UvSMEK1, a Suppressor of MEK Null,Regulates Pathogenicity,Conidiation and Conidial Germination in Rice False Smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens |
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Authors: | Junjie Yu Mina Yu Tianqiao Song Huijuan Cao Mingli Yong Xiayan Pan Zhongqiang Qi Yan Du Rongsheng Zhang Xiaole Yin Dong Liang Yongfeng Liu |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;2.School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China |
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Abstract: | Rice false smut, which is caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, is an emerging disease of rice spikelets in rice-growing areas worldwide. However, the infection mechanism of U. virens on rice spikelets is still unclear. Here, we characterized a suppressor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase or ERK kinase(MEK) null(UvSMEK1) in U. virens that is conserved among filamentous fungi. Compared with wild type U. virens strain P-1, Uv SMEK1 deletion mutants were defective in pathogenicity and conidial germination. In addition, conidiation of UvSMEK1 deletion mutants was significantly reduced on yeast extract tryptone(YT) plates, but increased in YT broth compared with the wild type. Compared with Uv SMEK1 expression level during the vegetative mycelia and conidiation stages, UvSMEK1 dramatically increased during infection of rice florets. Surprisingly, the Uv SMEK1 deletion mutants exhibited higher tolerance to H2 O2 and NaCl. In summary, presented evidence suggested that UvSMEK1 positively regulated pathogenicity, conidial germination and conidiation in YT broth, and negatively regulated conidiation on YT medium and tolerance to oxidative and osmotic stresses. The results enhance our understanding of the regulatory mechanism of pathogenicity of U. virens, and present a potential molecular target for blocking rice infection by U. virens. |
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Keywords: | suppressor MEK null pathogenicity conidial germination conidiation |
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