devastation of the Foc races exceed the centre of the banana’s origin, even in non-targeted cultivars, there is a possibility of variation in virulence-associated genes. Therefore, the present study investigates the genome assembly of Foc races that infect the Cavendish (AAA) banana group in India, specifically those of the vegetative compatibility group (VCG) 0124 (race 1), 0120 (subtropical race 4), and 01213/16 (tropical race 4). While comparing the general features of the genome sequences (e.g., RNAs, GO, SNPs, and InDels), the study also looked at transposable elements, phylogenetic relationships, and virulence-associated effector genes, and sought insights into race-specific molecular mechanisms of infection based on the presence of unique genes. The results of the analyses revealed variations in the organisation of genome assembly and virulence-associated genes, specifically secreted in xylem (SIX) genes, when compared to their respective reference genomes. The findings contributed to a better understanding of Indian Foc genomes, which will aid in the development of effective Fusarium wilt management techniques for various Foc VCGs in India and beyond.
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- Thangavelu Raman
- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
- Research and Development Division, MIRO Forestry SL Ltd., Mile 91, Tonkolili District, Northern Provenance P.O. Box GP20200, Sierra Leone
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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- Plant Pathology Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620102, India; (E.E.R.); (G.M.); (M.L.); (P.P.); (M.N.); (P.M.); (S.K.); (S.R.); (U.S.)
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Stravoravdis S, Marra RE, LeBlanc NR, Crouch JA, Hulvey JP. Evidence for the Role of CYP51A and Xenobiotic Detoxification in Differential Sensitivity to Azole Fungicides in Boxwood Blight Pathogens. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179255. [PMID: 34502161 PMCID: PMC8430531 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Boxwood blight, a fungal disease of ornamental plants (Buxus spp.), is caused by two sister species, Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps) and C. henricotiae (Che). Compared to Cps, Che is documented to display reduced sensitivity to fungicides, including the azole class of antifungals, which block synthesis of a key fungal membrane component, ergosterol. A previous study reported an ergosterol biosynthesis gene in Cps, CYP51A, to be a pseudogene, and RNA-Seq data confirm that a functional CYP51A is expressed only in Che. The lack of additional ergosterol biosynthesis genes showing significant differential expression suggests that the functional CYP51A in Che could contribute to reduced azole sensitivity when compared to Cps. RNA-Seq and bioinformatic analyses found that following azole treatment, 55 genes in Cps, belonging to diverse pathways, displayed a significant decrease in expression. Putative xenobiotic detoxification genes overexpressed in tetraconazole-treated Che encoded predicted monooxygenase and oxidoreductase enzymes. In summary, expression of a functional CYP51A gene and overexpression of predicted xenobiotic detoxification genes appear likely to contribute to differential fungicide sensitivity in these two sister taxa.
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- Stefanos Stravoravdis
- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA;
- Biology Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT 06226, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06504, USA;
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- Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (N.R.L.); (J.A.C.)
- ARS Research Participation Program, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117, USA
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- Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA; (N.R.L.); (J.A.C.)
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- Biology Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT 06226, USA
- Correspondence:
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Zhao Y, Chi M, Sun H, Qian H, Yang J, Huang J. The FgCYP51B Y123H Mutation Confers Reduced Sensitivity to Prochloraz and Is Important for Conidiation and Ascospore Development in Fusarium graminearum. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:1420-1427. [PMID: 33399013 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-20-0431-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum is one of the most important causal agents of Fusarium head blight disease and is controlled mainly by chemicals such as demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides. FgCYP51B is one of the DMI targets in F. graminearum, and Tyrosine123 (Y123) is an important amino acid in F. graminearum CYP51B, located in one of predicted substrate binding pockets based on the binding mode between DMIs and CYP51B. Previous studies suggest that resistance to DMI fungicides is attributed primarily to point mutations in the CYP51 gene and that the Y123H mutation in F. verticillioides CYP51 confers prochloraz resistance in the laboratory. To investigate the function of FgCYP51B Y123 residue in the growth and development, pathogenicity, and DMI resistance, we generated and analyzed the FgCYP51B Y123H mutant. Results revealed that the Y123H mutation led to reduced conidial sporulation and affected ascospore development; moreover, the mutation conferred reduced sensitivity to prochloraz. Quantitative PCR and molecular docking were performed to investigate the resistance mechanism. Results indicated that Y123H mutation changed the target gene expression and decreased the binding affinity of FgCYP51 to prochloraz. These results will attract more attention to the potential DMI-resistant mutation of F. graminearum and increase our understanding of the DMI resistance mechanism.
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- Yanxiang Zhao
- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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James JE, Lamping E, Santhanam J, Cannon RD. PDR Transporter ABC1 Is Involved in the Innate Azole Resistance of the Human Fungal Pathogen Fusarium keratoplasticum. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:673206. [PMID: 34149660 PMCID: PMC8211738 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.673206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Fusarium keratoplasticum is arguably the most common Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) species associated with human infections. Invasive fusariosis is a life-threatening fungal infection that is difficult to treat with conventional azole antifungals. Azole drug resistance is often caused by the increased expression of pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters of the ABCG sub-family. Most investigations of Fusarium ABC transporters associated with azole antifungal drug resistance are limited to plant pathogens. Through the manual curation of the entire ABCG protein family of four FSSC species including the fully annotated genome of the plant pathogen Nectria haematococca we identified PDR transporters ABC1 and ABC2 as the efflux pump candidates most likely to be associated with the innate azole resistance phenotype of Fusarium keratoplasticum. An initial investigation of the transcriptional response of logarithmic phase F. keratoplasticum cells to 16 mg/L voriconazole confirmed strong upregulation (372-fold) of ABC1 while ABC2 mRNA levels were unaffected by voriconazole exposure over a 4 h time-period. Overexpression of F. keratoplasticum ABC1 and ABC2 in the genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae host ADΔΔ caused up to ∼1,024-fold increased resistance to a number of xenobiotics, including azole antifungals. Although ABC1 and ABC2 were only moderately (20% and 10%, respectively) expressed compared to the Candida albicans multidrug efflux pump CDR1, overexpression of F. keratoplasticum ABC1 caused even higher resistance levels to certain xenobiotics (e.g., rhodamine 6G and nigericin) than CDR1. Our investigations suggest an important role for ABC1 orthologues in the innate azole resistance phenotype of FSSC species.
