A new vector system for targeted integration and overexpression of genes in the crop pathogen Fusarium solani
Posted on 2019-12-11 - 10:44
Abstract Background Besides their ability to produce several interesting bioactive secondary metabolites, members of the Fusarium solani species complex comprise important pathogens of plants and humans. One of the major obstacles in understanding the biology of this species complex is the lack of efficient molecular tools for genetic manipulation. Results To remove this obstacle we here report the development of a reliable system where the vectors are generated through yeast recombinational cloning and inserted into a specific site in F. solani through Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. As proof-of-concept, the enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (eYFP) was inserted in a non-coding genomic position of F. solani and subsequent analyses showed that the resulting transformants were fluorescent on all tested media. In addition, we cloned and overexpressed the Zn(II)2Cys6 transcriptional factor fsr6 controlling mycelial pigmentation. A transformant displayed deep red/purple pigmentation stemming from bostrycoidin and javanicin. Conclusion By creating streamlined plasmid construction and fungal transformation systems, we are now able to express genes in the crop pathogen F. solani in a reliable and fast manner. As a case study, we targeted and activated the fusarubin (PKS3: fsr) gene cluster, which is the first case study of secondary metabolites being directly associated with the responsible gene cluster in F. solani via targeted activation. The system provides an approach that in the future can be used by the community to understand the biochemistry and genetics of the Fusarium solani species complex, and is obtainable from Addgene catalog #133094. Graphic abstract
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Nielsen, Mikkel; Holzwarth, Anna; Brew, Emmett; Chrapkova, Natalia; Kaniki, Samba; Kastaniegaard, Kenneth; et al. (2019). A new vector system for targeted integration and overexpression of genes in the crop pathogen Fusarium solani. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4777397.v1
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AUTHORS (11)
MN
Mikkel Nielsen
AH
Anna Holzwarth
EB
Emmett Brew
NC
Natalia Chrapkova
SK
Samba Kaniki
KK
Kenneth Kastaniegaard
TS
Trine Sørensen
KW
Klaus Westphal
RW
Reinhard Wimmer
TS
Teis Sondergaard
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Jens Sørensen