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Article

Haplotype Diversity of NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Reductase Gene of Ophiocordyceps sinensis and the Effect on Fungal Infection in Host Insects

by
Zixian Xu
†,
Yunguo Zhu
†,
Lingyan Xuan
,
Shan Li
* and
Zhou Cheng
*
School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Microorganisms 2020, 8(7), 968; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8070968
Submission received: 9 June 2020 / Revised: 23 June 2020 / Accepted: 27 June 2020 / Published: 29 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)
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Abstract

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Ophiocordyceps sinensis Berk. is a fungal parasite that parasitizes the larvae of Hepialidae and is used as a traditional Chinese medicine. However, it is not clear how O. sinensis infects its host. The encoding gene haplotype diversity and predicted function of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) related to the fungal pathogenicity was analyzed for 219 individuals from 47 O. sinensis populations. Two NADPH CPR genes of O. sinensis were detected and their dominant haplotypes were widely distributed throughout the entire distribution range in Western China. Only 5.43% of all O. sinensis individuals possessed the specific private haplotypes of NADPH CPR-1 and CPR-2 genes. Bioinformatic analyses predicted that the phosphorylation sites, motifs, and domains of NADPH CPR of O. sinensis were different between those encoding by the dominant and private gene haplotypes. The one-to-one match fungus–host correspondence of the same individual suggested that the widely distributed O. sinensis with the dominant NADPH CPR gene haplotypes may strongly infect almost all host insects through a random infection by oral or respiratory pores. Conversely, O. sinensis with the specific private NADPH CPR gene haplotypes is likely to infect only a few corresponding host insects by breaching the cuticle, due to the changed NADPH CPR structure and function.

1. Introduction

Ophiocordyceps sinensis Berk., a fungal parasite which parasitizes the larvae of Hepialidae, forms a complex containing fungal sexual stroma and the caterpillar body [1,2]. O. sinensis has been used for centuries as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat asthma, bronchial/lung infection, and kidney disease [1]. Generally, most entomogenous fungi infect the insects through the cuticle, while some encroach the host orally and make their way through the gut [3]. As entomogenous fungi, O. sinensis may infect the host insect specifically through the cuticle or randomly through the oral cavity. O. sinensis produces ascospores, which become filamentous mycelium and intrude into the haemolymph of insects through the gender cuticle [4]. After infection, the filamentous mycelium fill the coeloms of the host larvae, resulting in the destruction of the haemolymph and death of the insects [4,5]. A study by nested PCR has indicated that O. sinensis appears in plant roots during its anamorph life cycle, presenting an increased opportunity to infect the larvae through the oral cavity [6]. A stable carbon isotope analysis has shown that the fungus growth is closely related to the digestive tract of its host larva, which also suggests that phytophagous larvae may become infected as they feed [7]. O. sinensis may have different infection strategies in different seasons. The main infection strategy is through the cuticle in the winter, when the host larvae are in dormancy [8]. In the summer, when the host insect sheds its cuticles [9], the host larvae are prone to the infection by O. sinensis from the habitat soils [10,11]. However, the mode of infection of O. sinensis into the host insects remains unclear.
At present, two independent studies on the whole-genome sequencing of O. sinensis have been completed, with opposing results about fungal pathogenicity [3,12]. In one study, O. sinensis displays a considerable lineage-specific expansion of gene families, such as cytochrome P450, which has functionally enriched in the adaptability of fungal pathogenicity and specialized host infection [12]. Meanwhile, another study indicates that O. sinensis gene families encoding the cytochrome P450 (CYP) subfamily CYP52 enzymes, cuticle-degrading proteases and chitinases, are greatly reduced in size. Additionally, protein families involved in adhesion to cuticles and the formation of appressoria are absent or reduced in O. sinensis. These results suggest that O. sinensis no longer breaches the intact cuticle and, instead, probably infects insects orally or via the spiracles [3].
Cytochrome P450 forms a small electron transfer chain, together with the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR), which is a flavoprotein containing flavin cofactors flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and flavin mononucleotide (FMN) [13,14]. They can catalyze most oxidative reactions and have been shown to be involved in fungal pathogenicity [12]. The P450 mono-oxygenase encoding gene bcbot1 is involved in the botrydial biosynthesis, and the deletion of bcbot1 in three standard strains of B. cinerea, indicating that the effect on virulence is strain-dependent [15]. It has also been proven that genes BcBOT3 and BcBOT4, which encode two cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases, can catalyze regio- and stereo-specific hydroxylations at carbons C-10 and C-4, respectively [16].
In terms of the genes encoding, the number of cytochrome P450 differs between two independent studies (i.e., 57 [3] vs. 61 [12]). Further, most of the sequences in these independent studies do not match. Among of them, a gene encoding NADPH CPR was detected as two different sequences of EQL01332.1 [3] or OSIN4330.1 [12], respectively, which were consistent with those of Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1 [17] by BLAST at GenBank. In this study, the two genes from the two O. sinensis genome are named NADPH CPR-1 and NADPH CPR-2, respectively.
The objectives of this study are to (i) analyze the sequence characteristics and structures of the two genes encoding NADPH CPR in O. sinensis; (ii) reveal the haplotype diversity and network of the two fungal genes and its host insect COI gene for 219 individuals from 47 O. sinensis populations; (iii) conduct a bioinformatic analysis of the phosphorylation sites, motifs, and domains of NADPH CPR encoding by different haplotypes; and (iv) estimate the corresponding relationship between O. sinensis and its host insect from the same individual, and discuss the possible influence of diverse gene haplotypes encoding NADPH CPR on the infectivity of O. sinensis. Our findings provide solid information to understand the mode of infection of O. sinensis into the host insects, which will be useful for the artificial cultivation, protection, and sustainable use of the O. sinensis-host insect system.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Sampling