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- Jasper Elvin James
- Biomedical Science Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Biomedical Science Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Hu M, Chen S. Non-Target Site Mechanisms of Fungicide Resistance in Crop Pathogens: A Review. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9030502. [PMID: 33673517 PMCID: PMC7997439 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9030502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The rapid emergence of resistance in plant pathogens to the limited number of chemical classes of fungicides challenges sustainability and profitability of crop production worldwide. Understanding mechanisms underlying fungicide resistance facilitates monitoring of resistant populations at large-scale, and can guide and accelerate the development of novel fungicides. A majority of modern fungicides act to disrupt a biochemical function via binding a specific target protein in the pathway. While target-site based mechanisms such as alternation and overexpression of target genes have been commonly found to confer resistance across many fungal species, it is not uncommon to encounter resistant phenotypes without altered or overexpressed target sites. However, such non-target site mechanisms are relatively understudied, due in part to the complexity of the fungal genome network. This type of resistance can oftentimes be transient and noninheritable, further hindering research efforts. In this review, we focused on crop pathogens and summarized reported mechanisms of resistance that are otherwise related to target-sites, including increased activity of efflux pumps, metabolic circumvention, detoxification, standing genetic variations, regulation of stress response pathways, and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or mutations. In addition, novel mechanisms of drug resistance recently characterized in human pathogens are reviewed in the context of nontarget-directed resistance.
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- Mengjun Hu
- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Correspondence: (M.H.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Tokashiki J, Toyama H, Mizutani O. Development of an itraconazole resistance gene as a dominant selectable marker for transformation in Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus luchuensis. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 85:722-727. [PMID: 33624784 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbaa080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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There are only a few combinations of antifungal drugs with known resistance marker genes in the Aspergillus species; therefore, the transformation of their wild-type strains is limited. In this study, to develop the novel dominant selectable marker for itraconazole, a fungal cell membrane synthesis inhibitor, we focused on Aspergillus luchuensis cyp51A (Alcyp51A), which encodes a 14-α-sterol demethylase related to the steroid synthesis pathway. We found that the G52R mutation in AlCyp51A and the replacement of the native promoter with a high-expression promoter contributed to itraconazole resistance in Aspergillus oryzae, designated as itraconazole resistant gene (itrA). The random integration in the A. luchuensis genome of the itrA marker cassette gene also allowed for transformation using itraconazole. Therefore, we succeed in developing a novel itraconazole resistance marker as a dominant selectable marker for transformation in A. oryzae and A. luchuensis.
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- Jikian Tokashiki
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima, Japan.,Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima, Japan.,Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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Cai M, Miao J, Chen F, Li B, Liu X. Survival Cost and Diverse Molecular Mechanisms of Magnaporthe oryzae Isolate Resistance to Epoxiconazole. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:473-480. [PMID: 33349002 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-20-0393-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive diseases on rice worldwide. Epoxiconazole is a 14α-demethylation inhibitor (DMI) with excellent control on rice blast; to date, no resistant isolates have been observed in the field. Four mutants resistant to epoxiconazole were generated from three parental isolates via fungicide adaptation. Resistance was stable after 10 weekly consecutive transfers on fungicide-free medium. Three parameters, including growth rate, sporulation in vitro, and aggressiveness, were significantly lower for mutants compared with their parental isolates, with the exception of the low-resistance isolate. Sporulation and aggressiveness were negatively correlated with effective concentration values for 50% inhibition of mycelial growth for parental isolates and mutants (P < 0.05). Cross-resistance was found between epoxiconazole and prochloraz (ρ = 0.863, P = 0.000) or difenoconazole (ρ = 0.861, P = 0.000). The resistance factor for mutants was positively correlated with the relative expression of MoCYP51A in epoxiconazole treatment (r = 0.977, P = 0.02). In addition, two putative amino acid substitutions in MoCYP51A were found in two resistant mutants: Y126F in the high-resistance mutant and I125L in the low-resistance mutant. Mutation Y126F reduced the affinity of MoCYP51A with epoxiconazole, whereas I125L was not in the binding pocket of epoxiconazole. No amino acid change or overexpression in MoCYP51B was found in any of the mutants studied. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report DMI resistance observed in M. oryzae. The survival cost of M. oryzae resistance to epoxiconazole might be the reason why DMI resistance has not yet emerged in field populations worldwide.
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- Meng Cai
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Virology of Fujian Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Wang J, Shi D, Wei L, Chen W, Ma W, Chen C, Wang K. Mutations at sterol 14α-demethylases (CYP51A&B) confer the DMI resistance in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from grape. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:4093-4103. [PMID: 32569396 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Grape anthracnose caused by the ascomycete fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides has been widely controlled by demethylation inhibitors (DMIs) for decades in China. The resistance status and mechanism of C. gloeosporioides against DMIs is not well understood. RESULTS All difenoconazole-resistant (DfnR ) isolates from vineyards exhibited decreased fitness. Positive cross-resistance was detected between DMI triazoles. Sequence alignment results from the DfnR and DfnS isolates revealed that multiple mutations are distributed at CgCYP51A, concomitant with mutations at CgCYP51B. The half maximal effective concentration (EC50 ) values of single deleted and complemented mutants of CgCYP51A and CgCYP51B showed that ΔCgCYP51A became more sensitive to difenoconazole, but not ΔCgCYP51B. Furthermore, all single complemented mutants had a stronger biological fitness than the progenitor strain. All the defectives of ΔCgCYP51A and ΔCgCYP51B could be restored by complementation of the whole corresponding gene from the resistant strains. Relative gene expression of CgCYP51A and CgCYP51B in most of the mutants was greatly upregulated relative to the progenitor isolate when treated with difenoconazole at the same concentration. Moreover, the extension of five amino acids (GNETI) caused by mutation at the stop codon of CgCYP51A, concurrent with other seven amino acid substitutions and the synonymous mutation P10P (CCG → CCT), significantly enhanced DMI resistance. CONCLUSION The DMI resistance of C. gloeosporioides selected in vineyards is conferred by mutations at CgCYP51s, and validated by a genetics method. The roles of CgCYP51A and CgCYP51B overlap, and are counter-balanced, but cannot be replaced reciprocally. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng, China
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Meena GG, Wall TA, Stott MA, Brown O, Robison R, Hawkins AR, Schmidt H. 7X multiplexed, optofluidic detection of nucleic acids for antibiotic-resistance bacterial screening. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:33019-33027. [PMID: 33114971 PMCID: PMC7679188 DOI: 10.1364/oe.402311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Rapid and accurate diagnosis of bacterial infections resistant to multiple antibiotics requires development of new bio-sensors for differentiated detection of multiple targets. This work demonstrates 7x multiplexed detection for antibiotic-resistance bacterial screening on an optofluidic platform. We utilize spectrally multiplexed multi-spot excitation for simultaneous detection of nucleic acid strands corresponding to bacterial targets and resistance genes. This is enabled by multi-mode interference (MMI) waveguides integrated in an optofluidic device. We employ a combinatorial three-color labeling scheme for the nucleic acid assays to scale up their multiplexing capability to seven different nucleic acids, representing three species and four resistance genes.
