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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

tRNA thiolation optimizes appressorium-mediated infection by enhancing codon-specific translation in Magnaporthe oryzae.

Xinrong Zhang, Rongrong He, Yinan Li, Shuchao Ren, Shikun Xiang, Jing Zheng, Zhiguang Qu, Shu Zhou, Zhipeng Zhou, Xiao-Lin Chen

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Xinrong ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Rongrong HeNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Yinan LiNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Shuchao RenNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Shikun XiangNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Jing ZhengNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Zhiguang QuNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Shu ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Zhipeng ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Xiao-Lin ChenNational Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5492-516X

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2021ZKPY007National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology AML2024D02National Natural Science Foundation of China 32272476
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Abstract

Thiolation, a post-transcriptional modification catalyzed by Uba4-Urm1-Ncs2/Ncs6 pathway in three specific transfer RNAs (tRNAs), is conserved from yeast to humans and plays an important role in enhancing codon-anticodon interaction and translation efficiency. Yet, except for affecting effector secretion, its roles in plant pathogenic fungi are not fully understood. Here, we used Magnaporthe oryzae as a model system to illustrate the vital role of s2U34 modification on the appressorium-mediated virulence. The absence of tRNA thiolation leads to diminished translation elongation at AAA/CAA/GAA but not their synonymous codons, resulting in reduced levels of key proteins enriched in these codons, which are critical for appressorium development and function. Importantly, overexpressing these proteins can partially mitigate the defects resulting from NCS2 deletion. Our study sheds light on the s2U34 modification's role in plant pathogenic fungi, enhancing our understanding of translational control beyond effector secretion.

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CodonFungal ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisRNA, TransferAscomycotaGene Expression Regulation, FungalMagnaportheOryzaPlant DiseasesSulfhydryl CompoundsVirulenceCodonFungal ProteinsRNA, TransferSulfhydryl Compounds

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PMCPMC11705076

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