Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), the causal agent of Fusarium wilt (Panama disease), is one of the most devastating diseases of banana (Musa spp.). The Foc race 4 (Foc4) is currently known as a major concern in global banana production. carS is involved in the biosynthesis of Fusarium carotenoid by regulating downstream car structural genes. In this study, Foc4carS (FOIG_05085) was cloned and identified. Foc4carS had a typical RING-finger protein domain. The fusion fragment of Foc4carS was obtained by using Split-marker PCR, and the pUC-fFuCas9-HTBNLS-hph-Foc4carS gene editing vector containing the sequence of sgRNA591 of Foc4carS was constructed, the PEG- mediated protoplast transformation was used to obtain the knockout mutants, the complement mutants and the gene-editing mutants. The biological characteristics and pathogenicity of the knockout mutants and the complement mutants were analyzed. The results showed that the colony diameter, sporulation and pathogenicity of ΔFoc4carS mutants were not significantly different with wild strain Foc4, but the colony color of ΔFoc4carS mutant was dark orange, deletion of the Foc4carS gene affected the biosynthesis of the secondary metabolite carotenoid, and gene-edited ΔFoc4carS (HDR) mutants showed typical dark orange coloration in both regenerative screening plates and subcultured PDA plates. The results indicated that Foc4carS could be used as an endogenous reporter gene to perform gene plasmid CRISPR/Cas9 editing in F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense Foc4.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |