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ArticleMicrobiome2021

Post-translational regulation of autophagy is involved in intra-microbiome suppression of fungal pathogens.

Jing Wang, Chaoyun Xu, Qiming Sun, Jinrong Xu, Yunrong Chai, Gabriele Berg, Tomislav Cernava, Zhonghua Ma, Yun Chen

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Article in Microbiome, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Jing WangState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Chaoyun XuState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Qiming SunDepartment of Biochemistry, and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Jinrong XuDepartment of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Yunrong ChaiDepartment of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Gabriele BergInstitute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Tomislav CernavaInstitute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Zhonghua MaState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yun ChenState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China. chenyun0927@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5663-2352
China National Rice Research Institute · CNGraz University of Technology · ATNortheastern University · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMicrobiome interactions are important determinants for ecosystem functioning, stability, and health. In previous studies, it was often observed that bacteria suppress potentially pathogenic fungal species that are part of the same plant microbiota; however, the underlying microbe-microbe interplay remains mostly elusive. Here, we explored antagonistic interactions of the fungus Fusarium graminearum and bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus at the molecular level. Both are ubiquitous members of the healthy wheat microbiota; under dysbiosis, the fungus causes devastating diseases.

resultsIn co-cultures, we found that Streptomyces alters the fungal acetylome leading to substantial induction of fungal autophagy. The bacterium secrets rapamycin to inactivate the target of rapamycin (TOR), which subsequently promotes the degradation of the fungal histone acetyltransferase Gcn5 through the 26S proteasome. Gcn5 negatively regulates fungal autophagy by acetylating the autophagy-related protein Atg8 at the lysine site K13 and blocking cellular relocalization of Atg8. Thus, degradation of Gcn5 triggered by rapamycin was found to reduce Atg8 acetylation, resulting in autophagy induction in F. graminearum.

conclusionsAutophagy homeostasis plays an essential role in fungal growth and competition, as well as for virulence. Our work reveals a novel post-translational regulation of autophagy initiated by a bacterial antibiotic. Rapamycin was shown to be a powerful modulator of bacteria-fungi interactions with potential importance in explaining microbial homeostasis in healthy plant microbiomes. The autophagic process provides novel possibilities and targets to biologically control pathogens. Video abstract.

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FungiMicrobiotaAutophagyFusariumStreptomycesAcetylationAutophagyBacterial–fungal interactionFusarium graminearumIntra-microbiomePost-translational regulationStreptomyces hygroscopicus

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