小麦赤霉病菌对多菌灵的抗药性与a2-微管蛋白序列无关析

【目的】研究小麦赤霉病菌对多菌灵的抗药性与a2-微管蛋白基因的相关性。【方法】比较对多菌灵不同敏感性水平菌株间在药剂作用下的形态学特征及其a2-微管蛋白基因异同。【结果】当敏感菌株和田间中抗菌株均在各自EC50 和EC90浓度作用下,两者分生孢子芽管和初生菌丝均表现畸形,肿胀,分支增多。根据小麦赤霉病菌核基因组测序菌株NRRL31 084（PH-1）的a2-微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列设计4对引物,采用PCR方法克隆并测定了小麦赤霉病菌（Fusarium graminearum）对多菌灵（MBC）不同敏感性表型的8个中国菌株的a2-微管蛋白基因全序列。DNA序列比对结果表明中国的4个敏感菌株和4个抗药性菌株的a2-微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列同源性没有差异,多菌灵抗药性与a2-微管蛋白无关。该基因全长1712 bp,含有4 个内元,编码453 aa;与NRRL31 084的a2-微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列同源性为99%,存在5个差异核苷酸,与其所编码的氨基酸序列同源性为100%;与其他9种真菌a2-微管蛋白基因所编码的氨基酸序列同源性为64%~89%。【结论】小麦赤霉病菌对多菌灵的抗药性与a2-微管蛋白序列无关。     

小麦赤霉病菌对多菌灵的抗药性与α2-微管蛋白序列无关析

[目的]研究小麦赤霉病菌对多菌灵的抗药性与α2-微管蛋白基因的相关性.[方法]比较对多菌灵不同敏感性水平菌株间在药剂作用下的形态学特征及其α2-微管蛋白基因异同.[结果]当敏感菌株和田间中抗菌株均在各自EC50和EC90浓度作用下,两者分生孢子芽管和初生菌丝均表现畸形,肿胀,分支增多.根据小麦赤霉病菌核基因组测序菌株NRRL31 084(PH-1)的α2-微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列设计4对引物,采用PCR方法克隆并测定了小麦赤霉病菌(Fusarium graminearum)对多菌灵(MBC)不同敏感性表型的8个中国菌株的α2-微管蛋白基因全序列.DNA序列比对结果表明中国的4个敏感菌株和4个抗药性菌株的α2-微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列同源性没有差异,多菌灵抗药性与α2-微管蛋白无关.该基因全长1712 bp,含有4个内元,编码453 aa;与NRRL31 084的α2-微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列同源性为99%,存在5个差异核苷酸,与其所编码的氨基酸序列同源性为100%;与其他9种真菌α2-微管蛋白基因所编码的氨基酸序列同源性为64%～89%.[结论]小麦赤霉病菌对多菌灵的抗药性与α2-微管蛋白序列无关.     

禾谷镰孢菌α-微管蛋白基因克隆及其与多菌灵抗药性关系分析

根据禾谷镰孢菌参考菌株NRRL310 84 (PH 1)的α- 微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列设计 4对引物 ,采用PCR方法克隆并测序了禾谷镰孢菌 (Fusariumgraminearum)对多菌灵 (MBC)不同敏感性表型的 6个中国菌株的α 微管蛋白基因全序列。DNA序列对照表明中国的 3个敏感菌株和 3个抗药菌株的α- 微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列同源性没有差异 ,多菌灵抗药性与α- 微管蛋白无关。该基因全长 1718bp ,含有 6个内元 ,编码 4 4 9aa ;与NRRL310 84的α- 微管蛋白基因核苷酸序列同源性为 99% ,存在 5个差异核苷酸 ,与其所编码的氨基酸序列同源性为 99 78% ;与其他 6种真菌α- 微管蛋白基因所编码的氨基酸序列同源性为 37%～ 86 %。     

