Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>
<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, the grey mould fungus affecting over 1400 plant species, employs infection cushion (IC), a branched and claw-like structure formed by mycelia, as a critical strategy to breach host surface barriers. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying IC formation remain...
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| description | <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, the grey mould fungus affecting over 1400 plant species, employs infection cushion (IC), a branched and claw-like structure formed by mycelia, as a critical strategy to breach host surface barriers. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying IC formation remain largely unexplored. In this study, we utilized a forward genetics approach to establish a large T-DNA tagged population of <i>B. cinerea</i>, which contained 14,000 transformants. Through phenotype screening, we identified 161 mutants with defects in IC development. Detailed analyses revealed that these mutants exhibited various degrees of impairment in IC formation, ranging from complete failure to form ICs to a reduction in the number and maturity of ICs. Further genetic analysis of one of the mutants led to the identification of <i>EXO70</i>, a gene encoding a component of the exocyst complex, as a key regulatory factor in IC development. Mutants with deletion of <i>EXO70</i> failed to form ICs, confirming its crucial role in the process. The mutant library reported here provides a rich resource for further large-scale identification of genes involved in IC development. Our findings provide valuable insights into the genetic and molecular basis of IC formation and offer new targets for controlling <i>B. cinerea</i> pathogenicity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f5883a7f2e274ad28f833a39abe30cb52025-01-24T13:37:14ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2024-12-011111610.3390/jof11010016Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i>Maoyao Tang0Kexin Wang1Pan Zhang2Jie Hou3Xiaoqian Yu4Hongfu Wang5Yangyizhou Wang6Guihua Li7College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaEngineering Research Centre of Forestry Biotechnology, Jilin Province in Beihua University, Jilin 132013, ChinaEngineering Research Centre of Forestry Biotechnology, Jilin Province in Beihua University, Jilin 132013, ChinaCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaCollege of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, the grey mould fungus affecting over 1400 plant species, employs infection cushion (IC), a branched and claw-like structure formed by mycelia, as a critical strategy to breach host surface barriers. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying IC formation remain largely unexplored. In this study, we utilized a forward genetics approach to establish a large T-DNA tagged population of <i>B. cinerea</i>, which contained 14,000 transformants. Through phenotype screening, we identified 161 mutants with defects in IC development. Detailed analyses revealed that these mutants exhibited various degrees of impairment in IC formation, ranging from complete failure to form ICs to a reduction in the number and maturity of ICs. Further genetic analysis of one of the mutants led to the identification of <i>EXO70</i>, a gene encoding a component of the exocyst complex, as a key regulatory factor in IC development. Mutants with deletion of <i>EXO70</i> failed to form ICs, confirming its crucial role in the process. The mutant library reported here provides a rich resource for further large-scale identification of genes involved in IC development. Our findings provide valuable insights into the genetic and molecular basis of IC formation and offer new targets for controlling <i>B. cinerea</i> pathogenicity.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/1/16forward geneticsmutant libraryATMT<i>EXO70</i> |
| spellingShingle | Maoyao Tang Kexin Wang Pan Zhang Jie Hou Xiaoqian Yu Hongfu Wang Yangyizhou Wang Guihua Li Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> Journal of Fungi forward genetics mutant library ATMT <i>EXO70</i> |
| title | Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| title_full | Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| title_fullStr | Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| title_short | Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> |
| title_sort | establishment of a mutant library for infection cushion development and identification of a key regulatory gene in i botrytis cinerea i |
| topic | forward genetics mutant library ATMT <i>EXO70</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/1/16 |
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