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Mina S, Hérivaux A, Yaakoub H, Courdavault V, Wéry M, Papon N. Structure and distribution of sensor histidine kinases in the fungal kingdom. Curr Genet 2024; 70:17. [PMID: 39276214 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-024-01301-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/17/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024]
Abstract
Two-component systems (TCSs) are diverse cell signaling pathways that play a significant role in coping with a wide range of environmental cues in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. These transduction circuitries are primarily governed by histidine kinases (HKs), which act as sensing proteins of a broad variety of stressors. To date, nineteen HK groups have been previously described in the fungal kingdom. However, the structure and distribution of these prominent sensing proteins were hitherto investigated in a limited number of fungal species. In this study, we took advantage of recent genomic resources in fungi to refine the fungal HK classification by deciphering the structural diversity and phylogenetic distribution of HKs across a large number of fungal clades. To this end, we browsed the genome of 91 species representative of different fungal clades, which yielded 726 predicted HK sequences. A domain organization analysis, coupled with a robust phylogenomic approach, led to an improved categorization of fungal HKs. While most of the compiled sequences were categorized into previously described fungal HK groups, some new groups were also defined. Overall, this study provides an improved overview of the structure, distribution, and evolution of HKs in the fungal kingdom.
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- Sara Mina
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Univ Angers, Univ Brest, IRF, SFR ICAT, Angers, F-49000, France
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- Univ Angers, Univ Brest, IRF, SFR ICAT, Angers, F-49000, France
- Nantes-Université, INRAE, UMR 1280, PhAN, Nantes, 44000, France
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- Biomolécules et Biotechnologies Végétales, BBV, EA2106, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Univ Angers, SFR ICAT, Angers, F-49000, France
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- Univ Angers, Univ Brest, IRF, SFR ICAT, Angers, F-49000, France.
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Zhang C, Shang D, Zhang Y, Gao X, Liu D, Gao Y, Li Y, Qi Y, Qiu L. Two Hybrid Histidine Kinases Involved in the Ethylene Regulation of the Mycelial Growth and Postharvest Fruiting Body Maturation and Senescence of Agaricus bisporus. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0241122. [PMID: 36125274 PMCID: PMC9603746 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02411-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Ethylene regulates mycelial growth, primordium formation, and postharvest mushroom maturation and senescence in the white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. However, it remains unknown how ethylene is detected by the mushroom. In this study, we found that two hybrid histidine kinases in the mushroom, designated AbETR1 and AbETR2, showed domain structures similar to those of plant ethylene receptors. The transmembrane helices of AbETR1 and AbETR2 were expressed in yeast cells and showed ethylene-binding activities. Mushroom strains with downregulated expressions of AbETR1 and AbETR2 showed reduced sensitivity to the ethylene inhibition of mycelial growth, ethylene regulation of their own synthesis, postharvest mushroom maturation, and senescence and expression of maturation- and senescence-related genes. Therefore, AbETR1 and AbETR2 are expected to be biologically functional ethylene receptors and exhibit a different mode of action from that of the receptors of plants. Here, we fill gaps in the knowledge pertaining to higher fungus ethylene receptors, discover a novel mode of action of ethylene receptors, confirm ethylene as a novel fungal hormone, and provide a facilitated approach for preventing the maturation and senescence of postharvest button mushrooms. IMPORTANCE Ethylene regulates diverse physiological activities in bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, and plants, but how to perceive ethylene by fungi only remains unknown. In this study, we identify two biologically functional ethylene receptors in the basidiomycete fungus Agaricus bisporus, which fills the gaps of deficient fungal ethylene receptors. Furthermore, we found that decreased expression of the ethylene receptors facilitates preventing the maturation and senescence of postharvest button mushrooms, indicating that the two fungal ethylene receptors positively regulate the ethylene response, in contrast to that in plants.
