A MAP kinase cascade broadly regulates development and virulence ofSclerotinia sclerotiorumand can be targeted by HIGS for disease control

Lei Tian,Josh Li, Yan Xu, Yi Qiu, Xin Li

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)

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Abstract Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes white mold or stem rot in a broad range of economically important plants, bringing significant yield losses worldwide. Host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) has been showing promising effects in controlling many fungal pathogens, including S. sclerotiorum . However, molecular genetic understanding of signaling pathways involved in its development and pathogenicity is needed to provide effective host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) targets for disease control. Here, by employing a forward genetic screen, we characterized an evolutionarily conserved mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in S. sclerotiorum , consisting of SsSte50-SsSte11-SsSte7-Smk1, controlling mycelial growth, sclerotia development, compound appressoria formation, virulence, and hyphal fusion. Moreover, disruption of the putative downstream transcription factor SsSte12 led to normal sclerotia but aberrant appressoria formation and host penetration defects, suggestive of diverged regulation downstream of the MAPK cascade. Most importantly, targeting of SsSte50 using host-expressed HIGS double stranded RNA resulted in largely reduced virulence of S. sclerotiorum on Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Therefore, this MAPK signaling cascade is generally needed for its growth, development, and pathogenesis, and is an ideal HIGS target for mitigating economic damages caused by S. sclerotiorum infection.
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map kinase cascade,virulence,disease control
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