Journal
FUNGAL BIOLOGY
Volume 125, Issue 4, Pages 305-315Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2020.11.008
Keywords
Chaetoglobosin A; Global regualtor; VelB; Transcription factor; Secondary metabolite; Phenotype; Filamentous
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- State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China [2018YFD0200407, 2018YFD0200200]
- Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, China [ZD2018003]
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The global regulator LaeA plays a crucial role in governing the production of secondary metabolites in fungi. In Chaetomium globosum, CgLaeA significantly impacts secondary metabolism and fungal morphological phenotypes by regulating the expression of pathway-specific transcription factors and other global regulators. Moreover, overexpression of CglaeA can enhance the production of certain secondary metabolites.
The global regulator LaeA has been confirmed to govern the production of secondary metabolites in fungi. Herein, we examined the role of LaeA in Chaetomium globosum. Similarly as observed in other filamentous, CgLaeA had a significant effect on the secondary metabolism. The DCglaeA mutant strain did not exhibit chaetoglobosin A, whereas its production was restored in the CglaeAC strain. In addition, CglaeA overexpression led to an increase in chaetoglobosin A production. Transcriptional examination of the mutants indicated that CgLaeA positively regulated the expression of pathway-specific transcription factor CgcheR, while another global regulator CgvelB was negatively regulated by CgLaeA. Furthermore, CgLaeA also affected the morphological phenotypes of fungi. The DCglaeA mutant strains exhibited decreased sporulation and pigmentation compared with the wild-type strain, whereas the phenotypes were restored in the CglaeAC strain. Moreover, OE::CglaeA exhibited increased levels of sporulation and pigmentation. Moreover, inhibition activity against phytopathogenic fungi affected by decreased mycotoxin production of the DCglaeA mutant strain. 2020 British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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