期刊
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
卷 19, 期 7, 页码 1595-1611出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12633
关键词
endogenous reactive oxygen species; FgLetm1; Fusarium graminearum; mitochondrial integrity; mycotoxin; virulence
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LR17C140001]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31672064]
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China [2016YFE0112900]
- China Agriculture Research System [CARS-3-1-15]
Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin produced in cereal crops infected with Fusarium graminearum. DON poses a serious threat to human and animal health, and is a critical virulence factor. Various environmental factors, including reactive oxygen species (ROS), have been shown to interfere with DON biosynthesis in this pathogen. The regulatory mechanisms of how ROS trigger DON production have been investigated extensively in F. graminearum. However, the role of the endogenous ROS-generating system in DON biosynthesis is largely unknown. In this study, we genetically analysed the function of leucine zipper-EF-hand-containing transmembrane 1 (LETM1) superfamily proteins and evaluated the role of the mitochondrial-produced ROS in DON biosynthesis. Our results show that there are two Letm1 orthologues, FgLetm1 and FgLetm2, in F. graminearum. FgLetm1 is localized to the mitochondria and is essential for mitochondrial integrity, whereas FgLetm2 plays a minor role in the maintenance of mitochondrial integrity. The FgLetm1 mutant demonstrated a vegetative growth defect, abnormal conidia and increased sensitivity to various stress agents. More importantly, the FgLetm1 mutant showed significantly reduced levels of endogenous ROS, decreased DON biosynthesis and attenuated virulence in planta. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing that mitochondrial integrity and endogenous ROS production by mitochondria are important for DON production and virulence in Fusarium species.
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