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- G. G. Meena
- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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A One Health Perspective to Recognize Fusarium as Important in Clinical Practice. J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6040235. [PMID: 33092120 PMCID: PMC7711799 DOI: 10.3390/jof6040235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Any strategy that proposes solutions to health-related problems recognizes that people, animals, and the environment are interconnected. Fusarium is an example of this interaction because it is capable of infecting plants, animals, and humans. This review provides information on various aspects of these relations and proposes how to approach fusariosis with a One Health methodology (a multidisciplinary, and multisectoral approach that can address urgent, ongoing, or potential health threats to humans, animals, and the environment). Here, we give a framework to understand infection pathogenesis, through the epidemiological triad, and explain how the broad utilization of fungicides in agriculture may play a role in the treatment of human fusariosis. We assess how plumbing systems and hospital environments might play a role as a reservoir for animal and human infections. We explain the role of antifungal resistance mechanisms in both humans and agriculture. Our review emphasizes the importance of developing interdisciplinary research studies where aquatic animals, plants, and human disease interactions can be explored through coordination and collaborative actions.
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The Influence of the Dilution Rate on the Aggressiveness of Inocula and the Expression of Resistance against Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9080943. [PMID: 32722377 PMCID: PMC7465623 DOI: 10.3390/plants9080943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In previous research, conidium concentrations varying between 10,000 and 1,000,000/mL have not been related to any aggressiveness test. Therefore, two Fusarium graminearum and two Fusarium culmorum isolates were tested in the field on seven genotypes highly differing in resistance at no dilution, and 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, and 1:16 dilutions in two years (2013 and 2014). The isolates showed different aggressiveness, which changed significantly at different dilution rates for disease index (DI), Fusarium-damaged kernels (FDK), and deoxynivalenol (DON). The traits also had diverging responses to the infection. The effect of the dilution could not be forecasted. The genotype ranks also varied. Dilution seldomly increased aggressiveness, but often lower aggressiveness occurred at high variation. The maximum and minimum values varied between 15% and 40% for traits and dilutions. The reductions between the non-diluted and diluted values (total means) for DI ranged from 6% and 33%, for FDK 8.3–37.7%, and for DON 5.8–44.8%. The most sensitive and most important trait was DON. The introduction of the aggressiveness test provides improved regulation compared to the uncontrolled manipulation of the conidium concentration. The use of more isolates significantly increases the credibility of phenotyping in genetic and cultivar registration studies.
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Pasquali M, Pallez-Barthel M, Beyer M. Searching molecular determinants of sensitivity differences towards four demethylase inhibitors in Fusarium graminearum field strains. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 164:209-220. [PMID: 32284129 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Demethylase inhibitors (DMIs) also referred to as azoles or triazoles are currently the main fungicides used for controlling Fusarium diseases and associated toxins in cereals. DMIs also represent an important class of fungicides used in the medical domain. The level of sensitivity of a set of F. graminearum strains (n = 23), collected over the period 1994-2010 in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada, USA, Italy and Belgium against three DMIs (cyproconazole, propiconazole, tebuconazole) used in agriculture and one DMI used in medicine (tioconazole) was assessed using a microplate test. Median molar EC50 values varied 113-fold among DMIs and on average 11-fold within DMIs with cyproconazole and tebuconazole being the least and the most effective ones, respectively. The EC50 values of the two DMIs registered for use against Fusarium species on cereals (propiconazole and tebuconazole) were significantly correlated (r = 0.597**), while no evidence for cross-resistance was obtained for other fungicide combinations. Haplotypes for CYP51A and CYP51C were defined based on snps determining amino acid variations in the two genes. EC50 values of strains with the CYP51A haplotype A0 and the CYP51C haplotype D1 varied greatly for the agricultural DMIs tebuconazole, propiconazole and cyproconazole, but not for the medical DMI tioconazole. None of the mutations and snps that were previously reported to be associated with resistance towards propiconazole was unambiguously related with resistance to tioconazole, because the mutations and snps were found in strains with low as well as with high EC50 values. Our results show that (1) DMI sensitivity of F. graminearum mycelium has been largely stable between 1994 and 2010, (2) effects of snps on sensitivity towards one DMI detected in one set of strains cannot be extrapolated to other DMIs and sets of strains and (3) F. graminearum strains responded differently to DMIs used in agriculture and to a representative of a medical DMI with no evidence for cross-resistance.
