Lipofuscins and sclerotial differentiation in phytopathogenic fungi |
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Authors: | Georgiou Christos D. Zees Athanasios |
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Affiliation: | (1) Section of Genetics, Cell & Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patra, 26100, Greece |
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Abstract: | Lipofuscins of lipidic and proteinaceous origin were identified by their excitation and emission spectra in phytopathogenic fungal representatives of different sclerotial differentiation types. Lipofuscin pigments in Sclerotium rolfsii, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia minor and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum showed similar excitation and emission maxima (ex-em 330–450, 330–450, 330–470 and 3307–470 nm, respectively). Sclerotial differentiation of these fungi was proceeded by a 4.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.5 and 6, 2.9, 3.8, 3.1 fold increase of lipofuscin accumulation (per lipid and protein content), per respective fungus, as compared to their undifferentiated stage. Lipofuscin levels were higher in older than in younger mycelia and this phenomenon was more profound in S. rolfsii. Since lipofuscins are considered as indicators of oxidative stress, these data are in accordance with the hypothesis that suggests oxidative stress to be a common underlying factor in sclerotial differentiation of sclerotia-forming filamentous phytopathogenic fungi. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | Lipofuscins fungi oxidative stress oxygen free radicals sclerotia Sclerotium rolfsii Rhizoctonia solani Sclerotinia minor Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
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