Cu transporter protein CrpF protects against Cu-induced toxicity in Fusarium oxysporum.

ABSTRACT: Cu is an essential trace element for cell growth and proliferation. However, excess of Cu accumulation leads to cellular toxicity. Thus, precise and tight regulation of Cu homeostasis processes, including transport, delivery, storage, detoxification, and efflux machineries, is required. Moreover, the maintenance of Cu homeostasis is critical for the survival and virulence of fungal pathogens. Cu homeostasis has been extensively studied in mammals, bacteria, and yeast, but it has not yet been well documented in filamentous fungi. In the present work, we investigated Cu tolerance in the filamentous fungus Fusarium oxysporum by analysing the Cu transporter coding gene crpF, previously studied in Aspergillus fumigatus. The expression studies demonstrated that crpF i

SUBMITTER: Lorenzo-Gutierrez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549990 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature