Fungal secreted proteins that contain the Common in Fungal Extracellular Membrane(CFEM)domain are important for pathogenicity.The hemibiotrophic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola causes the serious anthracnose disease...Fungal secreted proteins that contain the Common in Fungal Extracellular Membrane(CFEM)domain are important for pathogenicity.The hemibiotrophic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola causes the serious anthracnose disease of maize.In this study,we identified 24 CgCFEM proteins in the genome of C.graminicola.Phylogenic analysis revealed that these 24 proteins(CgCFEM1–24)can be divided into 2 clades based on the presence of the trans-membrane domain.Sequence alignment analysis indicated that the amino acids of the CFEM domain are highly conserved and contain 8 spaced cysteines,with the exception that CgCFEM1 and CgCFEM24 lack 1 and 2 cysteines,respectively.Ten CgCFEM proteins with a signal peptide and without the trans-membrane domain were considered as candidate effectors and,thus were selected for structural prediction and functional analyses.The CFEM domain in the candidate effectors can form a helical-basket structure homologous to the Csa2 protein in Candida albicans,which is responsible for haem acquisition and pathogenicity.Subcellular localization analysis revealed that these effectors accumulate in the cell membrane,nucleus,and cytosolic bodies.Additionally,5 effectors,CgCFEM6,7,8,9 and 15,can suppress the BAX-induced programmed cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana with or without the signal peptide.These results demonstrate that these 10 CgCFEM candidate effectors with different structures and subcellular localizations in host cells may play important roles during the pathogenic processes on maize plants.展开更多
植物病原真菌效应子是指可以改变寄主植物细胞结构或者细胞功能的分泌蛋白或其他小分子物质。效应子对病原真菌的侵入、扩展以及致病发挥着至关重要的作用,是植物病原真菌与寄主的互作不断演化的必然结果。真菌特有的CFEM(common in sev...植物病原真菌效应子是指可以改变寄主植物细胞结构或者细胞功能的分泌蛋白或其他小分子物质。效应子对病原真菌的侵入、扩展以及致病发挥着至关重要的作用,是植物病原真菌与寄主的互作不断演化的必然结果。真菌特有的CFEM(common in several fungal extracellular membrane protein)蛋白对于病原真菌的致病性起重要作用,一些能够被分泌到胞外的CFEM蛋白被证明是病原真菌效应子。由禾谷炭疽菌(Colletotrichum graminicola)引起的玉米炭疽病是玉米上的重要病害,常年造成严重损失。本研究运用生物信息学工具对禾谷炭疽菌中的CFEM蛋白进行信号肽分析和亚细胞定位分析,进而通过转录分析明确禾谷炭疽菌CFEM蛋白的表达时期。分析结果表明,该病原真菌编码32个CFEM蛋白,其中22个具有信号肽并可分泌至胞外,为分泌蛋白。转录分析表明,10个CFEM分泌蛋白于病菌侵染时附着胞形成期表达,2个CFEM分泌蛋白于侵染后的活体寄生阶段表达,1个于死体寄生阶段表达,其余9个CFEM分泌蛋白在病菌侵染时期的3个阶段均稳定表达。结合生物信息学和转录分析结果,我们预测这22个CFEM分泌蛋白为禾谷炭疽菌致病相关的效应子(简称CFEM效应子)。明确禾谷炭疽菌中CFEM蛋白数量,预测病菌致病相关的CFEM效应子组成,可为开展病原真菌CFEM蛋白介导的病菌—寄主互作研究奠定基础,并为玉米炭疽病的防治和抗性育种研究提供参考。展开更多
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文摘Fungal secreted proteins that contain the Common in Fungal Extracellular Membrane(CFEM)domain are important for pathogenicity.The hemibiotrophic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola causes the serious anthracnose disease of maize.In this study,we identified 24 CgCFEM proteins in the genome of C.graminicola.Phylogenic analysis revealed that these 24 proteins(CgCFEM1–24)can be divided into 2 clades based on the presence of the trans-membrane domain.Sequence alignment analysis indicated that the amino acids of the CFEM domain are highly conserved and contain 8 spaced cysteines,with the exception that CgCFEM1 and CgCFEM24 lack 1 and 2 cysteines,respectively.Ten CgCFEM proteins with a signal peptide and without the trans-membrane domain were considered as candidate effectors and,thus were selected for structural prediction and functional analyses.The CFEM domain in the candidate effectors can form a helical-basket structure homologous to the Csa2 protein in Candida albicans,which is responsible for haem acquisition and pathogenicity.Subcellular localization analysis revealed that these effectors accumulate in the cell membrane,nucleus,and cytosolic bodies.Additionally,5 effectors,CgCFEM6,7,8,9 and 15,can suppress the BAX-induced programmed cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana with or without the signal peptide.These results demonstrate that these 10 CgCFEM candidate effectors with different structures and subcellular localizations in host cells may play important roles during the pathogenic processes on maize plants.
文摘植物病原真菌效应子是指可以改变寄主植物细胞结构或者细胞功能的分泌蛋白或其他小分子物质。效应子对病原真菌的侵入、扩展以及致病发挥着至关重要的作用,是植物病原真菌与寄主的互作不断演化的必然结果。真菌特有的CFEM(common in several fungal extracellular membrane protein)蛋白对于病原真菌的致病性起重要作用,一些能够被分泌到胞外的CFEM蛋白被证明是病原真菌效应子。由禾谷炭疽菌(Colletotrichum graminicola)引起的玉米炭疽病是玉米上的重要病害,常年造成严重损失。本研究运用生物信息学工具对禾谷炭疽菌中的CFEM蛋白进行信号肽分析和亚细胞定位分析,进而通过转录分析明确禾谷炭疽菌CFEM蛋白的表达时期。分析结果表明,该病原真菌编码32个CFEM蛋白,其中22个具有信号肽并可分泌至胞外,为分泌蛋白。转录分析表明,10个CFEM分泌蛋白于病菌侵染时附着胞形成期表达,2个CFEM分泌蛋白于侵染后的活体寄生阶段表达,1个于死体寄生阶段表达,其余9个CFEM分泌蛋白在病菌侵染时期的3个阶段均稳定表达。结合生物信息学和转录分析结果,我们预测这22个CFEM分泌蛋白为禾谷炭疽菌致病相关的效应子(简称CFEM效应子)。明确禾谷炭疽菌中CFEM蛋白数量,预测病菌致病相关的CFEM效应子组成,可为开展病原真菌CFEM蛋白介导的病菌—寄主互作研究奠定基础,并为玉米炭疽病的防治和抗性育种研究提供参考。
