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Qian X, Qin Y, Sarasiya S, Chen J. Transcriptomic profiling of adding cobalt chloride to improve dendrobine-type total alkaloid production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:26. [PMID: 38170314 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12869-7] [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: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Trichoderma longibrachiatum UN32 is known for its efficient production of dendrobine-type total alkaloids (DTTAs). This study aimed to determine the optimal medium composition for the UN32 strain using response surface methodology. Key factors, including glucose, beef extract, and CoCl2, were selected through the Plackett-Burman design. Subsequently, a factorial optimization approach was employed using the steepest ascent design, and 17 trial sets were completed via the Box-Behnken design. The optimal medium composition was found to consist of 29.4 g/L of glucose, 17.3 g/L of beef extract, and 0.28 mmol/L of CoCl2. This optimized medium resulted in an impressive 80.8% increase in mycelial dry weight (reaching 12.303 g/L) and a substantial 76.4% boost in DTTA production (reaching 541.63 ± 46.95 μg). Furthermore, the fermentation process was scaled up to a 5-L bioreactor, leading to a DTTA production approximately 1.95 times than the control. Transcriptome analysis of strain UN32 in response to CoCl2 supplementation revealed significant changes in the expression of critical genes associated with the TCA cycle and L-valine, L-leucine, and L-isoleucine biosynthesis changed. These alterations resulted in a heightened influx of acetyl-CoA into DTTA production. Additionally, the expression of genes related to antioxidant enzymes was modified to maintain homeostasis of reactive oxygen species (ROS). A potential mechanism for the accumulation of DTTAs based on ROS as a signal transduction was proposed. These findings provide valuable insights into the regulatory mechanisms of DTTA biosynthesis, potentially offering a method to enhance the production of secondary metabolites in the UN32 strain. KEY POINTS: • After the RSM optimization, there is a substantial increase of 80.8% in biomass production and a significant 76.4% rise in DTTA production. • Transcriptome analysis revealed that the inclusion of CoCl2 supplements resulted in an enhanced influx of acetyl-CoA. • Proposed a mechanism for the accumulation of DTTAs for the role of ROS as a signal transduction pathway.
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- Xu Qian
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, Jiangsu, China
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- Bioresource Institute of Healthy Utilization, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, Jiangsu, China.
- Bioresource Institute of Healthy Utilization, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, China.
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Wang WJ, Li XP, Shen WH, Huang QY, Cong RP, Zheng LP, Wang JW. Nitric oxide mediates red light-induced perylenequinone production in Shiraia mycelium culture. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2024; 11:2. [PMID: 38647587 PMCID: PMC10991179 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00725-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Perylenequinones (PQs) from bambusicolous Shiraia fungi serve as excellent photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy. However, the lower yield of PQ production in mycelium cultures is an important bottleneck for their clinical application. Light has long been recognized as a pivotal regulatory signal for fungal secondary metabolite biosynthesis. In this study, we explored the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the growth and PQ biosynthesis in mycelium cultures of Shiraia sp. S9 exposed to red light. The continuous irradiation with red light (627 nm, 200 lx) suppressed fungal conidiation, promoted hyphal branching, and elicited a notable increase in PQ accumulation. Red light exposure induced NO generation, peaking to 81.7 μmol/g FW on day 8 of the culture, with the involvement of nitric oxide synthase (NOS)- or nitrate reductase (NR)-dependent pathways. The application of a NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) restored conidiation of Shiraia sp. S9 under red light and stimulated PQ production, which was mitigated upon the introduction of NO scavenger carboxy-PTIO or soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor NS-2028. These results showed that red light-induced NO, as a signaling molecule, was involved in the regulation of growth and PQ production in Shiraia sp. S9 through the NO-cGMP-PKG signaling pathway. While mycelial H2O2 content exhibited no significant alternations, a transient increase of intracellular Ca2+ and extracellular ATP (eATP) content was detected upon exposure to red light. The generation of NO was found to be interdependent on cytosolic Ca2+ and eATP concentration. These signal molecules cooperated synergistically to enhance membrane permeability and elevate the transcript levels of PQ biosynthetic genes in Shiraia sp. S9. Notably, the combined treatment of red light with 5 μM SNP yielded a synergistic effect, resulting in a substantially higher level of hypocrellin A (HA, 254 mg/L), about 3.0-fold over the dark control. Our findings provide valuable insights into the regulation of NO on fungal secondary metabolite biosynthesis and present a promising strategy involving the combined elicitation with SNP for enhanced production of photoactive PQs and other valuable secondary metabolites in fungi.