A total of 219 individuals from 47 O. sinensis populations were collected, including 25 from Tibet, 17 from Qinghai, 2 from Sichuan, 1 from Yunnan, and 1 from Gansu province, which covered the entire distribution range in Western China (Figure 1 and Figure 2; Table S1). The collected specimens were identified by Mr. Haifeng Xu from Qinghai Academy of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai province, China, and then preserved at the Institute of Bioresources and Applied Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. The codes, locations, longitudes, latitudes, altitudes, and sample numbers are shown in Table S1.

2.2. DNA Extraction and Sequencing

Total DNA was extracted independently from the fruiting and caterpillar bodies of each individual using a modified CTAB method [18]. The primers and protocols to amplify the two genes encoding the NADPH CPR of O. sinensis are described in Tables S2 and S3. The primers were designed and screened based on the NADPH CPR sequences from the two O. sinensis genomes of EQL01332.1 [3] and OSIN4330.1 [12]. PCR amplification was carried out with an initial denaturation of 94 °C for 5 min, 35 cycles of 94 °C for 1 min, 57 °C for 30 s, and 72 °C for 1 min, with a final 10 min elongation at 72 °C. Purification and sequencing were conducted by Shanghai Sunny Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China. The sequence GenBank accessions of the two genes encoding NADPH CPR of O. sinensis are shown in Tables S4 and S5. PCR amplification for the mitochondrial COI gene sequences of the host insect of each individual was performed using our previously described primers and protocols [19]. The detected COI sequences of host insects were compared with GenBank; their accessions are shown in Table S6.

2.3. Data Analyses

The NADPH CPR gene sequences of O. sinensis and host insect COI sequences were aligned using MEGA version 7 [20]. Molecular diversity indices, including the number of haplotypes and haplotype frequencies, were calculated using DnaSP version 6.11.01 for each population [21]. Genealogical relationships among the detected haplotypes in each defined group were examined using Network version 10 [22]. A closely related NADPH CPR gene of Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1 (GenBank accession No. LCWV00000000.1) was used as an outgroup [17]. The COI gene sequence of Papilio torquatus tolmides Godman and Salvin 1890 (GenBank accession No. JQ606303.1) was selected as an outgroup for the host insects. Genetic distances among populations were determined based on Kimura’s two-parameter model using MEGA version 7. The geographical distances of the O. sinensis populations were estimated based on their latitudes and longitudes using the GenAlEx 6.5 software [23]. The correlations between the geographical and genetic distances of the populations were examined using Mantel tests [24]. All Mantel tests were conducted using the GenAlEx 6.5 software with 9999 randomizations (http://biology-assets.anu.edu.au/GenAlEx/Welcome.html) (The Australian National University, Canberra ACT, Australia). The Gene Structure Display Server (GSDS) was used to analyze the differences in gene structure in different populations (http://gsds.cbi.pku.edu.cn). The phosphorylation sites of serine, threonine, or tyrosine were predicted by the NetPhos-3.1 Server (https://services.healthtech.dtu.dk/service.php?NetPhos-3.1). The functional sites of proteins were predicted by PredictProtein (https://www.predictprotein.org/). The Pfam database was used to predict the domains of proteins (http://pfam.xfam.org/).

