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Proline Suppresses Apoptosis In The Fungal Pathogen Colletotrichum Trifolii, Changbin Chen, Martin B. Dickman
Proline Suppresses Apoptosis In The Fungal Pathogen Colletotrichum Trifolii, Changbin Chen, Martin B. Dickman
Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications
The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell communication, control of gene expression, and oxygen sensing is well established. Inappropriate regulation of ROS levels can damage cells, resulting in a diseased state. In Colletotrichum trifolii, a fungal pathogen of alfalfa, the mutationally activated oncogenic fungal Ras (DARas) elevates levels of ROS, causing abnormal fungal growth and development and eventual apoptotic-like cell death but only when grown under nutrient-limiting conditions. Remarkably, restoration to the wild-type phenotype requires only proline. Here, we describe a generally unrecognized function of proline: its ability to function as a potent antioxidant and inhibitor of …