文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Yu Junjie ¹ ; Yu Mina ¹ ; Song Tianqiao ¹ ; Cao Huijuan ¹ ; Yong Mingli ¹ ; Pan Xiayan ¹ ; Qi Zhongqiang ¹ ; Du Yan ¹ ; Zhan ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Jiangsu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Plant Protect, Nanjing 210014, Peoples R China

2.Jiangsu Univ, Sch Environm & Safety Engn, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

关键词： suppressor; MEK null; Ustilaginoidea virens; pathogenicity; conidial germination; conidiation

期刊名称：RICE SCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.333； 五年影响因子：4.226 ）

ISSN： 1672-6308

年卷期： 2021 年 28 卷 5 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Rice false smut, which is caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, is an emerging disease of rice spikelets in rice-growing areas worldwide. However, the infection mechanism of U. virens on rice spikelets is still unclear. Here, we characterized a suppressor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase or ERK kinase (MEK) null (UvSMEK1) in U. virens that is conserved among filamentous fungi. Compared with wild type U. virens strain P-1, UvSMEK1 deletion mutants were defective in pathogenicity and conidial germination. In addition, conidiation of UvSMEK1 deletion mutants was significantly reduced on yeast extract tryptone (YT) plates, but increased in YT broth compared with the wild type. Compared with UvSMEK1 expression level during the vegetative mycelia and conidiation stages, UvSMEK1 dramatically increased during infection of rice florets. Surprisingly, the UvSMEK1 deletion mutants exhibited higher tolerance to H2O2 and NaCl. In summary, presented evidence suggested that UvSMEK1 positively regulated pathogenicity, conidial germination and conidiation in YT broth, and negatively regulated conidiation on YT medium and tolerance to oxidative and osmotic stresses. The results enhance our understanding of the regulatory mechanism of pathogenicity of U. virens, and present a potential molecular target for blocking rice infection by U. virens.