3. Results

3.1. Gene Sequence Characteristics and Protein Structures

Both the NADPH CPR-1 gene and the NADPH CPR-2 gene of O. sinensis were detected in 219 individuals of 47 populations. The gene sequences were 2192 and 3603 bp, encoding 692 and 1065 aa, respectively. Their gene structures were characterized by three and seven exons, respectively (see Figure 3). The NADPH CPR-1 gene had an average nucleotide variation rate of 2.05%, containing 39 parsimony informative sites and six singleton sites. The NADPH CPR-2 gene had an average nucleotide variation rate of 1.61%, and 54 parsimony informative sites and four singleton sites were detected in the 3603 bp sequence.

3.2. Haplotypes Diversity of NADPH CPR Genes

A total of 28 distinct haplotypes of the NADPH CPR-1 gene of O. sinensis were identified from the 219 individuals of 47 populations. Among them, four haplotypes, H1 (76.50%), H13 (4.11%), H3 (2.28%), and H23 (2.28%), with higher frequencies were shared by multiple populations. These four haplotypes were detected in 187 individuals of 45 O. sinensis populations, accounting for 85.39% of all individuals and 95.74% of populations (see Figure 1). The haplotype H1 had the broadest distribution across the entire distribution range of O. sinensis in Western China, appearing in 76.50% of all individuals and 42 populations (89.36%). The haplotype H13 was mainly distributed in the populations of Tibet (Pop 7, Pop 8 and Pop19), Yunnan (Pop 44) and Sichuan (Pop 46). The haplotype H3 was a unique haplotype distributed in the populations Pop 1, Pop 2, Pop 3 and Pop 4 at the southern margins of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. The haplotype H23 was only distributed in the population 21 at the Nyingchi area of Tibet. Phylogenetic network analysis of the NADPH CPR-1 gene haplotypes showed that most haplotypes were connected in a star-like manner with the central haplotype H1 (see Figure 4). These haplotypes were considered as dominant haplotypes with a broad distribution. Only six private haplotypes, H5, H8, H14, H16, H17, and H28, were distant from the dominant haplotypes. Only about 5.43% of 129 O. sinensis individuals, which were from populations Pop 3, Pop 9, Pop 21 and Pop 24, had the specific private haplotypes of the NADPH CPR-1 gene.
A total of 29 distinct haplotypes of the NADPH CPR-2 gene of O. sinensis were identified. Among them, six haplotypes, H1 (50.23%), H17 (9.59%), H11 (7.76%), H19 (5.94%), H22 (4.57%), and H7 (4.11%), with higher frequencies were shared by multiple populations. These six haplotypes of O. sinensis were detected in 180 individuals of 43 populations, accounting for 82.19% and 91.49% of all individuals and populations, respectively, with a wide range of distribution (see Figure 2). The most widespread haplotype, H1, with the highest frequency appeared in 74.47% of populations. The haplotype H11 was mainly distributed in the populations except Yunan, i.e., populations Pop 9, Pop 10, Pop 11, Pop 21, Pop 22 and Pop 24 of Tibet, populations Pop 33, Pop 34, Pop 35, Pop38, Pop 39, Pop 41 of Qinghai, and populations Pop 45 and Pop 46 of Sichuan. The haplotype H17 and H19 were mainly distributed in the populations at the areas around The Qinghai Lake (Pop 28, Pop 30, Pop 31, Pop 32) and Middle of Qinghai (Pop 33, Pop 34, Pop 36, and Pop 39). The haplotype H22 was distributed in the populations of Tibet (Pop 20, Pop 21 and Pop 22), Qinghai (Pop 34, Pop 35 and Pop 36), and Sichuan (Pop 45). The haplotype H7 was distributed in the populations Pop 5, Pop 8, Pop 19 and Pop 36 at the Nyingchi area of Tibet. In the phylogenetic network of NADPH CPR-2 gene haplotypes (see Figure 5), these dominant haplotypes with higher frequencies were connected in a star-like manner and haplotype H1 was considered as the central haplotype. Four private haplotypes, H4, H10, H12, and H29, were distant from the dominant haplotypes. Only about 5.43% of 129 O. sinensis individuals, which were also from populations Pop 3, Pop 9 and Pop 24, possessed the specific private haplotypes of NADPH CPR-2 gene. Mantel tests showed that the genetic distances of O. sinensis populations, based on the two NADPH CPR genes, were not significantly correlated with their geographical distances (r1 = −0.025, p = 0.330; r2 = 0.003, p = 0.500).
A total of 59 distinct haplotypes of the host insect COI gene of O. sinensis were also identified from the 219 individuals of 47 populations. Among of them, five haplotypes, H26 (21.30%), H15 (15.74%), H81 (12.96%), H35 (6.94%), and H1 (6.02%), were shared by multiple populations. These five haplotypes were detected in 62.96% of all individuals and in 72.34% of all populations. The haplotype H26 had the highest frequency and appeared in 27.66% of all populations. The phylogenetic network indicates that most haplotypes were close to the dominant haplotypes of H1, H15, H26, and H35 (see Figure 6). The haplotype H81 and other private haplotypes were distant from the dominant haplotypes, according to the Papilio torquatus tolmides outgroup rooting.

