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ArticleBMC genomics2016

Transcriptomic responses of the basidiomycete yeast Sporobolomyces sp. to the mycotoxin patulin.

Giuseppe Ianiri, Alexander Idnurm, Raffaello Castoria

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Article in BMC genomics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppe IaniriDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Via F. De Sanctis snc, 86100, Campobasso, Italy. ianirig@umkc.edu.
Alexander IdnurmDivision of Cell Biology and Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. alexander.idnurm@unimelb.edu.au.
Raffaello CastoriaDipartimento di Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Via F. De Sanctis snc, 86100, Campobasso, Italy. castoria@unimol.it.
University of Molise · ITUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

Antifungal drug target prioritization using Cryptococcus neoformansR21AI094364 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI IDNURM, ALEXANDER · 2012 to 2013
$409k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI094364
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatulin is a mycotoxin produced by Penicillium expansum, the causal agent of blue mold of stored pome fruits, and several other species of filamentous fungi. This mycotoxin has genotoxic, teratogenic and immunotoxic effects in mammals, and its presence in pome fruits and derived products represents a serious health hazard. Biocontrol agents in the Pucciniomycotina, such as the yeasts Sporobolomyces sp. strain IAM 13481 and Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae strain LS11, are able to resist patulin and degrade it into the less toxic compounds desoxypatulinic acid and ascladiol.

resultsIn this investigation we applied a transcriptomic approach based on RNAseq to annotate the genome of Sporobolomyces sp. IAM 13481 and then study the changes of gene expression in Sporobolomyces sp. exposed to patulin. Patulin treatment leads to ROS production and oxidative stress that result in the activation of stress response mechanisms controlled by transcription factors. Upregulated Sporobolomyces genes were those involved in oxidation-reduction and transport processes, suggesting the activation of defense mechanisms to resist patulin toxicity and expel the mycotoxin out of the cells. Other upregulated genes encoded proteins involved in metabolic processes such as those of the glutathione and thioredoxin systems, which are essential to restore the cellular redox homeostasis. Conversely, patulin treatment decreased the expression of genes involved in the processes of protein synthesis and modification, such as transcription, RNA processing, translation, protein phosphorylation and biosynthesis of amino acids. Also, genes encoding proteins involved in transport of ions, cell division and cell cycle were downregulated. This indicates a reduction of metabolic activity, probably due to the high energy requirement by the cells or metabolic arrest while recovering from the insult caused by patulin toxicity.

conclusionsComplex mechanisms are activated in a biocontrol yeast in response to patulin. The genes identified in this study can pave the way to develop i) a biodetoxification process of patulin in juices and ii) a biosensor for the rapid and cost-effective detection of this mycotoxin.

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Biological Control AgentsTranscriptomeAgaricalesFood MicrobiologyGene Expression Regulation, FungalHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingOxidative StressPatulinPlant DiseasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, FungalSequence Analysis, RNABiological Control AgentsPatulinReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, Fungal

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