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- Wen Juan Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Bao Z, Xie Y, Xu C, Zhang Z, Zhu D. Biotechnological production and potential applications of hypocrellins. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:6421-6438. [PMID: 37695342 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12727-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Hypocrellins (HYPs), a kind of natural perylenequinones (PQs) with an oxidized pentacyclic core, are important natural compounds initially extracted from the stromata of Hypocrella bambusae and Shiraia bambusicola. They have been widely concerned for their use as anti-microbial, anti-cancers, and anti-viral photodynamic therapy agents in recent years. Considering the restrictions of natural stromal resources, submerged fermentation with Shiraia spp. has been viewed as a promising alternative biotechnology for HYP production, and great efforts have been made to improve HYP production over the past decade. This article reviews recent publications about the mycelium fermentation production of HYPs, and their bioactivities and potential applications, and especially summarizes the progresses toward manipulation of fermentation conditions. Also, their chemical structure and analytic methods are outlined. Herein, it is worth mentioning that the gene arrangement in HYP gene cluster is revised; previous unknown genes in HYP and CTB gene clusters with correct function annotation are deciphered; the homologous sequences of HYP, CTB, and elc are systematically aligned, and especially the biosynthetic pathway of HYPs is full-scale proposed. KEY POINTS: • The mycelial fermentation process and metabolic regulation of hypocrellins are reviewed. • The bioactivities and potential applications of hypocrellins are summarized. • The biosynthesis pathway and regulatory mechanisms of hypocrellins are outlined.
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- Zhuanying Bao
- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic Plant Resources of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic Plant Resources of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
- Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering of Jiangxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic Plant Resources of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic Plant Resources of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Subtropic Plant Resources of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China.
- Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering of Jiangxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, China.
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Shen WH, Zhou LL, Li XP, Cong RP, Huang QY, Zheng LP, Wang JW. Bamboo polysaccharides elicit hypocrellin A biosynthesis of a bambusicolous fungus Shiraia sp. S9. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:341. [PMID: 37828354 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03789-9] [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: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Hypocrellin A (HA), a fungal perylenequinone from bambusicolous Shiraia species, is a newly developed photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy in cancer and other infectious diseases. The lower yield of HA is an important bottleneck for its biomedical application. This study is the first report of the enhancement of HA production in mycelium culture of Shiraia sp. S9 by the polysaccharides from its host bamboo which serve as a strong elicitor. A purified bamboo polysaccharide (BPSE) with an average molecular weight of 34.2 kDa was found to be the most effective elicitor to enhance fungal HA production and characterized as a polysaccharide fraction mainly composed of arabinose and galactose (53.7: 36.9). When BPSE was added to the culture at 10 mg/L on day 3, the highest HA production of 422.8 mg/L was achieved on day 8, which was about 4.0-fold of the control. BPSE changed the gene expressions mainly responsible for central carbon metabolism and the cellular oxidative stress. The induced generation of H2O2 and nitric oxide was found to be involved in both the permeabilization of cell membrane and HA biosynthesis, leading to enhancements in both intra- and extracellular HA production. Our results indicated the roles of plant polysaccharides in host-fungal interactions and provided a new elicitation technique to improve fungal perylenequinone production in mycelium cultures.
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- Wen Hao Shen
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Zuo W, Chen Z, Zhang J, Zhan W, Yang H, Li L, Zhu W, Mao Y. The microalgae-based wastewater treatment system coupled with Cerium: A potential way for energy saving and microalgae boost. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:60920-60931. [PMID: 37042916 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26639-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The microalgae-based system attracts more attention in wastewater treatment for high quality effluent, low carbon emission, and resource utilization. Light is the key factor for algae growth, but the light masking in sewage will cause low efficiency of the system. This study designed laboratory scale experiments with Chlorella to investigate the influence of cerium on the nutrient removal by algae wastewater treatment system under different light intensities. The best removal rates of NH4-N, TP, and COD were 72.43%, 88.87%, and 68.08% under 50 µmol/(m 2·s) light intensity and 1 mg/L Ce. Low concentration of Ce could activate protein synthesis, electron transfer, and antioxidase, while excessive Ce might cause toxicity which could be relieved by strong light for energy supply and further activating superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). Comparing to other similar experiences, this system reached an equal or greater performance on nutrients removal with better efficiency in light utilization. It might provide a new idea for microalgae-based system development.
