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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2016

Heat Stress Modulates Mycelium Growth, Heat Shock Protein Expression, Ganoderic Acid Biosynthesis, and Hyphal Branching of Ganoderma lucidum via Cytosolic Ca2.

Xue Zhang, Ang Ren, Meng-Jiao Li, Peng-Fei Cao, Tian-Xi Chen, Guang Zhang, Liang Shi, Ai-Liang Jiang, Ming-Wen Zhao

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Xue ZhangKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ang RenKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Meng-Jiao LiKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Peng-Fei CaoKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Tian-Xi ChenKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Guang ZhangKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Liang ShiKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ai-Liang JiangKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ming-Wen ZhaoKey Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, and Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China mwzhao@njau.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledHeat stress (HS) influences the growth and development of organisms. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of how organisms sense HS and respond to it is required. Ganoderma lucidum, a higher basidiomycete with bioactive secondary metabolites, has become a potential model system due to the complete sequencing of its genome, transgenic systems, and reliable reverse genetic tools. In this study, we found that HS inhibited mycelium growth, reduced hyphal branching, and induced the accumulation of ganoderic acid biosynthesis and heat shock proteins (HSPs) in G. lucidum Our data showed that HS induced a significant increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration. Further evidence showed that Ca(2+) might be a factor in the HS-mediated regulation of hyphal branching, ganoderic acid (GA) biosynthesis, and the accumulation of HSPs. Our results further showed that the calcium-permeable channel gene (cch)-silenced and phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase gene (plc)-silenced strains reduced the HS-induced increase in HSP expression compared with that observed for the wild type (WT). This study demonstrates that cytosolic Ca(2+) participates in heat shock signal transduction and regulates downstream events in filamentous fungi. IMPORTANCE: Ganoderma lucidum, a higher basidiomycete with bioactive secondary metabolites, has become a potential model system for evaluating how environmental factors regulate the development and secondary metabolism of basidiomycetes. Heat stress (HS) is an important environmental challenge. In this study, we found that HS inhibited mycelium growth, reduced hyphal branching, and induced HSP expression and ganoderic acid biosynthesis in G. lucidum Further evidence showed that Ca(2+) might be a factor in the HS-mediated regulation of hyphal branching, GA biosynthesis, and the accumulation of HSPs. This study demonstrates that cytosolic Ca(2+) participates in heat shock signal transduction and regulates downstream events in filamentous fungi. Our research offers a new way to understand the mechanism underlying the physiological and metabolic responses to other environmental factors in G. lucidum This research may also provide the basis for heat shock signal transduction studies of other fungi.

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Hot TemperatureStress, PhysiologicalCalciumCalcium SignalingCytosolHeat-Shock ProteinsMyceliumReishiTriterpenesCalciumganoderic acidHeat-Shock ProteinsTriterpenes

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PMID27129961
PMCPMC4959220

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