3.3. Functional Analysis of NADPH CPR

The phosphorylation sites of all NADPH CPR-1 gene haplotypes coding proteins were evenly distributed throughout the whole peptide chain, mainly serine and threonine phosphorylation sites. There were 24 serine phosphorylation sites (Ser), 25 threonine phosphorylation sites (Thr), and 11 tyrosine phosphorylation sites (Tyr) in the haplotype H1 encoding NADPH CPR-1. However, the phosphorylation sites differed from those coded by the private haplotypes H5, H16, H17, and H28 in NADPH CPR-1; mainly due to the lack of phosphorylation sites at 397 and 401 amino acids, and the addition of phosphorylation sites at 425, 443, and 454 amino acids (Table 1).
All NADPH CPR-2 gene haplotypes coding proteins of O. sinensis were mainly phosphorylated by serine and were distributed in the posterior segment of the peptide chain. There were 49 serine phosphorylation sites (Ser), 35 threonine phosphorylation sites (Thr), and 13 tyrosine phosphorylation sites (Tyr) in the haplotype H1 encoding NADPH CPR-2. However, the private haplotypes H4, H10, H12, and H29 lacked phosphorylation sites at 23, 24, 25, and 252 amino acids, and increased the number of phosphorylation sites at 189 and 257 amino acids (Table 2).
The prediction of protein functional sites showed that those NADPH CPR-1 encoding by all haplotypes had three N-glycosylation sites, two cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites, nine Protein kinase C phosphorylation sites, seven Casein kinase II phosphorylation sites, one Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site, eight N-myristoylation sites, and two Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation sites (Table 3). However, there were differences in the positions, numbers, and amino acid sequences of these sites among NADPH CPR-1 encoding by different haplotypes. Compared with NADPH CPR-1 encoding by dominant haplotypes, all those encoding by private haplotypes (except for haplotype H14) increased one motif, that is, the Casein kinase II phosphorylation site (amino acid positions 425–428) decreased two motifs: the Protein kinase C phosphorylation site (amino acid positions 401–403) and the Casein kinase II phosphorylation site (amino acid positions 401–404). Moreover, the sequence of Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site 2 (amino acid positions 398–405) changed from RLGSDKDY (in dominant haplotypes) to RLGNDKDY (in private haplotypes).
The NADPH CPR-2 encoding by all haplotypes possessed three N-glycosylation sites, four cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites, thirteen Protein kinase C phosphorylation sites, fourteen Casein kinase II phosphorylation sites, and thirteen N-myristoylation sites, as well as four unique Amidation sites and one unique Cytochrome P450 cysteine heme–iron ligand signature. Similarly, there were certain differences in the positions, numbers, and amino acid sequences of these sites among NADPH CPR-2 encoding by different haplotypes (Table 4). Compared with the NADPH CPR-2 encoding by dominant haplotypes, all those encoding by the private haplotypes increased a motif (i.e., the Protein kinase C phosphorylation site at amino acid positions 189–191) and decreased a motif (i.e., the N-myristoylation site at amino acid positions 461–466). Moreover, all private haplotypes encoding NADPH CPR-2 possessed a unique Cytochrome P450 cysteine heme–iron ligand signature (amino acid positions 400–409), with the peptide amino acid residue of FGNGKRACIG.
The NADPH CPR-1 of O. sinensis had three domains, with a typical CPR domain (Figure 7). There was a flavin redox protein domain with FMN binding site (amino acid positions 67–212), an FAD binding site (amino acid positions 268–488), and an NAD binding domain (amino acid positions 544–656). The 117th amino acid of haplotype H1 encoding NADPH CPR-1 at the FMN binding site was alanine (Ala), while the amino acid of all private haplotypes encoding NADPH CPR-1 at this site was valine (Val).
NADPH CPR-2 had four conserved domains (Figure 7). There was a cytochrome P450 domain (amino acid positions 7–456) which was absent in NADPH CPR-1, a flavin redox protein domain with an FMN binding site (amino acid positions 502–636), an FAD binding site (amino acid positions 673–879), and an NAD binding domain (amino acid positions 912–1024). The 539th and 625th amino acids of haplotype H1 encoding NADPH CPR-2 were cysteine (Cys) and glycine (Gly), respectively, while those of all private haplotypes encoding NADPH CPR-2 were tyrosine (Tyr) and aspartic acid (Asp), respectively.

