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Lan Y, Cong Q, Yu Q, Liu L, Cui X, Li X, Wang Q, Yang S, Yu H, Kong Y. Genome Sequencing of Three Pathogenic Fungi Provides Insights into the Evolution and Pathogenic Mechanisms of the Cobweb Disease on Cultivated Mushrooms. Foods 2024; 13:2779. [PMID: 39272544 PMCID: PMC11394773 DOI: 10.3390/foods13172779] [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: 07/18/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Fungal diseases not only reduce the yield of edible mushrooms but also pose potential threats to the preservation and quality of harvested mushrooms. Cobweb disease, caused primarily by fungal pathogens from the Hypocreaceae family, is one of the most significant diseases affecting edible mushrooms. Deciphering the genomes of these pathogens will help unravel the molecular basis of their evolution and identify genes responsible for pathogenicity. Here, we present high-quality genome sequences of three cobweb disease fungi: Hypomyces aurantius Cb-Fv, Cladobotryum mycophilum CB-Ab, and Cladobotryum protrusum CB-Mi, isolated from Flammulina velutipes, Agaricus bisporus, and Morchella importuna, respectively. The assembled genomes of H. aurantius, C. mycophilum, and C. protrusum are 33.19 Mb, 39.83 Mb, and 38.10 Mb, respectively. This is the first report of the genome of H. aurantius. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that cobweb disease pathogens are closely related and diverged approximately 17.51 million years ago. CAZymes (mainly chitinases, glucan endo-1,3-beta-glucosidases, and secondary metabolite synthases), proteases, KP3 killer proteins, lipases, and hydrophobins were found to be conserved and strongly associated with pathogenicity, virulence, and adaptation in the three cobweb pathogens. This study provides insights into the genome structure, genome organization, and pathogenicity of these three cobweb disease fungi, which will be a valuable resource for comparative genomics studies of cobweb pathogens and will help control this disease, thereby enhancing mushroom quality.
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- Yufei Lan
- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Tai'an Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tai'an 271000, China
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Yang Y, Xiong D, Zhao D, Huang H, Tian C. Genome sequencing of Elaeocarpus spp. stem blight pathogen Pseudocryphonectria elaeocarpicola reveals potential adaptations to colonize woody bark. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:714. [PMID: 39048950 PMCID: PMC11267912 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10615-5] [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: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Elaeocarpus spp. stem blight, caused by Pseudocryphonectria elaeocarpicola, is a destructive disease, which will significantly reduce the productivity and longevity of Elaeocarpus spp. plants, especially in the Guangdong Province of China. However, few information is available for P. elaeocarpicola. To unravel the potential adaptation mechanism of stem adaptation, the whole genome of P. elaeocarpicola was sequenced by using the DNBSEQ and PacBio platforms. RESULTS P. elaeocarpicola harbors 44.49 Mb genome with 10,894 predicted coding genes. Genome analysis revealed that the P. elaeocarpicola genome encodes a plethora of pathogenicity-related genes. Analysis of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) revealed a rich variety of enzymes participated in plant cell wall degradation, which could effectively degrade cellulose, hemicellulose and xyloglucans in the plant cell wall and promote the invasion of the host plant. There are 213 CAZyme families found in P. elaeocarpicola, among which glycoside hydrolase (GH) family has the largest number, far exceeding other tested fungi by 53%. Besides, P. elaeocarpicola has twice as many genes encoding chitin and cellulose degradation as Cryphonectria parasitica, which belong to the same family. The predicted typical secreted proteins of P. elaeocarpicola are numerous and functional, including many known virulence effector factors, indicating that P. elaeocarpicola has great potential to secrete virulence effectors to promote pathogenicity on host plants. AntiSMASH revealed that the genome encoded 61 secondary metabolic gene clusters including 86 secondary metabolic core genes which was much higher than C. parasitica (49). Among them, two gene cluster of P. elaeocarpicola, cluster12 and cluster52 showed 100% similarity with the mycotoxins synthesis clusters from Aspergillus steynii and Alternaria alternata, respectively. In addition, we annotated cytochrome P450 related enzymes, transporters, and transcription factors in P. elaeocarpicola, which are important virulence determinants of pathogenic fungi. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our study represents the first genome assembly for P. elaeocarpicola and reveals the key virulence factors in the pathogenic process of P. elaeocarpicola, which will promote our understanding of its pathogenic mechanism. The acquired knowledge lays a foundation for further exploration of molecular interactions with the host and provide target for management strategies in future research.
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- Yuchen Yang
- State Key laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, 510520, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Protection and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, 510520, Guangdong, China.
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- State Key laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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Zhang R, Chen Y, Wang W, Chen J, Liu D, Zhang L, Xiang Q, Zhao K, Ma M, Yu X, Chen Q, Penttinen P, Gu Y. Combined transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis revealed that pH changes affected the expression of carbohydrate and ribosome biogenesis-related genes in Aspergillus niger SICU-33. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1389268. [PMID: 38962137 PMCID: PMC11220263 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1389268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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The process of carbohydrate metabolism and genetic information transfer is an important part of the study on the effects of the external environment on microbial growth and development. As one of the most significant environmental parameters, pH has an important effect on mycelial growth. In this study, the effects of environmental pH on the growth and nutrient composition of Aspergillus niger (A. niger) filaments were determined. The pH values of the medium were 5, 7, and 9, respectively, and the molecular mechanism was further investigated by transcriptomics and metabolomics methods. The results showed that pH 5 and 9 significantly inhibited filament growth and polysaccharide accumulation of A. niger. Further, the mycelium biomass of A. niger and the crude polysaccharide content was higher when the medium's pH was 7. The DEGs related to ribosome biogenesis were the most abundant, and the downregulated expression of genes encoding XRN1, RRM, and RIO1 affected protein translation, modification, and carbohydrate metabolism in fungi. The dynamic changes of pargyline and choline were in response to the oxidative metabolism of A. niger SICU-33. The ribophorin_I enzymes and DL-lactate may be important substances related to pH changes during carbohydrate metabolism of A.niger SICU-33. The results of this study provide useful transcriptomic and metabolomic information for further analyzing the bioinformatic characteristics of A. niger and improving the application in ecological agricultural fermentation.
