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Genes in Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum
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Genes in Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2232

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Cong Jiang

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College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
Interests: Fusarium graminearum; phytopathogens; fungal sensing; signaling pathways; histone modification; plant-fungus interactions; plant immunity; mycotoxin
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Prof. Dr. Wenhui Zheng

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College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Interests: Fusarium graminearum; phytopathogens; fungal biology; vesicle sorting and transport; mycotoxin; cell biology; plant–fungus interactions
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Zhang

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College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: fungal biology; fungal-host interaction; rice blast fungus
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute papers for publication in our upcoming issue “Genes in Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum”. Fusarium graminearum is a causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB), which is one of the most important diseases of wheat and barley worldwide. In addition to causing severe yield losses, F. graminearum is a producer of the trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), which is harmful to human and animal health. Currently, global warming, climate change and changes in cropping systems have made FHB epidemics more frequent and severe. Novel sustainable management strategies for crop protection must be developed.

This Special Issue aims to attract studies that contribute to enhance our understanding on pathogen biology, host–pathogen interactions, host resistance to diseases, and disease management related to FHB. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: 1) biology of F. graminearum towards gaining greater insight into the infection process and the weak spots in the disease cycles; 2) biosynthesis and regulation of trichothecene mycotoxins in F. graminearum; 3) interaction between F. graminearum and its hosts, and plant immunity against F. graminearum; 4) new strategies towards the control of FHB and trichothecene mycotoxins production; 5) population diversity and adaptive evolution of F. graminearum revealed by genomics and population genomics.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Cong Jiang
Prof. Dr. Wenhui Zheng
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Fusarium graminearum
  • Fusarium head blight
  • mycotoxin
  • pathogenesis
  • plant–fungus interactions
  • disease cycle
  • fungal biology
  • plant immunity
  • fungal omics

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Identification of Candidate Genes Associated with Trichothecene Biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum Species Complex Combined with Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis
by Jianhua Wang, Shanhai Lin, Guanghui Zhu, Zhiyong Zhao, Haoyu Wang, Miaoping Zhou, Xingming Zhao and Aibo Wu
Microorganisms 2022, 10(8), 1479; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/microorganisms10081479 - 22 Jul 2022
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The Fusarium graminearum species complex is the main causal agent of wheat head blight worldwide. Trichothecenes produced by the pathogen in infected grains have important food safety implications. Previously reported studies on trichothecene production have all focused on the conditions conducive to mycotoxin [...] Read more.
The Fusarium graminearum species complex is the main causal agent of wheat head blight worldwide. Trichothecenes produced by the pathogen in infected grains have important food safety implications. Previously reported studies on trichothecene production have all focused on the conditions conducive to mycotoxin production, while the molecular mechanisms of trichothecene biosynthesis in Fusarium strains under normal or non-inducing conditions are still unclear. Here, a global analysis of the fungal gene expression of three strains using the Affymetrix Fusarium GeneChip under non-inducing conditions is reported. Differentially expressed genes were identified among strains with different trichothecene-production ability, and some novel genes associated with trichothecene biosynthesis were found by bioinformatics analysis. To verify the transcriptome results, proteomic analyses of the three strains were conducted under the same culture conditions. In total, 69 unique fungal proteins were identified in 77 protein spots. Combined with transcriptome and proteome analysis, 27 novel genes were predicted to be associated with trichothecene mycotoxin production. A protein, encoded by FGSG_01403, was found to be associated with trichothecene production via proteome analysis. Gene knock-out mutations of FGSG_01403 resulted in mutants with increased production of trichothecenes. Future functional analysis of the candidate genes identified in this study may reveal new insights into the negative regulation of trichothecene production in the Fusarium graminearum species complex. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genes in Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum)
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