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Transcription factor Msn2 dependent gene expression in two entomopathogen fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium robertsii under thermal and oxidaitve stresses

ABSTRACT: Transcription factor Msn2 played crucial roles in mediating fungal stress tolerance, a determinant to the biocontrol potential of fungal entomopathogens. We characterized for the first time the functions of Beauveria bassiana Msn2 (BbMsn2) and Metarhizium robertsii (MrMsn2) by analyzing multi-phenotypic changes in Msn2-deletion and investigating transcription patterns of WT versus M-NM-^TMsn2 of B. bassiana and M. robertsii under thermal and oxidative stresses by using high throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq). Our transcriptional profiles revealed that numerous differentially expressed genes (DEGs), of which involved in transportation, detoxification, signal transduction, and energy metabolism, were significantly repressed in expression level. Total RNA obtained from Bbmsn2 and MrMsn2 disruption mutant subjected to 2 mM menadione and 40 M-BM-0C for 3-h response compared to the wild type strain under the same stress treatment.

ORGANISM(S): Metarhizium robertsii

SUBMITTER: Liu Qian

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-40765 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Insight into the transcriptional regulation of Msn2 required for conidiation, multi-stress responses and virulence of two entomopathogenic fungi.

Liu Qian Q Ying Sheng-Hua SH Li Jin-Gen JG Tian Chao-Guang CG Feng Ming-Guang MG

Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B 20130304

Msn2/4 transcription factors in some fungi have null effects on virulence and cellular stress responses. Here we found that the transcriptional regulation of Msn2 orthologs is vital for the conidiation, virulence and multi-stress responses of Beauveria bassiana (Bb) and Metarhizium robertsii (Mr), which lack Msn4 orthologs. Compared to wild-type and complemented strains of each fungus with all similar phenotypes, ΔBbmsn2 and ΔMrmsn2 showed remarkable defects in conidial yield (∼40% decrease) and ...[more]

PMID: 23466345

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Transcription factor Msn2 dependent gene expression in two entomopathogen fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium robertsii under thermal and oxidaitve stresses

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Insight into the transcriptional regulation of Msn2 required for conidiation, multi-stress responses and virulence of two entomopathogenic fungi.

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