Metabolomics is emerging as a powerful tool for studying metabolic processes, identifying crucial biomarkers responsible for metabolic characteristics and revealing metabolic mechanisms, which construct the content of...Metabolomics is emerging as a powerful tool for studying metabolic processes, identifying crucial biomarkers responsible for metabolic characteristics and revealing metabolic mechanisms, which construct the content of discovery metabolomics. The crucial biomarkers can be used to reprogram a metabolome, leading to an aimed metabolic strategy to cope with alteration of internal and external environments, naming reprogramming metabo- Iomics here. The striking feature on the similarity of the basic metabolic pathways and components among vastly different species makes the reprogramming metabolomics possible when the engineered metabolites play biological roles in cellular activity as a substrate of enzymes and a regulator to other molecules including proteins. The reprogramming metabolomics approach can be used to clarify metabolic mechanisms of responding to changed internal and external environmental factors and to estab- lish a framework to develop targeted tools for dealing with the changes such as controlling and/or preventing infec- tion with pathogens and enhancing host immunity against pathogens. This review introduces the current state and trends of discovery metabolomics and reprogramming metabolomics and highlights the importance of repro- gramming metabolomics.展开更多
Dear Editor, Fungal infection involves the invasion of tissues by one or more species of fungi, and this is a serious problem in both medical settings and agriculture [Brown et al., 2012]. Thus, the development of eff...Dear Editor, Fungal infection involves the invasion of tissues by one or more species of fungi, and this is a serious problem in both medical settings and agriculture [Brown et al., 2012]. Thus, the development of efficient strategies for management of these infections is urgently needed [Rodriguez-Martfn et al., 2010]. Recently, a number of antifungal proteins have been reported, including AFP from Aspergillus giganteus, PAF from Penicillium chrysogenum, NAF from Penicillium nalviogense, and AnAFP from Aspergillus niger [Marx et al., 2008; Geisen 2000]. These proteins have demonstrated antifungal activity against opportunistic plant and animal pathogens, such as Fusanum sp., Botrytis sp., and Asper- gillus sp. [Meyer, 2008]. We have previously characterized an antifungal protein （PcPAF） from the culture supernatant of the fungal strain Penicillium citrinum W1, which was isolated from sediment obtained from the Southwest Indian Ocean. PcPAF is thermostable and displays antifungal activity against various pathogenic fungi, including Trichoderma viride, Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria Iongipes, and Pae- cilomyces variotii [Wen et al., 2014]. Therefore, large-scale production of PcPAF would enable the further drug development of this compound.展开更多
文摘Metabolomics is emerging as a powerful tool for studying metabolic processes, identifying crucial biomarkers responsible for metabolic characteristics and revealing metabolic mechanisms, which construct the content of discovery metabolomics. The crucial biomarkers can be used to reprogram a metabolome, leading to an aimed metabolic strategy to cope with alteration of internal and external environments, naming reprogramming metabo- Iomics here. The striking feature on the similarity of the basic metabolic pathways and components among vastly different species makes the reprogramming metabolomics possible when the engineered metabolites play biological roles in cellular activity as a substrate of enzymes and a regulator to other molecules including proteins. The reprogramming metabolomics approach can be used to clarify metabolic mechanisms of responding to changed internal and external environmental factors and to estab- lish a framework to develop targeted tools for dealing with the changes such as controlling and/or preventing infec- tion with pathogens and enhancing host immunity against pathogens. This review introduces the current state and trends of discovery metabolomics and reprogramming metabolomics and highlights the importance of repro- gramming metabolomics.
基金the Comra fund Grant （DY125-15-T-07）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 30972279 and 40976080）, and the National Basic Research Program （973 Program） （No. 2015CB755903）.
文摘Dear Editor, Fungal infection involves the invasion of tissues by one or more species of fungi, and this is a serious problem in both medical settings and agriculture [Brown et al., 2012]. Thus, the development of efficient strategies for management of these infections is urgently needed [Rodriguez-Martfn et al., 2010]. Recently, a number of antifungal proteins have been reported, including AFP from Aspergillus giganteus, PAF from Penicillium chrysogenum, NAF from Penicillium nalviogense, and AnAFP from Aspergillus niger [Marx et al., 2008; Geisen 2000]. These proteins have demonstrated antifungal activity against opportunistic plant and animal pathogens, such as Fusanum sp., Botrytis sp., and Asper- gillus sp. [Meyer, 2008]. We have previously characterized an antifungal protein （PcPAF） from the culture supernatant of the fungal strain Penicillium citrinum W1, which was isolated from sediment obtained from the Southwest Indian Ocean. PcPAF is thermostable and displays antifungal activity against various pathogenic fungi, including Trichoderma viride, Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria Iongipes, and Pae- cilomyces variotii [Wen et al., 2014]. Therefore, large-scale production of PcPAF would enable the further drug development of this compound.