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- Runji Zhang
- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Liangshan Tobacco Corporation of Sichuan Province, Xichang, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
- Liangshan Tobacco Corporation of Sichuan Province, Xichang, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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De Vos L, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, van Wyk S, Leeuwendaal KS, Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET. Chromosome-Level Assemblies for the Pine Pitch Canker Pathogen Fusarium circinatum. Pathogens 2024; 13:70. [PMID: 38251377 PMCID: PMC10819268 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13010070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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The pine pitch canker pathogen, Fusarium circinatum, is globally regarded as one of the most important threats to commercial pine-based forestry. Although genome sequences of this fungus are available, these remain highly fragmented or structurally ill-defined. Our overall goal was to provide high-quality assemblies for two notable strains of F. circinatum, and to characterize these in terms of coding content, repetitiveness and the position of telomeres and centromeres. For this purpose, we used Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION long-read sequences, as well as Illumina short sequence reads. By leveraging the genomic synteny inherent to F. circinatum and its close relatives, these sequence reads were assembled to chromosome level, where contiguous sequences mostly spanned from telomere to telomere. Comparative analyses unveiled remarkable variability in the twelfth and smallest chromosome, which is known to be dispensable. It presented a striking length polymorphism, with one strain lacking substantial portions from the chromosome's distal and proximal regions. These regions, characterized by a lower gene density, G+C content and an increased prevalence of repetitive elements, contrast starkly with the syntenic segments of the chromosome, as well as with the core chromosomes. We propose that these unusual regions might have arisen or expanded due to the presence of transposable elements. A comparison of the overall chromosome structure revealed that centromeric elements often underpin intrachromosomal differences between F. circinatum strains, especially at chromosomal breakpoints. This suggests a potential role for centromeres in shaping the chromosomal architecture of F. circinatum and its relatives. The publicly available genome data generated here, together with the detailed metadata provided, represent essential resources for future studies of this important plant pathogen.
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- Lieschen De Vos
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria (UP), Pretoria 0002, South Africa; (L.D.V.); (K.S.L.); (B.D.W.)
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- Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute FABI, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa;
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- Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, 100 Old Soutpan Road, Onderstepoort, Pretoria 0010, South Africa;
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- Collaborating Centre for Optimising Antimalarial Therapy (CCOAT), Mitigating Antimalarial Resistance Consortium in South-East Africa (MARC SEA), Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria (UP), Pretoria 0002, South Africa; (L.D.V.); (K.S.L.); (B.D.W.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria (UP), Pretoria 0002, South Africa; (L.D.V.); (K.S.L.); (B.D.W.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (BGM), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria (UP), Pretoria 0002, South Africa; (L.D.V.); (K.S.L.); (B.D.W.)
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Duan YN, Ma SR, Chen XS, Shen X, Yin CM, Mao ZQ. Genome Sequence Resource of Fusarium proliferatum f. sp. malus domestica MR5, the Causative Agent of Apple Replant Disease. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:903-907. [PMID: 36587236 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-22-1352-a] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Apple replant disease (ARD) caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium proliferatum f. sp. malus domestica (Fpmd) MR5 brings annual losses to apple production within China. However, the genomic information of the pathogen is not yet available. Here, we obtained the whole-genome sequence of the highly virulent Fpmd MR5 using the Illumina PE150 platform. The genome size was 42.76 Mb and consisted of 9,047 genes. The GC content was 48.80%, and several genes potentially associated with pathogenicity were identified, such as carbohydrate-active enzymes, secreted proteins, and secondary metabolite gene clusters. There were 260 specific virulence factor genes, mainly related to fungal vegetative growth and the production of cell wall-degrading enzymes. These data will aid future studies investigating host-pathogen interactions and help us develop suitable disease management strategies.
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- Y N Duan
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong 271018, China
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Chatterjee S, Das S. Whole-genome sequencing of biofilm-forming and chromium-resistant mangrove fungus Aspergillus niger BSC-1. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 39:55. [PMID: 36565384 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03497-w] [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: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger has gained significant industrial and ecological value due to its great potential in enzymatic activities. The present study reports the complete genome sequence of A. niger BSC-1 which was isolated from Indian Sundarban mangrove ecosystem. The study revealed that the genome of A. niger BSC-1 was 35.1 Mbp assembled in 40 scaffolds with 49.2% GC content. A total of 10,709 genes were reported out of which 10,535 genes were predicted for encoding the proteins. BUSCO assessment showed 98.6% of genome completeness indicating high quality genome sequencing. The genome sequencing of A. niger BSC-1 revealed the presence of rodA and exgA genes for initial adhesion to surface and Ags genes for matrix formation, during biofilm growth. OrthoVenn2 analysis revealed that A.niger BSC-1 shared 9552 gene clusters with the reference strain A. niger CBS554.65. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis unveiled the role of Ags1 and P-type ATPase in fungal biofilm formation and chromium (Cr) resistance, respectively. During biofilm growth the expression of Ags1 significantly (P < 0.0001; two-way ANOVA followed by Sidak's multiple comparisons test) increased with respect to planktonic culture revealing the possible involvement of Ags1 in biofilm matrix formation. Expression of P-type ATPase gene was significantly upregulated (P < 0.0001; one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's multiple comparisons test) with the increasing chromium concentration in the fungal culture. Besides, several other genes encoding metalloprotease, copper and zinc binding proteins, and NADH-dependent oxidoreductase were also found in the genome of A. niger BSC-1. These proteins are also involved in heavy metal tolerance and nanofabrication indicating that this filamentous fungus A. niger BSC-1 could be potentially utilized for chromium detoxification through biofilm or nanobiremediation.
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- Shreosi Chatterjee
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769 008, Odisha, India
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Ecology (LEnME), Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769 008, Odisha, India.
