Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10749407 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) are found in diverse eukaryotes. Plant TLPs, known as Pathogenicity Related Protein (PR-5), are considered fungal inhibitors. However, genes encoding TLPs are frequently found in fungal genomes. In this work, we have identified that Moniliophthora perniciosa, a basidiomycete pathogen that causes the Witches' Broom Disease (WBD) of cacao, presents thirteen putative TLPs from which four are expressed during WBD progression. One of them is similar to small TLPs, which are present in phytopathogenic basidiomycete, such as wheat stem rust fungus Puccinia graminis. Fungi genomes annotation and phylogenetic data revealed a larger number of TLPs in basidiomycetes when comparing with ascomycetes, suggesting that these proteins could be involved in specific traits of mushroom-forming species. Based on the present data, we discuss the contribution of TLPs in the combat against fungal competitors and hypothesize a role of these proteins in M. perniciosa pathogenicity.
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Authors
Sulamita de Freitas Franco, Renata Moro Baroni, Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle, Paulo José Pereira Lima Teixeira, Osvaldo Reis, Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira, Jorge MaurÃcio Costa Mondego,