title: The F-box protein Fbp1 functions in the invasive growth and cell wall integrity mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways in Fusarium oxysporum.
abstract: F-box proteins determine substrate specificity of the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Previous work has demonstrated that the F-box protein Fbp1, a component of the SCF(Fbp1) E3 ligase complex, is essential for invasive growth and virulence of the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Here, we show that, in addition to invasive growth, Fbp1 also contributes to vegetative hyphal fusion and fungal adhesion to tomato roots. All of these functions have been shown previously to require the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) Fmk1. We found that Fbp1 is required for full phosphorylation of Fmk1, indicating that Fbp1 regulates virulence and invasive growth via the Fmk1 pathway. Moreover, the Δfbp1 mutant is hypersensitive to sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and calcofluor white (CFW) and shows reduced phosphorylation levels of the cell wall integrity MAPK Mpk1 after SDS treatment. Collectively, these results suggest that Fbp1 contributes to both the invasive growth and cell wall integrity MAPK pathways of F. oxysporum.
authors: Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.|Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Miguel-Rojas
authors: Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.|Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, 14071, Córdoba, Spain.
authors: Concepcion
authors: C
authors: Hera
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000201:enzymology*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D025301:Hyphae / Q000502:physiology; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D010368:Pectins / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010368:Pectins; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
keywords: F-box; Fusarium oxysporum; MAPK pathways; virulence