5-Azacytidine inhibits aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus |
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Authors: | Jian-Qing Lin Xi-Xi Zhao Cheng-Cheng Wang Yan Xie Guang-Hong Li Zhu-Mei He |
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Institution: | 1. MOE Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Safety, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China 2. School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People’s Republic of China
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Abstract: | Aflatoxins, mainly produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, are a group of potent mycotoxins with carcinogenic, hepatotoxic, and immunosuppressive properties. Many studies have been devoted to investigating their biosynthesis mechanism since they were discovered half a century ago. 5-Azacytidine (5-AC), a derivative of the nucleoside cytidine and an inactivator of DNA methyltransferase, is widely used for studies in epigenetics and cancer biology, and has also been used for studying secondary metabolism in fungi. In this study, 5-AC was applied to investigate its effect on the development and aflatoxin biosynthesis of A. flavus. The results indicate that 5-AC inhibits the ability to produce aflatoxin and also causes a fluffy aconidial phenotype. Further studies revealed that 5-AC affects gene expression of A. flavus to a limited degree, and the unique homolog of DNA methyltransferase gene (DmtA) expressed constitutively during different developmental stages of A. flavus irrespective of 5-AC. This work may provide some basic data to elucidate the role of 5-AC in aflatoxin biosynthesis and the development of A. flavus. |
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