ThpacC Acts as a Positive Regulator of Homodimericin A Biosynthesis and Antifungal Activities of Trichoderma harzianum 3.9236.
J Agric Food Chem
; 69(43): 12695-12704, 2021 Nov 03.
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The Pal/Rim pathway and its key transcription factor PacC play important roles in fungal adaptation to ambient pH regarding growth, secondary metabolism, and virulence. However, the effect of PacC on the secondary metabolism of the important biocontrol fungus Trichoderma harzianum remains elusive. To answer this question, ThpacC deletion (KO-ThpacC) and overexpression (OE-ThpacC) mutants of T. harzianum 3.9236 were constructed. Transcriptomic analysis of T. harzianum and KO-ThpacC suggested that ThpacC acted as both a positive and a negative regulator for secondary metabolite (SM) production. Further investigation revealed that deletion of ThpacC abolished homodimericin A and 8-epi-homodimericin A production. Moreover, ThpacC plays a role in the antagonism of T. harzianum against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. 8-epi-Homodimericin A demonstrated moderate inhibitory activity against S. sclerotiorum. Our results contribute to a deeper understanding of the ThpacC function on SM production and the antifungal activity of T. harzianum.
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J Agric Food Chem
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2021
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