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Yang J et al. (2011) Appl Microbiol Biotechnol "Overexpression of a cuticle-degrading protease Ver112 increases the nematicidal activity of Paecilomyces lilacinus."

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    PMID:
    21110018
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00253-010-3012-6
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    Publication type:
    Journal_article
    WormBase ID:
    WBPaper00037815

    Yang J, Zhao X, Liang L, Xia Z, Lei L, Niu X, Zou C, & Zhang KQ (2011). Overexpression of a cuticle-degrading protease Ver112 increases the nematicidal activity of Paecilomyces lilacinus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 89, 1895-903. doi:10.1007/s00253-010-3012-6

    Due to their ability to degrade the proteins in nematode cuticle, serine proteases play an important role in the pathogenicity of nematophagous fungi against nematodes. The serine protease Ver112 was identified from the nematophagous fungus Lecanicillium psalliotae capable of degrading the nematode cuticle and killing nematodes effectively. In this study, the gene ver112 was introduced into the commercial biocontrol fungal agent Paecilomyces lilacinus by the restriction enzyme-mediated integration transformation. Compared to the wild strain, the transformant P. lilacinus 112 showed significantly greater protease activity, with nematicidal activities increased by 79% and 96% to Panagrellus redivivus and Caenorhabditis elegans at the second day, respectively. The crude protein extract isolated from the culture filtrate of P. lilacinus 112 also showed 20-25% higher nematicidal activity than that of the wild-type strain. Reverse transcription PCR results showed that the expression of gene ver112 in P. lilacinus 112 was correlated to protease activity of the culture filtrate. Our results demonstrated the first successful transfer of a virulence gene from one nematophagous fungus to another nematophagous fungus, and improved the pathogenicity of the recipient fungus against pest nematodes.

    Authors: Yang J, Zhao X, Liang L, Xia Z, Lei L, Niu X, Zou C, Zhang KQ


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