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Kumar A, Kanak KR, Arunachalam A, Dass RS, Lakshmi PTV. Comparative transcriptome profiling and weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify core genes in maize ( Zea mays L.) silks infected by multiple fungi. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:985396. [PMID: 36388593 PMCID: PMC9647128 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.985396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most popular Poaceae crop after wheat and rice and used in feed and pharmaceutical sectors. The maize silk contains bioactive components explored by traditional Chinese herbal medicine for various pharmacological activities. However, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium verticillioides, Trichoderma atroviride, and Ustilago maydis can infect the maize, produce mycotoxins, hamper the quantity and quality of silk production, and further harm the primary consumer's health. However, the defense mechanism is not fully understood in multiple fungal infections in the silk of Z. mays. In this study, we applied bioinformatics approaches to use the publicly available transcriptome data of Z. mays silk affected by multiple fungal flora to identify core genes involved in combatting disease response. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified among intra- and inter-transcriptome data sets of control versus infected Z. mays silks. Upon further comparison between up- and downregulated genes within the control of datasets, 4,519 upregulated and 5,125 downregulated genes were found. The DEGs have been compared with genes in the modules of weighted gene co-expression network analysis to relevant specific traits towards identifying core genes. The expression pattern of transcription factors, carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZyme), and resistance genes was analyzed. The present investigation is supportive of our findings that the gene ontology, immunity stimulus, and resistance genes are upregulated, but physical and metabolic processes such as cell wall organizations and pectin synthesis were downregulated respectively. Our results are indicative that terpene synthase TPS6 and TPS11 are involved in the defense mechanism against fungal infections in maize silk.
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- Amrendra Kumar
- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Fungal Genetics and Mycotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Postgraduate and Research Department of Botany, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Fungal Genetics and Mycotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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Handa S, Aggarwal Y, Puri S, Chatterjee M. Pharmaceutical prospects of biosurfactants produced from fungal species. J Basic Microbiol 2022; 62:1307-1318. [PMID: 36257786 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202200327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The development of novel types of biogenic surface-active compounds is of greater interest for combating many diseases and infections. In this respect research and development of biosurfactant has gained immense importance. Substantially, biosurfactant is defined as a class of active amphiphilic chemical compounds that comprise hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties on their surfaces. It is generally known that many kinds of microorganisms can be used to produce these surfactants or surface-active compounds. Hosting interesting features such as biodegradability, emulsifying/de-emulsifying capacity, low toxicity, and antimicrobial activities; these amphiphilic compounds in recent years have flourished as an ideal replacement for the chemically synthesized surfactant, and also have various commercial attractions. Both bacteria and fungi are the producers of these amphiphilic molecules; however, the pathogenicity of certain bacterial strains has caused a shift in interest toward fungi. Therefore, various fungi species have been reported for the production of biosurfactants amongst which Candida species have been the most studied strains. Biosurfactants uphold desired properties like antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiadhesion, and anticancer activity which proves them an ideal candidate for the application in various fields like pharmaceutical, gene therapy, medical insertion safety, immunotherapy to fight against many chronic diseases, and so forth. Hence, this review article discusses the pharmaceutical prospects of biosurfactants produced from different fungal species, providing new directions toward the discovery and development of molecules with novel structures and diverse functions for advanced application in the medical field.
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- Shristi Handa
- Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Jiang L, Yang H, Zhang X, Li X, Lv K, Zhang W, Zhu G, Liu C, Wang Y, Hsiang T, Zhang L, Liu X. Schultriene and nigtetraene: two sesterterpenes characterized from pathogenetic fungi via genome mining approach. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:6047-6057. [PMID: 36040489 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12125-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fungal bifunctional terpene synthases (BFTSs) have been reported to contribute to the biosynthesis of a variety of di/sesterterpenes via different carbocation transportation pathways. Genome mining of new BFTSs from unique fungal resources will, theoretically, allow for the identification of new terpenes. In this study, we surveyed the distribution of BFTSs in our in-house collection of 430 pathogenetic fungi and preferred two BFTSs (CsSS and NnNS), long distance from previously characterized BFTSs and located in relatively independent branches, based on the established phylogenetic tree. The heterologous expression of the two BFTSs in Aspergillus oryzae and Saccharomyces cerevisiae led to the identification of two new sesterterpenes separately, 5/12/5 tricyclic type-A sesterterpene (schultriene, 1) for CsSS and 5/11 bicyclic type-B sesterterpene (nigtetraene, 2) for NnNS. In addition, to the best of our knowledge, 2 is the first 5/11 bicyclic type-B characterized sesterterpene to date. On the basis of this, the plausible cyclization mechanisms of 1 and 2 were proposed based on density functional theory calculations. These new enzymes and their corresponding terpenes suggest that the chemical spaces produced by BFTSs remain large and also provide important evidences for further protein engineering for new terpenes and for understanding of cyclization mechanism catalyzed by BFTSs. KEY POINTS: • Genome mining of two BFTSs yields two new sesterterpenoids correspondingly. • Identification of the first 5/11 ring system type-B product. • Parse out the rational cyclization mechanism of isolated sesterterpenoids.
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- Lan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science of Technology, Shanghai, China.
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Tullio V. Yeast Genomics and Its Applications in Biotechnological Processes: What Is Our Present and Near Future? J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8070752. [PMID: 35887507 PMCID: PMC9315801 DOI: 10.3390/jof8070752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Since molecular biology and advanced genetic techniques have become important tools in a variety of fields of interest, including taxonomy, identification, classification, possible production of substances and proteins, applications in pharmacology, medicine, and the food industry, there has been significant progress in studying the yeast genome and its potential applications. Because of this potential, as well as their manageability, safety, ease of cultivation, and reproduction, yeasts are now being extensively researched in order to evaluate a growing number of natural and sustainable applications to provide many benefits to humans. This review will describe what yeasts are, how they are classified, and attempt to provide a rapid overview of the many current and future applications of yeasts. The review will then discuss how yeasts—including those molecularly modified—are used to produce biofuels, proteins such as insulin, vaccines, probiotics, beverage preparations, and food additives and how yeasts could be used in environmental bioremediation and biocontrol for plant infections. This review does not delve into the issues raised during studies and research, but rather presents the positive outcomes that have enabled several industrial, clinical, and agricultural applications in the past and future, including the most recent on cow-free milk.