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- Matias Pasquali
- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Science, University of Milan, via Celoria 2, 20900 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Research and Innovation, Agro-Environmental Systems, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, LIST, 5 Avenue des Hauts Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Environmental Research and Innovation, Agro-Environmental Systems, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, LIST, 5 Avenue des Hauts Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
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Villafana RT, Ramdass AC, Rampersad SN. TRI Genotyping and Chemotyping: A Balance of Power. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:E64. [PMID: 31973043 PMCID: PMC7076749 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12020064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fusarium is among the top 10 most economically important plant pathogens in the world. Trichothecenes are the principal mycotoxins produced as secondary metabolites by select species of Fusarium and cause acute and chronic toxicity in animals and humans upon exposure either through consumption and/or contact. There are over 100 trichothecene metabolites and they can occur in a wide range of commodities that form food and feed products. This review discusses strategies to mitigate the risk of mycotoxin production and exposure by examining the Fusarium-trichothecene model. Fundamental to mitigation of risk is knowing the identity of the pathogen. As such, a comparison of current, recommended molecular approaches for sequence-based identification of Fusaria is presented, followed by an analysis of the rationale and methods of trichothecene (TRI) genotyping and chemotyping. This type of information confirms the source and nature of risk. While both are powerful tools for informing regulatory decisions, an assessment of the causes of incongruence between TRI genotyping and chemotyping data must be made. Reconciliation of this discordance will map the way forward in terms of optimization of molecular approaches, which includes data validation and sharing in the form of accessible repositories of genomic data and browsers for querying such data.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Zhang C, Ren X, Wang X, Wan Q, Ding K, Chen L. FgRad50 Regulates Fungal Development, Pathogenicity, Cell Wall Integrity and the DNA Damage Response in Fusarium graminearum. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:2970. [PMID: 31998262 PMCID: PMC6962240 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Rad50 is a member of the double strand break repair epistasis group of proteins that play important roles in regulating DNA damage checkpoint signaling, telomere maintenance, homologous recombination and non-homologous end-joining in eukaryotes. However, the function of Rad50 in fungal plant pathogens remains unknown. In this study, we report the functional investigation of FgRad50 in the wheat head blight pathogen Fusarium graminearum. FgRad50 is an ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad50 that could restore the sensitivity of the yeast Rad50 mutant to DNA damage agents. The FgRad50 deletion mutant (ΔFgRad50) exhibited defective vegetative growth, asexual/sexual development and virulence, as well as disrupted deoxynivalenol biosynthesis. Moreover, deletion of FgRad50 resulted in hypersensitivity to DNA damage agents. Unexpectedly, FgRad50 plays a key role in responses to cell wall-damaging agents by negatively regulating phosphorylation of FgMgv1, a MAP kinase in the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway. Taken together, these results suggest that FgRad50 plays critical roles in fungal development, virulence and secondary metabolism in F. graminearum, as well as CWI and the DNA damage response.
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- Chengqi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro-Products Safety, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Torres A, Palacios S, Yerkovich N, Palazzini J, Battilani P, Leslie J, Logrieco A, Chulze S. Fusarium head blight and mycotoxins in wheat: prevention and control strategies across the food chain. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2019. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2019.2438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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With 744 million metric tons produced in 2017/2018, bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) and durum wheat (Triticum durum) are the second most widely produced cereal on a global basis. Prevention or control of wheat diseases may have an enormous impact on global food security and safety. Fusarium head blight is an economically debilitating disease of wheat that reduces the quantity and quality of grain harvested, and may lead to contamination with the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol, which affects the health of humans and domesticated animals. Current climate change scenarios predict an increase in the number of epidemics caused by this disease. Multiple strategies are available for managing the disease including cultural practices, planting less-susceptible cultivars, crop rotation, and chemical and biological controls. None of these strategies, however, is completely effective by itself, and an integrated approach incorporating multiple controls simultaneously is the only effective strategy to limit the disease and reduce deoxynivalenol contamination in human food and animal feed chains. This review identifies the available tools and strategies for mitigating the damage that can result from Fusarium head blight.
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- A.M. Torres
- Research Institute on Mycology and Mycotoxicology (IMICO), UNRC-CONICET, Ruta 36, Km 601, Río Cuarto 5800, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Research Institute on Mycology and Mycotoxicology (IMICO), UNRC-CONICET, Ruta 36, Km 601, Río Cuarto 5800, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Research Institute on Mycology and Mycotoxicology (IMICO), UNRC-CONICET, Ruta 36, Km 601, Río Cuarto 5800, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Research Institute on Mycology and Mycotoxicology (IMICO), UNRC-CONICET, Ruta 36, Km 601, Río Cuarto 5800, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Institute of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Plant Pathology, 4024 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5502, USA
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- National Council of Research (CNR), Institute of the Science of Food Production (ISPA), via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Research Institute on Mycology and Mycotoxicology (IMICO), UNRC-CONICET, Ruta 36, Km 601, Río Cuarto 5800, Córdoba, Argentina
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Al-Hatmi AMS, de Hoog GS, Meis JF. Multiresistant Fusarium Pathogens on Plants and Humans: Solutions in (from) the Antifungal Pipeline? Infect Drug Resist 2019; 12:3727-3737. [PMID: 31819555 PMCID: PMC6886543 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s180912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The fungal genus Fusarium contains numerous plant pathogens causing considerable economic losses. In addition, Fusarium species are emerging as opportunistic human pathogens causing both superficial and systemic infections. Appropriate treatment of Fusarium infections in a clinical setting of neutropenia is currently not available. ESCMID and ECMM joint guidelines, following the majority of published studies, suggest early therapy with amphotericin B and voriconazole, in conjunction with surgical debridement and reversal of immunosuppression. In this review, we elaborate on the trans-kingdom pathogenicity of Fusarium. Intrinsic resistance to several antifungal drugs and the evolution of antifungal resistance over the years are highlighted. Recent studies present novel compounds that are effective against some pathogenic fungi including Fusarium. We discuss the robust and dynamic antifungal pipeline, including results from clinical trials as well as preclinical data that might appear beneficial for patients with invasive fusariosis.
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- Abdullah MS Al-Hatmi
- Ministry of Health, Directorate General of Health Services, Ibri, Oman
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboud University Medical Centre/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboud University Medical Centre/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Centre of Expertise in Mycology Radboud University Medical Centre/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Stravoravdis S, LeBlanc NR, Marra RE, Crouch JA, Hulvey JP. Widespread Occurrence of a CYP51A Pseudogene in Calonectria pseudonaviculata. MYCOBIOLOGY 2019; 48:44-50. [PMID: 32158605 PMCID: PMC7048176 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2019.1689600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae are two closely related fungal species responsible for boxwood blight disease of ornamental shrubs (Buxus spp.) in the U.S. and Europe. A previous study has shown isolates of the latter species, which is restricted to Europe, to be less sensitive to tetraconazole, an azole fungicide. In this study, we have analyzed the CYP51 paralogs for polymorphism in 26 genomes, representing geographically disparate populations of C. pseudonaviculata (n = 19) and C. henricotiae (n = 7), from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and New Zealand. The presence of a CYP51A pseudogene and lack of a functional CYP51A paralog in all C. pseudonaviculata genomes examined is a novel discovery for fungi and could have implications for the evolution of resistance to antifungal chemicals.
