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[Objective] The protein SakA encoded by sakA is a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family in Aspergillus niger. However, little is known about the roles of SakA in A. niger. In this study, we constructed the A. niger strains with knockout of sakA to investigate the roles of this gene. [Methods] The Agrobacterium-mediated method was utilized to construct ΔsakA strains from A. niger RAF106 (the wild type, WT). The growth and spore production of ΔsakA and WT were observed on three different media. The sensitivity of ΔsakA and WT to different stress conditions was studied. The intracellular and extracellular levels of amylase, pectinase, and cellulase were compared between ΔsakA and WT. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was employed to determine the relative transcript levels of the genes associated with spore production, amylase, pectinase, cellulase, and hyperosmotic regulation. [Results] Three ΔsakA strains were successfully obtained and verified by PCR and qRT-PCR. The ΔsakA strains had slow growth, delayed spore production, and delayed conidiophore differentiation compared with WT. The ΔsakA strains showcased slower colony growth than WT under the stress conditions of 0.6 mol/L KCl, 0.8 mol/L NaCl, and 1.2 mol/L NaCl. Compared with WT, the knockout of sakA increased the extracellular amylase production by 20.68%–21.43% and decreased the intracellular amylase production by 19.18%–20.26%, decreased the extracellular pectinase production by 36.71%–38.30% and increased the intracellular pectinase production by 35.68%–36.53%, decreased the extracellular cellulase production by 28.04%–33.82% and increased the intracellular cellulase production by 15.28%–18.19%. Compared with WT, the knockout of sakA down-regulated the transcript levels of spore production-related genes (fluG, sfgA, flbA, flbB, flbD, laeA, brlA, abaA, vosA, stuA, and velB) by 8.53%–90.87%. Furthermore, it down-regulated the transcript levels of amylase-related genes (amyC, amyD, amyE, amyF, amyG, and amyH) and the transcription factor (amyR) by 8.87%–87.50%, the pectinase-related genes (aglB, lacA, pexB, pecA, pecC, pecB, endA, endC, and poly) by 23.23%–84.01%, the cellulase-related genes (xlnR, chbA, chbB, and eglB) by 3.75%–81.02%, and the hyperosmotic regulation-related genes (ena1, ena2, sho1, nik1, ypdl, pkA, and hAD) by 5.27%–94.36%. [Conclusion] The sakA gene of A. niger positively regulates spore production and is essential for spore production. The knockout of sakA affects the spore production of A. niger. Furthermore, SakA plays a crucial role in the synthesis and secretion of amylase, pectinase, and cellulase as well as osmotic stress response.
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| 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 |
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