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Gene family expansions and contractions are associated with host range in plant pathogens of the genus Colletotrichum

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Baroncelli, Riccardo, Amby, Daniel Buchvaldt, Zapparata, Antonio, Sarrocco, Sabrina, Vannacci, Giovanni, Le Floch, Gaétan, Harrison, Richard J., Holub, E. B., Sukno, Serenella A., Sreenivasaprasad, Surapareddy and Thon, Michael R. (2016) Gene family expansions and contractions are associated with host range in plant pathogens of the genus Colletotrichum. BMC Genomics, 17 (1). 555. doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2917-6 ISSN 1471-2164.

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Abstract

Background:
Many species belonging to the genus Colletotrichum cause anthracnose disease on a wide range of plant species. In addition to their economic impact, the genus Colletotrichum is a useful model for the study of the evolution of host specificity, speciation and reproductive behaviors. Genome projects of Colletotrichum species have already opened a new era for studying the evolution of pathogenesis in fungi.

Results:
We sequenced and annotated the genomes of four strains in the Colletotrichum acutatum species complex (CAsc), a clade of broad host range pathogens within the genus. The four CAsc proteomes and secretomes along with those representing an additional 13 species (six Colletotrichum spp. and seven other Sordariomycetes) were classified into protein families using a variety of tools. Hierarchical clustering of gene family and functional domain assignments, and phylogenetic analyses revealed lineage specific losses of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and proteases encoding genes in Colletotrichum species that have narrow host range as well as duplications of these families in the CAsc. We also found a lineage specific expansion of necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)-like protein (NLPs) families within the CAsc.

Conclusions:
This study illustrates the plasticity of Colletotrichum genomes, and shows that major changes in host range are associated with relatively recent changes in gene content.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany
S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Colletotrichum -- Genetic aspects -- Research, Phytopathogenic fungi , Anthracnose
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Genomics
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
ISSN: 1471-2164
Official Date: 5 August 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
5 August 2016Published
7 July 2016Accepted
14 April 2016Submitted
Volume: 17
Number: 1
Article Number: 555
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2917-6
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 8 August 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 8 August 2016
Funder: Spain. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad [Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness] (MINECO), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP)
Grant number: AGL2012-34139, AGL2015-663 62-R (MINECO)

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