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Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development

Fungal sexual development requires the involvement of a large number of functional genes. Fungal genes encoding sexual differentiation process proteins (SDPs), isps, have been known for decades. isp4/SDP and its homologs function as oligopeptide transporters (OPTs), yet their roles in reproduction a...

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Autores principales: Xie, Xiang-Li, Wei, Yi, Song, Yan-Yue, Pan, Guan-Ming, Chen, Li-Na, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Shi-Hong
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6956688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31969873
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02994
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author Xie, Xiang-Li
Wei, Yi
Song, Yan-Yue
Pan, Guan-Ming
Chen, Li-Na
Wang, Gang
Zhang, Shi-Hong
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Wei, Yi
Song, Yan-Yue
Pan, Guan-Ming
Chen, Li-Na
Wang, Gang
Zhang, Shi-Hong
author_sort Xie, Xiang-Li
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description Fungal sexual development requires the involvement of a large number of functional genes. Fungal genes encoding sexual differentiation process proteins (SDPs), isps, have been known for decades. isp4/SDP and its homologs function as oligopeptide transporters (OPTs), yet their roles in reproduction are unknown. Here, we genetically analyzed all four isp4/SDP homologs in the sexual species Chaetomium thermophilum and asexual species Thermomyces lanuginosus. Using single gene deletion mutants, we found that T. lanuginosus SDP (TlSDP) participated in asexual sporulation, whereas the other homologs participated in sexual morphogenesis. In complementary tests, C. thermophilum SDPs (CtSDP1-3) restored sporulation defects in TlSDP deletion strains (ΔTlSDP), and their translated proteins, which were localized onto the cytomembrane, possessed OPT activity. Interestingly, CtSDP2 accumulated at the top of the hyphae played a distinct role in determining the sexual cycle, glutathione transport, and lifespan shortening. A unique 72nt-insertion fragment (72INS) was discovered in CtSDP2. Biological analysis of the 72INS deletion and DsRED-tagged fusion strains implied the involvement of 72INS in fungal growth and development. In contrast to TlSDP, which only contributes to conidial production, the three CtSDPs play important roles in sexual and asexual reproduction, and CtSDP2 harbors a unique functional 72INS that initiates sexual morphogenesis.
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spelling pubmed-69566882020-01-22 Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development Xie, Xiang-Li Wei, Yi Song, Yan-Yue Pan, Guan-Ming Chen, Li-Na Wang, Gang Zhang, Shi-Hong Front Microbiol Microbiology Fungal sexual development requires the involvement of a large number of functional genes. Fungal genes encoding sexual differentiation process proteins (SDPs), isps, have been known for decades. isp4/SDP and its homologs function as oligopeptide transporters (OPTs), yet their roles in reproduction are unknown. Here, we genetically analyzed all four isp4/SDP homologs in the sexual species Chaetomium thermophilum and asexual species Thermomyces lanuginosus. Using single gene deletion mutants, we found that T. lanuginosus SDP (TlSDP) participated in asexual sporulation, whereas the other homologs participated in sexual morphogenesis. In complementary tests, C. thermophilum SDPs (CtSDP1-3) restored sporulation defects in TlSDP deletion strains (ΔTlSDP), and their translated proteins, which were localized onto the cytomembrane, possessed OPT activity. Interestingly, CtSDP2 accumulated at the top of the hyphae played a distinct role in determining the sexual cycle, glutathione transport, and lifespan shortening. A unique 72nt-insertion fragment (72INS) was discovered in CtSDP2. Biological analysis of the 72INS deletion and DsRED-tagged fusion strains implied the involvement of 72INS in fungal growth and development. In contrast to TlSDP, which only contributes to conidial production, the three CtSDPs play important roles in sexual and asexual reproduction, and CtSDP2 harbors a unique functional 72INS that initiates sexual morphogenesis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6956688/ /pubmed/31969873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02994 Text en Copyright © 2020 Xie, Wei, Song, Pan, Chen, Wang and Zhang. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Microbiology
Xie, Xiang-Li
Wei, Yi
Song, Yan-Yue
Pan, Guan-Ming
Chen, Li-Na
Wang, Gang
Zhang, Shi-Hong
Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development
title Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development
title_full Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development
title_fullStr Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development
title_full_unstemmed Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development
title_short Genetic Analysis of Four Sexual Differentiation Process Proteins (isp4/SDPs) in Chaetomium thermophilum and Thermomyces lanuginosus Reveals Their Distinct Roles in Development
title_sort genetic analysis of four sexual differentiation process proteins (isp4/sdps) in chaetomium thermophilum and thermomyces lanuginosus reveals their distinct roles in development
topic Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6956688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31969873
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02994
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