Production of cell wall-degrading enzymes by Aspergillus nidulans: a model system for fungal pathogenesis of plants.
AUTOR(ES)
Dean, R A
RESUMO
The cell wall-degrading enzymes polygalacturonase and pectate lyase have been suggested to be crucial for penetration and colonization of plant tissues by some fungal pathogens. We have found that Aspergillus nidulans (= Emericella nidulans), a saprophytic Ascomycete, produces levels of these enzymes equal to those produced by soft-rotting Erwinia species. Induction of polygacturonase and pectate lyase in A. nidulans requires substrate and is completely repressed by glucose. Surprisingly, inoculation of excised plant tissues with A. nidulans conidia leads to formation of necrotic, water-soaked lesions within which the organism sporulates. Thus, A. nidulans has phytopathogenic potential. The release of glucose and other sugars from wounded tissues may repress pectolytic enzyme production and limit disease development. Therefore, we tested creA204, a mutation that relieves glucose repression of some A. nidulans carbon utilization enzymes, for its effect on production of pectolytic enzymes. creA204 failed to relieve catabolite repression of polygalacturonase or pectate lyase and had no effect on disease severity.
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