scholarly journals Phosphodiesterase MoPdeH targets MoMck1 of the conserved mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signalling pathway to regulate cell wall integrity in rice blast fungusMagnaporthe oryzae

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 654-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyi Yin ◽  
Wei Tang ◽  
Jingzhen Wang ◽  
Xinyu Liu ◽  
Lina Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Rice Blast ◽  
Signalling Pathway ◽  
Cell Wall Integrity ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

scholarly journals Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase Pathways: Regulation and Physiological Functions*

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gray Pearson ◽  
Fred Robinson ◽  
Tara Beers Gibson ◽  
Bing-e Xu ◽  
Mahesh Karandikar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Map Kinase ◽  
Physiological Functions ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Map Kinase Pathways

scholarly journals The Cek1 and Hog1 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Play Complementary Roles in Cell Wall Biogenesis and Chlamydospore Formation in the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Eisman ◽  
R. Alonso-Monge ◽  
E. Román ◽  
D. Arana ◽  
C. Nombela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
Hog Pathway ◽  
Cell Wall Biogenesis ◽  
Chlamydospore Formation ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Morphological Transitions ◽  
Relationship Of

ABSTRACT The Hog1 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase mediates an adaptive response to both osmotic and oxidative stress in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. This protein also participates in two distinct morphogenetic processes, namely the yeast-to-hypha transition (as a repressor) and chlamydospore formation (as an inducer). We show here that repression of filamentous growth occurs both under serum limitation and under other partially inducing conditions, such as low temperature, low pH, or nitrogen starvation. To understand the relationship of the HOG pathway to other MAP kinase cascades that also play a role in morphological transitions, we have constructed and characterized a set of double mutants in which we deleted both the HOG1 gene and other signaling elements (the CST20, CLA4, and HST7 kinases, the CPH1 and EFG1 transcription factors, and the CPP1 protein phosphatase). We also show that Hog1 prevents the yeast-to-hypha switch independent of all the elements analyzed and that the inability of the hog1 mutants to form chlamydospores is suppressed when additional elements of the CEK1 pathway (CST20 or HST7) are altered. Finally, we report that Hog1 represses the activation of the Cek1 MAP kinase under basal conditions and that Cek1 activation correlates with resistance to certain cell wall inhibitors (such as Congo red), demonstrating a role for this pathway in cell wall biogenesis.

scholarly journals Differential Regulation of the Cell Wall Integrity Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Budding Yeast by the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases Ptp2 and Ptp3

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 7651-7660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Mattison ◽  
Scott S. Spencer ◽  
Kurt A. Kresge ◽  
Ji Lee ◽  
Irene M. Ota
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Cell Wall Integrity ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatases ◽  
Protein Tyrosine ◽  
Growth Defects ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

ABSTRACT Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are inactivated by dual-specificity and protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in yeasts. InSaccharomyces cerevisiae, two PTPs, Ptp2 and Ptp3, inactivate the MAPKs, Hog1 and Fus3, with different specificities. To further examine the functions and substrate specificities of Ptp2 and Ptp3, we tested whether they could inactivate a third MAPK, Mpk1, in the cell wall integrity pathway. In vivo and in vitro evidence indicates that both PTPs inactivate Mpk1, but Ptp2 is the more effective negative regulator. Multicopy expression of PTP2, but not PTP3, suppressed growth defects due to the MEK kinase mutation, BCK1-20, and the MEK mutation,MKK1-386, that hyperactivate this pathway. In addition, deletion of PTP2, but not PTP3, exacerbated growth defects due to MKK1-386. Other evidence supported a role for Ptp3 in this pathway. Expression of MKK1-386 was lethal in the ptp2Δ ptp3Δ strain but not in either single PTP deletion strain. In addition, the ptp2Δ ptp3Δ strain showed higher levels of heat stress-induced Mpk1-phosphotyrosine than the wild-type strain or strains lacking either PTP. The PTPs also showed differences in vitro. Ptp2 was more efficient than Ptp3 at binding and dephosphorylating Mpk1. Another factor that may contribute to the greater effectiveness of Ptp2 is its subcellular localization. Ptp2 is predominantly nuclear whereas Ptp3 is cytoplasmic, suggesting that active Mpk1 is present in the nucleus. Last, PTP2 but not PTP3 transcript increased in response to heat shock in a Mpk1-dependent manner, suggesting that Ptp2 acts in a negative feedback loop to inactivate Mpk1.

scholarly journals Fungal Jasmonate as a Novel Morphogenetic Signal for Pathogenesis

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 693
Author(s):  
Yingyao Liu ◽  
Martin Pagac ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Rajesh N. Patkar ◽  
Naweed I. Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Rice Blast ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Camp Signaling ◽  
Epistasis Analysis ◽  
Camp Pathway ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Delayed Initiation ◽  
Consequent Reduction

A key question that has remained unanswered is how pathogenic fungi switch from vegetative growth to infection-related morphogenesis during a disease cycle. Here, we identify a fungal oxylipin analogous to the phytohormone jasmonic acid (JA), as the principal regulator of such a developmental switch to isotropic growth and pathogenicity in the rice-blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Using specific inhibitors and mutant analyses, we determined the molecular function of intrinsic jasmonates during M. oryzae pathogenesis. Loss of 12-Oxo-phytodienoic Acid (OPDA) Reductase and/or consequent reduction of jasmonate biosynthesis, prolonged germ tube growth and caused delayed initiation and improper development of infection structures in M. oryzae, reminiscent of phenotypic defects upon impaired cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling. Chemical- or genetic-complementation completely restored proper vegetative growth and appressoria in opr1Δ. Mass spectrometry-based quantification revealed increased OPDA accumulation and significantly decreased jasmonate levels in opr1Δ. Most interestingly, exogenous jasmonate restored proper appressorium formation in pth11Δ that lacks G protein/cAMP signaling; but failed to do so in the Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase mutants. Epistasis analysis placed jasmonate upstream of the cAMP pathway in rice blast. Mechanistically, intrinsic jasmonate orchestrates timely cessation of the vegetative phase and induces pathogenic development via a complex regulatory interaction with the cAMP-PKA cascade and redox signaling in rice blast.

Biochemical characterization of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activity in Toxoplasma gondii

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (7) ◽  
pp. 588-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Paule Roisin ◽  
Florence Robert-Gangneux ◽  
Claudine Creuzet ◽  
Jean Dupouy-Camet
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Biochemical Characterization ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein
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