A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl)
The fungal maize pathogen Cochliobolus carbonum produces a phytotoxic and cytostatic cyclic peptide, HC-toxin, of structure cyclo(D-prolyl-L-alanyl-D-alanyl-L-Aeo), in which Aeo stands for 2-amino-9,10-epoxi-8-oxodecanoic acid. Here we report the isolation of a gene, TOXC, that is present only in HC...
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| description | The fungal maize pathogen Cochliobolus carbonum produces a phytotoxic and cytostatic cyclic peptide, HC-toxin, of structure cyclo(D-prolyl-L-alanyl-D-alanyl-L-Aeo), in which Aeo stands for 2-amino-9,10-epoxi-8-oxodecanoic acid. Here we report the isolation of a gene, TOXC, that is present only in HC-toxin-producing (Tox2+) fungal strains. TOXC is present in most Tox2+ strains in three functional copies, all of which are on the same chromosome as the gene encoding HC-toxin synthetase. When all copies of TOXC are mutated by targeted gene disruption, the fungus grows and sporulates normally in vitro but no longer makes HC-toxin and is not pathogenic, indicating that TOXC has a specific role in HC-toxin production and hence virulence. The TOXC mRNA is 6.5 kb and the predicted product has 2,080 amino acids and a molecular weight of 233,000. The primary amino acid sequence is highly similar (45 to 47% identity) to the β subunit of fatty acid synthase from several lower eukaryotes, and contains, in the same order as in other β subunits, domains predicted to encode acetyl transferase, enoyl reductase, dehydratase, and malonyl-palmityl transferase. The most plausible function of TOXC is to contribute to the synthesis of the decanoic acid backbone of Aeo. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3f4595dcd994316a52e11cc2576e98d2022-12-21T20:01:03ZengThe American Phytopathological SocietyMolecular Plant-Microbe Interactions0894-02821943-77061997-03-0110220721410.1094/MPMI.1997.10.2.207A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl)Joong-Hoon AhnJonathan D. WaltonThe fungal maize pathogen Cochliobolus carbonum produces a phytotoxic and cytostatic cyclic peptide, HC-toxin, of structure cyclo(D-prolyl-L-alanyl-D-alanyl-L-Aeo), in which Aeo stands for 2-amino-9,10-epoxi-8-oxodecanoic acid. Here we report the isolation of a gene, TOXC, that is present only in HC-toxin-producing (Tox2+) fungal strains. TOXC is present in most Tox2+ strains in three functional copies, all of which are on the same chromosome as the gene encoding HC-toxin synthetase. When all copies of TOXC are mutated by targeted gene disruption, the fungus grows and sporulates normally in vitro but no longer makes HC-toxin and is not pathogenic, indicating that TOXC has a specific role in HC-toxin production and hence virulence. The TOXC mRNA is 6.5 kb and the predicted product has 2,080 amino acids and a molecular weight of 233,000. The primary amino acid sequence is highly similar (45 to 47% identity) to the β subunit of fatty acid synthase from several lower eukaryotes, and contains, in the same order as in other β subunits, domains predicted to encode acetyl transferase, enoyl reductase, dehydratase, and malonyl-palmityl transferase. The most plausible function of TOXC is to contribute to the synthesis of the decanoic acid backbone of Aeo.https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.2.207Helminthosporium |
| spellingShingle | Joong-Hoon Ahn Jonathan D. Walton A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl) Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Helminthosporium |
| title | A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl) |
| title_full | A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl) |
| title_fullStr | A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl) |
| title_short | A Fatty Acid Synthase Gene in Cochliobolus carbonum Required for Production of HC-Toxin, Cyclo(d-Prolyl-l-Alanyl- d-Alanyl- l-2-Amino-9,10-Epoxi-8-Oxodecanoyl) |
| title_sort | fatty acid synthase gene in cochliobolus carbonum required for production of hc toxin cyclo d prolyl l alanyl d alanyl l 2 amino 9 10 epoxi 8 oxodecanoyl |
| topic | Helminthosporium |
| url | https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.1997.10.2.207 |
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