Journal
JOURNAL OF FUNGI
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof8030260
Keywords
Arthrobotrys oligospora; response regulator Ssk1; asexual development; trap formation; secondary metabolism; pathogenicity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31960556, U1402265]
- Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province [202001BB050004]
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The Ssk1 protein is an important regulator in the cellular response to hyperosmotic stress in fungi. In this study, an ortholog of Ssk1 was characterized in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. The deletion of this ortholog resulted in defective growth, abnormal cell morphology, reduced conidial yield, and decreased tolerance to stress. Additionally, the loss of this protein led to an increase in trap formation and predation efficiency. These findings highlight the crucial role of this protein in various biological processes and its potential in understanding the regulatory mechanisms of nematode-trapping fungi.
Ssk1, a response regulator of the two-component signaling system, plays an important role in the cellular response to hyperosmotic stress in fungi. Herein, an ortholog of ssk1 (Aossk1) was characterized in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora using gene disruption and multi-phenotypic comparison. The deletion of Aossk1 resulted in defective growth, deformed and swollen hyphal cells, an increased hyphal septum, and a shrunken nucleus. Compared to the wild-type (WT) strain, the number of autophagosomes and lipid droplets in the hyphal cells of the Delta Aossk1 mutant decreased, whereas their volumes considerably increased. Aossk1 disruption caused a 95% reduction in conidial yield and remarkable defects in tolerance to osmotic and oxidative stress. Meanwhile, the transcript levels of several sporulation-related genes were significantly decreased in the Delta Aossk1 mutant compared to the WT strain, including abaA, brlA, flbC, fluG, and rodA. Moreover, the loss of Aossk1 resulted in a remarkable increase in trap formation and predation efficiency. In addition, many metabolites were markedly downregulated in the Delta Aossk1 mutant compared to the WT strain. Our results highlight that AoSsk1 is a crucial regulator of asexual development, stress responses, the secondary metabolism, and pathogenicity, and can be useful in probing the regulatory mechanism underlying the trap formation and lifestyle switching of nematode-trapping fungi.
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