Lipo-chitooligosaccharides as regulatory signals of fungal growth and development

Tomás Allen Rush, Virginie Puech-Pagès, Adeline Bascaules, Patricia Jargeat, Fabienne Maillet, Alexandra Haouy, Arthur QuyManh Maës, Cristobal Carrera Carriel, Devanshi Khokhani, Michelle Keller-Pearson, Joanna Tannous, Kevin R. Cope, Kevin Garcia, Junko Maeda, Chad Johnson, Bailey Kleven, Quanita J. Choudhury, Jessy Labbé, Candice Swift, Michelle A. O’Malley, Jin Woo Bok, Sylvain Cottaz, Sébastien Fort, Verena Poinsot, Michael R. Sussman, Corinne Lefort, Jeniel Nett, Nancy P. Keller, Guillaume Bécard () and Jean-Michel Ané ()
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Tomás Allen Rush: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Virginie Puech-Pagès: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Adeline Bascaules: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Patricia Jargeat: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, IRD
Fabienne Maillet: Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS
Alexandra Haouy: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Arthur QuyManh Maës: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Cristobal Carrera Carriel: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Devanshi Khokhani: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michelle Keller-Pearson: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Joanna Tannous: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kevin R. Cope: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kevin Garcia: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Junko Maeda: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Chad Johnson: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bailey Kleven: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Quanita J. Choudhury: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jessy Labbé: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Candice Swift: University of California
Michelle A. O’Malley: University of California
Jin Woo Bok: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sylvain Cottaz: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV
Sébastien Fort: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV
Verena Poinsot: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Michael R. Sussman: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Corinne Lefort: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Jeniel Nett: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nancy P. Keller: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Guillaume Bécard: Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS
Jean-Michel Ané: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Lipo-chitooligosaccharides (LCOs) are signaling molecules produced by rhizobial bacteria that trigger the nodulation process in legumes, and by some fungi that also establish symbiotic relationships with plants, notably the arbuscular and ecto mycorrhizal fungi. Here, we show that many other fungi also produce LCOs. We tested 59 species representing most fungal phyla, and found that 53 species produce LCOs that can be detected by functional assays and/or by mass spectroscopy. LCO treatment affects spore germination, branching of hyphae, pseudohyphal growth, and transcription in non-symbiotic fungi from the Ascomycete and Basidiomycete phyla. Our findings suggest that LCO production is common among fungi, and LCOs may function as signals regulating fungal growth and development.

Date: 2020
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