April
2004
, Volume
17
, Number
4
Pages
383
-
393
Authors
Eva
Nathues
,
Suchitra
Joshi
,
Klaus B.
Tenberge
,
Marcell
von den Driesch
,
Birgitt
Oeser
,
Nicole
Bäumer
,
Martina
Mihlan
,
and
Paul
Tudzynski
Affiliations
Institut für Botanik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Schlossgarten 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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Accepted 24 October 2003.
Abstract
CPTF1, a transcription factor with significant homology to ATF/CREB bZIP factors, was identified during an expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis of in planta-expressed genes of the phytopathogen Claviceps purpurea. Using a gene-replacement approach, deletion mutants of cptf1 were created. Expression studies in axenic culture showed that the H2O2-inducible gene cpcat1 (encoding a secreted catalase) had a reduced basal expression level and no longer responded to oxidative stress in the Δcptf1 mutant. Biochemical analyses indicated that CPTF1 is a general regulator of catalase activity. Δcptf1 mutants showed significantly reduced virulence on rye. Electron microscopical in situ localization revealed significant amounts of H2O2 in Δcptf1-infected rye epidermal tissues, indicating that the plant tissue displayed an oxidative burst-like reaction, an event not detected in wild-type infections. These data indicate that CPTF1 is involved not only in oxidative stress response in the fungus but also in modulation of the plant's defense reactions.
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Additional keywords:
fungal transcription factor,
host-pathogen interaction.
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