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Zhou L, Mubeen M, Iftikhar Y, Zheng H, Zhang Z, Wen J, Khan RAA, Sajid A, Solanki MK, Sohail MA, Kumar A, Massoud EES, Chen L. Rice false smut pathogen: implications for mycotoxin contamination, current status, and future perspectives. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1344831. [PMID: 38585697 PMCID: PMC10996400 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1344831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Rice serves as a staple food across various continents worldwide. The rice plant faces significant threats from a range of fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens. Among these, rice false smut disease (RFS) caused by Villosiclava virens is one of the devastating diseases in rice fields. This disease is widespread in major rice-growing regions such as China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and others, leading to significant losses in rice plantations. Various toxins are produced during the infection of this disease in rice plants, impacting the fertilization process as well. This review paper lightens the disease cycle, plant immunity, and infection process during RFS. Mycotoxin production in RFS affects rice plants in multiple ways, although the exact phenomena are still unknown.
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- Lei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biological Sciences, IES University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Plant Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Group, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Amity University of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, India
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Arts in Dahran Aljnoub, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Fang Y, Wang C, Wang Y, Hu J, Lai M, Liu P, Zhang H. Naked-eye detection of plant viral disease using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNAzyme. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:1003-1011. [PMID: 38269430 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01367g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Plant viral diseases can seriously affect the yield and quality of crops. In this work, a convenient and highly sensitive biosensor for the visual detection of plant viral disease is proposed by the PCR-induced generation of DNAzyme. In the absence of nucleic acid for a target plant virus, the primers prohibited the production of G-quadruplex by forming a hairpin structure. However, PCR amplification occurred and generated a number of specific PCR products with free G-quadruplex sequences at both ends in the presence of the target cDNA. A catalytically active G-quadruplex DNAzyme was formed with the help of K+ and hemin, resulting in the formation of colored products visible to the naked eye and a strong absorbance by the addition of ABTS2- and H2O2. The absorbance and the logarithm of target cDNA concentrations showed a good linear relationship in the range of 10 fM-1.0 nM, with a linear regression equation of A = 0.1402 lg c + 0.3761 (c: fM) and a detection limit of 0.19 fM. This method was successfully applied to the analysis of emerging tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infections in tobacco leaf samples collected in the field due to its flexibility and convenience, indicating a potential application for the early detection of plant viral disease.
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- Yongwei Fang
- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China.
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China.
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Hu Z, Qian S, Fan K, Yu Y, Liu X, Liu H, Meng J, Zhao Z, Han Z. Natural occurrence of ustiloxins in rice from five provinces in China and the removal efficiencies of different milling steps. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:6272-6279. [PMID: 37163670 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The widespread incidence of "false smut" disease in rice has caused extensive ustiloxin contamination around the world. Until now there has been a lack of knowledge regarding the natural occurrence of ustiloxins in paddy. The development of efficient removal methods is also still a challenge that remains unexplored. RESULTS In the current study, three main ustiloxins - ustiloxin A (UA), ustiloxin B (UB), and ustiloxin G (UG) - were determined simultaneously by ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) in 206 paddy samples collected in 2021 from five rice-producing provinces in China. The predominant ustiloxin was UA with an occurrence of 46.1% and an average concentration of 49.71 μg kg-1 . This was followed by UB (31.1%, 13.31 μg kg-1 ) and UG (18.4%, 9.19 μg kg-1 ). No targeted ustiloxins were detected in white rice samples randomly collected from supermarkets in Shanghai. To reveal the causes, two approaches were tested for the removal of the ustiloxins: most of the targeted ustiloxins (>93%) were removed in brown rice by husking and, subsequently, all targeted ustiloxins (100%) were removed by whitening. CONCLUSION A wide distribution of ustiloxins was discovered in paddy samples in this study. The UA contaminations were significantly different depending on their origin, with the highest occurrence in paddy from Shanghai and Jiangsu, southeast coast provinces in China. Contamination by UG was also found in paddy for the first time and was strongly correlated with those of UA and UB. A combination of husking and whitening has been verified to be a practicable and promising way to ensure efficient removal and food safety. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Zheng Hu
- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
- College of Food Science & Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
- College of Food Science & Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Zhang Y, Li X, Zhang S, Ma T, Mao C, Zhang C. Quantitative Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Detection of Ustilaginoidea virens Causing Rice False Smut. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10388. [PMID: 37373534 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is one of the most devastating diseases in rice worldwide, which results in serious reductions in rice quality and yield. As an airborne fungal disease, early diagnosis of rice false smut and monitoring its epidemics and distribution of its pathogens is particularly important to manage the infection. In this study, a quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (q-LAMP) method for U. virens detection and quantification was developed. This method has higher sensitivity and efficiency compared to the quantitative real-time PCR (q-PCR) method. The species-specific primer that the UV-2 set used was designed based on the unique sequence of the U. virens ustiloxins biosynthetic gene (NCBI accession number: BR001221.1). The q-LAMP assay was able to detect a concentration of 6.4 spores/mL at an optimal reaction temperature of 63.4 °C within 60 min. Moreover, the q-LAMP assay could even achieve accurate quantitative detection when there were only nine spores on the tape. A linearized equation for the standard curve, y = -0.2866x + 13.829 (x is the amplification time, the spore number = 100.65y), was established for the detection and quantification of U. virens. In field detection applications, this q-LAMP method is more accurate and sensitive than traditional observation methods. Collectively, this study has established a powerful and simple monitoring tool for U. virens, which provides valuable technical support for the forecast and management of rice false smut, and a theoretical basis for precise fungicide application.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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Guo A, He B, Li A, Jiang H. In vitro and in vivo characterization of insulin vesicles by electron microscopy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 597:23-29. [PMID: 35123262 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.01.104] [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: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Insulin is the main hypoglycemic hormone, promoting the absorption and storage of glucose and inhibiting its production. It is a hexamer composed of six insulin macromolecules and a Zn2+ and clustered in insulin vesicles of pancreatic β cell. Most current research has focused on the in vivo imaging of whole cells while there are few detailed studies on structure of insulin vesicles. The precise content of Zn2+ in vesicles is not clear, and the aggregation state and location of insulin in insulin vesicles is not fully characterized, which hinders a thorough understanding of insulin secretion process and diseases caused by blood sugar regulation. Here, we performed electron microscopy (EM) studies on both whole cells (in vivo) and extracted isolated insulin vesicles by supercentrifugation (in vitro) to explore the location and distribution of insulin vesicles in pancreatic β cells. Meanwhile, we analyzed the content of Zn2+ and Ca2+ through EM imaging and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) mapping, and the content of Zn2+ was found to be proportional to the size of insulin vesicles. In addition, by taking advantage of TEM tomography, the three-dimensional structure of insulin vesicle was obtained by acquisition projections in different angles of insulin vesicle. This study provides a promising way to quantitative analysis of intracellular insulin, which may be of great significance to the study of diabetes and other blood sugar diseases.
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- Amin Guo
- School of Physical Science and Technology, & Center for Transformative Science, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, & Center for Transformative Science, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- iHuman Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, & Center for Transformative Science, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.
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