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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2020

GATA-type transcription factor MrNsdD regulates dimorphic transition, conidiation, virulence and microsclerotium formation in the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium rileyi.

Caiyan Xin, Jie Yang, Yingyu Mao, Wenbi Chen, Zhongkang Wang, Zhangyong Song

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caiyan XinSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Jie YangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Yingyu MaoSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Wenbi ChenSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Zhongkang WangChongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticide, School of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
Zhangyong SongSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1190-485X
Southwest Medical University · CNChongqing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The GATA-type sexual development transcription factor NsdD has been implicated in virulence, secondary metabolism and asexual development in filamentous fungi. However, little is known about its function in the yeast-to-hypha transition and in microsclerotium formation. In the current study, the orthologous NsdD gene MrNsdD in the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium rileyi was characterized. Transcriptional analysis indicated that MrNsdD was involved in yeast-to-hypha transition, conidiation and microsclerotium formation. After targeted deletion of MrNsdD, dimorphic transition, conidiation, fungal virulence and microsclerotium formation were all impaired. Compared with the wild-type strain, the ΔMrNsdD mutants were hypersensitive to thermal stress. Furthermore, transcriptome sequencing analysis revealed that MrNsdD regulated a distinct signalling pathway in M. rileyi during the yeast-to-hypha transition or microsclerotium formation, but exhibited overlapping regulation of genes during the two distinct developmental stages. Taken together, characterization of the MrNsdD targets in this study will aid in the dissection of the molecular mechanisms of dimorphic transition and microsclerotium development.

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MetarhiziumFungal ProteinsGATA Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, FungalSpores, FungalVirulenceFungal ProteinsGATA Transcription Factors

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