Exogenous Iron Induces NADPH Oxidases-Dependent Ferroptosis in the Conidia of Aspergillus flavus. 2021

Lishan Yao, and Fangfang Ban, and Shurui Peng, and Dan Xu, and Hongbo Li, and Haizhen Mo, and Liangbin Hu, and Xiaohui Zhou
School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.

Aspergillus flavus is saprophytic soil fungus that contaminates seed crops with the carcinogenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin, posing a significant threat to humans and animals. Ferrous sulfate is a common iron supplement that is used to the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia. Here, we identified an unexpected inhibitory role of ferrous sulfate on A. flavus. With specific fluorescent dyes, we detected several conidial ferroptosis hallmarks in conidia under the treatment of 1 mM Fe2+, including nonapoptosis necrosis, iron-dependent, lipid peroxide accumulation, and ROS burst. However, unlike traditional ferroptosis in mammals, Fe2+ triggered conidial ferroptosis in A. flavus was regulated by NADPH oxidase (NOXs) activation instead of Fenton reaction. Transcriptomic and some other bioinformatics analyses showed that NoxA in A. flavus might be a potential target of Fe2+, and thus led to the occurrence of conidial ferroptosis. Furthermore, noxA deletion mutant was constructed, and both ROS generation and conidial ferroptosis in ΔnoxA was reduced when exposed to Fe2+. Taken together, our study revealed an exogenous Fe2+-triggered conidial ferroptosis pathway mediated by NoxA of A. flavus, which greatly contributes to the development of an alternative strategy to control this pathogen.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007501 Iron A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN. Iron-56,Iron 56
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000079403 Ferroptosis A form of REGULATED CELL DEATH initiated by oxidative perturbations of the intracellular microenvironment that is under constitutive control by glutathione peroxidase 4 and can be inhibited by iron chelators and lipophilic antioxidants. Oxytosis
D000348 Aflatoxins Furano-furano-benzopyrans that are produced by ASPERGILLUS from STERIGMATOCYSTIN. They are structurally related to COUMARINS and easily oxidized to an epoxide form to become ALKYLATING AGENTS. Members of the group include AFLATOXIN B1; aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2; AFLATOXIN M1; and aflatoxin M2. Aflatoxin
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001231 Aspergillus flavus A species of imperfect fungi which grows on peanuts and other plants and produces the carcinogenic substance aflatoxin. It is also used in the production of the antibiotic flavicin. Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus,Petromyces flavus
D013172 Spores, Fungal Reproductive bodies produced by fungi. Conidia,Fungal Spores,Conidium,Fungal Spore,Spore, Fungal
D019255 NADPH Oxidases A family of membrane-associated flavoprotein NADPH-dependent oxidoreductases that catalyze the univalent reduction of OXYGEN to create SUPEROXIDES. Structurally, they are characterized by six N-terminal transmembrane ALPHA-HELICES, a FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (FAD)-binding region, and a C-terminal NADPH-binding region. They are expressed primarily by EPITHELIAL CELLS in gut, kidney, colon, and smooth muscle tissues, as well as GRANULOCYTES and function to transfer electrons across membranes to molecular oxygen. Defects in the production of superoxide ions by some NADPH oxidases result in GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC. NADPH Oxidase,NAD(P)H Oxidases,NAD(P)H oxidase,Nox Proteins,Oxidase, NADPH,Oxidases, NADPH

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