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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

The jet-like chromatin structure defines active secondary metabolism in fungi.

Wenyong Shao, Jingrui Wang, Yueqi Zhang, Chaofan Zhang, Jie Chen, Yun Chen, Zhangjun Fei, Zhonghua Ma, Xuepeng Sun, Chen Jiao

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenyong ShaoState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1824-2302
Jingrui WangState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Yueqi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Chaofan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Jie ChenNational Joint Engineering Laboratory of Biopesticide Preparation, College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, Zhejiang, China.
Yun ChenState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5663-2352
Zhangjun FeiBoyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9684-1450
Zhonghua MaState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5426-0997
Xuepeng SunCollaborative Innovation Center for Efficient and Green Production of Agriculture in Mountainous Areas of Zhejiang Province, College of Horticulture Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3471-8275
Chen JiaoState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3327-0547
China National Rice Research Institute · CNZhejiang A & F University · CNCornell University · US

Funding

Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System CARS-03-29National Excellent Young Scientists (overseas) Fund of NSFCNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFD1400100National Natural Science Foundation of China U21A20219
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic genomes are spatially organized within the nucleus in a nonrandom manner. However, fungal genome arrangement and its function in development and adaptation remain largely unexplored. Here, we show that the high-order chromosome structure of Fusarium graminearum is sculpted by both H3K27me3 modification and ancient genome rearrangements. Active secondary metabolic gene clusters form a structure resembling chromatin jets. We demonstrate that these jet-like domains, which can propagate symmetrically for 54 kb, are prevalent in the genome and correlate with active gene transcription and histone acetylation. Deletion of GCN5, which encodes a core and functionally conserved histone acetyltransferase, blocks the formation of the domains. Insertion of an exogenous gene within the jet-like domain significantly augments its transcription. These findings uncover an interesting link between alterations in chromatin structure and the activation of fungal secondary metabolism, which could be a general mechanism for fungi to rapidly respond to environmental cues, and highlight the utility of leveraging three-dimensional genome organization in improving gene transcription in eukaryotes.

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ChromatinChromosomes, FungalFusariumSecondary MetabolismAcetylationFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenome, FungalHistone AcetyltransferasesHistonesMultigene FamilyTranscription, GeneticChromatinFungal ProteinsHistone AcetyltransferasesHistones

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PMID38407438
PMCPMC11109943
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