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- Vivian Tullio
- Department Public Health and Pediatrics, Microbiology Division, University of Turin, Via Santena 9, 10126 Torino, Italy
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Shankar A, Sharma KK. Fungal secondary metabolites in food and pharmaceuticals in the era of multi-omics. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:3465-3488. [PMID: 35546367 PMCID: PMC9095418 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11945-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Fungi produce several bioactive metabolites, pigments, dyes, antioxidants, polysaccharides, and industrial enzymes. Fungal products are also the primary sources of functional food and nutrition, and their pharmacological products are used for healthy aging. Their molecular properties are validated through the use of recent high-throughput genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic tools and techniques. Together, these updated multi-omic tools have been used to study fungal metabolites structure and their mode of action on biological and cellular processes. Diverse groups of fungi produce different proteins and secondary metabolites, which possess tremendous biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications. Furthermore, its use and acceptability can be accelerated by adopting multi-omics, bioinformatics, and machine learning tools that generate a huge amount of molecular data. The integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in the era of omics and big data has opened up a new outlook in both basic and applied researches in the area of nutraceuticals and functional food and nutrition. KEY POINTS: • Multi-omic tool helps in the identification of novel fungal metabolites • Intra-omic data from genomics to bioinformatics • Novel metabolites and application in human health.
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- Akshay Shankar
- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India.
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Cultivating Lentinula edodes on Substrate Containing Composted Sawdust Affects the Expression of Carbohydrate and Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolism-Related Genes. mSystems 2022; 7:e0082721. [PMID: 35191774 PMCID: PMC8862593 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00827-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In mushroom cultivation, composting the substrate can make the nutrients more easily absorbed by hyphae due to the degradation of lignin, cellulose, and other organic matter. However, the effects of cultivating Lentinula edodes on composted substrate and the related molecular mechanisms have not been studied systemically. We applied transcriptomics, qRT-PCR, and proteomics to study L. edodes cultivated on substrates with fresh (CK) and composted (ND) sawdust, focusing on the brown film formation stage. The time of brown film formation was shorter and the mycelium growth rate and crude polysaccharide content of the brown film were higher in ND than in CK. The faster growth rate in ND may have been due to the higher nitrogen content in ND than in CK. Among the 9,455 genes annotated using transcriptomics, 96 were upregulated and 139 downregulated in ND compared with CK. Among the 2,509 proteins identified using proteomics sequencing, 74 were upregulated and 113 downregulated. In the KEGG pathway analyses, both differentially expressed genes and proteins were detected in cyanoamino acid metabolism, inositol phosphate metabolism, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, phosphatidylinositol signaling system, RNA polymerase, starch and sucrose metabolism, and tyrosine metabolism pathways. A large number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to aromatic amino acid metabolic and biosynthetic process were upregulated in ND. Most of the DEGs annotated to carbohydrate active enzymes were downregulated in L. edodes growing on composted sawdust containing substrate, possibly due to the lower hemicellulose and cellulose contents in the composted sawdust. The results suggested that using composted substrate may decrease the cultivation time and improve the quality of L. edodes and revealed the underlying molecular mechanisms. IMPORTANCE Composted substrates are not commonly used in the cultivation of Lentinula edodes, thus the effects of cultivating L. edodes on composted substrate and the related molecular mechanisms have not been studied systemically. We studied L. edodes cultivated on substrates with fresh (CK) and composted (ND) sawdust, focusing on the brown film formation stage, and determined the composting related differences in the substrate and in the growth and gene expression of L. edodes. Cultivation on composted substrate was beneficial and showed potential for decreasing the cultivation time and improving the quality of L. edodes. Analyzing the expression levels of genes and proteins in brown film revealed gene and metabolism pathway level changes that accompanied the cultivation on composted substrate.
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Saini S, Sharma KK. Fungal lignocellulolytic enzymes and lignocellulose: A critical review on their contribution to multiproduct biorefinery and global biofuel research. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 193:2304-2319. [PMID: 34800524 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The continuous increase in the global energy demand has diminished fossil fuel reserves and elevated the risk of environmental deterioration and human health. Biorefinery processes involved in producing bio-based energy-enriched chemicals have paved way to meet the energy demands. Compared to the thermochemical processes, fungal system biorefinery processes seems to be a promising approach for lignocellulose conversion. It also offers an eco-friendly and energy-efficient route for biofuel generation. Essentially, ligninolytic white-rot fungi and their enzyme arsenals degrade the plant biomass into structural constituents with minimal by-products generation. Hemi- or cellulolytic enzymes from certain soft and brown-rot fungi are always favoured to hydrolyze complex polysaccharides into fermentable sugars and other value-added products. However, the cost of saccharifying enzymes remains the major limitation, which hinders their application in lignocellulosic biorefinery. In the past, research has been focused on the role of lignocellulolytic fungi in biofuel production; however, a cumulative study comprising the contribution of the lignocellulolytic enzymes in biorefinery technologies is still lagging. Therefore, the overarching goal of this review article is to discuss the major contribution of lignocellulolytic fungi and their enzyme arsenal in global biofuel research and multiproduct biorefinery.
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- Sonu Saini
- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India.
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Genomic Studies of White-Rot Fungus Cerrena unicolor SP02 Provide Insights into Food Safety Value-Added Utilization of Non-Food Lignocellulosic Biomass. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7100835. [PMID: 34682256 PMCID: PMC8541250 DOI: 10.3390/jof7100835] [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: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Cerrena unicolor is an ecologically and biotechnologically important wood-degrading basidiomycete with high lignocellulose degrading ability. Biological and genetic investigations are limited in the Cerrena genus and, thus, hinder genetic modification and commercial use. The aim of the present study was to provide a global understanding through genomic and experimental research about lignocellulosic biomass utilization by Cerrena unicolor. In this study, we reported the genome sequence of C. unicolor SP02 by using the Illumina and PacBio 20 platforms to obtain trustworthy assembly and annotation. This is the combinational 2nd and 3rd genome sequencing and assembly of C. unicolor species. The generated genome was 42.79 Mb in size with an N50 contig size of 2.48 Mb, a G + C content of 47.43%, and encoding of 12,277 predicted genes. The genes encoding various lignocellulolytic enzymes including laccase, lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, cytochromes P450, cellulase, xylanase, α-amylase, and pectinase involved in the degradation of lignin, cellulose, xylan, starch, pectin, and chitin that showed the C. unicolor SP02 potentially have a wide range of applications in lignocellulosic biomass conversion. Genome-scale metabolic analysis opened up a valuable resource for a better understanding of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and oxidoreductases that provide insights into the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms for lignocellulosic degradation. The C. unicolor SP02 model can be used for the development of efficient microbial cell factories in lignocellulosic industries. The understanding of the genetic material of C. unicolor SP02 coding for the lignocellulolytic enzymes will significantly benefit us in genetic manipulation, site-directed mutagenesis, and industrial biotechnology.