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- Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, USA
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ARS Research Participation Program, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Biology Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT, USA
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Zheng B, Yan L, Liang W, Yang Q. Paralogous Cyp51s mediate the differential sensitivity of Fusarium oxysporum to sterol demethylation inhibitors. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2019; 75:396-404. [PMID: 29931739 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND As a soilborne fungus, Fusarium oxysporum can cause vascular wilt in numerous economically important crops. Application of antifungal drugs is the primary method for the control of F. oxysporum. Cyp51, a key enzyme of sterol biosynthesis is the main target of sterol demethylation inhibitors. RESULTS The F. oxysporum genome contains three paralogous CYP51 genes (named FoCYP51A, FoCYP51B and FoCYP51C) that putatively encode sterol 14α-demethylase enzymes. Each of the three genes was able to partially complement the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG11 mutant. Growth assays demonstrated that deletion mutants of FoCYP51B, but not FoCYP51A and FoCYP51C were significantly retarded in hyphal growth. Deletion of FoCYP51A (ΔFoCyp51A and ΔFoCyp51AC) led to increased sensitivity to 11 sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs). Interestingly, FoCYP51B deletion mutants (ΔFoCyp51B and ΔFoCyp51BC) exhibited significantly increased sensitivity to only four DMIs (two of which are in common with the 11 DMIs mentioned earlier). Deletion of FoCYP51C did not change DMI sensitivity of F. oxysporum. None of the three FoCYP51s are involved in F. oxysporum virulence. The sensitivity of F. oxysporum isolates increased significantly when subjected to a mixture of different subgroups of DMIs classified based on the different sensitivities of FoCYP51 mutants to DMIs compared to the individual components. CONCLUSIONS FoCYP51A and FoCYP51B are responsible for sensitivity to different azoles. These findings have direct implications for fungicide application strategies of plant and human diseases caused by F. oxysporum. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Bangxian Zheng
- The Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Vegetables, Ningbo, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Li L, Lv Q, Yan L, Wang Y, Jiang Y. The Fungal CYP51s: Their Functions, Structures, Related Drug Resistance, and Inhibitors. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:691. [PMID: 31068906 PMCID: PMC6491756 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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CYP51 (Erg11) belongs to the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP) superfamily and mediates a crucial step of the synthesis of ergosterol, which is a fungal-specific sterol. It is also the target of azole drugs in clinical practice. In recent years, researches on fungal CYP51 have stepped into a new stage attributing to the discovery of crystal structures of the homologs in Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus. This review summarizes the functions, structures of fungal CYP51 proteins, and the inhibitors targeting these homologs. In particular, several drug-resistant mechanisms associated with the fungal CYP51s are introduced. The sequences and crystal structures of CYP51 proteins in different fungal species are also compared. These will provide new insights for the advancement of research on antifungal agents.
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- Jingxiang Zhang
- Center for New Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Center for New Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for New Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lan Yan, Yan Wang, Yuanying Jiang,
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- Center for New Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lan Yan, Yan Wang, Yuanying Jiang,
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- Center for New Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Lan Yan, Yan Wang, Yuanying Jiang,
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Chen S, Wang Y, Schnabel G, Peng CA, Lagishetty S, Smith K, Luo C, Yuan H. Inherent Resistance to 14α-Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicides in Colletotrichum truncatum Is Likely Linked to CYP51A and/or CYP51B Gene Variants. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 108:1263-1275. [PMID: 29792573 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-18-0054-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Anthracnose disease, caused by Colletotrichum truncatum, affects marketable yield during preharvest production and postharvest storage of fruits and vegetables worldwide. Demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides are among the very few chemical classes of single-site mode of action fungicides that are effective in controlling anthracnose disease. However, some species are inherently resistant to DMIs and more information is needed to understand this phenomenon. Isolates of C. truncatum were collected from the United States and China from peach, soybean, citrus, and begonia and sensitivity to six DMIs (difenoconazole, propiconazole, metconazole, tebuconazole, flutriafol, and fenbuconazole) was determined. Compared with DMI sensitive isolates of C. fructicola, C. siamense, and C. fioriniae (EC50 value ranging from 0.03 to 16.2 µg/ml to six DMIs), C. truncatum and C. nymphaeae were resistant to flutriafol and fenbuconazole (with EC50 values of more 50 µg/ml). Moreover, C. truncatum was resistant to tebuconazole and metconazole (with resistance factors of 27.4 and 96.0) and displayed reduced sensitivity to difenoconazole and propiconazole (with resistance factors of 5.1 and 5.2). Analysis of the Colletotrichum spp. genome revealed two potential DMI targets, CYP51A and CYP51B, that putatively encode P450 sterol 14α-demethylases. Both genes were identified and sequenced from C. truncatum and other species and no correlation between CYP51 gene expression levels and fungicide sensitivity was found. Four amino acid variations L208Y, H238R, S302A, and I366L in CYP51A, and three variations H373 N, M376L, and S511T in CYP51B correlated with the DMI resistance phenotype. CYP51A structure model analysis suggested the four alterations may reduce azole affinity. Likewise, CYP51B structure analysis suggested the H373 N and M376L variants may change the conformation of the DMI binding pocket, thereby causing differential sensitivity to DMI fungicides in C. truncatum.
