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ArticleJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)2025

Role of the LAMMER kinase LkhA in fungal development and aflatoxin production in Aspergillus flavus.

Seong-Hwan Jeong, He-Jin Cho, Jae-Hyuk Yu, Hee-Moon Park, Hee-Soo Park

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Seong-Hwan JeongDepartment of Integrative Biology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
He-Jin ChoSchool of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Hyuk YuDepartment of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Hee-Moon ParkDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
Hee-Soo ParkDepartment of Integrative Biology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.

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Korea Environmental Industry and Technology InstituteMinistry of Education 2021R1A6C101A416Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Science and ICT 2020R1C1C1004473Ministry of Science and ICT 202400339659National Research Facilities and Equipment CenterNational Research Foundation of Korea
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Abstract

A well-conserved LAMMER kinase in yeast and filamentous fungi, is a dual-specificity kinase with multiple roles in fungal biology. In this study, we assessed the roles of LkhA in Aspergillus flavus, a toxigenic fungus that produces aflatoxin B1. lkhA deletion mutants exhibited defects in fungal growth, conidiophore development, and sclerotia formation. These mutants exhibited impaired tolerance to oxidative and cell wall stresses. Moreover, the absence of lkhA resulted in a decrease in aflatoxin B1 production. The kernel assay revealed that the lkhA deletion mutants exhibited reduced production of conidia and aflatoxin B1, implying that LkhA can affect fungal toxigenesis and pathogenicity. Taken together, these results demonstrate that LkhA is important for differentiation, mycotoxin production, and pathogenicity in A. flavus.

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Aflatoxin B1AflatoxinsAspergillus flavusFungal ProteinsCell WallGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, FungalOxidative StressSpores, FungalAflatoxin B1AflatoxinsFungal Proteinsaflatoxin B1Aspergillus flavusLAMMER kinasepathogenicity

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PMID40468662
PMCPMC13577097

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