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Chethana KWT, Jayawardena RS, Chen YJ, Konta S, Tibpromma S, Phukhamsakda C, Abeywickrama PD, Samarakoon MC, Senwanna C, Mapook A, Tang X, Gomdola D, Marasinghe DS, Padaruth OD, Balasuriya A, Xu J, Lumyong S, Hyde KD. Appressorial interactions with host and their evolution. FUNGAL DIVERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13225-021-00487-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Hagestad OC, Hou L, Andersen JH, Hansen EH, Altermark B, Li C, Kuhnert E, Cox RJ, Crous PW, Spatafora JW, Lail K, Amirebrahimi M, Lipzen A, Pangilinan J, Andreopoulos W, Hayes RD, Ng V, Grigoriev IV, Jackson SA, Sutton TDS, Dobson ADW, Rämä T. Genomic characterization of three marine fungi, including Emericellopsis atlantica sp. nov. with signatures of a generalist lifestyle and marine biomass degradation. IMA Fungus 2021; 12:21. [PMID: 34372938 PMCID: PMC8351168 DOI: 10.1186/s43008-021-00072-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Marine fungi remain poorly covered in global genome sequencing campaigns; the 1000 fungal genomes (1KFG) project attempts to shed light on the diversity, ecology and potential industrial use of overlooked and poorly resolved fungal taxa. This study characterizes the genomes of three marine fungi: Emericellopsis sp. TS7, wood-associated Amylocarpus encephaloides and algae-associated Calycina marina. These species were genome sequenced to study their genomic features, biosynthetic potential and phylogenetic placement using multilocus data. Amylocarpus encephaloides and C. marina were placed in the Helotiaceae and Pezizellaceae (Helotiales), respectively, based on a 15-gene phylogenetic analysis. These two genomes had fewer biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) and carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) than Emericellopsis sp. TS7 isolate. Emericellopsis sp. TS7 (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) was isolated from the sponge Stelletta normani. A six-gene phylogenetic analysis placed the isolate in the marine Emericellopsis clade and morphological examination confirmed that the isolate represents a new species, which is described here as E. atlantica. Analysis of its CAZyme repertoire and a culturing experiment on three marine and one terrestrial substrates indicated that E. atlantica is a psychrotrophic generalist fungus that is able to degrade several types of marine biomass. FungiSMASH analysis revealed the presence of 35 BGCs including, eight non-ribosomal peptide synthases (NRPSs), six NRPS-like, six polyketide synthases, nine terpenes and six hybrid, mixed or other clusters. Of these BGCs, only five were homologous with characterized BGCs. The presence of unknown BGCs sets and large CAZyme repertoire set stage for further investigations of E. atlantica. The Pezizellaceae genome and the genome of the monotypic Amylocarpus genus represent the first published genomes of filamentous fungi that are restricted in their occurrence to the marine habitat and form thus a valuable resource for the community that can be used in studying ecological adaptions of fungi using comparative genomics.
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- Ole Christian Hagestad
- Marbio, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Department at Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584CT, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Marbio, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Department at Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Marbio, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Department at Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- The Norwegian Structural Biology Centre (NorStruct), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Marbio, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Department at Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BMWZ, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BMWZ, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584CT, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- APC Microbiome Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Marbio, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Department at Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Xu X, Feng J, Zhang P, Fan J, Yin WB. A CRISPR/Cas9 Cleavage System for Capturing Fungal Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 31:8-15. [PMID: 33144546 PMCID: PMC9705949 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2008.08040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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More and more available fungal genome sequence data reveal a large amount of secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthetic 'dark matter' to be discovered. Heterogeneous expression is one of the most effective approaches to exploit these novel natural products, but it is limited by having to clone entire biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) without errors. So far, few effective technologies have been developed to manipulate the specific large DNA fragments in filamentous fungi. Here, we developed a fungal BGC-capturing system based on CRISPR/Cas9 cleavage in vitro. In our system, Cas9 protein was purified and CRISPR guide sequences in combination with in vivo yeast assembly were rationally designed. Using targeted cleavages of plasmid DNAs with linear (8.5 kb) or circular (8.5 kb and 28 kb) states, we were able to cleave the plasmids precisely, demonstrating the high efficiency of this system. Furthermore, we successfully captured the entire Nrc gene cluster from the genomic DNA of Neosartorya fischeri. Our results provide an easy and efficient approach to manipulate fungal genomic DNA based on the in vitro application of Cas9 endonuclease. Our methodology will lay a foundation for capturing entire groups of BGCs in filamentous fungi and accelerate fungal SMs mining.
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- Xinran Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 000, P.R. China,Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology and CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 000, P.R. China,Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China,Corresponding author Phone: +86-10-64806170 E-mail:
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Malik A, Fatma T, Shamsi W, Khan HA, Gul A, Jamal A, Bhatti MF. Molecular Characterization of Medically Important Fungi: Current Research and Future Prospects. Fungal Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60659-6_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fungal Secondary Metabolites for Bioremediation of Hazardous Heavy Metals. Fungal Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68260-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ellena V, Sauer M, Steiger MG. The fungal sexual revolution continues: discovery of sexual development in members of the genus Aspergillus and its consequences. Fungal Biol Biotechnol 2020; 7:17. [PMID: 33357234 PMCID: PMC7761153 DOI: 10.1186/s40694-020-00107-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Asexuality was considered to be a common feature of a large part of fungi, including those of the genus Aspergillus. However, recent advances and the available genomic and genetic engineering technologies allowed to gather more and more indications of a hidden sexuality in fungi previously considered asexual. In parallel, the acquired knowledge of the most suitable conditions for crossings was shown to be crucial to effectively promote sexual reproduction in the laboratory. These discoveries not only have consequences on our knowledge of the biological processes ongoing in nature, questioning if truly asexual fungal species exist, but they also have important implications on other research areas. For instance, the presence of sexuality in certain fungi can have effects on their pathogenicity or on shaping the ecosystem that they normally colonize. For these reasons, further investigations of the sexual potential of Aspergillus species, such as the industrially important A. niger, will be carried on.
