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- Rab27b regulates extracellular vesicle production in cells infected with Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus to promote cell survival and persistent infection
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Hyungtaek Jeon , Su-Kyung Kang , Myung-Ju Lee , Changhoon Park , Seung-Min Yoo , Yun Hee Kang , Myung-Shin Lee
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J. Microbiol. 2021;59(5):522-529. Published online April 20, 2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-021-1108-6
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in cell-to-cell
communication. EVs and viruses share several properties
related to their structure and the biogenesis machinery in
cells. EVs from virus-infected cells play a key role in virus
spread and suppression using various loading molecules,
such as viral proteins, host proteins, and microRNAs. However,
it remains unclear how and why viruses regulate EV
production inside host cells. The purpose of this study is to
investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying EV production
and their roles in Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
(KSHV)-infected cells. Here, we found that KSHV
induced EV production in human endothelial cells via Rab-
27b upregulation. The suppression of Rab27b expression in
KSHV-infected cells enhanced cell death by increasing autophagic
flux and autolysosome formation. Our results indicate
that Rab27b regulates EV biogenesis to promote cell survival
and persistent viral infection during KSHV infection,
thereby providing novel insights into the crucial role of Rab-
27b in the KSHV life cycle.
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- Engineered small extracellular vesicles as a novel platform to suppress human oncovirus-associated cancers
Iman Owliaee, Mehran khaledian, Armin Khaghani Boroujeni, Ali Shojaeian
Infectious Agents and Cancer.2023;[Epub] CrossRef - HMGB1, a potential regulator of tumor microenvironment in KSHV-infected endothelial cells
Myung-Ju Lee, Joohee Park, Seokjoo Choi, Seung-Min Yoo, Changhoon Park, Hong Seok Kim, Myung-Shin Lee
Frontiers in Microbiology.2023;[Epub] CrossRef - Alpha-2-macroglobulin as a novel diagnostic biomarker for human bladder cancer in urinary extracellular vesicles
Jisu Lee, Hyun Sik Park, Seung Ro Han, Yun Hee Kang, Ji Young Mun, Dong Wook Shin, Hyun-Woo Oh, Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Myung-Shin Lee, Jinsung Park
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Shu Wang, Yi Jia Ma, Yong Shi Li, Xu Sheng Ge, Chang Lu, Chun Bo Cai, Yang Yang, Yan Zhao, Guo Ming Liang, Xiao Hong Guo, Guo Qing Cao, Bu Gao Li, Peng Fei Gao
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- An efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method for aflatoxin generation fungus Aspergillus flavus
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Guomin Han , Qian Shao , Cuiping Li , Kai Zhao , Li Jiang , Jun Fan , Haiyang Jiang , Fang Tao
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J. Microbiol. 2018;56(5):356-364. Published online May 2, 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-018-7349-3
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Aspergillus flavus often invade many important corps and
produce harmful aflatoxins both in preharvest and during
storage stages. The regulation mechanism of aflatoxin biosynthesis
in this fungus has not been well explored mainly
due to the lack of an efficient transformation method for
constructing a genome-wide gene mutant library. This challenge
was resolved in this study, where a reliable and efficient
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT)
protocol for A. flavus NRRL 3357 was established. The results
showed that removal of multinucleate conidia, to collect
a homogenous sample of uninucleate conidia for use as the
transformation material, is the key step in this procedure.
A. tumefaciens strain AGL-1 harboring the ble gene for zeocin
resistance under the control of the gpdA promoter from
A. nidulans is suitable for genetic transformation of this fungus.
We successfully generated A. flavus transformants with
an efficiency of ~ 60 positive transformants per 106 conidia
using our protocol. A small-scale insertional mutant library
(~ 1,000 mutants) was constructed using this method and
the resulting several mutants lacked both production of conidia
and aflatoxin biosynthesis capacity. Southern blotting
analysis demonstrated that the majority of the transformants
contained a single T-DNA insert on the genome. To the best
of our knowledge, this is the first report of genetic transformation
of A. flavus via ATMT and our protocol provides an
effective tool for construction of genome-wide gene mutant
libraries for functional analysis of important genes in A.
flavus.
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- Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation for the genetic modification of the biotechnologically relevant fungus Aspergillus vadensis through synthetic biology
Carolina Ropero-Pérez, Paloma Manzanares, Jose F. Marcos, Sandra Garrigues
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Xiaoling Zhou, Dongyue Chen, Min Yu, Yuan Jiao, Fang Tao
Journal of Fungi.2024; 10(6): 437. CrossRef - HacA, a key transcription factor for the unfolded protein response, is required for fungal development, aflatoxin biosynthesis and pathogenicity of Aspergillus flavus
Min Yu, Xiaoling Zhou, Dongyue Chen, Yuan Jiao, Guomin Han, Fang Tao
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Hui Yang, Chaonan Song, Chengwei Liu, Pengchao Wang
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Hui Zhang, Ping Chen, Lin Xu, De Xu, Wendi Hu, Yong Cheng, Shengli Yang
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Journal of Microbiological Methods.2023; 215: 106849. CrossRef - Systematic Characterization of bZIP Transcription Factors Required for Development and Aflatoxin Generation by High-Throughput Gene Knockout in Aspergillus flavus
Qianqian Zhao, Hao Pei, Xiaoling Zhou, Kai Zhao, Min Yu, Guomin Han, Jun Fan, Fang Tao
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Hangyu Ye, Xiaojun Li, Luyuan Li, Yinjun Zhang, Jianyong Zheng
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.2022; 194(8): 3453. CrossRef - Genetic Manipulation and Transformation Methods for Aspergillus spp.
Ye-Eun Son, Hee-Soo Park
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Yifeng Wang, Xi Yang, Ping Chen, Shengli Yang, Hui Zhang
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Fang Tao, Kai Zhao, Qianqian Zhao, Fangzhi Xiang, Guomin Han
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Kristyn A. Robinson, Mallory Dunn, Shane P. Hussey, Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin, Louise A. Rollins-Smith
PLOS ONE.2020; 15(10): e0240480. CrossRef - Aromatic Polyketides from a Symbiotic Strain Aspergillus fumigatus D and Characterization of Their Biosynthetic Gene D8.t287
Yi Hua, Rui Pan, Xuelian Bai, Bin Wei, Jianwei Chen, Hong Wang, Huawei Zhang
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- Identification of seven novel virulence genes from Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri by Tn5-based random mutagenesis
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Xue Song , Jing Guo , Wen-xiu Ma , Zhi-yuan Ji , Li-fang Zou , Gong-you Chen , Hua-song Zou
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J. Microbiol. 2015;53(5):330-336. Published online May 3, 2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-015-4589-3
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To identify novel virulence genes, a mutant library of Xanthomonas
citri subsp. citri 29-1 was produced using EZ-Tn5
transposon and the mutants were inoculated into susceptible
grapefruit. Forty mutants with altered virulence phenotypes
were identified. Nine of the mutants showed a complete loss
of citrus canker induction, and the other 31 mutants resulted
in attenuated canker symptoms. Southern blot analysis revealed
that each of the mutants carried a single copy of Tn5.
The flanking sequence was identified by plasmid rescue and
18 different ORFs were identified in the genome sequence.
Of these 18 ORFs, seven had not been previously associated
with the virulence of X. citri subsp. citri and were therefore
confirmed by complementation analysis. Real-time PCR analysis
showed that the seven genes were upregulated when
the bacteria were grown in citrus plants, suggesting that the
expression of these genes was essential for canker development.
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