Project description:Bacterial pathogen Burkholderia glumae and fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum cause similar disease symptoms and are often co-isolated from rice heads, inferring interactions between the two pathogens. F. graminearum is resistant to the bacterial toxin toxoflavin, a strong anti-microbial activity, produced by B. glumae. We isolated a toxoflavin-sensitive mutant from transcription factor deletion mutant library of F. graminearum. To understand genome-wide transcriptional profiling, we performed RNA-seq analyses of F. graminearum wild-type strain GZ03639 and toxoflavin-sensitive mutant strain, ∆GzZC190, under toxoflavin condition.
Project description:Bacterial pathogen Burkholderia glumae and fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum cause similar disease symptoms and often co-isolated from rice heads, inferring interactions between the two pathogens. F. graminearum is resistant to the bacterial toxin toxoflavin, a strong anti-microbial activity, produced by B. glumae. We isolated toxoflavin-sensitive mutants from transcription factor deletion mutant library of F. graminearum. To understand genome-wide transcriptional profiling, we performed RNA-seq analyses of F. graminearum wild-type strain GZ03639 and toxoflavin-sensitive mutant strains (∆GzZC190, ∆GzC2H008, ∆GzbZIP005) under toxoflavin condition.
Project description:Fusarium graminearum (teleomorph Gibberella zeae) is a prominent pathogen that infects major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley, and maize. Conidiogenesis had been intensively studied in Aspergillus nidulans and regulatory pathway genes have been known to regulate conidiogenesis in stage specific manner. We reported the functional analyses of flbD, abaA, and wetA orthologs in F. graminearum. To understand genome-wide transcriptional profiling of conidiation, we employed RNA-seq of the wild-type Fusarium graminearum Z-3639 and each gene deletion mutants with three time courses (0 h, 6 h and 12 h after induction of conidiogenesis). AbaA experiment: 6 samples examined: 0 h, 6 h and 12 h after induction of conidiogenesis of Fusarium graminearum Z-3639 wild type and ΔabaA(ΔabaA::gen) mutant strains WetA experiment: 3 samples examined: 0 h, 6 h and 12 h after induction of conidiogenesis of Fusarium graminearum ΔwetA(ΔwetA::gen) mutant strains flbD experiment: 3 samples examined: 0 h, 6 h and 12 h after induction of conidiogenesis of Fusarium graminearum ΔflbD(ΔflbD::gen) mutant strains
Project description:Fusarium graminearum (teleomorph Gibberella zeae) is a prominent pathogen that infects major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley, and maize. To dissect cellular responses toward heat stress in the plant pathogenic fungus F. graminearum, we compared transcriptomes of the fungal cultures incubated in normal temperature condition (25 ºC) and in high temperature condition (37 ºC) for 15 min. 6 samples examined: 24 h-old mycelia from complete medium (CM) of Fusarium graminearum wild-type Z-3639 were incubated in normal temperature condition (25 ºC) and in high temperature condition (37 ºC) for 15 min.
Project description:This experiment is to assess the changes of maize genes expression in response to Fusarium graminearum stains wild-type PH-1 and Δcfem1 mutant. F. graminearum is the major casual fungal pathogen of Gibberella stalk rot on maize.
Project description:Fusarium graminearum (teleomorph Gibberella zeae) is a prominent pathogen that infects major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley, and maize. FSS1 contains a Zn(II)2Cys6 fungal-type DNA-binding domain and localized exclusively to nuclei responding to sodium, suggesting that FSS1 is a TF required for sodium tolerance. By RNA-seq and genetic studies, we found a P-type ATPase pump (FgENA5) that is under control of FSS1 and is responsible for phenotypic defects of fss1 mutants. The wild-type, fss1 deletion, fss1 overexpression mutant strains were incubated in potato dextrose broth (PDB) with or without 1 M NaCl supplementation for an hour. 6 samples examined: 1 h after inoculation of Fusarium graminearum wild-type, Δfss1(Δfss1::gen), and fss1 overexpression mutant (fss1::gen-Pef1a-fss1) strains in potato dextrose broth with or without 1 M NaCl supplementation
Project description:Using a 3'-tiling microarray covering the whole F. graminearum genes, we carried out genome-wide expression analyses of both a wild type and a FgVelB deletion strainn of F. graminearum at a sexual stage (3 days after perithecial induction on carrot agar) Our study is the first report elucidating regulatory pathways controlled by FgVelB in Fusarium graminearum.
