title: A kinase-encoding gene from Colletotrichum trifolii complements a colonial growth mutant of Neurospora crassa.
abstract: Colletotrichum trifolii is a fungal pathogen which is responsible for anthracnose disease of alfalfa. To initiate research on molecular communication in this fungus, a kinase-encoding gene (TB3) and the corresponding cDNA were cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence of TB3 closely resembles that of a Neurospora crassa serine/threonine protein kinase, COT1, required for hyphal elongation and branching. The C-terminal catalytic domains of TB3 and COT1 are highly conserved but the N-terminal regions are divergent, particularly in the homopolymeric glutamine repeats of TB3. Northern analysis indicated that TB3 expression was highest 1 h after inducing conidial germination and 1 h before germ tubes were first observed. Expression of TB3 transcripts returned to constitutive levels by 4 h after induction of germination. TB3 complemented the cot-I mutant of Neurospora crassa, demonstrating the functional conservation of this kinase between a pathogenic and a saprophytic fungus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68583-0722, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Buhr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oved
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Truesdell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yarden
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Dickman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D018628:Gene Dosage; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C100798:TB3 protein, Colletotrichum trifolii; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases