Andrew M. Bailey, Raymond S. Burden, Caroline S. James, John P.R. Keon, Rebecca Croxen, Martin Bard, John A. Hargreaves
{"title":"Isolation of the ERG2 Gene, Encoding Δ8 → Δ7 Sterol Isomerase, from the Maize Smut Pathogen Ustilago maydis","authors":"Andrew M. Bailey, Raymond S. Burden, Caroline S. James, John P.R. Keon, Rebecca Croxen, Martin Bard, John A. Hargreaves","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1994.1009","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1994.1009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bailey, A. M., Burden, R. S., James, C. S., Keon, J. P. R., Croxen, R., Bard, M., and Hargreaves, J. A. 1993. Isolation of the <em>ERG2</em> gene, encoding Δ<sup>8</sup> → Δ<sup>7</sup> sterol isomerase, from the maise smut pathogen <em>Ustilago maydis. Experimental Mycology</em> 18, 87-92. The <em>ERG2</em> gene encoding Δ<sup>8</sup> → Δ<sup>7</sup> sterol isomerase has been isolated from the fungal plant pathogen <em>Ustilago maydis</em>. This was accomplished by screening an <em>U. maydis</em> genomic library with a fragment of the <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae ERG2</em> gene. The identity of the <em>U. maydis ERG2</em> gene was confirmed by complementation of an <em>U. maydis</em> Erg2 mutant and by comparing the deduced amino acid sequence encoded by the <em>U. maydis ERG2</em> gene with that of the <em>S. cerevisiae ERG2</em> gene product.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 87-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1994.1009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73256687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jan Monzer, Eva Haindl, Volker Kern, Kerstin Dressel
{"title":"Gravitropism of the Basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes: Morphological and Physiological Aspects of the Graviresponse","authors":"Jan Monzer, Eva Haindl, Volker Kern, Kerstin Dressel","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1994.1002","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1994.1002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Monzer J., Haindl, E., Kern V., and Dressel, K. 1994. Gravitropism of the basidiomycete <em>Flammulina velutipes:</em> Morphological and physiological aspects of the graviresponse. <em>Experimental Mycology,</em> 18, 7-19. The fruiting body of the basidiomycete <em>Flammulina velutipes</em> shows a distinct negative gravitropic response. Maturing fruiting bodies in the rapid elongation phase become graviresponsive with basidiospore differentiation. Lateral gravistimulation by horizontal arrangement of the fruiting body results in unilateral growth regulation. Elongation in the upper stipe side decreases to 40% during gravitropic reorientation of the fruiting body. Overshooting of the gravitropic response during reorientation is precisely regulated. The graviresponsiveness is concentrated to the apical area of the stipe, the transition zone between pileus and stipe, which features a prominent elongation capability. The small size and low vacuolization of the transition zone hyphae compared with differentiated basal stipe hyphae correspond with this physiological function on the light and electron microscopical levels. Curvature experiments using intact and explanted fruiting bodies demonstrated the graviperceptive role of the transition zone. The excision of various amounts of pilear tissue, even the disruption of the whole pileus, had no severe effect on gravitropic curvature, until the transition zone was damaged. Removal of the transition zone resulted in a dramatic loss of graviresponse, whereas the decrease of elongation was less drastic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 7-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1994.1002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89481465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Statistical Analysis of Sequence Features within Genes from Neurospora crassa","authors":"Stephanie E. Edelmann, Chuck Staben","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1994.1007","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1994.1007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Edelmann, S. E., and Staben, C. 1994. A statistical analysis of features within genes from <em>Neurospora crassa. Experimental Mycology</em> 18, 70-81. We analyzed gene sequences from <em>Neurospora crassa</em> deposited in GenBank or EMBL for GC content, codon usage, intron prevalence, intron length, exon length, translation initiation sites, and mRNA splice sites. Protein coding regions were 59% GC, and noncoding regions were 49% GC. Codon usage was biased, primarily due to a strong preference for C in the final position of the codons. Over 80% of <em>N. crassa</em> protein coding genes had introns, which are typically 60 nucleotides long. Exons varied greatly in length, but were typically much longer than introns. The distribution of nucleotides surrounding translation initiation and intron splice sites was clearly nonrandom. We derived a consensus translation initiation site of CAMMATGGCT, a 5′-intron donor site of G^GTAAGTnnYCnYY, an internal branchpoint of WRCTRACMnnnnnnYY, and a 3′-acceptor site of WACAG^.