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Purification and characterization of Terfezia claveryi TcCAT-1, a desert truffle catalase upregulated in mycorrhizal symbiosis

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PLOS ONE
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219300

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  1. Spanish grants from AEI-FEDER, UE [CGL2016-78946-R, AGL2017-86526P]
  2. Fundacion Seneca-Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnologia de la Region de Murcia [20866/PI/18, 19893/GERM/15]
  3. MINECO (Ministerio de Economia y Empresa, Gobierno de Espana) [IJCI-2016-28252, DI-14-06904]

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Terfezia claveryi Chatin is a mycorrhizal fungus that forms ectendomycorrhizal associations with plants of Helianthemum genus. Its appreciated edibility and drought resistance make this fungus a potential alternative crop in arid and semiarid areas of the Mediterranean region. In order to increase the knowledge about the biology of this fungus in terms of mycorrhiza formation and response to drought stress, a catalase from T. claveryi (TcCAT-1) has been purified to apparent homogeneity and biochemically characterized; in addition, the expression pattern of this enzyme during different stages of T. claveryi biological cycle and under drought stress conditions are reported. The results obtained, together with the phylogenetic analysis and homology modeling, indicate that TcCAT-1 is a homotetramer large subunit size monofunctional-heme catalase belonging to Clade 2. The highest expression of this enzyme occurs in mature mycorrhiza, revealing a possible role in mycorrhiza colonization, but it is not upregulated under drought stress. However, the H2O2 content of mycorrhizal plants submitted to drought stress is lower than in well watered treatments, suggesting that mycorrhization improves the plant's oxidative stress response, although not via TcCAT-1 upregulation.

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