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- Wei Zuo
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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Shen WH, Cong RP, Li XP, Huang QY, Zheng LP, Wang JW. Effects of branched-chain amino acids on Shiraia perylenequinone production in mycelium cultures. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:57. [PMID: 36964527 PMCID: PMC10039612 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02066-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Perylenequinones from Shiraia fruiting bodies are excellent photosensitizers and widely used for anti-cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT). The lower yield of Shiraia perylenequinones becomes a significant bottleneck for their medical application. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) not only serve as important precursors for protein synthesis, but also are involved in signaling pathway in cell growth and development. However, there are few reports concerning their regulation of fungal secondary metabolism. In present study, the eliciting effects of BCAAs including L-isoleucine (L-Ile), L-leucine (L-Leu) and L-valine (L-Val) on Shiraia perylenequinone production were investigated. RESULTS Based on the analysis of the transcriptome and amino acid contents of Shiraia in the production medium, we revealed the involvement of BCAAs in perylenequinone biosynthesis. The fungal conidiation was promoted by L-Val treatment at 1.5 g/L, but inhibited by L-Leu. The spore germination was promoted by both. The production of fungal perylenequinones including hypocrellins A (HA), HC and elsinochromes A-C (EA-EC) was stimulated significantly by L-Val at 1.5 g/L, but sharply suppressed by L-Leu. After L-Val treatment (1.5 g/L) in Shiraia mycelium cultures, HA, one of the main bioactive perylenequinones reached highest production 237.92 mg/L, about 2.12-fold than that of the control. Simultaneously, we found that the expression levels of key genes involved in the central carbon metabolism and in the late steps for perylenequinone biosynthesis were up-regulated significantly by L-Val, but most of them were down-regulated by L-Leu. CONCLUSIONS Our transcriptome analysis demonstrated that BCAA metabolism was involved in Shiraia perylenequinone biosynthesis. Exogenous BCAAs exhibit contrasting effects on Shiraia growth and perylenequinones production. L-Val could promote perylenequinone biosynthesis via not only enhancing the central carbon metabolism for more precursors, but also eliciting perylenequinone biosynthetic gene expressions. This is the first report on the regulation of BCAAs on fungal perylenequinone production. These findings provided a basis for understanding physiological roles of BCAAs and a new avenue for increasing perylenequinone production in Shiraia mycelium cultures.
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- Wen Hao Shen
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Du SS, Luo XF, An JX, Zhang ZJ, Zhang SY, Wang YR, Ding YY, Jiang WQ, Zhang BQ, Ma Y, Zhou Y, Hu YM, Liu YQ. Exploring boron applications in modern agriculture: Antifungal activities and mechanisms of phenylboronic acid derivatives. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023. [PMID: 36914877 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The unreasonable use of chemical fungicides causes common adverse consequences that not only affect the environment, but also cause resistance and resurgence problems of plant pathogens, which are extremely harmful to human health, the economy, and the environment. Based on the rich biological activities of boron-based compounds, 82 phenylboronic acid derivatives were selected and their antifungal activities against six agricultural plant pathogens were determined. Combined with transcriptomics tools, the mechanism of action of compound A49 (2-chloro-5-trifluoromethoxybenzeneboronic acid) against Botrytis cinerea Pers (B. cinerea) was studied. RESULTS The EC50 values of compounds A24, A25, A30, A31, A36, A41, A49 and B23 against all six fungi were under 10 μg/mL. Compound A49 displayed significant activity against B. cinerea (EC50 = 0.39 μg/mL), which was better than that of commercial fungicide boscalid (EC50 = 0.55 μg/mL). A49 not only inhibited the germination of B. cinerea spores, but also caused abnormal cell morphology, loss of cell membrane integrity, enhanced cell membrane permeability, and accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species. Further findings showed that A49 reduced cellular antioxidant activity, and peroxidase and catalase activities. Transcriptomic results indicated that A49 could degrade intracellular redox processes and alter the metabolism of some amino acids. Meanwhile, A49 showed obvious activity in vivo and low cytotoxicity to mammal cells. CONCLUSION The boron-containing small molecule compounds had high efficiency and broad-spectrum antifungal activities against six plant pathogens, and are expected to be candidate compounds for a new class of antifungal drugs. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Sha-Sha Du
