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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology2019

The Verticillium dahliae Sho1-MAPK pathway regulates melanin biosynthesis and is required for cotton infection.

Jun-Jiao Li, Lei Zhou, Chun-Mei Yin, Dan-Dan Zhang, Steven J Klosterman, Bao-Li Wang, Jian Song, Dan Wang, Xiao-Ping Hu, Krishna V Subbarao and 2 more

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Article in Environmental microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jun-Jiao LiLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Lei ZhouLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Chun-Mei YinLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Dan-Dan ZhangLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Steven J KlostermanDepartment of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, c/o United States Agricultural Research Station, Salinas, California, 93905, USA.
Bao-Li WangLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Jian SongLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Dan WangLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Xiao-Ping HuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Krishna V SubbaraoUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Salinas, California, 93905, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2075-1835
Jie-Yin ChenLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8040-099X
Xiao-Feng DaiLaboratory of Cotton Disease, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Institute of Food Science and Technology · CNAgricultural Research Service · USCarnegie Department of Plant Biology · USNorth West Agriculture and Forestry University · CN

Funding

The Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program GrantThe Director General Foundation of IFST S2019XTGH01The Elite Youth Program CAASThe National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFD0200601The National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFD0201904The National Natural Science Foundation of China 31471759The National Natural Science Foundation of China 31501600The National Natural Science Foundation of China 31671986The National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772245The National Natural Science Foundation of China 31870138The Special Public Welfare Industry Research on Agriculture 201503109The Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST 2016QNRC001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Verticillium dahliae is a soil-borne fungus that causes vascular wilt on numerous plants worldwide. The fungus survives in the soil for up to 14 years by producing melanized microsclerotia. The protective function of melanin in abiotic stresses is well documented. Here, we found that the V. dahliae tetraspan transmembrane protein VdSho1, a homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sho1, acts as an osmosensor, and is required for plant penetration and melanin biosynthesis. The deletion mutant ΔSho1 was incubated on a cellophane membrane substrate that mimics the plant epidermis, revealing that the penetration of ΔSho1 strain was reduced compared to the wild-type strain. Furthermore, VdSho1 regulates melanin biosynthesis by a signalling mechanism requiring a kinase-kinase signalling module of Vst50-Vst11-Vst7. Strains, ΔVst50, ΔVst7 and ΔVst11 also displayed defective penetration and melanin production like the ΔSho1 strain. Defects in penetration and melanin production in ΔSho1 were restored by overexpression of Vst50, suggesting that Vst50 lies downstream of VdSho1 in the regulatory pathway governing penetration and melanin biosynthesis. Data analyses revealed that the transmembrane portion of VdSho1 was essential for both membrane penetration and melanin production. This study demonstrates that Vst50-Vst11-Vst7 module regulates VdSho1-mediated plant penetration and melanin production in V. dahliae, contributing to virulence.

Indexed as

Fungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGossypiumMelaninsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPlant DiseasesSecondary MetabolismSequence DeletionSignal TransductionVerticilliumVirulenceFungal ProteinsMelaninsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases

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