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Fangwei Yu, Wei Zhang, Shenyun Wang, Hong Wang, Li Yu, Xiaoping Zeng, Zhangjun Fei, Jianbin Li
Summary: This study presents a high-quality genome sequence of a race 1 strain of F. oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, providing valuable insights into its interaction with cabbage.
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Long Tong, Cunbao Zhao, Jinhui Liu, Limei Yang, Mu Zhuang, Yangyong Zhang, Yong Wang, Jialei Ji, Bifeng Kuang, Kelan Tang, Zhiyuan Fang, Ryo Fujimoto, Honghao Lv
Summary: Cabbage Fusarium wilt is a major threat to cabbage production. This study found that some cabbage lines have resistance to both races of the pathogen, while others are susceptible to race 2. Genetic analysis revealed that resistance to race 2 is controlled by multiple genes. These findings have implications for breeding and gene mining for resistance to Fusarium wilt in cabbage.
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Microbiology
Jian Ling, Xin Dong, Xingxing Ping, Yan Li, Yuhong Yang, Jianlong Zhao, Xiaofei Lu, Bingyan Xie, Zhenchuan Mao
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Microbiology
Xiaoxia Zhang, Huoqing Huang, Bangting Wu, Jianghui Xie, Altus Viljoen, Wei Wang, Diane Mostert, Yanling Xie, Gang Fu, Dandan Xiang, Shuxia Lyu, Siwen Liu, Chunyu Li
Summary: The metalloprotease effector FocM35 of Foc TR4 was found to be essential for the pathogen's virulence by inhibiting host immunity. It interacts with banana chitinase MaChiA to decrease its activity, promoting disease progression in bananas. Additionally, FocM35 induces cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana and suppresses INF1-induced hypersensitive response, further enhancing its pathogenicity.
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Microbiology
Lu Liu, Yinghua Huang, Handa Song, Mei Luo, Zhangyong Dong
Summary: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), the fungal pathogen causing Fusarium wilt of bananas, secretes various proteins including an α-pheromone precursor gene, Foc4-PP1, which is essential for the growth and virulence of Foc TR4.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A. Rehman Khalid, Shumin Zhang, Xiumei Luo, Hamayun Shaheen, Afshan Majeed, Mehdi Maqbool, Noosheen Zahid, Junaid Rahim, Maozhi Ren, Dan Qiu
Summary: The deletion mutant of the FoATG12 gene in the potato dry rot fungus Fusarium oxysporum exhibited reduced virulence and impaired aerial hyphae formation. This highlights the significant role of the FoATG12 gene in the pathogenicity and production of aerial hyphae in F. oxysporum, providing insights for pathogen control research and potential impacts on potato crops.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Hengwei Qian, Limin Song, Lulu Wang, Baoshan Wang, Wenxing Liang
Summary: This study identified a peptidase, FoAPY1, secreted by Fusarium oxysporum during plant-pathogen interactions. FoAYP1 contributes to the virulence of F. oxysporum by exerting peptidase activity against host plant proteins.
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Jiming Li, Like Fokkens, Martijn Rep
Summary: By comparing the pathogenicity chromosomes of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum and F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis, researchers identified a candidate gene that may be responsible for the difference in host range between these two formae speciales.
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Hengwei Qian, Lulu Wang, Baoshan Wang, Wenxing Liang
Summary: The secreted RNase protein FoRnt2 from Fusarium oxysporum plays an important role in the virulence of the pathogen by degrading plant RNA and enhancing plant susceptibility to pathogens.
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Qussai Zuriegat, Yuru Zheng, Hong Liu, Zonghua Wang, Yingzi Yun
Summary: Fusarium oxysporum is a soilborne plant pathogen that secretes various virulence factors and must respond to stresses from the environment and host during infection. Research has identified 26 functionally characterized transcription factors in F. oxysporum, with 23 playing important roles in pathogenicity, particularly the largest family being zinc finger TF family.
MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lijia Guo, Jun Wang, Changcong Liang, Laying Yang, You Zhou, Lei Liu, Junsheng Huang
Summary: The secreted protein Fosp9 from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense is shown to contribute to its virulence against banana and is essential for colonization of banana rhizome tissues by this fungus. Fosp9 is a novel secreted effector involved in the interaction between F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense and banana.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chenxing Wei, Caiyi Wen, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hongyan Du, Rongrong Zhong, Zhengzhe Guan, Mengjiao Wang, Yanhong Qin, Fei Wang, Luyang Song, Ying Zhao
Summary: Fusarium oxysporum causes vascular wilt in many plants and results in significant economic losses. This study reveals the role of the FomYjeF gene in conidia production and virulence of F. oxysporum.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Microbiology
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Summary: Like many hemibiotrophic plant pathogens, the root-infecting vascular wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum induces an increase in the pH of the surrounding host tissue. Recent studies have found that the protein casein kinase 1 (Ck1) plays a crucial role in regulating cytosolic pH, hyphal growth, and pathogenicity of F. oxysporum.
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Plant Sciences
Man Zhang, Jinhua Xu, Runsheng Ren, Guang Liu, Xiefeng Yao, Lina Lou, Jian Xu, Xingping Yang
Summary: Grafting enhances watermelon resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. niveum infection by upregulating pathogenesis-related proteases, inducing differential accumulation of proteins in leaves, and promoting the roles of protein biosynthesis and stress defense-related proteins. Signal transduction proteins positively regulate the defense process, while carbohydrate and energy metabolism contribute to energy production in grafted watermelon seedlings under infection. Enhanced scavenging capacity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may also contribute to the disease resistance of grafted watermelon seedlings.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Microbiology
Tiantian Yan, Xiaofan Zhou, Jieling Li, Guanjun Li, Yali Zhao, Haojie Wang, Huaping Li, Yanfang Nie, Yunfeng Li
Summary: In this study, a novel effector protein FoCupin1 from Foc TR4 was characterized, and its pivotal role in Foc TR4 pathogenicity was revealed. FoCupin1 was able to suppress cell death and downregulate defense-related gene expression, while had no effect on Foc TR4 growth and conidiation. These findings deepen our understanding of effector-mediated Foc TR4 pathogenesis.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)