A novel L-arabinose-responsive regulator discovered in the rice-blast fungus Pyricularia oryzae (Magnaporthe oryzae)
Journal article, 2016

In this study we identified the L-arabinose-responsive regulator of Pyricularia oryzae that regulates L-arabinose release and catabolism. Previously we identified the Zn2Cys6 transcription factor (TF), AraR, that has this role in the Trichocomaceae family (Eurotiales), but is absent in other fungi. Candidate Zn2Cys6 TF genes were selected according to their transcript profiles on L-arabinose. Deletion mutants of these genes were screened for their growth phenotype on L-arabinose. One mutant, named Delta ara1, was further analyzed. Our analysis demonstrated that Ara1 from P. oryzae is the functional analog of AraR from A. niger, while there is no significant sequence similarity between them.

rice-blast fungus

arabinanolytic regulator

pentose catabolic pathway

Author

Sylvia Klaubauf

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology

M. M. Zhou

Utrecht University

M. H. Lebrun

MPA

INRA Centre de Recherche de Versailles-Grignon

R. P. de Vries

Utrecht University

E. Battaglia

Utrecht University

FEBS Letters

0014-5793 (ISSN) 18733468 (eISSN)

Vol. 590 4 550-558

Subject Categories

Medical Genetics

DOI

10.1002/1873-3468.12070

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