The Notorious Soilborne Pathogenic Fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: An Update on Genes Studied with Mutant Analysis
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department or school: Botany, Department of
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identifier citation: Pathogens 9 (1): 27 (2019)
contributor: Michael Smith Laboratories
creator: Xia, Shitou
creator: Xu, Yan
creator: Hoy, Ryan
creator: Zhang, Julia
creator: Qin, Lei
creator: Li, Xin
issued: 2020-01-28T17:15:34Z
issued: 2019-12-27
description: Ascomycete Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is one of the most damaging soilborne fungal pathogens affecting hundreds of plant hosts, including many economically important crops. Its genomic sequence has been available for less than a decade, and it was recently updated with higher completion and better gene annotation. Here, we review key molecular findings on the unique biology and pathogenesis process of S. sclerotiorum, focusing on genes that have been studied in depth using mutant analysis. Analyses of these genes have revealed critical players in the basic biological processes of this unique pathogen, including mycelial growth, appressorium establishment, sclerotial formation, apothecial and ascospore development, and virulence. Additionally, the synthesis has uncovered gaps in the current knowledge regarding this fungus. We hope that this review will serve to build a better current understanding of the biology of this under-studied notorious soilborne pathogenic fungus.
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note: pathogensReviewThe Notorious Soilborne Pathogenic FungusSclerotinia sclerotiorum: An Update on Genes Studiedwith Mutant AnalysisShitou Xia 1,*,† , Yan Xu 2,3,†, Ryan Hoy 2, Julia Zhang 4, Lei Qin 1 and Xin Li 2,3,*1 Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan AgriculturalUniversity, Changsha 410128, China; leiqin@stu.hunau.edu.cn2 Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada;yan.xu@msl.ubc.ca (Y.X.); rhoy@alumni.ubc.ca (R.H.)3 Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada4 School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada;Julia.Zhang@hli.ubc.ca* Correspondence: xstone0505@hunau.edu.cn (S.X.); xinli@msl.ubc.ca (X.L.)† These authors contributed equally to the review.Received: 29 November 2019; Accepted: 22 December 2019; Published: 27 December 2019 Abstract: Ascomycete Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary is one of the most damaging soilbornefungal pathogens affecting hundreds of plant hosts, including many economically important crops.Its genomic sequence has been available for less than a decade, and it was recently updated withhigher completion and better gene annotation. Here, we review key molecular findings on the uniquebiology and pathogenesis process of S. sclerotiorum, focusing on genes that have been studied in depthusing mutant analysis. Analyses of these genes have revealed critical players in the basic biologicalprocesses of this unique pathogen, including mycelial growth, appressorium establishment, sclerotialformation, apothecial and ascospore development, and virulence. Additionally, the synthesis hasuncovered gaps in the current knowledge regarding this fungus. We hope that this review will serveto build a better current understanding of the biology of this under-studied notorious soilbornepathogenic fungus.Keywords: soilborne fungal pathogen; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; fungal pathogenesis; scleroti…
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0388466
language: eng
peer review status: Reviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publisher DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9010027
rights: CC BY 4.0
rights URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
subject: soilborne fungal pathogen
subject: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
subject: fungal pathogenesis
subject: sclerotial formation
subject: apothecial development
subject: fungal growth
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/73399