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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2013

Two histone deacetylases, FfHda1 and FfHda2, are important for Fusarium fujikuroi secondary metabolism and virulence.

L Studt, F J Schmidt, L Jahn, C M K Sieber, L R Connolly, E-M Niehaus, M Freitag, H-U Humpf, B Tudzynski

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

L StudtInstitut für Lebensmittelchemie, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Münster, Germany.
F J Schmidt
L Jahn
C M K Sieber
L R Connolly
E-M Niehaus
M Freitag
H-U Humpf
B Tudzynski
University of Münster · DEBiocom · USHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEOregon State University · US

Funding

Assembly and Maintenance of Centromeres in Filamentous FungiR01GM097637 · NIGMS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FREITAG, MICHAEL · 2011 to 2015
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM097637NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM097637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone modifications are crucial for the regulation of secondary metabolism in various filamentous fungi. Here we studied the involvement of histone deacetylases (HDACs) in secondary metabolism in the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium fujikuroi, a known producer of several secondary metabolites, including phytohormones, pigments, and mycotoxins. Deletion of three Zn(2+)-dependent HDAC-encoding genes, ffhda1, ffhda2, and ffhda4, indicated that FfHda1 and FfHda2 regulate secondary metabolism, whereas FfHda4 is involved in developmental processes but is dispensable for secondary-metabolite production in F. fujikuroi. Single deletions of ffhda1 and ffhda2 resulted not only in an increase or decrease but also in derepression of metabolite biosynthesis under normally repressing conditions. Moreover, double deletion of both the ffhda1 and ffhda2 genes showed additive but also distinct phenotypes with regard to secondary-metabolite biosynthesis, and both genes are required for gibberellic acid (GA)-induced bakanae disease on the preferred host plant rice, as Δffhda1 Δffhda2 mutants resemble the uninfected control plant. Microarray analysis with a Δffhda1 mutant that has lost the major HDAC revealed differential expression of secondary-metabolite gene clusters, which was subsequently verified by a combination of chemical and biological approaches. These results indicate that HDACs are involved not only in gene silencing but also in the activation of some genes. Chromatin immunoprecipitation with the Δffhda1 mutant revealed significant alterations in the acetylation state of secondary-metabolite gene clusters compared to the wild type, thereby providing insights into the regulatory mechanism at the chromatin level. Altogether, manipulation of HDAC-encoding genes constitutes a powerful tool to control secondary metabolism in filamentous fungi.

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Chromatin ImmunoprecipitationFusariumGene DeletionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalGene SilencingHistone DeacetylasesMicroarray AnalysisOryzaPlant DiseasesSecondary MetabolismTranscriptional ActivationVirulenceHistone Deacetylases

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PMID24096420
PMCPMC3837819
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