禾谷镰孢菌β-微管蛋白基因克隆及其与多菌灵抗药性关系的分析

应用3对引物,从禾谷镰孢菌(Gibberella zeae)对多菌灵(MBC)的敏感菌株(MBC^R)和田间及室内诱导抗药性菌株(MBC^R)中扩增β-微管蛋白基因。该基因全长1631bp,包含3个内含子,编码447aa,与其他常见植物病原丝状真菌β-微管蛋白基因的氨基酸同源性达95．12％～99．30％。MBC^R和MBC^R菌株核苷酸序列分析表明,MBCR菌株未发生任何位点的突变,说明G．zeae对MBC的抗药性机制并非像其他丝状真菌一样由β-微管蛋白198位氨基酸突变所致。     

禾谷镰孢菌β-微管蛋白基因克隆及其与多菌灵抗药性关系的分析

应用3对引物,从禾谷镰孢菌（Gibberella zeae）对多菌灵（MBC）的敏感菌株（MBCS）和田间及室内诱导抗药性菌株（MBCR）中扩增β微管蛋白基因。该基因全长1631bp,包含3个内含子,编码447aa,与其他常见植物病原丝状真菌β-微管蛋白基因的氨基酸同源性达95.12%～99.30%。MBCS和MBCR菌株核苷酸序列分析表明,MBCR菌株未发生任何位点的突变,说明G. zeae对MBC的抗药性机制并非像其他丝状真菌一样由β微管蛋白198位氨基酸突变所致。     

水稻恶苗病菌对苯并咪唑类杀菌剂抗药性分子机理研究初探

用真菌β－微管蛋白基因的丰余寡聚核苷酸引物Ｂ１和Ｂ３,扩增了一段８７１ｂｐ的水稻恶苗病菌Ｆｕｓａｒｉｕｍ ｍｏｎｉｌｉｆｏｒｍｅ的β－微管蛋白基因片段,进行了克隆和ＤＮＡ序列测定,并根据该序设计了Ｆ．ｍｏｎｉｌｉｆｏｒｍｅ β－微管蛋白基因的特异性测序引物。经过对恶苗病菌对多菌灵具有不同抗性水平菌株的β－微管蛋白基因核苷酸序的比较研究,表明Ｆ．ｍｏｎｉｌｉｆｏｒｍｅ的β－微管蛋白的１６５,１９８。     

芒果炭疽病菌β-微管蛋白基因的克隆及其与多菌灵抗药性发生的关系

参照豆科合萌属（Aeschynomene）作物炭疽病菌的tub1和tub2基因序列设计了2对引物,分别从芒果（Mangifera）炭疽病菌对多菌灵(MBC)田间抗药性（MBCR）和敏感（MBCS）的菌株中扩增β_微管蛋白基因。结果只有以tub2为参照设计的引物扩增到了特异片段。进一步对全基因进行了克隆和测序。该基因序列全长1344bp,编码447aa,其核苷酸和氨基酸序列与豆科合萌属炭疽病菌的tub2基因高度同源。对芒果炭疽病菌抗、感菌株β_微管蛋白氨基酸序列进行比较分析,发现第181、237和363位氨基酸发生了突变,而其它位置（如第198位或200位）均不变。     

水稻恶苗病菌对苯并咪唑类杀菌剂抗药性分子机理研究初探

用真菌β-微管蛋白基因的丰余寡聚核着酸引物B1和B3,扩增了一段871bp的水稻恶苗病菌Fusariummoniliforme的β微管蛋白基因片段,进行了克隆和DNA序列测定,并根据该序列设计了Fmoniliformeβ-微管蛋白基因的特异性测序引物。经过对恶苗病菌对多菌灵具有不同抗性水平菌株的β-微管蛋白基因核着酸序的比较研究,表明Fmoniliforme的β微管蛋白的165,198,200和257位置氨基酸末发生突变,在克隆的片段内也未发现能引起氨基酸改变的核着酸突变。说明该菌对多菌灵产生抗性的分子机理与目前已知的其他真菌有所不同,有待进～步研究。     

