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MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
卷 19, 期 8, 页码 1971-1983出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12673
关键词
apples; citrinin; pathogenicity; patulin; Penicillium expansum; secondary metabolism; veA
资金
- Belgian Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- la Region Occitanie [15050427]
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, France
- CASDAR AAP RT 2015 [1508]
- French National Research Agency [ANR-17-CE21-0008 PATRISK]
Penicillium expansum, the causal agent of blue mould disease, produces the mycotoxins patulin and citrinin amongst other secondary metabolites. Secondary metabolism is associated with fungal development, which responds to numerous biotic and abiotic external triggers. The global transcription factor VeA plays a key role in the coordination of secondary metabolism and differentiation processes in many fungal species. The specific role of VeA in P.expansum remains unknown. A null mutant Pe Delta veA strain and a complemented Pe Delta veA:veA strain were generated in P.expansum and their pathogenicity on apples was studied. Like the wild-type and the complemented strains, the null mutant Pe Delta veA strain was still able to sporulate and to colonize apples, but at a lower rate. However, it could not form coremia either invitro or invivo, thus limiting its dissemination from natural substrates. The impact of veA on the expression of genes encoding proteins involved in the production of patulin, citrinin and other secondary metabolites was evaluated. The disruption of veA drastically reduced the production of patulin and citrinin on synthetic media, associated with a marked down-regulation of all genes involved in the biosynthesis of the two mycotoxins. Moreover, the null mutant Pe Delta veA strain was unable to produce patulin on apples. The analysis of gene expression revealed a global impact on secondary metabolism, as 15 of 35 backbone genes showed differential regulation on two different media. These findings support the hypothesis that VeA contributes to the pathogenicity of P.expansum and modulates its secondary metabolism.
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