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Phytotoxic tryptoquialanines produced in vivo by Penicillium digitatum are exported in extracellular vesicles
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COSTA, Jonas Henrique et al. Phytotoxic tryptoquialanines produced in vivo by Penicillium digitatum are exported in extracellular vesicles. mBio, v.12, n.1, p. 1-16, 2021.
2150-7511
Autor
Costa, Jonas Henrique
Bazioli, Jaqueline Moraes
Barbosa, Luidy Darllan
Santos Júnior, Pedro Luis Theodoro dos
Reis, Flavia Coelho Garcia dos
Klimeck, Tabata
Crnkovic, Camila Manoel
Berlinck, Roberto G. S.
Sussulini, Alessandra
Rodrigues, Marcio Lourenço
Fill, Taícia Pacheco
Resumen
Penicillium digitatum is the most aggressive pathogen of citrus fruits. Tryptoquialanines are major indole alkaloids produced by P. digitatum. It is unknown if tryptoquialanines are involved in the damage of citrus fruits caused by P. digitatum. To investigate the pathogenic roles of tryptoquialanines, we initially asked if Tryptoquialanines could affect the germination of Citrus sinensis seeds. Exposure of the citrus seeds to tryptoquialanine A resulted in a complete inhibition of germination and an altered metabolic response. Since this phytotoxic effect requires the extracellular export of tryptoquialanine A, we investigated the mechanisms of extracellular delivery of this alkaloid in P. digitatum. We detected extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by P. digitatum both in culture and during infection of citrus fruits. Compositional analysis of EVs produced during
infection revealed the presence of a complex cargo, which included tryptoquialanines and the mycotoxin fungisporin. The EVs also presented phytotoxicity activity in vitro and caused damage to the tissues of citrus seeds. Through molecular networking, it was observed that the metabolites present in the P. digitatum EVs are produced in all of its possible hosts. Our results reveal a novel phytopathogenic role of P. digitatum EVs and tryptoquialanine A, implying that this alkaloid is exported in EVs during plant infection.