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ArticlePloS one2024

Development of a molecular genetics and cell biology toolbox for the filamentous fungus Diplodia sapinea.

Anne Geertje Oostlander, Laura Brodde, Miriam von Bargen, Bernard Slippers, Yvonne Becker, Ulrike Brandt, Frank Klawonn, Christiaan Grobler, Lucas Well, Jan Stenlid and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Anne Geertje OostlanderInstitute of Genetics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1545-7727
Laura BroddeDepartment of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Miriam von BargenInstitute of Genetics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Bernard SlippersDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Yvonne BeckerInstitute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)-Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany.
Ulrike BrandtInstitute of Genetics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Frank KlawonnHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9613-182X
Christiaan GroblerDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8497-765X
Lucas WellInstitute of Genetics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Jan StenlidDepartment of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Jonas OlivaDepartment of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2418-2542
Malin ElfstrandDepartment of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0214-5284
Andre FleissnerInstitute of Genetics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel is a widespread fungal pathogen affecting conifers worldwide. Infections can lead to severe symptoms, such as shoot blight, canker, tree death, or blue stain in harvested wood, especially in Pinus species. Its impact on forest health is currently intensified, likely due to climate change, posing an increasing threat to global ecosystems and forestry. Despite extensive and successful research on this pathogen system, fundamental questions about its biology and plant-associated lifestyle remain unanswered. Addressing these questions will necessitate the development of additional experimental tools, including protocols for molecular genetics and cell biology approaches. In this study, we continue to address this need by establishing an Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation protocol for D. sapinea, enabling targeted mutagenesis and heterologous gene expression. We utilized this methodology to localize the histone H2B by tagging it with the fluorescent protein mCherry. Additionally, we established a time- and space-efficient laboratory-scale infection assay using two-week-old Pinus sylvestris seedlings. Integrating these tools in a proof-of-concept study enabled the visualization of D. sapinea in planta growth through the fluorescently labeled reporter strain.

Indexed as

AscomycotaPlant DiseasesAgrobacteriumHistonesLuminescent ProteinsMolecular BiologyPinusPinus sylvestrisRed Fluorescent ProteinTransformation, GeneticHistonesLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent Protein

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PMID39729429
PMCPMC11676576

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