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Science, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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Zhou LL, Shen WH, Ma YJ, Li XP, Wu JY, Wang JW. Structure characterization of an exopolysaccharide from a Shiraia-associated bacterium and its strong eliciting activity on the fungal hypocrellin production. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 226:423-433. [PMID: 36473526 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypocrellins are fungal perylenequinones (PQs) from Shiraia fruiting bodies and potential photosensitizers for cancer photodynamic therapy. Shiraia fruiting bodies harbor diverse bacterial communities dominated by Pseudomonas. The present study was to characterize the exopolysaccharide (EPS) of P. fulva SB1 which acted as an elicitor to stimulate the PQ accumulation of the host Shiraia. A bacterial EPS named EPS-1 was purified from the culture broth of P. fulva SB1, which consisted of mannose (Man) and glucose (Glc) with an average molecular weight of 9.213 × 104 Da. EPS-1 had (1 → 2)-linked α-mannopyranose (Manp) backbone and side chains of α-D-Manp-(1→ and α-D-Manp-(1 → 6)-β-D-Glcp-(1 → 6)-α-D-Manp(1 → group attached to the O-6 positions of (1 → 2)-α-D-Manp. EPS-1 at 30 mg/L stimulated both intracellular and extracellular hypocrellin A (HA) by about 3-fold of the control group. The EPS-1 treatment up-regulated the expression of key genes for HA biosynthesis. The elicitation of HA biosynthesis by EPS-1 was strongly dependent on the induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. The results may provide new insights on the role of bacterial EPS in bacterium-fungus interactions and effective elicitation strategy for hypocrellin production in mycelial cultures.
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- Lu Lu Zhou
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Research Institute for Future Food, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Deng H, Liang X, Liu J, Zheng X, Fan TP, Cai Y. Advances and perspectives on perylenequinone biosynthesis. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1070110. [PMID: 36605511 PMCID: PMC9808054 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1070110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Under illumination, the fungal secondary metabolites, perylenequinones (PQs) react with molecular oxygen to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which, in excess can damage cellular macromolecules and trigger apoptosis. Based on this property, PQs have been widely used as photosensitizers and applied in pharmaceuticals, which has stimulated research into the discovery of new PQs and the elucidation of their biosynthetic pathways. The PQs-associated literature covering from April 1967 to September 2022 is reviewed in three sections: (1) the sources, structural diversity, and biological activities of microbial PQs; (2) elucidation of PQ biosynthetic pathways, associated genes, and mechanisms of regulation; and (3) advances in pathway engineering and future potential strategies to modify cellular metabolism and improve PQ production.
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- Huaxiang Deng
- Center for Synthetic Biochemistry, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China,The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,*Correspondence: Huaxiang Deng,
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Marine and Bioengineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,Yujie Cai,
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Melatonin-Induced Inhibition of Shiraia Hypocrellin A Biosynthesis Is Mediated by Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8080836. [PMID: 36012825 PMCID: PMC9410495 DOI: 10.3390/jof8080836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Melatonin (MLT), an evolutionarily conserved pleiotropic molecule, is implicated in numerous physiological processes in plants and animals. However, the effects of MLT on microbes have seldom been reported. In this study, we examined the influence of exogenous MLT on the growth and hypocrellin biosynthesis of bambusicolous fungus Shiraia sp. S9. Hypocrellin A (HA) is a photoactivated and photoinduced perylenequinone (PQ) toxin in Shiraia. Exogenous MLT at 100.00 μM not only decreased fungal conidiation and spore germination but inhibited HA contents significantly in fungal cultures under a light/dark (24 h:24 h) shift. MLT treatment was associated with higher activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase) and a marked decline in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the mycelia. Moreover, MLT induced endogenous nitric oxide (NO) production during the culture. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) potentiated MLT-induced inhibition of O2− production, but NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO) enhanced O2− production, whereas MLT-induced NO level was increased by the ROS scavenger vitamin C (Vc). The changes in NO and H2O2 were proved to be involved in the MLT-induced downregulation of the expressions of HA biosynthetic genes, leading to the suppression of HA production. This study provides new insight into the regulatory roles of MLT on fungal secondary metabolism activities and a basis for understanding self-resistance in phototoxin-producing fungi.