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 70-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1994.1007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86643399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Genotyping of Colletotrichum Species Based on Arbitrarily Primed PCR, A + T-Rich DNA, and Nuclear DNA Analyses","authors":"S. Freeman, M. Pham, R.J. Rodriguez","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1029","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Freeman, S., Pham, M., and Rodriguez, R. J. 1993. Molecular genotyping of <em>Colletotrichum</em> species based on arbitrarily primed PCR, A + T-rich DNA, and nuclear DNA analyses. <em>Experimental Mycology</em> 17, 309-322. Isolates of <em>Colletotrichum</em> were grouped into 10 separate species based on arbitrarily primed PCR (ap-PCR), A + T-rich DNA (AT-DNA) and nuclear DNA banding patterns. In general, the grouping of <em>Colletotrichum</em> isolates by these molecular approaches corresponded to that done by classical taxonomic identification, however, some exceptions were observed. PCR amplification of genomic DNA using four different primers allowed for reliable differentiation between isolates of the 10 species. <em>Hae</em>III digestion patterns of AT-DNA also distinguished between species of <em>Colletotrichum</em> by generating species-specific band patterns. In addition, hybridization of the repetitive DNA element (GcpR1) to genomic DNA identified a unique set of <em>Pst</em> 1-digested nuclear DNA fragments in each of the 10 species of <em>Colletotrichum</em> tested. Multiple isolates of <em>C. acutatum, C. coccodes, C. fragariae, C. lindemuthianum, C. magna, C. orbiculare, C. graminicola</em> from maize, and <em>C. graminicola</em> from sorghum showed 86-100% intraspecies similarity based on ap-PCR and AT-DNA analyses. Interspecies similarity determined by ap-PCR and AT-DNA analyses varied between 0 and 33%. Three distinct banding patterns were detected in isolates of <em>C. gloeosporioides</em> from strawberry. Similarly, three different banding patterns were observed among isolates of <em>C. musae</em> from diseased banana.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 309-322"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1993.1029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89672774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Substrate Hydrophobicity and Adhesion of Uromyces Urediospores and Germlings","authors":"B. T. Terhune, H. C. Hoch","doi":"10.1006/EMYC.1993.1024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/EMYC.1993.1024","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Terhune, B. T., and Hoch, A. C. 1993. Substrate hydrophobicity and adhesion of Uromyces urediospores and germlings. Experimental Mycology 17, 241-252. Adhesions of urediospores and urediospore germlings of Uromyces appendiculatus , the bean rust pathogen, to various substrata was evaluated with regard to surface wettability. A range of surface wettabilities, or conversely hydrophobicities, was obtained by coating glass or quartz substrates with various organosilanes. Adhesion of urediospores or germlings was evaluated after the spore or germling laden-silanized surfaces were washed. Both urediospores and germlings adhered most tenaciously to surfaces with wettability ratings less than 30. Such surfaces were polystyrene and glass treated with dimethyldichlorosilane, (tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctyl)-1-trichorosilane, and diphenyldichlorosilane. The degree of germling contact to the various surfaces correlated closely with hydrophobicity and with the adhesion of germlings. Induction of appressoria on quartz substrates bearing inductive topographies (0.5-μm-deep grooves) was also closely associated with the degree of hydrophobicity.","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"52 1","pages":"241-252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80365084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organism Index for Volume 17","authors":"","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/emyc.1993.1039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 378-379"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1993.1039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137058331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subject Index for Volume 17","authors":"","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1006/emyc.1993.1038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 374-377"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1993.1038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136981238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical Composition of the Hyphal Wall from Fusarium graminearum","authors":"Ione Parra Barbosa, Carlos Kemmelmeier","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1026","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Barbosa, I. P., and Kemmelmeier, C. 1993. Chemical composition of the hyphal wall from <em>Fusarium graminearum. Experimental Mycology</em> 17, 274-283. Hyphal cell walls of <em>Fusarium graminearum</em> (zearalenone producer strain) were isolated, purified, and subjected to chemical analysis, enzymatic degradation, and electron microscopy. Chemical analysis revealed that the cell wall contained 74.5% carbohydrate, 4.5% protein, 3.0% lipid, 4.5% ash, and 0.3% phosphorus. The major cell wall component, <em>N</em>-acetylglucosamine (31%), is in the form of chitin, as shown by infrared spectroscopy. Glucose constituted 21.5% of the cell wall while mannose, galactose, arabinose, and glucuronic acid accounted for 22% of the cell wall. Glucuronic acid seems to be predominantly linked to galactose in the intact wall. Electron microscopy studies showed that the isolated cell wall consisted of two distinct layers, an outer electron-dense layer and a broader electron-transparent inner layer. Furthermore, intact cells showed an additional outer mucilaginous layer. The cell wall was shown to be susceptible to enzymatic degradation with the gastric juice from the snail <em>Megalobulimus paranaguensis</em>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 274-283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1993.1026","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78417458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation of Trap Cells from the Nematode-Trapping Fungus Dactylaria candida","authors":"Eva Friman","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1036","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Friman, E. 1993. Isolation of trap cells from the nematode-trapping fungus <em>Dactylaria candida. Experimental Mycology</em> 17, 368-370. <em>Dactylaria candida</em> (CBS 220.54) captures nematodes with the aid of adhesive knobs. An easy and quick method to isolate high numbers of these trap cells was developed. During growth in liquid culture with heavy aeration from the bottom, the connections between the knobs and the mycelia were broken. The mycelia were separated from free knobs and substrate by filtration through a 5-μm nylon net. The knobs were then collected on a 1.2-μm millipore filter. The isolated trap cells were able both to \"capture\" and complete the infection of nematodes and to germinate and colonize an agar substrate. Isolated trap cells will be useful for the isolation of trap-specific microbodies and for identification and further study of molecules involved in the nematode infection process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 368-370"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1993.1036","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76742599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Purification and Partial Amino Acid Sequence of the Major 70,000-Dalton Heat Shock Protein in Neurospora crassa","authors":"Franco Fracella, Saadat Mohsenzadeh, Ludger Rensing","doi":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1035","DOIUrl":"10.1006/emyc.1993.1035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fracella, F., Mohsenzadeh, S., and Rensing, L. 1993. Purification and partial amino acid sequence of the major 70,000-Dalton heat shock protein in <em>Neurospora crassa. Experimental Mycology</em> , 17, 362-367. The major heat shock protein of 70 kDa (hsp70) from heat-shocked mycelial extracts of <em>Neurospora crassa</em> was purified to near homogeneity employing DEAE anion-exchange chromatography followed by affinity chromatography on ATP-agarose. The isolated hsp70 migrates as a single band on one-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels (SDS-PAGE), with a molecular mass of ∼69 kDa. On two-dimensional gels it is resolved into two polypeptides with isoelectric points in the acidic range of ∼pH 5.2. The first 53 amino terminal amino acids of the major protein were sequenced and compared with hsp70 of other species. The amino acids aspartic acid, arginine, and phenylalanine occur at positions 27, 28, and 44 (from the methionine terminus) in contrast to the main consensus sequence. These three differing amino acids are shared by yeast, and, in addition, the first two by <em>Arabidopsis</em>, petunia, and maize.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12110,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Mycology","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 362-367"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1006/emyc.1993.1035","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90263981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}