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- Shuning Chen
- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- First and eighth authors: Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; second author: College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China; third author: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; fourth, fifth, and sixth author: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovations Center and Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; and seventh author: Key Lab of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China and Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Wang X, Gong C, Zhao Y, Shen L. Transcriptome and Resistance-Related Genes Analysis of Botrytis cinerea B05.10 Strain to Different Selective Pressures of Cyprodinil and Fenhexamid. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2591. [PMID: 30425701 PMCID: PMC6218599 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The pathogen Botrytis cinerea is a very dangerous pathogen that infects many economically important crops such as grape, strawberry, tomato, and eggplant. Cyprodinil, a pyrimidine amine fungicide, and fenhexamid, an amide fungicide, are new reagents for controlling gray mold with special efficacy. It is necessary to understand the change trends in the toxicological and physiological characteristics of B. cinerea with successive selective pressures of cyprodinil and fenhexamid to elongate the serving life of these fungicides for effective disease control. The toxicities of cyprodinil and fenhexamid at successive concentrations of EC25, EC50 and EC75 on B. cinerea strain BO5.10 were assayed along with mycelial growth-inhibition capacity. The results showed that the EC50 value of the cyprodinil-treated F27 strain increased approximately 18-fold, whereas of which in the fenhexamid-treated F27 strain increased only 3-fold compared with that of the F0 strain. The conductivities and glycerinum contents of the strains resistant to cyprodinil and fenhexamid were obviously enhanced; in contrast, the oxalic acid contents were decreased compared with those in the F0 strain. The transcriptomes of the F27 control (T01), cyprodinil-treated (T02) and fenhexamid- treated (T03) strains were analyzed, and the expression levels of functional genes in the T02 and T03 strains were significantly increased compared with those in the T01 strain; these results were further validated using qRT-PCR. The results indicated that the relative expression of two genes encoding mixed-functional oxidases (MFOs) BC1G_16062 and BC1G_16084, two genes encoding transmembrane proteins BC1G_12366 and BC1G_13768, two genes encoding Zinc finger proteins BC1G_13764 and BC1G_10483,one gene encoding citrate synthase enzyme BC1G_09151, one gene encoding gluconolactonase BC1G_15612 in the T02 and T03 strains and one gene encoding lysophospholipids enzyme BC1G_04893 in the T3 strain increased substantially compared with that in the T1 strain (P < 0.01). Functional prediction analysis of upregulated gene expression and structural verification was also performed, and the results showed that BC1G_10483 was a ZnF_C2HC transcriptional regulator interacting with the Sp1 element of these genes to respond to the pressures from cyprodinil and fenhexamid. Our results could contribute to a better understanding of the resistance mechanism of B. cinerea against cyprodinil and fenhexamid.
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Qi PF, Zhang YZ, Liu CH, Zhu J, Chen Q, Guo ZR, Wang Y, Xu BJ, Zheng T, Jiang YF, Wang JP, Zhou CY, Feng X, Kong L, Lan XJ, Jiang QT, Wei YM, Zheng YL. Fusarium graminearum ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Gene FgABCC9 Is Required for Its Transportation of Salicylic Acid, Fungicide Resistance, Mycelial Growth and Pathogenicity towards Wheat. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082351. [PMID: 30103374 PMCID: PMC6121456 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters hydrolyze ATP to transport a wide range of substrates. Fusarium graminearum is a major causal agent of Fusarium head blight, which is a severe disease in wheat worldwide. FgABCC9 (FG05_07325) encodes an ABC-C (ABC transporter family C) transporter in F. graminearum, which was highly expressed during the infection in wheat and was up-regulated by the plant defense hormone salicylic acid (SA) and the fungicide tebuconazole. The predicted tertiary structure of the FgABCC9 protein was consistent with the schematic of the ABC exporter. Deletion of FgABCC9 resulted in decreased mycelial growth, increased sensitivity to SA and tebuconazole, reduced accumulation of deoxynivalenol (DON), and less pathogenicity towards wheat. Re-introduction of a functional FgABCC9 gene into ΔFgABCC9 recovered the phenotypes of the wild type strain. Transgenic expression of FgABCC9 in Arabidopsis thaliana increased the accumulation of SA in its leaves without activating SA signaling, which suggests that FgABCC9 functions as an SA exporter. Taken together, FgABCC9 encodes an ABC exporter, which is critical for fungal exportation of SA, response to tebuconazole, mycelial growth, and pathogenicity towards wheat.
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- Peng-Fei Qi
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Dube G, Kadoo N, Prashant R. Exploring the biological roles of Dothideomycetes ABC proteins: Leads from their phylogenetic relationships with functionally-characterized Ascomycetes homologs. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197447. [PMID: 30071023 PMCID: PMC6071951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily is one of the largest, ubiquitous and diverse protein families in nature. Categorized into nine subfamilies, its members are important to most organisms including fungi, where they play varied roles in fundamental cellular processes, plant pathogenesis or fungicide tolerance. However, these proteins are not yet well-understood in the class Dothideomycetes, which includes several phytopathogens that infect a wide range of food crops including wheat, barley and maize and cause major economic losses. RESULTS We analyzed the genomes of 14 Dothideomycetes fungi (Test set) and seven well-known Ascomycetes fungi (Model set- that possessed gene expression/ functional analysis data about the ABC genes) and predicted 578 and 338 ABC proteins from each set respectively. These proteins were classified into subfamilies A to I, which revealed the distribution of the subfamily members across the Dothideomycetes and Ascomycetes genomes. Phylogenetic analysis of Dothideomycetes ABC proteins indicated evolutionary relationships among the subfamilies within this class. Further, phylogenetic relationships among the ABC proteins from the Model and the Test fungi within each subfamily were analyzed, which aided in classifying these proteins into subgroups. We compiled and curated functional and gene expression information from the previous literature for 118 ABC genes and mapped them on the phylogenetic trees, which suggested possible roles in pathogenesis and/or fungicide tolerance for the newly identified Dothideomycetes ABC proteins. CONCLUSIONS The present analysis is one of the firsts to extensively analyze ABC proteins from Dothideomycetes fungi. Their phylogenetic analysis and annotating the clades with functional information indicated a subset of Dothideomycetes ABC genes that could be considered for experimental validation for their roles in plant pathogenesis and/or fungicide tolerance.