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Zhang R, Tan S, Zhang B, Hu P, Li L. Cerium-Promoted Ginsenosides Accumulation by Regulating Endogenous Methyl Jasmonate Biosynthesis in Hairy Roots of Panax ginseng. Molecules 2021; 26:5623. [PMID: 34577094 PMCID: PMC8467428 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Among rare earth elements, cerium has the unique ability of regulating the growth of plant cells and the biosynthesis of metabolites at different stages of plant development. The signal pathways of Ce3+-mediated ginsenosides biosynthesis in ginseng hairy roots were investigated. At a low concentration, Ce3+ improved the elongation and biomass of hairy roots. The Ce3+-induced accumulation of ginsenosides showed a high correlation with the reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as the biosynthesis of endogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and ginsenoside key enzyme genes (PgSS, PgSE and PgDDS). At a Ce3+ concentration of 20 mg L-1, the total ginsenoside content was 1.7-fold, and the total ginsenosides yield was 2.7-fold that of the control. Malondialdehyde (MDA) content and the ROS production rate were significantly higher than those of the control. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was significantly activated within the Ce3+ concentration range of 10 to 30 mg L-1. The activity of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) strengthened with the increasing concentration of Ce3+ in the range of 20-40 mg L-1. The Ce3+ exposure induced transient production of superoxide anion (O2•-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Together with the increase in the intracellular MeJA level and enzyme activity for lipoxygenase (LOX), there was an increase in the gene expression level of MeJA biosynthesis including PgLOX, PgAOS and PgJMT. Our results also revealed that Ce3+ did not directly influence PgSS, PgSE and PgDDS activity. We speculated that Ce3+-induced ROS production could enhance the accumulation of ginsenosides in ginseng hairy roots via the direct stimulation of enzyme genes for MeJA biosynthesis. This study demonstrates a potential approach for understanding and improving ginsenoside biosynthesis that is regulated by Ce3+-mediated signal transduction.
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- Ru Zhang
- Hunan Institute of Engineering, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China; (S.T.); (B.Z.); (P.H.); (L.L.)
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
- Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Hunan Institute of Engineering, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China; (S.T.); (B.Z.); (P.H.); (L.L.)
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- Hunan Institute of Engineering, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China; (S.T.); (B.Z.); (P.H.); (L.L.)
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- Hunan Institute of Engineering, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China; (S.T.); (B.Z.); (P.H.); (L.L.)
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- Hunan Institute of Engineering, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China; (S.T.); (B.Z.); (P.H.); (L.L.)
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Ma YJ, Li XP, Wang Y, Wang JW. Nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside-induced transcriptional changes and hypocrellin biosynthesis of Shiraia sp. S9. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:92. [PMID: 33910564 PMCID: PMC8082767 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01581-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Nitric oxide (NO) is a ubiquitous signaling mediator in various physiological processes. However, there are less reports concerning the effects of NO on fungal secondary metabolites. Hypocrellins are effective anticancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents from fungal perylenequinone pigments of Shiraia. NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was used as a chemical elicitor to promote hypocrellin biosynthesis in Shiraia mycelium cultures. Results SNP application at 0.01–0.20 mM was found to stimulate significantly fungal production of perylenequinones including hypocrellin A (HA) and elsinochrome A (EA). SNP application could not only enhance HA content by 178.96% in mycelia, but also stimulate its efflux to the medium. After 4 days of SNP application at 0.02 mM, the highest total production (110.34 mg/L) of HA was achieved without any growth suppression. SNP released NO in mycelia and acted as a pro-oxidant, thereby up-regulating the gene expression and activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating NADPH oxidase (NOX) and antioxidant enzymes, leading to the increased levels of superoxide anion (O2−) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Gene ontology (GO) analysis revealed that SNP treatment could up-regulate biosynthetic genes for hypocrellins and activate the transporter protein major facilitator superfamily (MFS) for the exudation. Moreover, SNP treatment increased the proportion of total unsaturated fatty acids in the hypha membranes and enhanced membrane permeability. Our results indicated both cellular biosynthesis of HA and its secretion could contribute to HA production induced by SNP. Conclusions The results of this study provide a valuable strategy for large-scale hypocrellin production and can facilitate further understanding and exploration of NO signaling in the biosynthesis of the important fungal metabolites. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12934-021-01581-8.