蛋白-O-岩藻糖基转移酶1基因CfPOFUT1在果生炭疽菌中的功能分析

【目的】蛋白-O-岩藻糖基转移酶1 (protein O-fucosyltransferase 1,POFUT1)是催化蛋白质O-岩藻糖基化的关键酶,在动物和人体内被证明调控一系列的生理病理过程,然而POFUT1基因在果生炭疽菌乃至真菌中还未见报道。本研究旨在克隆果生炭疽菌中CfPOFUT1基因,并分析其生物学功能。【方法】利用RT-PCR技术扩增CfPOFUT1的基因并进行生物信息学分析,构建了CfPOFUT1基因的沉默和过表达载体,通过PEG介导法将载体导入原生质体中获得CfPOFUT1基因的沉默和过表达突变体。测定了野生型菌株、CfPOFUT1沉默菌株和过表达菌株在PDA上的菌丝生长、分生孢子产生、萌发与附着胞形成、胁迫应答和致病力、杀菌剂敏感性等生物学表型。【结果】与野生型菌株相比,基因过表达突变体产孢量显著增加,致病力增强,对嘧菌酯敏感性降低,但对多菌灵和咪鲜胺敏感性增强。基因沉默突变体产孢量减少,细胞壁完整性、内质网应激敏感性提高,致病力减弱,对嘧菌酯敏感性提高,但对多菌灵和咪鲜胺敏感性降低。【结论】CfPOFUT1基因参与调控果生炭疽菌分生孢子产量,细胞壁完整性、内质网对应激和药剂敏感性,并对其致病性也具有一定的影响。     

芒果炭疽病菌β-微管蛋白基因的克隆及其与多菌灵抗药性发生的关系

参照豆科合萌属 (Aeschynomene)作物炭疽病菌的tub1和tub2基因序列设计了 2对引物 ,分别从芒果 (Man gifera)炭疽病菌对多菌灵 (MBC)田间抗药性 (MBCR)和敏感 (MBCS)的菌株中扩增 β_微管蛋白基因。结果只有以tub2为参照设计的引物扩增到了特异片段。进一步对全基因进行了克隆和测序。该基因序列全长 1344bp ,编码4 4 7aa ,其核苷酸和氨基酸序列与豆科合萌属炭疽病菌的tub2基因高度同源。对芒果炭疽病菌抗、感菌株 β_微管蛋白氨基酸序列进行比较分析 ,发现第 181、2 37和 36 3位氨基酸发生了突变 ,而其它位置 (如第 198位或 2 0 0位 )均不变     

Thiabendazole resistance and mutations in the β-tubulin gene of Penicillium expansum strains isolated from apples and pears with blue mold decay

Penicillium expansum is the causal agent of blue mold rot, a postharvest decay of stored fruits. This fungus also produces the mycotoxins patulin and citrinin. Control of P. expansum still relies mainly on the use of fungicides such as thiabendazole. Since its introduction, resistant strains have been reported. The aim of this work was to investigate the thiabendazole resistance and mutations in the β-tubulin gene of P. expansum strains isolated from apples and pears with blue mold decay from Spain. A total of 71 strains of P. expansum were scored for resistance to thiabendazole and the β-tubulin gene was sequenced. Out of 71 strains, 37 were sensitive and 34 were resistant to thiabendazole. Regarding the β-tubulin gene sequence, 10 different genetic types were determined, with a 99.7–100% similarity. When the amino acid sequence was deduced, five different amino acid sequences were found. All except one of the sensitive strains lacked mutations in the region sequenced. Of the 34 resistant strains, only eight had mutations that involved the residues 198 and 240. All the strains with mutations at position 198 always corresponded to resistant isolates. However, a high percentage of resistant strains had no mutations in the region of the β-tubulin gene sequenced, and so other mechanisms may be involved in thiabendazole resistance.     

