Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria

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Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria. / Sahu, Neha; Indic, Boris; Wong-Bajracharya, Johanna; Merényi, Zsolt; Ke, Huei Mien; Ahrendt, Steven; Monk, Tori Lee; Kocsubé, Sándor; Drula, Elodie; Lipzen, Anna; Bálint, Balázs; Henrissat, Bernard; Andreopoulos, Bill; Martin, Francis M.; Bugge Harder, Christoffer; Rigling, Daniel; Ford, Kathryn L.; Foster, Gary D.; Pangilinan, Jasmyn; Papanicolaou, Alexie; Barry, Kerrie; LaButti, Kurt; Virágh, Máté; Koriabine, Maxim; Yan, Mi; Riley, Robert; Champramary, Simang; Plett, Krista L.; Grigoriev, Igor V.; Tsai, Isheng Jason; Slot, Jason; Sipos, György; Plett, Jonathan; Nagy, László G.

In: Nature Microbiology, Vol. 8, 2023.

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Sahu, N, Indic, B, Wong-Bajracharya, J, Merényi, Z, Ke, HM, Ahrendt, S, Monk, TL, Kocsubé, S, Drula, E, Lipzen, A, Bálint, B, Henrissat, B, Andreopoulos, B, Martin, FM, Bugge Harder, C, Rigling, D, Ford, KL, Foster, GD, Pangilinan, J, Papanicolaou, A, Barry, K, LaButti, K, Virágh, M, Koriabine, M, Yan, M, Riley, R, Champramary, S, Plett, KL, Grigoriev, IV, Tsai, IJ, Slot, J, Sipos, G, Plett, J & Nagy, LG 2023, 'Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria', Nature Microbiology, vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01448-1

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Sahu, N., Indic, B., Wong-Bajracharya, J., Merényi, Z., Ke, H. M., Ahrendt, S., Monk, T. L., Kocsubé, S., Drula, E., Lipzen, A., Bálint, B., Henrissat, B., Andreopoulos, B., Martin, F. M., Bugge Harder, C., Rigling, D., Ford, K. L., Foster, G. D., Pangilinan, J., ... Nagy, L. G. (2023). Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria. Nature Microbiology, 8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01448-1

Vancouver

Sahu N, Indic B, Wong-Bajracharya J, Merényi Z, Ke HM, Ahrendt S et al. Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria. Nature Microbiology. 2023;8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01448-1

Author

Sahu, Neha ; Indic, Boris ; Wong-Bajracharya, Johanna ; Merényi, Zsolt ; Ke, Huei Mien ; Ahrendt, Steven ; Monk, Tori Lee ; Kocsubé, Sándor ; Drula, Elodie ; Lipzen, Anna ; Bálint, Balázs ; Henrissat, Bernard ; Andreopoulos, Bill ; Martin, Francis M. ; Bugge Harder, Christoffer ; Rigling, Daniel ; Ford, Kathryn L. ; Foster, Gary D. ; Pangilinan, Jasmyn ; Papanicolaou, Alexie ; Barry, Kerrie ; LaButti, Kurt ; Virágh, Máté ; Koriabine, Maxim ; Yan, Mi ; Riley, Robert ; Champramary, Simang ; Plett, Krista L. ; Grigoriev, Igor V. ; Tsai, Isheng Jason ; Slot, Jason ; Sipos, György ; Plett, Jonathan ; Nagy, László G. / Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria. In: Nature Microbiology. 2023 ; Vol. 8.