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- Valeria Ellena
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB GmbH), Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Austria. .,Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB GmbH), Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Austria.,Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, BOKU-VIBT, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Austria.,CD Laboratory for Biotechnology of Glycerol, Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB GmbH), Muthgasse 18, Vienna, Austria.,Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Jain KK, Kumar A, Shankar A, Pandey D, Chaudhary B, Sharma KK. De novo transcriptome assembly and protein profiling of copper-induced lignocellulolytic fungus Ganoderma lucidum MDU-7 reveals genes involved in lignocellulose degradation and terpenoid biosynthetic pathways. Genomics 2020; 112:184-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lelwala RV, Korhonen PK, Young ND, Scott JB, Ades PK, Gasser RB, Taylor PWJ. Comparative genome analysis indicates high evolutionary potential of pathogenicity genes in Colletotrichum tanaceti. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212248. [PMID: 31150449 PMCID: PMC6544218 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Colletotrichum tanaceti is an emerging foliar fungal pathogen of commercially grown pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium). Despite being reported consistently from field surveys in Australia, the molecular basis of pathogenicity of C. tanaceti on pyrethrum is unknown. Herein, the genome of C. tanaceti (isolate BRIP57314) was assembled de novo and annotated using transcriptomic evidence. The inferred putative pathogenicity gene suite of C. tanaceti comprised a large array of genes encoding secreted effectors, proteases, CAZymes and secondary metabolites. Comparative analysis of its putative pathogenicity gene profiles with those of closely related species suggested that C. tanaceti likely has additional hosts to pyrethrum. The genome of C. tanaceti had a high repeat content and repetitive elements were located significantly closer to genes inferred to influence pathogenicity than other genes. These repeats are likely to have accelerated mutational and transposition rates in the genome, resulting in a rapid evolution of certain CAZyme families in this species. The C. tanaceti genome showed strong signals of Repeat Induced Point (RIP) mutation which likely caused its bipartite nature consisting of distinct gene-sparse, repeat and A-T rich regions. Pathogenicity genes within these RIP affected regions were likely to have a higher evolutionary rate than the rest of the genome. This "two-speed" genome phenomenon in certain Colletotrichum spp. was hypothesized to have caused the clustering of species based on the pathogenicity genes, to deviate from taxonomic relationships. The large repertoire of pathogenicity factors that potentially evolve rapidly due to the plasticity of the genome, indicated that C. tanaceti has a high evolutionary potential. Therefore, C. tanaceti poses a high-risk to the pyrethrum industry. Knowledge of the evolution and diversity of the putative pathogenicity genes will facilitate future research in disease management of C. tanaceti and other Colletotrichum spp.
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- Ruvini V. Lelwala
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Barker BM, Litvintseva AP, Riquelme M, Vargas-Gastélum L. Coccidioides ecology and genomics. Med Mycol 2019; 57:S21-S29. [PMID: 30690605 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myy051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Although the natural history and ecology of Coccidioides spp. have been studied for over 100 years, many fundamental questions about this fungus remain unanswered. Two of the most challenging aspects of the study of Coccidioides have been the undefined ecological niche and the outdated geographic distribution maps dating from midcentury. This review details the history of Coccidioides ecological research, and discusses current strategies and advances in understanding Coccidioides genetics and ecology.
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- Bridget M Barker
- Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ctra. Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology, Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ctra. Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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Nevalainen H, Peterson R, Curach N. Overview of Gene Expression Using Filamentous Fungi. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 92:e55. [PMID: 30040195 DOI: 10.1002/cpps.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Filamentous fungi are lower eukaryotes increasingly used for expression of foreign proteins ranging from industrial enzymes originating from other fungi and bacteria to proteins of mammalian origin, such as antibodies and growth factors. Their strengths include an excellent capacity for protein secretion and their eukaryotic protein processing machinery. Proteins secreted from filamentous fungi are modified in the secretory pathway, with folding, proteolytic processing, and addition of glycans being the main modifications. Unlike from many other expression systems, however, plasmids and host strains for expression of gene products in filamentous fungi are not readily available commercially, and the expression system must thus be stitched together in the laboratory. In this overview, the key elements of fungal expression systems are discussed from a practical point of view and with a view towards the future. The principles and considerations presented here can be applied to a range of filamentous fungi. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Helena Nevalainen
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Parvez A, Giri S, Bisht R, Saxena P. New Insights on Cyclization Specificity of Fungal Type III Polyketide Synthase, PKSIII Nc in Neurospora crassa. Indian J Microbiol 2018; 58:268-277. [PMID: 30013270 PMCID: PMC6023819 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-018-0738-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) biosynthesize varied classes of metabolites with diverse bio-functionalities. Inherent promiscuous substrate specificity, multiple elongations of reaction intermediates and several modes of ring-closure, confer the proteins with the ability to generate unique scaffolds from limited substrate pools. Structural studies have identified crucial amino acid residues that dictate type III PKS functioning, though cyclization specific residues need further investigation. PKSIIINc, a functionally and structurally characterized type III PKS from the fungus, Neurospora crassa, is known to biosynthesize alkyl-resorcinol, alkyl-triketide- and alkyl-tetraketide-α-pyrone products. In this study, we attempted to identify residue positions governing cyclization specificity in PKSIIINc through comparative structural analysis. Structural comparisons with other type III PKSs revealed a motif with conserved hydroxyl/thiol groups that could dictate PKSIIINc catalysis. Site-directed mutagenesis of Cys120 and Ser186 to Ser and Cys, respectively, altered product profiles of mutant proteins. While both C120S and S186C proteins retained wild-type PKSIIINc product activity, S186C favoured lactonization and yielded higher amounts of the α-pyrone products. Notably, C120S gained new cyclization capability and biosynthesized acyl-phloroglucinol in addition to wild-type PKSIIINc products. Generation of alkyl-resorcinol and acyl-phloroglucinol by a single protein is a unique observation in fungal type III PKS family. Mutation of Cys120 to bulky Phe side-chain abrogated formation of tetraketide products and adversely affected overall protein stability as revealed by molecular dynamics simulation studies. Our investigations identify residue positions governing cyclization programming in PKSIIINc protein and provide insights on how subtle variations in protein cores dictate product profiles in type III PKS family.