Fusarium temperatum sp. nov. from maize, an emergent species closely related to Fusarium subglutinans

A large number of Fusarium isolates closely related to F. subglutinans were collected from maize in Belgium. We used a robust polyphasic approach to describe a new biological species, Fusarium temperatum, within the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex. F. temperatum can be distinguished from F. subglutinans and from other Fusarium species within the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex with AFLP fingerprint profile, differences in the translation elongation factor 1-α and β-tubulin DNA sequence and interspecies mating compatibility analyses. Intraspecies mating compatibility suggests that sexual reproduction might be common for field isolates of F. temperatum, and reliable female fertile mating population tester strains were proposed for this heterothallic species.     

Isolation of the β-tubulin gene from yeast and demonstration of its essential function in vivo

A DNA fragment from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was identified by its homology to a chicken β-tubulin cDNA and cloned. The fragment was shown to be unique in the yeast genome and to contain the gene for yeast β-tubulin, since it can complement a benomyl-resistant conditional-lethal mutation. A smaller subfragment, when used to direct integration of a plasmid to the benomyl resistance locus in a diploid cell, disrupted one of the β-tubulin genes and concomitantly created a recessive lethal mutation, indicating that the single β-tubulin gene of yeast has an essential function. Determination of the nucleotide sequence reveals extensive amino acid sequence homology (more than 70%) between yeast and chicken brain β-tubulins.     

The genetic profile and molecular diagnosis of thiophanate-methyl resistant strains of Fusarium asiaticum in Japan

Fusarium asiaticum strains resistant to thiophanate-methyl were detected in four prefectures in Japan though their proportion in the total population was low in all instances. The F167Y or F200Y mutation in the β2-tubulin gene (FGSG06611.3) was detected in thiophanate-methyl resistant (TMR) strains. A PCR-based diagnostic method based on these mutations was developed and applied for all 17 TMR strains that have been detected so far in Japan. Three and 14 TMR strains were the F167Y and F200Y mutation types, respectively. Analysis by 11 variable number of tandem repeat markers showed that TMR strains from the same site had an identical genotype, while TMR strains from different sites were dissimilar. This result indicates that TMR strains did not spread clonally to the different sites.     

Gibberella konza (Fusarium konzum) sp. nov. from prairie grasses, a new species in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex

The Gibberella fujikuroi species complex (Fusarium section Liseola and allied taxa) is composed of an increasingly large number of morphological, biological and phylogenetic species. Most of the known species in this group have been isolated from agricultural ecosystems or have been described from a small number of isolates. We sampled Fusarium communities from native prairie grasses in Kansas and recovered a large number of isolates that superficially resemble F. anthophilum. We used a combination of morphological, biological and molecular characters to describe a new species, Gibberella konza (Gibberella fujikuroi mating population I [MP-I]), from native prairie grasses in Kansas. Although female fertility for field isolates of this species appears to be low, G. konza is heterothallic, and we developed reliably female fertile mating population tester strains for this species. The F. konzum anamorph is differentiated from F. anthophilum and from other Fusarium species in section Liseola by mating compatibility, morphology, AFLP fingerprint profile and differences in β-tubulin DNA sequence.     

The gene carD encodes the aldehyde dehydrogenase responsible for neurosporaxanthin biosynthesis in Fusarium fujikuroi