Project description:Fusarium graminearum (teleomorph Gibberella zeae) is a prominent pathogen that infects major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley, and maize. To dissect cellular responses toward heat stress in the plant pathogenic fungus F. graminearum, we compared transcriptomes of the fungal cultures incubated in normal temperature condition (25 ºC) and in high temperature condition (37 ºC) for 15 min.
Project description:affy_brachy_2011_11 - affy_brachy_2011_11 - Fusarium graminearum is the causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) of small-grain cereals, including wheat. Besides direct grain losses, this disease is of major concern because of the production by the pathogen of mycotoxins which are hazardous to animals, thus making the grain unfit for food or feed. Major mycotoxins produced by the fungus are trichothecens, including deoxynivalenol (DON). In our laboratory, we use Brachypodium distachyon as a model plant for cereals because of its amenability (short life cycle, numerous genomic and genetic resources, ...). We have recently shown that F. graminearum does induce head blight symptoms on this species and that DON is produced on infected spikes. We have also evidenced that a F. graminearum strain unable to produce DON exhibits reduced virulence on B. distachyon spikes, as previously shown on wheat. The aim of this project is to analyse and compare the plant response to DON producing and non-producing strains of F. graminearum. This analysis will allow to decipher the mechanisms of detoxification set up by the plant and also more specific responses due to the impact of the mycotoxin on plant metabolism and physiology. -Three conditions on B. distachyon spikes: 1-Mock inoculation (Tween 20 0,01%) 2-Inoculation by a F. graminearum wild-type strain 3-Inoculation by a F. graminearum mutant strain, unable to produce DON Spikes were point inoculated with 3ul of either Tween 20 0.01%, wild-type strain or mutant strain (300 spores) and incubated for 96 hours. Six inoculated spikes were collected and pooled for each condition and biological replicate. Three independent biological replicates were conducted.
Project description:affy_brachy_2011_11 - affy_brachy_2011_11 - Fusarium graminearum is the causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) of small-grain cereals, including wheat. Besides direct grain losses, this disease is of major concern because of the production by the pathogen of mycotoxins which are hazardous to animals, thus making the grain unfit for food or feed. Major mycotoxins produced by the fungus are trichothecens, including deoxynivalenol (DON). In our laboratory, we use Brachypodium distachyon as a model plant for cereals because of its amenability (short life cycle, numerous genomic and genetic resources, ...). We have recently shown that F. graminearum does induce head blight symptoms on this species and that DON is produced on infected spikes. We have also evidenced that a F. graminearum strain unable to produce DON exhibits reduced virulence on B. distachyon spikes, as previously shown on wheat. The aim of this project is to analyse and compare the plant response to DON producing and non-producing strains of F. graminearum. This analysis will allow to decipher the mechanisms of detoxification set up by the plant and also more specific responses due to the impact of the mycotoxin on plant metabolism and physiology. -Three conditions on B. distachyon spikes: 1-Mock inoculation (Tween 20 0,01%) 2-Inoculation by a F. graminearum wild-type strain 3-Inoculation by a F. graminearum mutant strain, unable to produce DON Spikes were point inoculated with 3ul of either Tween 20 0.01%, wild-type strain or mutant strain (300 spores) and incubated for 96 hours. Six inoculated spikes were collected and pooled for each condition and biological replicate. Three independent biological replicates were conducted. 9 arrays - Brachypodium; normal vs disease comparison,time course