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- Amreesh Parvez
- Chemical Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Chemical Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, New Delhi, 110021 India
- Present Address: Department of Ecology, School of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, 49076 Germany
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- Chemical Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Chemical Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, New Delhi, 110021 India
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Diepeveen ET, Gehrmann T, Pourquié V, Abeel T, Laan L. Patterns of Conservation and Diversification in the Fungal Polarization Network. Genome Biol Evol 2018; 10:1765-1782. [PMID: 29931311 PMCID: PMC6054225 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The combined actions of proteins in networks underlie all fundamental cellular functions. Deeper insights into the dynamics of network composition across species and their functional consequences are crucial to fully understand protein network evolution. Large-scale comparative studies with high phylogenetic resolution are now feasible through the recent rise in available genomic data sets of both model and nonmodel species. Here, we focus on the polarity network, which is universally essential for cell proliferation and studied in great detail in the model organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We examine 42 proteins, directly related to cell polarization, across 298 fungal strains/species to determine the composition of the network and patterns of conservation and diversification. We observe strong protein conservation for a group of 23 core proteins: >95% of all examined strains/species possess at least 14 of these core proteins, albeit in varying compositions, and non of the individual core proteins is 100% conserved. We find high levels of variation in prevalence and sequence identity in the remaining 19 proteins, resulting in distinct lineage-specific compositions of the network in the majority of strains/species. We show that the observed diversification in network composition correlates with lineage, lifestyle, and genetic distance. Yeast, filamentous and basal unicellular fungi, form distinctive groups based on these analyses, with substantial differences to their polarization network. Our study shows that the fungal polarization network is highly dynamic, even between closely related species, and that functional conservation appears to be achieved by varying the specific components of the fungal polarization repertoire.
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- Eveline T Diepeveen
- Department of Bionanoscience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Intelligent Systems, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden Computational Biology Center, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Intelligent Systems, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Intelligent Systems, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Genome Sequencing and Analysis Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Kavli Institute of NanoScience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Neu E, Featherston J, Rees J, Debener T. A draft genome sequence of the rose black spot fungus Diplocarpon rosae reveals a high degree of genome duplication. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185310. [PMID: 28981525 PMCID: PMC5628827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Black spot is one of the most severe and damaging diseases of garden roses. We present the draft genome sequence of its causative agent Diplocarpon rosae as a working tool to generate molecular markers and to analyze functional and structural characteristics of this fungus. RESULTS The isolate DortE4 was sequenced with 191x coverage of different read types which were assembled into 2457 scaffolds. By evidence supported genome annotation with the MAKER pipeline 14,004 gene models were predicted and transcriptomic data indicated that 88.5% of them are expressed during the early stages of infection. Analyses of k-mer distributions resulted in unexpectedly large genome size estimations between 72.5 and 91.4 Mb, which cannot be attributed to its repeat structure and content of transposable elements alone, factors explaining such differences in other fungal genomes. In contrast, different lines of evidences demonstrate that a huge proportion (approximately 80%) of genes are duplicated, which might indicate a whole genome duplication event. By PCR-RFLP analysis of six paralogous gene pairs of BUSCO orthologs, which are expected to be single copy genes, we could show experimentally that the duplication is not due to technical error and that not all isolates tested possess all of the paralogs. CONCLUSIONS The presented genome sequence is still a fragmented draft but contains almost the complete gene space. Therefore, it provides a useful working tool to study the interaction of D. rosae with the host and the influence of a genome duplication outside of the model yeast in the background of a phytopathogen.
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- Enzo Neu
- Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Agricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Onderstepoort, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Agricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Onderstepoort, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Institute for Plant Genetics, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Kumar A, Singh D, Sharma KK, Arora S, Singh AK, Gill SS, Singhal B. Gel-Based Purification and Biochemical Study of Laccase Isozymes from Ganoderma sp. and Its Role in Enhanced Cotton Callogenesis. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:674. [PMID: 28473815 PMCID: PMC5397484 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Basidiomycetous fungi, Ganoderma lucidum MDU-7 and Ganoderma sp. kk-02 secreted multiple laccase isozymes under diverse growth condition. Aromatic compounds and metal salts were also found to regulate the differential expression of laccase isozymes from both the Ganoderma sp. Laccase isozymes induced in the presence of copper from G. lucidum MDU-7 were purified by gel-based (native-PAGE) purification method. The purity of laccase isozymes was checked by zymogram and SDS-PAGE. The SDS-PAGE of purified proteins confirmed the multimeric nature of laccase isozymes. The molecular mass of isozymes was found to be in the range of 40–66 kDa. Further, the purified laccase isozymes and their peptides were confirmed with the help of MALDI-TOF peptide fingerprinting. The biochemical characterization of laccase isozymes viz. Glac L2, Glac L3, Glac L4, and Glac L5 have shown the optimum temperature in the range of 30°–45°C and pH 3.0. The Km values of all the laccase isozymes determined for guaiacol were (96–281 μM), ABTS (15–83 μM) and O-tolidine (78–724 μM). Further, laccase isozymes from G. lucidum whole genome were studied using bioinformatics tools. The molecular modeling and docking of laccase isozymes with different substrates showed a significant binding affinity, which further validates our experimental results. Interestingly, copper induced laccase of 40 U/ml in culture medium was found to significantly induce cotton callogenesis. Interestingly, all the laccase isozymes were found to have an antioxidative role and therefore capable in free radicals scavenging during callogenesis. This is the first detailed study on the biochemical characterization of all the laccase isozymes purified by a gel-based novel method.
