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- Title
The MYST Family Histone Acetyltransferase SasC Governs Diverse Biological Processes in Aspergillus fumigatus.
- Authors
Kwon, Jae-Yoon; Choi, Young-Ho; Lee, Min-Woo; Yu, Jae-Hyuk; Shin, Kwang-Soo
- Abstract
The conserved MYST proteins form the largest family of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) that acetylate lysines within the N-terminal tails of histone, enabling active gene transcription. Here, we have investigated the biological and regulatory functions of the MYST family HAT SasC in the opportunistic human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus using a series of genetic, biochemical, pathogenic, and transcriptomic analyses. The deletion (Δ) of sasC results in a drastically reduced colony growth, asexual development, spore germination, response to stresses, and the fungal virulence. Genome-wide expression analyses have revealed that the ΔsasC mutant showed 2402 significant differentially expressed genes: 1147 upregulated and 1255 downregulated. The representative upregulated gene resulting from ΔsasC is hacA, predicted to encode a bZIP transcription factor, whereas the UV-endonuclease UVE-1 was significantly downregulated by ΔsasC. Furthermore, our Western blot analyses suggest that SasC likely catalyzes the acetylation of H3K9, K3K14, and H3K29 in A. fumigatus. In conclusion, SasC is associated with diverse biological processes and can be a potential target for controlling pathogenic fungi.
- Subjects
HISTONE acetyltransferase; ASPERGILLUS fumigatus; WESTERN immunoblotting; FUNGAL spores; FUNGAL virulence; PATHOGENIC fungi; ENDONUCLEASES; TRANSCRIPTION factors
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2023, Vol 12, Issue 22, p2642
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells12222642