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- Gaurav Dube
- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
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- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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- Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
- MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT-Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, India
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Identification of 14-α-Lanosterol Demethylase (CYP51) in Scedosporium Species. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:AAC.02599-17. [PMID: 29891611 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02599-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Scedosporium spp. cause infections (scedosporiosis) in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals and may persistently colonize the respiratory tract in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). They are less susceptible against azoles than are other molds, such as Aspergillus spp., suggesting the presence of resistance mechanisms. It can be hypothesized that the decreased susceptibility of Scedosporium spp. to azoles is also CYP51 dependent. Analysis of the Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporiumaurantiacum genomes revealed one CYP51 gene encoding the 14-α-lanosterol demethylase. This gene from 159 clinical or environmental Scedosporium isolates and three Lomentospora prolificans isolates has been sequenced and analyzed. The Scedosporium CYP51 protein clustered with the group of known CYP51B orthologues and showed species-specific polymorphisms. A tandem repeat in the 5' upstream region of Scedosporium CYP51 like that in Aspergillus fumigatus could not be detected. Species-specific amino acid alterations in CYP51 of Scedosporium boydii, Scedosporiumellipsoideum, Scedosporium dehoogii, and Scedosporiumminutisporum isolates were located at positions that have not been described as having an impact on azole susceptibility. In contrast, two of the three Sapiospermum-specific amino acid changes (Y136F and G464S) corresponded to respective mutations in A. fumigatus CYP51A at amino acid positions 121 and 448 (Y121F and G448S, respectively) that had been linked to azole resistance.
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D'Agostino M, Lemmet T, Dufay C, Luc A, Frippiat JP, Machouart M, Debourgogne A. Overinduction of CYP51A Gene After Exposure to Azole Antifungals Provides a First Clue to Resistance Mechanism in Fusarium solani Species Complex. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 24:768-773. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Maurine D'Agostino
- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, EA7300, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, EA7300, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, EA7300, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Unité de Méthodologie, Data Management et Statistique, PARC, CHRU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, EA7300, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, EA7300, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
- Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHRU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire Stress Immunité Pathogènes, EA7300, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
- Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHRU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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Hellin P, King R, Urban M, Hammond-Kosack KE, Legrève A. The adaptation of Fusarium culmorum to DMI Fungicides Is Mediated by Major Transcriptome Modifications in Response to Azole Fungicide, Including the Overexpression of a PDR Transporter (FcABC1). Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1385. [PMID: 29997598 PMCID: PMC6028722 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fusarium culmorum is a fungal pathogen causing economically important diseases on a variety of crops. Fungicides can be applied to control this species with triazoles being the most efficient molecules. F. culmorum strains resistant to these molecules have been reported, but the underlying resistance mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, a tebuconazole-adapted F. culmorum strain was developed with a level of fitness similar to its parental strain. The adapted strain showed cross-resistance to all demethylation inhibitors (DMIs), but not to other classes of fungicides tested. RNA-Seq analysis revealed high transcriptomic differences between the resistant strain and its parental strain after tebuconazole treatment. Among these changes, FcABC1 (FCUL_06717), a pleiotropic drug resistance transporter, had a 30-fold higher expression level upon tebuconazole treatment in the adapted strains as compared to the wild-type strain. The implication of this transporter in triazole resistance was subsequently confirmed in field strains harboring distinct levels of sensitivity to triazoles. FcABC1 is present in other species/genera, including F. graminearum in which it is known to be necessary for azole resistance. No difference in FcABC1 sequences, including the surrounding regions, were found when comparing the resistant strain to the wild-type strain. Fusarium culmorum is therefore capable to adapt to triazole pressure by overexpressing a drug resistance transporter when submitted to triazoles and the same mechanism is anticipated to occur in other species.
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- Pierre Hellin
- Earth and Life Institute, Applied Microbiology, Phytopathology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
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- Earth and Life Institute, Applied Microbiology, Phytopathology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Song J, Zhang S, Lu L. Fungal cytochrome P450 protein Cyp51: What we can learn from its evolution, regulons and Cyp51-based azole resistance. FUNGAL BIOL REV 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Qian H, Du J, Chi M, Sun X, Liang W, Huang J, Li B. The Y137H mutation in the cytochrome P450 FgCYP51B protein confers reduced sensitivity to tebuconazole in Fusarium graminearum. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:1472-1477. [PMID: 29274114 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fusarium graminearum is the main pathogen of Fusarium head blight (FHB), a worldwide plant disease and one of the most significant wheat diseases in China. Demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides, such as tebuconazole (TEC), are widely used to control FHB, but long-term use leads to low efficacy against FHB. Earlier studies showed that DMI resistance is associated with the fungal sterol 14α-demethylase (cytochrome P450 CYP51) gene, and that point mutations in the CYP51 gene are the primary mechanism of resistance to DMI fungicides. The aims of this study were to clarify the molecular mechanisms of resistance to TEC and identify the binding sites on the FgCYP51B protein. RESULTS Site-directed mutagenesis was used to change the FgCYP51B gene of wild-type strain PH-1 from tyrosine to histidine at residue 137 (Y137H) to generate a mutant transformant, which was confirmed to be resistant to TEC compared with the parental strains. A three-dimensional FgCYP51B model was constructed, and molecular docking simulation studies were conducted to identify the optimum binding mode with TEC. The wild-type FgCYP51B protein displayed stronger affinity to TEC than that of the mutated FgCYP51B in the molecular docking analysis. CONCLUSION These results indicate that a Tyr137 amino acid mutation in the cytochrome P450 FgCYP51B could lead to resistance to TEC and that Y137 forms part of the tebuconazole-binding pocket. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Hengwei Qian
- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Animation and Communication, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine and Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shandong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, PR China
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Spanu F, Scherm B, Camboni I, Balmas V, Pani G, Oufensou S, Macciotta N, Pasquali M, Migheli Q. FcRav2, a gene with a ROGDI domain involved in Fusarium head blight and crown rot on durum wheat caused by Fusarium culmorum. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:677-688. [PMID: 28322011 PMCID: PMC6638036 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fusarium culmorum is a soil-borne fungal pathogen which causes foot and root rot and Fusarium head blight on small-grain cereals, in particular wheat and barley. It causes significant yield and quality losses and results in the contamination of kernels with type B trichothecene mycotoxins. Our knowledge of the pathogenicity factors of this fungus is still limited. A transposon tagging approach based on the mimp1/impala double-component system has allowed us to select a mutant altered in multiple metabolic and morphological processes, trichothecene production and virulence. The flanking regions of mimp1 were used to seek homologies in the F. culmorum genome, and revealed that mimp1 had reinserted within the last exon of a gene encoding a hypothetical protein of 318 amino acids which contains a ROGDI-like leucine zipper domain, supposedly playing a protein-protein interaction or regulatory role. By functional complementation and bioinformatic analysis, we characterized the gene as the yeast Rav2 homologue, confirming the high level of divergence in multicellular fungi. Deletion of FcRav2 or its orthologous gene in F. graminearum highlighted its ability to influence a number of functions, including virulence, trichothecene type B biosynthesis, resistance to azoles and resistance to osmotic and oxidative stress. Our results indicate that the FcRav2 protein (and possibly the RAVE complex as a whole) may become a suitable target for new antifungal drug development or the plant-mediated resistance response in filamentous fungi of agricultural interest.