Neurosporaxanthin (β-apo-4'-carotenoic acid) biosynthesis has been studied in detail in the fungus Fusarium fujikuroi. The genes and enzymes for this biosynthetic pathway are known until the last enzymatic step, the oxidation of the aldehyde group of its precursor, β-apo-4'-carotenal. On the basis of sequence homology to Neurospora crassa YLO-1, which mediates the formation of apo-4'-lycopenoic acid from the corresponding aldehyde substrate, we cloned the carD gene of F. fujikuroi and investigated the activity of the encoded enzyme. In vitro assays performed with heterologously expressed protein showed the formation of neurosporaxanthin and other apocarotenoid acids from the corresponding apocarotenals. To confirm this function in vivo, we generated an Escherichia coli strain producing β-apo-4'-carotenal, which was converted into neurosporaxanthin upon expression of carD. Moreover, the carD function was substantiated by its targeted disruption in a F. fujikuroi carotenoid-overproducing strain, which resulted in the loss of neurosporaxanthin and the accumulation of β-apo-4'-carotenal, its derivative β-apo-4'-carotenol, and minor amounts of other carotenoids. Intermediates accumulated in the ΔcarD mutant suggest that the reactions leading to neurosporaxanthin in Neurospora and Fusarium are different in their order. In contrast to ylo-1 in N. crassa, carD mRNA content is enhanced by light, but to a lesser extent than other enzymatic genes of the F. fujikuroi carotenoid pathway. Furthermore, carD mRNA levels were higher in carotenoid-overproducing mutants, supporting a functional role for CarD in F. fujikuroi carotenogenesis. With the genetic and biochemical characterization of CarD, the whole neurosporaxanthin biosynthetic pathway of F. fujikuroi has been established.     

Carbendazim-resistance associated β2-tubulin substitutions increase deoxynivalenol biosynthesis by reducing the interaction between β2-tubulin and IDH3 in Fusarium graminearum

Microtubule is a well-known structural protein participating in cell division, motility and vesicle traffic. In this study, we found that β₂-tubulin, one of the microtubule components, plays an important role in regulating secondary metabolite deoxynivalenol (DON) biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum by interacting with isocitrate dehydrogenase subunit 3 (IDH3). We found IDH3 negatively regulate DON biosynthesis by reducing acetyl-CoA accumulation in F. graminearum and DON biosynthesis was stimulated by exogenous acetyl-CoA. In addition, the expression of IDH3 significantly decreased in the carbendazim-resistant mutant nt167 (Fgβ₂^F167Y). Furthermore, we found that carbendazim-resistance associated β₂-tubulin substitutions reducing the interaction intensity between β₂-tubulin and IDH3. Interestingly, we demonstrated that β₂-tubulin inhibitor carbendazim can disrupt the interaction between β₂-tubulin and IDH3. The decreased interaction intensity between β₂-tubulin and IDH3 resulted in the decreased expression of IDH3, which can cause the accumulation of acetyl-CoA, precursor of DON biosynthesis in F. graminearum. Thus, we revealed that carbendazim-resistance associated β₂-tubulin substitutions or carbendazim treatment increases DON biosynthesis by reducing the interaction between β₂-tubulin and IDH3 in F. graminearum. Taken together, the novel findings give the new perspectives of β₂-tubulin in regulating secondary metabolism in phytopathogenic fungi.     

Detection and molecular characterization of carbendazim-resistant Colletotrichum truncatum Isolates causing anthracnose of soybean in Thailand

A loss of fungicide efficacy, particularly for carbendazim, was noted in soybean fields in Thailand and was considered to be due to the development of Colletotrichum truncatum resistance. The carbendazim sensitivity of C. truncatum populations isolated from various soybean fields in Thailand was thus evaluated with in vitro sensitivity assays and molecular characterization of mutations in the sequences of the ß₂-tubulin (TUB2) gene that confer carbendazim resistance in the pathogen. Among 52 isolates, 46 isolates were classified as highly resistant (HR) to carbendazim (EC₅₀ > 1,000 µg/ml). All HR isolates grew on PDA amended with carbendazim at 1,000 µg/ml. Six isolates were classified as carbendazim sensitive (S) (EC₅₀ < 1 µg/ml). Mycelial growth on PDA amended with 1 µg/ml carbendazim was inhibited by over 50% compared with growth on PDA alone. When a partial TUB2 gene from the isolates was amplified and analysed using predicted amino acid sequences, an alteration from glutamic acid to alanine at codon 198 (E198A) was found in 45 HR isolates for which the EC₅₀ was higher than 2000 µg/ml. This mutation resulted from a nucleotide substitution from adenine to cytosine (GA G → GC G). The other HR isolate, CtPhS_1, with EC₅₀ of 1,127 µg/ml, had an alteration at codon 200 (F200Y) (TT C → TA C).