Phytochromes play a key role in bacterial and plant development, while their roles in fungi are not fully understood.
[Objective] To explore the roles of phytochrome genesPaPhy1 andPaPhy2 in the sexual reproduction and asexual development ofPodospora anserina and decipher the regulatory mechanisms.[Methods] The homologous recombination method was employed to knock out the two phytochrome genes, and the resulting mutants, ΔPaPhy1 and ΔPaPhy2, were obtained. A double mutant, ΔPaPhy1ΔPaPhy2, was constructedvia genetic cross. We compared the sexual production, asexual development, growth rate, and reactive oxygen metabolism between the mutants and wild-type strains under different light conditions to reveal the main roles of the phytochrome genes inP.anserina.[Results] Blue light and white light induced the formation ofP.anserina ascospore shells. ΔPaPhy produced fewer ascospores in the light and showed prolonged life cycle.[Conclusion] Phytochrome genes are associated with the sexual reproduction ofP.anserina. The aging delay of ΔPaPhy is related to reactive oxygen metabolism. The results of this study provide new ideas for further exploring the mechanism of light in regulating the reproduction of filamentous fungi as well as anti-aging studies.
| 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 |