Bibtex

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title = "Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria",

abstract = "The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they evolved pathogenicity in a clade of dominantly non-pathogenic wood degraders remains elusive. Here we show that Armillaria species, in addition to gene duplications and de novo gene origins, acquired at least 1,025 genes via 124 horizontal gene transfer events, primarily from Ascomycota. Horizontal gene transfer might have affected plant biomass degrading and virulence abilities of Armillaria, and provides an explanation for their unusual, soft rot-like wood decay strategy. Combined multi-species expression data revealed extensive regulation of horizontally acquired and wood-decay related genes, putative virulence factors and two novel conserved pathogenicity-induced small secreted proteins, which induced necrosis in planta. Overall, this study details how evolution knitted together horizontally and vertically inherited genes in complex adaptive traits of plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity in important fungal pathogens.",

author = "Neha Sahu and Boris Indic and Johanna Wong-Bajracharya and Zsolt Mer{\'e}nyi and Ke, {Huei Mien} and Steven Ahrendt and Monk, {Tori Lee} and S{\'a}ndor Kocsub{\'e} and Elodie Drula and Anna Lipzen and Bal{\'a}zs B{\'a}lint and Bernard Henrissat and Bill Andreopoulos and Martin, {Francis M.} and {Bugge Harder}, Christoffer and Daniel Rigling and Ford, {Kathryn L.} and Foster, {Gary D.} and Jasmyn Pangilinan and Alexie Papanicolaou and Kerrie Barry and Kurt LaButti and M{\'a}t{\'e} Vir{\'a}gh and Maxim Koriabine and Mi Yan and Robert Riley and Simang Champramary and Plett, {Krista L.} and Grigoriev, {Igor V.} and Tsai, {Isheng Jason} and Jason Slot and Gy{\"o}rgy Sipos and Jonathan Plett and Nagy, {L{\'a}szl{\'o} G.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.",

year = "2023",

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AU - Sahu, Neha

AU - Indic, Boris

AU - Wong-Bajracharya, Johanna

AU - Merényi, Zsolt

AU - Ke, Huei Mien

AU - Ahrendt, Steven

AU - Monk, Tori Lee

AU - Kocsubé, Sándor

AU - Drula, Elodie

AU - Lipzen, Anna

AU - Bálint, Balázs

AU - Henrissat, Bernard

AU - Andreopoulos, Bill

AU - Martin, Francis M.

AU - Bugge Harder, Christoffer

AU - Rigling, Daniel

AU - Ford, Kathryn L.

AU - Foster, Gary D.

AU - Pangilinan, Jasmyn

AU - Papanicolaou, Alexie

AU - Barry, Kerrie

AU - LaButti, Kurt

AU - Virágh, Máté

AU - Koriabine, Maxim

AU - Yan, Mi

AU - Riley, Robert

AU - Champramary, Simang

AU - Plett, Krista L.

AU - Grigoriev, Igor V.

AU - Tsai, Isheng Jason

AU - Slot, Jason

AU - Sipos, György

AU - Plett, Jonathan

AU - Nagy, László G.

PY - 2023

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N2 - The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they evolved pathogenicity in a clade of dominantly non-pathogenic wood degraders remains elusive. Here we show that Armillaria species, in addition to gene duplications and de novo gene origins, acquired at least 1,025 genes via 124 horizontal gene transfer events, primarily from Ascomycota. Horizontal gene transfer might have affected plant biomass degrading and virulence abilities of Armillaria, and provides an explanation for their unusual, soft rot-like wood decay strategy. Combined multi-species expression data revealed extensive regulation of horizontally acquired and wood-decay related genes, putative virulence factors and two novel conserved pathogenicity-induced small secreted proteins, which induced necrosis in planta. Overall, this study details how evolution knitted together horizontally and vertically inherited genes in complex adaptive traits of plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity in important fungal pathogens.

AB - The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they evolved pathogenicity in a clade of dominantly non-pathogenic wood degraders remains elusive. Here we show that Armillaria species, in addition to gene duplications and de novo gene origins, acquired at least 1,025 genes via 124 horizontal gene transfer events, primarily from Ascomycota. Horizontal gene transfer might have affected plant biomass degrading and virulence abilities of Armillaria, and provides an explanation for their unusual, soft rot-like wood decay strategy. Combined multi-species expression data revealed extensive regulation of horizontally acquired and wood-decay related genes, putative virulence factors and two novel conserved pathogenicity-induced small secreted proteins, which induced necrosis in planta. Overall, this study details how evolution knitted together horizontally and vertically inherited genes in complex adaptive traits of plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity in important fungal pathogens.

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