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- Francesca Spanu
- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
- Faculté des Sciences de BizerteZarzouna TN‐7000Tunisia
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti la Nutrizione, l'AmbienteUniversità di MilanoMilanoI‐20133Italy
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- Dipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi di SassariSassariI‐07100Italy
- Unità di Ricerca Istituto Nazionale di Biostrutture e BiosistemiSassariI‐07100Italy
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Biofilm Formation and Resistance to Fungicides in Clinically Relevant Members of the Fungal Genus Fusarium. J Fungi (Basel) 2018; 4:jof4010016. [PMID: 29371509 PMCID: PMC5872319 DOI: 10.3390/jof4010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Clinically relevant members of the fungal genus, Fusarium, exhibit an extraordinary genetic diversity and cause a wide spectrum of infections in both healthy individuals and immunocompromised patients. Generally, Fusarium species are intrinsically resistant to all systemic antifungals. We investigated whether the presence or absence of the ability to produce biofilms across and within Fusarium species complexes is linked to higher resistance against antifungals. A collection of 41 Fusarium strains, obtained from 38 patients with superficial and systemic infections, and three infected crops, were tested, including 25 species within the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex, 14 from the Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC), one Fusarium dimerum species complex, and one Fusarium oxysporum species complex isolate. Of all isolates tested, only seven strains from two species of FSSC, five F. petroliphilum and two F. keratoplasticum strains, recovered from blood, nail scrapings, and nasal biopsy samples, could produce biofilms under the tested conditions. In the liquid culture tested, sessile biofilm-forming Fusarium strains exhibited elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for amphotericin B, voriconazole, and posaconazole, compared to their planktonic counterparts, indicating that the ability to form biofilm may significantly increase resistance. Collectively, this suggests that once a surface adherent biofilm has been established, therapies designed to kill planktonic cells of Fusarium are ineffective.
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Mohd-Assaad N, McDonald BA, Croll D. Multilocus resistance evolution to azole fungicides in fungal plant pathogen populations. Mol Ecol 2016; 25:6124-6142. [PMID: 27859799 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Evolution of fungicide resistance is a major threat to food production in agricultural ecosystems. Fungal pathogens rapidly evolved resistance to all classes of fungicides applied to the field. Resistance to the commonly used azole fungicides is thought to be driven mainly by mutations in a gene (CYP51) encoding a protein of the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. However, some fungi gained azole resistance independently of CYP51 mutations and the mechanisms leading to CYP51-independent resistance are poorly understood. We used whole-genome sequencing and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to perform an unbiased screen of azole resistance loci in Rhynchosporium commune, the causal agent of the barley scald disease. We assayed cyproconazole resistance in 120 isolates collected from nine populations worldwide. We found that mutations in highly conserved genes encoding the vacuolar cation channel YVC1, a transcription activator, and a saccharopine dehydrogenase made significant contributions to fungicide resistance. These three genes were not previously known to confer resistance in plant pathogens. However, YVC1 is involved in a conserved stress response pathway known to respond to azoles in human pathogenic fungi. We also performed GWAS to identify genetic polymorphism linked to fungal growth rates. We found that loci conferring increased fungicide resistance were negatively impacting growth rates, suggesting that fungicide resistance evolution imposed costs. Analyses of population structure showed that resistance mutations were likely introduced into local populations through gene flow. Multilocus resistance evolution to fungicides shows how pathogen populations can evolve a complex genetic architecture for an important phenotypic trait within a short time span.
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- Norfarhan Mohd-Assaad
- Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland.,School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
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- Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
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Mair WJ, Deng W, Mullins JGL, West S, Wang P, Besharat N, Ellwood SR, Oliver RP, Lopez-Ruiz FJ. Demethylase Inhibitor Fungicide Resistance in Pyrenophora teres f. sp. teres Associated with Target Site Modification and Inducible Overexpression of Cyp51. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1279. [PMID: 27594852 PMCID: PMC4990540 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Pyrenophora teres f. sp. teres is the cause of net form of net blotch (NFNB), an economically important foliar disease in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Net and spot forms of net blotch are widely controlled using site-specific systemic fungicides. Although resistance to succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors and quinone outside inhibitors has been addressed before in net blotches, mechanisms controlling demethylation inhibitor resistance have not yet been reported at the molecular level. Here we report the isolation of strains of NFNB in Australia since 2013 resistant to a range of demethylase inhibitor fungicides. Cyp51A:KO103-A1, an allele with the mutation F489L, corresponding to the archetype F495I in Aspergillus fumigatus, was only present in resistant strains and was correlated with resistance factors to various demethylase inhibitors ranging from 1.1 for epoxiconazole to 31.7 for prochloraz. Structural in silico modeling of the sensitive and resistant CYP51A proteins docked with different demethylase inhibitor fungicides showed how the interaction of F489L within the heme cavity produced a localized constriction of the region adjacent to the docking site that is predicted to result in lower binding affinities. Resistant strains also displayed enhanced induced expression of the two Cyp51A paralogs and of Cyp51B genes. While Cyp51B was found to be constitutively expressed in the absence of fungicide, Cyp51A was only detected at extremely low levels. Under fungicide induction, expression of Cyp51B, Cyp51A2, and Cyp51A1 was shown to be 1.6-, 3,- and 5.3-fold higher, respectively in the resistant isolate compared to the wild type. These increased levels of expression were not supported by changes in the promoters of any of the three genes. The implications of these findings on demethylase inhibitor activity will require current net blotch management strategies to be reconsidered in order to avoid the development of further resistance and preserve the lifespan of fungicides in use.
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- Wesley J Mair
- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University Swansea, UK
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Environment and Agriculture, Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University Bentley, WA, Australia
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