The velvet proteins CsVosA and CsVelB coordinate growth, cell wall integrity, sporulation, conidial viability and pathogenicity in the rubber anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum siamense
The velvet proteins CsVosA and CsVelB coordinate growth, cell wall integrity, sporulation, conidial viability and pathogenicity in the rubber anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum siamense
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绒状蛋白 CsVosA 和 CsVelB 协调橡胶炭疽真菌(Colletotrichum siamense)的生长、细胞壁完整性、孢子形成、分生孢子活力和致病性
DOI:
10.1016/j.micres.2022.127290
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Zhiqiang Liu
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作者:
Jing Gao;Shuangzhen Zhou;Wen Tang;Jinhong Wang;Huanqing Liu;Ying Zhang;Liya Wang;Xiaoyu Li;Zhiqiang Liu
Colletotrichumsiamense, a member ofColletotrichum gloeosporioidescomplex species, is the primary pathogen causing rubber anthracnose, which leads to significant economic loss in natural rubber production. Velvet family proteins are fungal-specific proteins and play an essential role in regulating development and secondary metabolism. In this study, we characterized two velvet proteins CsVosA and CsVelB inC. siamenseas the orthologs of VosA and VelB inAspergillus nidulans. CsVosA is located in the nucleus, and CsVelB displays a localization in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm. DeletingCsvosAorCsvelBresults in a slow growth rate, and the CsvelB-knockout mutants also exhibit low mycelial density. CsVosA and CsVelB are involved in regulating chitin metabolism and distribution, leading to the variation in the cell wall integrity ofC. siamense. Furthermore, disruption ofCsvosAorCsvelBcan decrease conidial production and viability, and the ΔCsvosAand ΔCsvelBmutants also lose the ability to produce fruiting bodies. Pathogenicity assays show that deleting CsvosA or CsvelB can lower the virulence, and the two velvet genes are essential for the full virulence ofC. siamense. Based on the results of the yeast two-hybrid analysis and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays, CsVosA can interact with CsVelB and form the complex CsVosA-CsVelB in the conidia ofC. siamense, which may play essential roles in maintaining the cell wall integrity and conidial viability. In addition, CsVelB is also involved in regulating melanin production ofC. siamense. In conclusion, CsVosA and CsVelB regulate vegetative growth, cell wall integrity, asexual/sexual sporulation, conidial viability and virulence inC. siamense.