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Genetic Relationships in the Toxin-Producing Fungal Endophyte, Alternaria oxytropis Using Polyketide Synthase and Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthase Genes

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JOURNAL OF FUNGI
卷 7, 期 7, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof7070538

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Alternaria sect; Undifilum; polyketide synthase; secondary metabolite; nonribosomal peptide synthase; swainsonine biosynthesis

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The fungal endophyte Alternaria oxytropis in the legume Oxytropis sericea produces secondary metabolites like the toxin swainsonine. Through genome analysis, 13 PKS, 5 NRPS, and 4 PKS-NRPS hybrids were identified, involved in biosynthesis of swainsonine and melanin. Phylogenetic analysis revealed evolutionary differences in some PKS and NRPS genes compared to fungi in Pleosporales and Dothideomycetes.
The legume Oxytropis sericea hosts a fungal endophyte, Alternaria oxytropis, which produces secondary metabolites (SM), including the toxin swainsonine. Polyketide synthase (PKS) and non-ribosomal peptide synthase (NRPS) enzymes are associated with biosynthesis of fungal SM. To better understand the origins of the SM, an unannotated genome of A. oxytropis was assessed for protein sequences similar to known PKS and NRPS enzymes of fungi. Contigs exhibiting identity with known genes were analyzed at nucleotide and protein levels using available databases. Software were used to identify PKS and NRPS domains and predict identity and function. Confirmation of sequence for selected gene sequences was accomplished using PCR. Thirteen PKS, 5 NRPS, and 4 PKS-NRPS hybrids were identified and characterized with functions including swainsonine and melanin biosynthesis. Phylogenetic relationships among closest amino acid matches with Alternaria spp. were identified for seven highly conserved PKS and NRPS, including melanin synthesis. Three PKS and NRPS were most closely related to other fungi within the Pleosporaceae family, while five PKS and PKS-NRPS were closely related to fungi in the Pleosporales order. However, seven PKS and PKS-NRPS showed no identity with fungi in the Pleosporales or the class Dothideomycetes, suggesting a different evolutionary origin for those genes.

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