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- Amit Kumar
- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak, India.,School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha UniversityGreater Noida, India
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak, India
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak, India
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- Laboratory of Enzymology and Recombinant DNA Technology, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak, India
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- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South CampusNew Delhi, India
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- Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand UniversityRohtak, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha UniversityGreater Noida, India
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Deshmukh R, Khardenavis AA, Purohit HJ. Diverse Metabolic Capacities of Fungi for Bioremediation. Indian J Microbiol 2016; 56:247-64. [PMID: 27407289 PMCID: PMC4920763 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-016-0584-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bioremediation refers to cost-effective and environment-friendly method for converting the toxic, recalcitrant pollutants into environmentally benign products through the action of various biological treatments. Fungi play a major role in bioremediation owing to their robust morphology and diverse metabolic capacity. The review focuses on different fungal groups from a variety of habitats with their role in bioremediation of different toxic and recalcitrant compounds; persistent organic pollutants, textile dyes, effluents from textile, bleached kraft pulp, leather tanning industries, petroleum, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and pesticides. Bioremediation of toxic organics by fungi is the most sustainable and green route for cleanup of contaminated sites and we discuss the multiple modes employed by fungi for detoxification of different toxic and recalcitrant compounds including prominent fungal enzymes viz., catalases, laccases, peroxidases and cyrochrome P450 monooxygeneses. We have also discussed the recent advances in enzyme engineering and genomics and research being carried out to trace the less understood bioremediation pathways.
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- Radhika Deshmukh
- Environmental Genomics Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020 India
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- Environmental Genomics Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020 India
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- Environmental Genomics Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020 India
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Shuryak I. Mechanistic Modeling of Dose and Dose Rate Dependences of Radiation-Induced DNA Double Strand Break Rejoining Kinetics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146407. [PMID: 26741137 PMCID: PMC4711806 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mechanistic modeling of DNA double strand break (DSB) rejoining is important for quantifying and medically exploiting radiation-induced cytotoxicity (e.g. in cancer radiotherapy). Most radiation-induced DSBs are quickly-rejoinable and are rejoined within the first 1–2 hours after irradiation. Others are slowly-rejoinable (persist for several hours), and yet others are essentially unrejoinable (persist for >24 hours). The dependences of DSB rejoining kinetics on radiation dose and dose rate remain incompletely understood. We hypothesize that the fraction of slowly-rejoinable and/or unrejoinable DSBs increases with increasing dose/dose rate. This radiation-dependent (RD) model was implemented using differential equations for three DSB classes: quickly-rejoinable, slowly-rejoinable and unrejoinable. Radiation converts quickly-rejoinable to slowly-rejoinable, and slowly-rejoinable to unrejoinable DSBs. We used large published data sets on DSB rejoining in yeast exposed to sparsely-ionizing (electrons and γ-rays, single or split-doses, high or low dose rates) and densely-ionizing (α-particles) radiation to compare the performances of the proposed RD formalism and the established two-lesion kinetic (TLK) model. These yeast DSB rejoining data were measured within the radiation dose range relevant for clonogenic cell survival, whereas in mammalian cells DSB rejoining is usually measured only at supra-lethal doses for technical reasons. The RD model described both sparsely-ionizing and densely-ionizing radiation data much better than the TLK model: by 217 and 14 sample-size-adjusted Akaike information criterion units, respectively. This occurred because: the RD (but not the TLK) model reproduced the observed upwardly-curving dose responses for slowly-rejoinable/unrejoinable DSBs at long times after irradiation; the RD model adequately described DSB yields at both high and low dose rates using one parameter set, whereas the TLK model overestimated low dose rate data. These results support the hypothesis that DSB rejoining is progressively impeded at increasing radiation doses/dose rates.
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- Igor Shuryak
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America
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Geng T, Bredeweg EL, Szymanski CJ, Liu B, Baker SE, Orr G, Evans JE, Kelly RT. Compartmentalized microchannel array for high-throughput analysis of single cell polarized growth and dynamics. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16111. [PMID: 26530004 PMCID: PMC4632079 DOI: 10.1038/srep16111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Interrogating polarized growth is technologically challenging due to extensive cellular branching and uncontrollable environmental conditions in conventional assays. Here we present a robust and high-performance microfluidic system that enables observations of polarized growth with enhanced temporal and spatial control over prolonged periods. The system has built-in tunability and versatility to accommodate a variety of scientific applications requiring precisely controlled environments. Using the model filamentous fungus, Neurospora crassa, our microfluidic system enabled direct visualization and analysis of cellular heterogeneity in a clonal fungal cell population, nuclear distribution and dynamics at the subhyphal level, and quantitative dynamics of gene expression with single hyphal compartment resolution in response to carbon source starvation and exchange. Although the microfluidic device is demonstrated on filamentous fungi, the technology is immediately extensible to a wide array of other biosystems that exhibit similar polarized cell growth, with applications ranging from bioenergy production to human health.
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- Tao Geng
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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Aghcheh RK, Kubicek CP. Epigenetics as an emerging tool for improvement of fungal strains used in biotechnology. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:6167-81. [PMID: 26115753 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6763-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 06/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Filamentous fungi are today a major source of industrial biotechnology for the production of primary and secondary metabolites, as well as enzymes and recombinant proteins. All of them have undergone extensive improvement strain programs, initially by classical mutagenesis and later on by genetic manipulation. Thereby, strategies to overcome rate-limiting or yield-reducing reactions included manipulating the expression of individual genes, their regulatory genes, and also their function. Yet, research of the last decade clearly showed that cells can also undergo heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes in the underlying DNA sequences (=epigenetics). This involves three levels of regulation: (i) DNA methylation, (ii) chromatin remodeling by histone modification, and (iii) RNA interference. The demonstration of the occurrence of these processes in fungal model organisms such as Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa has stimulated its recent investigation as a tool for strain improvement in industrially used fungi. This review describes the progress that has thereby been obtained.
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- Razieh Karimi Aghcheh
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/166-5, 1060, Vienna, Austria,
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