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Rei1‐like protein regulates nutritional metabolism and transport required for the asexual cycle in vitro and in vivo of a fungal insect pathogen
Author(s) -
Shao Wei,
Cai Qing,
Tong SenMiao,
Ying ShengHua,
Feng MingGuang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.954
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1462-2920
pISSN - 1462-2912
DOI - 10.1111/1462-2920.14616
Subject(s) - biology , conidiation , yeast , virulence , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , cytoplasm , spore germination , biochemistry , spore
Summary Rei1 is a cytoplasm‐specific pre‐60S subunit export factor that functions exclusively in cold‐sensitive yeast growth but remains unexplored in filamentous fungi. Here, we report that Rei1‐like BbRei1 is localized in both cytoplasm and nucleus and acts as a vital regulator in Beauveria bassiana . Deletion of BbRei1 resulted in delayed conidial germination, abnormally polarized germlings, severe growth defects on various carbon/nitrogen sources and reduced conidiation capacity as well as low temperature‐sensitive growth. In Δ Bbrei1 , greatly attenuated virulence correlated with reduced activities of enzymes secreted for cuticular penetration and blocked formation of hyphal bodies in vivo essential for facilitation of host mummification. Revealed by transcriptomic analysis, 560 and 840 genes were significantly up‐ and down‐regulated in Δ Bbrei1 versus wild‐type respectively, representing 13.5% of the fungal genome. Many repressed genes were involved in metabolism and transport of carbohydrates and amino acids. However, electrophoretic mobility shift assays presented no interactions of purified BbRei1 with 14 promoter DNA fragments. Conclusively, BbRei1 plays a pivotal role in gene expression and metabolism of nutrients and energy essential for the asexual cycle in vitro and in vivo of B. bassiana and functions much beyond the role for the yeast Rei1 in cold‐sensitive cell growth.