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The Multifaceted Roles of Fungal Cutinases during Infection

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JOURNAL OF FUNGI
卷 8, 期 2, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof8020199

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plant cuticle; cutin polymer; cutinase; pathogenic fungi; plant-pathogen interactions

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This article explores the multifaceted roles of fungal cutinases during the four major stages of infection, including spore attachment, germination, and penetration of host plants. Based on previous evidence and a molecular phylogenetic tree, the relationship between fungal species lifestyle and the activity of its cutinases is discussed.
Cuticles cover the aerial epidermis cells of terrestrial plants and thus represent the first line of defence against invading pathogens, which must overcome this hydrophobic barrier to colonise the inner cells of the host plant. The cuticle is largely built from the cutin polymer, which consists of C-16 and C-18 fatty acids attached to a glycerol backbone that are further modified with terminal and mid-chain hydroxyl, epoxy, and carboxy groups, all cross-linked by ester bonds. To breach the cuticle barrier, pathogenic fungal species employ cutinases-extracellular secreted enzymes with the capacity to hydrolyse the ester linkages between cutin monomers. Herein, we explore the multifaceted roles that fungal cutinases play during the major four stages of infection: (i) spore landing and adhesion to the host plant cuticle; (ii) spore germination on the host plant cuticle; (iii) spore germ tube elongation and the formation of penetrating structures; and (iv) penetration of the host plant cuticle and inner tissue colonisation. Using previous evidence from the literature and a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic tree of cutinases, we discuss the notion whether the lifestyle of a given fungal species can predict the activity nature of its cutinases.

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