Heterologous pulcherrimin production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confers inhibitory activity on Botrytis conidiation.

ABSTRACT: Pulcherrimin is an iron (III) chelate of pulcherriminic acid that plays a role in antagonistic microbial interactions, iron metabolism, and stress responses. Some bacteria and yeasts produce pulcherriminic acid, but so far, pulcherrimin could not be produced in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, multiple integrations of the Metschnikowia pulcherrima PUL1 and PUL2 genes in the S. cerevisiae genome resulted in red colonies, which indicated pulcherrimin formation. The coloration correlated positively and significantly with the number of PUL1 and PUL2 genes. The presence of pulcherriminic acid was confirmed by mass spectrometry. In vitro competition assays with the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis caroliana revealed inhibitory activity on conidiation by an engineered, strong pulcherrimin-producin

SUBMITTER: Freimoser FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10786192 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature