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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of Argonaute gene family from longan embryogenic callus
CHEN Rong-zhu, SHEN Xu, ZHANG Shu-ting, ZHAO Hua, CHEN Xiao-hui, XU Xiao-ping, HUO Wen, ZHANG Zi-hao, LIN Yu-ling, LAI Zhong-xiong
2021, 20 (8): 2138-2155.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63313-5
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Argonaute (AGO) proteins are the core of the RNA-induced gene silencing complex which regulate a wide variety of processes in plants, from organ development to abiotic stress responses.  They have been identified in many plants, but little is known in longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.), and how AGO functions in the signaling pathways in plant embryos in response to changing environmental stimuli remains unclear.  In the present research, a genome-wide analysis of the AGO gene family members and their roles in somatic embryogenesis (SE), zygotic embryogenesis (ZE), tissue developmental processes, and responses to hormones, light and abiotic stress in longan were conducted.  Ten longan AGO genes were identified genome-wide and divided into four clades.  They were distributed on chromosomes 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15, and had 2–23 introns.  The expression profiling implied that DlAGOs regulated early and middle embryogenesis, as well as developmental processes of seed, flower, and stem in longan.  In addition, the transcript levels of DlAGOs in response to exogenous hormones, light and abiotic stress showed differences in expression patterns.  These results provide the useful information for further elucidation of RNAi-mediated gene silencing in longan embryogenic callus (EC).
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The stress regulator FgWhi2 and phosphatase FgPsr1 play crucial roles in the regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis and the response to fungicides in Fusarium graminearum
Zhang Jie, Gao Han, Ren Fuhao, Zhou Zehua, Wu Huan, Zhao Huahua, Zhang Lu, Zhou Mingguo, Duan Yabing
DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2024.01.003 Online: 19 December 2023
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In yeast, the stress-responsive protein Whi2 interacts with phosphatase Psr1 to form a complex that regulates cell growth, reproduction, infection, and the stress response. However, the roles of Whi2 and Psr1 in Fusarium graminearum remain unclear. In this study, we identified homologous genes of WHI2 and PSR1 in F. graminearum and evaluated their functions by constructing deletion mutants. By comparing the responses of the mutants to different stressors, we found that FgWHI2 and FgPSR1 were involved in responding to osmotic, cell wall and cell membrane stresses, while also affecting the sexual and asexual reproduction in F. graminearum. Our studies demonstrated that FgWHI2 and FgPSR1 regulate the biosynthesis of ergosterol and the transcriptional level of FgCYP51C, which is a CYP51 paralogues unique to Fusarium species. This study also found that the deoxynivalenol (DON) production of FgWHI2 and FgPSR1 deletion mutants was reduced by ≥ 90% and DON production was positively correlated with the transcriptional levels of FgWHI2 and FgPSR1. In addition, we observed that FgWHI2 and FgPSR1 were involved in regulating the sensitivity of F. graminearum to chlorothalonil, fluazinam, azoxystrobin, phenamacril, and oligomycin. This study revealed the existence of cross-resistance between chlorothalonil and fluazinam. chlorothalonil and fluazinam inhibited DON biosynthesis by suppressing the expression of FgWHI2. Interestingly, the subcellular localization of FgWhi2 and FgPsr1 was significantly altered after treatment with chlorothalonil and fluazinam, with increased co-localization. Collectively, these findings indicate that FgWHI2 and FgPSR1 play crucial roles in stress response mechanisms, reproductive processes, secondary metabolite synthesis, and fungicide sensitivity in F. graminearum.

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