Mycobiology.
2021 Oct;49(5):491-497. 10.1080/12298093.2021.1961431.
Optimization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of Xylaria grammica EL000614, an Endolichenic Fungus Producing Grammicin
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- 1Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Korea
- 2Microorganism Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Korea
- 3Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- 4Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
- KMID: 2525830
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2021.1961431
Abstract
- An endolichenic fungus Xylaria grammica EL000614 produces grammicin, a potent nematicidal pyrone derivative that can serve as a new control option for root-knot nematodes. We optimized an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) protocol for X.grammica to support genetic studies. Transformants were successfully generated after co-cultivation of homogenized young mycelia of X.grammica with A. tumefaciens strain AGL-1 carrying a binary vector that contains the bacterial hygromycin B phosphotransferase (hph) gene and the eGFP gene in T-DNA. The resulting transformants were mitotically stable, and PCR analysis showed the integratin of both genes in the genome of transformants. Expression of eGFP was confirmed via fluorescence microscopy. Southern analysis showed that 131 (78.9%) out of 166 transformants contained a single T-DNA insertion. Crucial factors for producing predominantly single T-DNA transformants include 48 h of co-cultivation, pretreatment of A. tumefaciens cells with acetosyringone before co-cultivation, and using freshly prepared mycelia. The established ATMT protocol offers an efficient tool for random insertional mutagenesis and gene transfer in studying the biology and ecology ofX.grammica.
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