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Título: | The myosin motor domain-containing chitin synthase PdChsVII is required for development, cell wall integrity and virulence in the citrus postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum |
Autor: | Gandía Gómez, Mónica CSIC ORCID; Harries, Eleonora CSIC; Marcos López, José Francisco CSIC ORCID | Palabras clave: | Chitin synthase Cell walls Penicillium digitatum Postharvest pathology Citrus |
Fecha de publicación: | 12-abr-2014 | Editor: | Elsevier | Citación: | Fungal Genetics and Biology 67: 58-70 (2014) | Resumen: | Chitin is an essential component of the fungal cell wall and a potential target in the development of new antifungal compounds, due to its presence in fungi and not in plants or vertebrates. Chitin synthase genes (chs) constitute a complex family in filamentous fungi and are involved in fungal development, morphogenesis, pathogenesis and virulence. In this study, additional chs genes in the citrus postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum have been identified. Comparative analyses included each PdChs in each one of the classes I to VII previously established, and support the grouping of these into three divisions. Disruption of the gene coding PdChsVII, which contains a short version of a myosin motor domain, has been achieved by using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation and revealed its role in the life cycle of the fungus. Disruption strains were viable but showed reduced growth and conidia production. Moreover, Pdchs mutants developed morphological defects as balloon-like enlarged cells and increased chitin content, indicative of an altered cell wall structure. Gene disruption also increased susceptibility to antifungal compounds such as calcofluor white (CFW), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), hydroxide peroxide (H2O2) and commercial fungicides, but significantly no change was observed in the sensitivity to antifungal peptides. The PdchsVII mutants were able to infect citrus fruit and produced tissue maceration, although had reduced virulence and most importantly were greatly impaired in the production of visible mycelium and conidia on the fruit. | Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2014.04.002 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/185989 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.04.002 | ISSN: | 1087-1845 |
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