Development of functional genomic screens to identify conserved host cell processes targeted by fungal effector proteins

Projektinformationen

EffectorTargets

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 656945

DOI

10.3030/656945

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 25 März 2015

Startdatum 9 September 2015

Enddatum 8 September 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten

€ 183 454,80

EU-Beitrag

€ 183 454,80

Koordiniert durch

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - EffectorTargets (Development of functional genomic screens to identify conserved host cell processes targeted by fungal effector proteins)

Berichtszeitraum: 2015-09-09 bis 2017-09-08

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

To understand the ways fungi infect their host, makes it possible to find protective measures.
The fungus blumeria is a thread to global food security since it can destroy harvest of cereal crops like wheat and barley, which are staple foods for many people.

This fungus uses a very large set of secreted proteins to alter the host cellular programs to its own benefit. We want to find out how the proteins operate by expressing them one-for-one in alternative hosts, yeast and the alga Chlamy.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

I used the CSEP library for yeast growth inhibition screens, which consists of 534 effector genes from the powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei. Additionally, I added 14 effector genes from another fungus: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici.
I adapted high-throughput LR-clonase reactions to obtain yeast transformation ready plasmids for each gene. I then proceed to adapt a yeast transformation protocol for high throughput yeast transformation of the 548 plasmids. I obtained 548 yeast strains each containing an N-terminally GFP-tagged CSEP effector gene with an inducible expression system.
All the yeast strains were simultaneously screened for growth performances under different conditions. This was done by plating several dilutions of each yeast strain on plates with a different carbon source. Glucose as carbon source inhibited expression of the gene, while galactose as carbon source stimulates expression.

Another part of the project consisted of engineering a plasmid that allowed transformation to and expression of the CSEP genes in the green alga Clamydomonas reinhardtii. For this part I finished some part of the cloning work, but not fully.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

Due to the early termination, no progress beyond the state of art was made

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