title: Skp1, a component of E3 ubiquitin ligase, is necessary for growth, sporulation, development and pathogenicity in rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae).
abstract: Ubiqitination is an important process in eukaryotic cells involving E3 ubiquitin ligase, which co-ordinates with cell cycle proteins and controls various cell functions. Skp1 (S-phase kinase-associated protein 1) is a core component of the SCF (Skp1-Cullin 1-F-box) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex necessary for protein degradation by the 26S proteasomal pathway. The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae has a single MoSKP1(MGG_04978) required for viability. Skp1 has multiple functions; however, its roles in growth, sporulation and appressorial development are not understood. MoSKP1 complements Skp1 function in the fission yeast temperature-sensitive mutant skp1 A7, restoring the normal length of yeast cells at restrictive temperature. The MoSkp1 protein in M. oryzae is present in spores and germ tubes, and is abundantly expressed in appressoria. Various RNA interference (RNAi) and antisense transformants of MoSKP1 in B157 show reduced sporulation, defective spore morphology, lesser septation and diffuse nuclei. Further, they show elongated germ tubes and are unable to form appressoria. Transformants arrested in G1/S stage during initial spore germination show a similar phenotype to wild-type spores treated with hydroxyurea (HU). Reduced MoSkp1 transcript and protein levels in knockdown transformants result in atypical germ tube development. MoSkp1 interacts with the putative F-box protein (MGG_06351) revealing the ability to form protein complexes. Our investigation of the role of MoSKP1 suggests that a decrease in MoSkp1 manifests in decreased total protein ubiquitination and, consequently, defective cell cycle and appressorial development. Thus, MoSKP1 plays important roles in growth, sporulation, appressorial development and pathogenicity of M. oryzae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, Gujarat, India.|Genome Research Centre, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manjrekar
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, Gujarat, India.|Genome Research Centre, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Bharat B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chattoo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002455:Cell Division; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D044783:F-Box Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020868:Gene Silencing; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D020082:Magnaporthe / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D012275:Oryza / Q000382:microbiology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D014170:Transformation, Genetic; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054875:Ubiquitination
chemical_list: D044783:F-Box Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
keywords: E3 ubiquitin ligase; Magnaporthe oryzae; Skp1-Cullin 1-F-box (SCF); appressoria; cell cycle; conidiogenesis; pathogenesis