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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2025

Comparative genomics reveals putative copper tolerance genes in a Fusarium oxysporum strain.

Lorenz Rhuel P Ragasa, Christina A Cuomo, Ricardo C H Del Rosario, Michael C Velarde

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Lorenz Rhuel P RagasaInstitute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines.ORCID 0000-0001-8581-9872
Christina A CuomoInfectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5778-960X
Ricardo C H Del RosarioStanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Michael C VelardeInstitute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines.

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DOST-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI)Human Resource DevelopmentNatural Sciences Research InstitutePhilippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development PCIEERD-NSRI-BIO-17-07
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Abstract

Copper has been widely used as a main component in fungicides due to its versatility and effectivity. However, copper contamination from the environment creates selective pressure for the emergence of copper-tolerant pathogenic fungal strains that may proliferate and further cause damage to important agricultural crops. Although some studies focused on specific cellular mechanisms of copper tolerance, comprehensive genomic data are lacking. Here, we examined the genes potentially involved in copper tolerance by conducting a comparative analysis of newly sequenced genomes of 2 Fusarium oxysporum strains, IB-SN1W (copper-tolerant) and Foc-3429 (copper-sensitive), with other Fusarium species. Whole-genome assembly and annotation identified 10 core chromosomes shared between the 2 strains. Protein prediction revealed 16,894 and 15,420 protein-coding genes for IB-SN1W and Foc-3429, respectively. There are 388 unique genes in IB-SN1W not found in Foc-3429, potentially contributing to copper tolerance. Furthermore, the identification of synteny between the 2 strains, including the analysis of orthologous genes within the Fusarium genus, confirmed the presence of accessory chromosomes that are specific to IB-SN1W, accounting for 13% of the genome. These accessory chromosomes consist of genes associated with cation transporter activity, vacuole, copper oxidases, and copper transporters which shed light on the potential mechanism of copper tolerance in this strain. Additionally, a region within an accessory chromosome contains a high density of copper-related genes, raising the possibility that horizontal transfer of these chromosomes may contribute to copper tolerance.

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CopperFusariumGenome, FungalGenomicsFungal ProteinsGenes, FungalMolecular Sequence AnnotationPhylogenySyntenyCopperFungal Proteinsaccessory chromosomecopper-tolerant fungigenome assembly

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PMID39560500
PMCPMC11708227

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