Genes, Vol. 11, Pages 103: The velvet Regulator VosA Governs Survival and Secondary Metabolism of Sexual Spores in Aspergillus nidulans
Genes, Vol. 11, Pages 103: The velvet Regulator VosA Governs Survival and Secondary Metabolism of Sexual Spores in Aspergillus nidulans
Genes doi: 10.3390/genes11010103
Authors:
Min-Ju Kim
Mi-Kyung Lee
Huy Quang Pham
Myeong Ju Gu
Bohan Zhu
Sung-Hun Son
Dongyup Hahn
Jae-Ho Shin
Jae-Hyuk Yu
Hee-Soo Park
Kap-Hoon Han
The velvet regulator VosA plays a pivotal role in asexual sporulation in the model filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. In the present study, we characterize the roles of VosA in sexual spores (ascospores) in A. nidulans. During ascospore maturation, the deletion of vosA causes a rapid decrease in spore viability. The absence of vosA also results in a lack of trehalose biogenesis and decreased tolerance of ascospores to thermal and oxidative stresses. RNA-seq-based genome-wide expression analysis demonstrated that the loss of vosA leads to elevated expression of sterigmatocystin (ST) biosynthetic genes and a slight increase in ST production in ascospores. Moreover, the deletion of vosA causes upregulation of additional gene clusters associated with the biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites, including asperthecin, microperfuranone, and monodictyphenone. On the other hand, the lack of vosA results in the downregulation of various genes involved in primary metabolism. In addition, vosA deletion alters mRNA levels of genes associated with the cell wall integrity and trehalose biosynthesis. Overall, these results demonstrate that the...
Source: Genes - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Min-Ju Kim Mi-Kyung Lee Huy Quang Pham Myeong Ju Gu Bohan Zhu Sung-Hun Son Dongyup Hahn Jae-Ho Shin Jae-Hyuk Yu Hee-Soo Park Kap-Hoon Han Tags: Article Source Type: research