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Pathogenesis-related genes of entomopathogenic fungi |
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| Authors: | Tae Young Shin Mi Rong Lee So Eun Park Se Jin Lee Woo Jin Kim Jae Su Kim |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
Contribution: Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal);2. Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea Contribution: ?Investigation (equal), Resources (equal);3. Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Contribution: ?Investigation (equal), Resources (equal);4. Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea Contribution: Writing - review & editing (equal);5. Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea |
| Abstract: | All living things on Earth experience various diseases such as those caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Insects are no exception to this rule, and fungi that cause disease in insects are called entomopathogenic fungi. These fungi have been developed as microbial insecticides and are used to control various pests. Generally, the mode of action of entomopathogenic fungi is divided into the attachment of conidia, germination, penetration, growth, and generation of secondary infectious conidia. In each of these steps, that entomopathogenic fungi use genes in a complex manner (specific or diverse) has been shown by gene knock-out and RNA-sequencing analysis. In this review, the information mechanism of entomopathogenic fungi was divided into six steps: (1) attachment of conidia to host, (2) germination and appressorium, (3) penetration, (4) fungal growth in hemolymph, (5) conidia production on host, and (6) transmission and dispersal. The strategy used by the fungi in each step was described at the genetic level. In addition, an approach for studying the mode of action of the fungi is presented. |
| Keywords: | entomopathogenic fungi gene knock-out mode of action RNA sequencing |