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- Chaohui Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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- Institute of Biology Co., Ltd., Henan Academy of Science, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou, China
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Herman K, Bleichrodt R. Go with the flow: mechanisms driving water transport during vegetative growth and fruiting. FUNGAL BIOL REV 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Hérivaux A, So YS, Gastebois A, Latgé JP, Bouchara JP, Bahn YS, Papon N. Major Sensing Proteins in Pathogenic Fungi: The Hybrid Histidine Kinase Family. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005683. [PMID: 27467512 PMCID: PMC4965123 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- Anaïs Hérivaux
- Université d'Angers, Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Angers, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Université d'Angers, Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Angers, France
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- Université d'Angers, Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Angers, France
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie—Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d’Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- * E-mail: (YSB); (NP)
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- Université d'Angers, Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Angers, France
- * E-mail: (YSB); (NP)
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Hagiwara D, Sakamoto K, Abe K, Gomi K. Signaling pathways for stress responses and adaptation in Aspergillus species: stress biology in the post-genomic era. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2016; 80:1667-80. [PMID: 27007956 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1162085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Aspergillus species are among the most important filamentous fungi in terms of industrial use and because of their pathogenic or toxin-producing features. The genomes of several Aspergillus species have become publicly available in this decade, and genomic analyses have contributed to an integrated understanding of fungal biology. Stress responses and adaptation mechanisms have been intensively investigated using the accessible genome infrastructure. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades have been highlighted as being fundamentally important in fungal adaptation to a wide range of stress conditions. Reverse genetics analyses have uncovered the roles of MAPK pathways in osmotic stress, cell wall stress, development, secondary metabolite production, and conidia stress resistance. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the stress biology of Aspergillus species, illuminating what we have learned from the genomic data in this "post-genomic era."
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- Daisuke Hagiwara
- a Medical Mycology Research Center , Chiba University , Chiba , Japan
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- c Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan
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- c Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan
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Lavín JL, Ramírez L, Pisabarro AG, Oguiza JA. Genomewide analysis of phytochrome proteins in the phylum Basidiomycota. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 55:1141-7. [PMID: 25847700 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201500078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Phytochromes are photoreceptor proteins involved in the detection of the red and far-red regions of the visible light spectrum. Fungal phytochromes are hybrid histidine kinases with a conserved domain architecture composed of an N-terminal photosensory module and a C-terminal regulatory output module that includes the histidine kinase and response regulator receiver domains. In this study, we have analyzed the distribution, domain architecture, and phylogenetic analysis of phytochrome proteins in 47 published genome sequences among the phylum Basidiomycota. Genome analysis revealed that almost every genome of basidiomycetes contained at least one gene encoding a phytochrome protein. Domain architecture of fungal phytochromes was completely conserved in the identified phytochromes of basidiomycetes, and phylogenetic analysis clustered these proteins into clades related with the phylogenetic classification of this fungal phylum.
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- José L Lavín
- Genome Analysis Platform, Functional Genomics Unit, CIC bioGUNE & CIBERehd, Bizkaia Technology Park, Derio, Spain
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- Genetics and Microbiology Research Group, Department of Agrarian Production, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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- Genetics and Microbiology Research Group, Department of Agrarian Production, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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- Genetics and Microbiology Research Group, Department of Agrarian Production, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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Dual-histidine kinases in basidiomycete fungi. C R Biol 2014; 337:111-6. [PMID: 24581805 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Revised: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dual-histidine kinases (HKs) are complex hybrid HKs containing in a single polypeptide two HK transmitter modules (T) and two-response regulator received domains (R) that are combined in a TRTR geometry. In fungi, this protein family is limited to some particular species of the phylum Basidiomycota and absent in the other phyla. This study extends the investigation of dual-HKs to 80 fully sequenced genomes of basidiomycetes, analyzing their distribution, domain architecture and phylogenetic relationships. Moreover, similarly to dual-HKs of basidiomycetes, several species of bacteria were found that contain hybrid HKs with a TRTR domain architecture encoded in a single gene.
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