2020 review
Phytopathogenic Cercosporoid Fungi-From Taxonomy to Modern Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
[Review of ]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 21(22).
author keywords: cercosporoid fungi; Cercospora s; lat; cercosporin; pathogenesis; enzymes; biotechnological application
MeSH headings : Ascomycota / classification; Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / metabolism; Biosynthetic Pathways / physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / physiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology
TL;DR:
Phytopathogenic cercosporoid fungi have been investigated comprehensively due to their important role in causing plant diseases, with less of a focus on molecular or biochemical issues.
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Phytopathogenic cercosporoid fungi have been investigated comprehensively due to their important role in causing plant diseases. A significant amount of research has been focused on the biology, morphology, systematics, and taxonomy of this group, with less of a focus on molecular or biochemical issues. Early and extensive research on these fungi focused on taxonomy and their classification based on in vivo features. Lately, investigations have mainly addressed a combination of characteristics such as morphological traits, host specificity, and molecular analyses initiated at the end of the 20th century. Some species that are important from an economic point of view have been more intensively investigated by means of genetic and biochemical methods to better understand the pathogenesis processes. Cercosporin, a photoactivated toxin playing an important role in Cercospora diseases, has been extensively studied. Understanding cercosporin toxicity in relation to reactive oxygen species (ROS) production facilitated the discovery and regulation of the cercosporin biosynthesis pathway, including the gene cluster encoding pathway enzymes. Furthermore, these fungi may be a source of other biotechnologically important compounds, e.g., industrially relevant enzymes. This paper reviews methods and important results of investigations of this group of fungi addressed at different levels over the years.