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The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora
Highly conserved, the Snf1/AMPK is a central regulator of carbon metabolism and energy production in the eukaryotes. However, its function in filamentous fungi has not been well established. In this study, we reported functional characterization of Snf1/AMPK in the growth, development and secondary...
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author | Wang, Dan Li, Yingying Wang, Haichuan Wei, Dongsheng Akhberdi, Oren Liu, Yanjie Xiang, Biyun Hao, Xiaoran Zhu, Xudong |
author_facet | Wang, Dan Li, Yingying Wang, Haichuan Wei, Dongsheng Akhberdi, Oren Liu, Yanjie Xiang, Biyun Hao, Xiaoran Zhu, Xudong |
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description | Highly conserved, the Snf1/AMPK is a central regulator of carbon metabolism and energy production in the eukaryotes. However, its function in filamentous fungi has not been well established. In this study, we reported functional characterization of Snf1/AMPK in the growth, development and secondary metabolism in the filamentous fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora. By deletion of the yeast SNF1 homolog, we found that it regulated the utilization of carbon sources, e.g., sucrose, demonstrating a conserved function of this kinase in filamentous fungus. Importantly, several novel functions of SNF1 were unraveled. For instance, the deletion strain displayed remarkable retardation in vegetative growth and pigmentation and produced a diminished number of conidia, even in the presence of the primary carbon source glucose. Deletion of the gene caused damages in the cell wall as shown by its hypersensitivities to Calcofluor white and Congo red, suggesting a critical role of Snf1 in maintaining cell wall integrity. Furthermore, the mutant strain Δsnf1 was hypersensitive to stress, e.g., osmotic pressure (1 M sorbitol), drug G418 and heat shock, though the mechanism remains to be illustrated. Significantly, disruption of the gene altered the production of secondary metabolites. By high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profiling, we found that Δsnf1 barely produced secondary metabolites, e.g., the known product pestalotiollide B. This study suggests that Snf1 is a key regulator in filamentous fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora concerting carbon metabolism and the filamentous growth, conidiation, cell wall integrity, stress tolerance and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. |
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spelling | pubmed-58525552018-03-19 The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora Wang, Dan Li, Yingying Wang, Haichuan Wei, Dongsheng Akhberdi, Oren Liu, Yanjie Xiang, Biyun Hao, Xiaoran Zhu, Xudong Genes (Basel) Article Highly conserved, the Snf1/AMPK is a central regulator of carbon metabolism and energy production in the eukaryotes. However, its function in filamentous fungi has not been well established. In this study, we reported functional characterization of Snf1/AMPK in the growth, development and secondary metabolism in the filamentous fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora. By deletion of the yeast SNF1 homolog, we found that it regulated the utilization of carbon sources, e.g., sucrose, demonstrating a conserved function of this kinase in filamentous fungus. Importantly, several novel functions of SNF1 were unraveled. For instance, the deletion strain displayed remarkable retardation in vegetative growth and pigmentation and produced a diminished number of conidia, even in the presence of the primary carbon source glucose. Deletion of the gene caused damages in the cell wall as shown by its hypersensitivities to Calcofluor white and Congo red, suggesting a critical role of Snf1 in maintaining cell wall integrity. Furthermore, the mutant strain Δsnf1 was hypersensitive to stress, e.g., osmotic pressure (1 M sorbitol), drug G418 and heat shock, though the mechanism remains to be illustrated. Significantly, disruption of the gene altered the production of secondary metabolites. By high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profiling, we found that Δsnf1 barely produced secondary metabolites, e.g., the known product pestalotiollide B. This study suggests that Snf1 is a key regulator in filamentous fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora concerting carbon metabolism and the filamentous growth, conidiation, cell wall integrity, stress tolerance and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites. MDPI 2018-01-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5852555/ /pubmed/29364863 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes9020059 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wang, Dan Li, Yingying Wang, Haichuan Wei, Dongsheng Akhberdi, Oren Liu, Yanjie Xiang, Biyun Hao, Xiaoran Zhu, Xudong The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora |
title | The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora |
title_full | The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora |
title_fullStr | The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora |
title_full_unstemmed | The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora |
title_short | The AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Homolog Snf1 Concerts Carbon Utilization, Conidia Production and the Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in the Taxol-Producer Pestalotiopsis microspora |
title_sort | amp-activated protein kinase homolog snf1 concerts carbon utilization, conidia production and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in the taxol-producer pestalotiopsis microspora |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852555/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364863 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes9020059 |
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