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. 2019 Apr 17;67(15):4200-4213.
doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b07115. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

Cyclase-Associated Protein Cap with Multiple Domains Contributes to Mycotoxin Biosynthesis and Fungal Virulence in Aspergillus flavus

Kunlong Yang  1   2 , Yinghang Liu  1   3 , Sen Wang  1 , Lianghuan Wu  1 , Rui Xie  1 , Huahui Lan  1 , Opemipo Esther Fasoyin  4 , Yu Wang  1 , Shihua Wang  1
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Cyclase-Associated Protein Cap with Multiple Domains Contributes to Mycotoxin Biosynthesis and Fungal Virulence in Aspergillus flavus

Kunlong Yang et al. J Agric Food Chem. .

Abstract

In Aspergillus, the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling modulates asexual development and mycotoxin biosynthesis. Here, we characterize the cyclase-associated protein Cap in the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus flauvs. The cap disruption mutant exhibited dramatic reduction in hyphal growth, conidiation, and spore germination, while an enhanced production of the sclerotia was observed in this mutant. Importantly, the cap gene was found to be important for mycotoxin biosynthesis and virulence. The domain deletion study demonstrated that each domain played an important role for the Cap protein in regulating cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling, while only P1 and CARP domains were essential for the full function of Cap. The phosphorylation of Cap at S35 was identified in A. flavus, which was found to play a negligible role for the function of Cap. Overall, our results indicated that Cap with multiple domains engages in mycotoxin production and fungal pathogenicity, which could be designed as potential control targets for preventing this fungal pathogen.

Keywords: PKA; adenylate cyclase; cAMP; cyclopiazonic acid; sclerotia; temperature.

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