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- Yan Jun Ma
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.,College of Life Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Inducing red pigment and inhibiting citrinin production by adding lanthanum(III) ion in Monascus purpureus fermentation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:1905-1912. [PMID: 33576885 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11162-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Monascus pigments (MPs) are widely used natural colorants in Asian countries. The problems of low extracellular red pigment (ERP) and high citrinin remain to be solved in Monascus pigment production. The effect of lanthanum(III) ion (LaCl3) on Monascus purpureus fermentation was investigated in this study. The yields of ERP and biomass respectively reached maxima of 124.10 U/mL and 33.10 g/L by adding 0.4 g/L La3+ on the second day in the total 8-day fermentation; simultaneously, citrinin was decreased by 59.93% and 38.14% in the extracellular and intracellular fractions, respectively. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were obviously improved by La3+ treatment, while the activities of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were increased compared with the control. The ratio of unsaturated/saturated fatty acids in mycelia was increased from 2.94 to 3.49, indicating that the permeability and fluidity of the cell membrane were enhanced under La3+ treatment. Gene expression analysis showed that the relative expression levels of Monascus pigment synthesis genes (pksPT, mppB, mppD, MpFasB2, and MpPKS5) were significantly upregulated by La3+ treatment, and in contrast, the relative expression levels of citrinin synthesis genes (ctnA, pksCT and mppC) were markedly downregulated. This work confirmed that LaCl3 possesses the potential to induce red pigment biosynthesis and inhibit citrinin production in M. purpureus fermentation. KEY POINTS: • La3+ induced red pigment and inhibited citrinin production in Monascus fermentation. • La3+ regulated genes expression up for Monascus pigment and down for citrinin. • La3+ increased the UFAs in cell membrane to enhance the permeability and fluidity.
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Wang Y, Zhang X, Lu C, Li X, Zhou J, Wang J. Lanthanum: A novel inducer for enhancement of fungal laccase production by Shiraia bambusicola. J RARE EARTH 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2020.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide Signaling in Extractive Shiraia Fermentation by Triton X-100 for Hypocrellin A Production. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030882. [PMID: 32019072 PMCID: PMC7037624 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Shiraia mycelial culture is a promising biotechnological alternative for the production of hypocrellin A (HA), a new photosensitizer for anticancer photodynamic therapy (PDT). The extractive fermentation of intracellular HA in the nonionic surfactant Triton X-100 (TX100) aqueous solution was studied in the present work. The addition of 25 g/L TX100 at 36 h of the fermentation not only enhanced HA exudation to the broth by 15.6-fold, but stimulated HA content in mycelia by 5.1-fold, leading to the higher production 206.2 mg/L, a 5.4-fold of the control on day 9. After the induced cell membrane permeabilization by TX100 addition, a rapid generation of nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was observed. The increase of NO level was suppressed by the scavenger vitamin C (VC) of reactive oxygen species (ROS), whereas the induced H2O2 production could not be prevented by the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PTIO), suggesting that NO production may occur downstream of ROS in the extractive fermentation. Both NO and H2O2 were proved to be involved in the expressions of HA biosynthetic genes (Mono, PKS and Omef) and HA production. NO was found to be able to up-regulate the expression of transporter genes (MFS and ABC) for HA exudation. Our results indicated the integrated role of NO and ROS in the extractive fermentation and provided a practical biotechnological process for HA production.
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Ma YJ, Zheng LP, Wang JW. Inducing perylenequinone production from a bambusicolous fungus Shiraia sp. S9 through co-culture with a fruiting body-associated bacterium Pseudomonas fulva SB1. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:121. [PMID: 31277643 PMCID: PMC6612088 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1170-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Fungal perylenequinonoid (PQ) pigments from Shiraia fruiting body have been well known as excellent photosensitizers for medical and agricultural uses. The fruiting bodies are colonized by a diverse bacterial community of unknown function. We screened the companion bacteria from the fruiting body of Shiraia sp. S9 and explored the bacterial elicitation on fungal PQ production. Results A bacterium Pseudomonas fulva SB1 isolated from the fruiting body was found to stimulate the production of fungal PQs including hypocrellins A, C (HA and HC), and elsinochromes A–C (EA, EB and EC). After 2 days of co-cultures, Shiraia mycelium cultures presented the highest production of HA (325.87 mg/L), about 3.20-fold of that in axenic culture. The co-culture resulted in the induction of fungal conidiation and the formation of more compact fungal pellets. Furthermore, the bacterial treatment up-regulated the expression of polyketide synthase gene (PKS), and activated transporter genes of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and major facilitator superfamily transporter (MFS) for PQ exudation. Conclusions We have established a bacterial co-culture with a host Shiraia fungus to induce PQ biosynthesis. Our results provide a basis for understanding bacterial–fungal interaction in fruiting bodies and a practical co-culture process to enhance PQ production for photodynamic therapy medicine. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-019-1170-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yan Jun Ma
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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