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http://dx.doi.org/10.14348/molcells.2019.0019

Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of MAPK-Mediated Regulation of Sectorization in Cryphonectria parasitica  

Chun, Jeesun (Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chonbuk National University)
So, Kum-Kang (Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chonbuk National University)
Ko, Yo-Han (Department of Bioactive Material Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Jung-Mi (Department of Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Life Science and Natural Resources, Wonkwang University)
Kim, Dae-Hyuk (Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chonbuk National University)
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Molecules and Cells / v.42, no.4, 2019 , pp. 363-375 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fungal sectorization is a complex trait that is still not fully understood. The unique phenotypic changes in sporadic sectorization in mutants of CpBck1, a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) gene, and CpSlt2, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) gene, in the cell wall integrity pathway of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica have been previously studied. Although several environmental and physiological factors cause this sectoring phenotype, genetic variants can also impact this complex morphogenesis. Therefore, RNA sequencing analysis was employed to identify candidate genes associated with sectorization traits and understand the genetic mechanism of this phenotype. Transcriptomic analysis of CpBck1 and CpSlt2 mutants and their sectored progeny strains revealed a number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to various cellular processes. Approximately 70% of DEGs were common between the wild-type and each of CpBck1 and CpSlt2 mutants, indicating that CpBck1 and CpSlt2 are components of the same MAPK pathway, but each component governs specific sets of genes. Functional description of the DEGs between the parental mutants and their sectored progenies revealed several key pathways, including the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, translation, amino acid metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism; among these, pathways for secondary metabolism and translation appeared to be the most common pathway. The results of this comparative study provide a better understanding of the genetic regulation of sector formation and suggest that complex several regulatory pathways result in interplays between secondary metabolites and morphogenesis.
Keywords
MAPK pathway; RNA-Seq; sectorization; transcriptomic analysis;
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