3.4. Correspondence between O. sinensis and Its Host Insects

According to the one-to-one correspondence match between O. sinensis and its host insect from the same individual, the dominant haplotype H1 and close haplotypes of the NADPH CPR-1 gene or NADPH CPR-2 gene could infect almost all host insects, while the private haplotypes H5, H6, H17, and H76 could infect few host insects (Table S7). Those host insects corresponding to the private haplotypes could also be infected by the dominant haplotypes of NADPH CPR genes of O. sinensis.

4. Discussion

Whole-genome sequencing can reveal the genetic information of species, clarify the regulation mode of gene expression, understand the molecular evolution process of species, and explore the molecular mechanisms of species adapting to the environment [25]. It has been widely used in human beings [26], rice [27], etc. However, two independent studies previously carried out on the whole genome sequencing of O. sinensis are not consistent in terms of fungal pathogenicity. They even had opposing results in the expansion or contraction of the functional gene family related to fungal pathogenicity and, consequently, the infection mechanism of O. sinensis [3,12]. This may have been due to the scaffold N50 value, actual assembled genome size, and coverage of the estimated genome size by different genome sequencing technologies [3,12]. In this study, two genes encoding NADPH CPR were detected in all 219 individuals from 47 O. sinensis populations, while only one gene encoding NADPH CPR had been detected in the above two independent studies [3,12]. Understanding how to find biologically significant information from the massive whole genome data has become both very difficult and very important.
The average nucleotide variation rates of the two NADPH CPR gene sequences of O. sinensis were 2.05% and 1.61%, respectively, much lower than the rate of 8.4% of the fungal 6-locus sequences of nrDNA ITS, MAT1-2-1, csp1, OSRC14, OSRC17, and OSRC27 [28]. These conserved gene sequences may be related to the protein functions of NADPH CPR. The sequence homologies of two NADPH CPR genes of O. sinensis, corresponding to those of Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1, were 82.45% and 72.58%, respectively. Their gene structures were identical, although the gene sequence length was different [17].
The genetic differences among most haplotypes of the two NADPH CPR genes of O. sinensis were small, with the dominant haplotypes (such as H1 and close haplotypes) being widely distributed throughout its entire distribution range in Western China. This was also supported by the result that there was no significant correlation between genetic distances based on the two genes and the geographical distances of O. sinensis populations. Only a few specific private haplotypes of the two genes were distributed in the limited O. sinensis populations Pop 3, Pop 9, Pop 21 and Pop 24. Those populations are located in the Nyingchi region and at the boundary of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, which are usually considered to be the origin and diversity centers of O. sinensis [19,28,29].
Bioinformatic analysis predicted that the structure and function of NADPH CPR of O. sinensis were different between those encoding by the dominant haplotypes and private haplotypes. There were differences in the phosphorylation sites and quantities of NADPH CPR of O. sinensis between those encoding the dominant haplotypes and private haplotypes. Such changes in the phosphorylation sites may affect the binding of proteins and cofactors, and thus change the protein activity. The replacement of Tyr-178 with aspartate abolished FMN binding. The FAD level in the Asp-178 mutant was also decreased, suggesting that FAD binding is dependent upon FMN [30].
The motif numbers and amino acids sequences of NADPH CPR of O. sinensis differed between those encoding by the dominant haplotypes and private haplotypes. The increase or decrease in these motifs and amino acid sequence differences may change the protein function and affect the pathogenicity of the fungi. Even subtle changes in the composition of a motif can result in significant changes in affinity, which can be further modulated by phosphorylation [31]. In this study, the NADPH CPR-2 encoding by the private haplotypes of O. sinensis possessed a unique cysteine heme–iron ligand signature (amino acid positions 400–409) with an amino acid residue of FGNGKRACIG, which is common to all P450s and is essential for catalytic activity [32].
The two NADPH CPR of O. sinensis have typical domains, consisting of a flavoprotein containing binding domains for FMN, FAD, and NADPH [33]. As part of the redox reaction, an NADPH CPR is needed for transferring electrons to P450s [34]. In this study, there were amino acid substitutions in the motifs of the FMN domain in the two NADPH CPR of O. sinensis for those encoded by the dominant haplotypes and private haplotypes. The FMN domain mutations might improve the interaction with a specific CYP using several binding motifs of the FMN domain [14]. Therefore, there may be functional changes between the NADPH CPR of O. sinensis encoding by dominant and private gene haplotypes.
There were three corresponding patterns between O. sinensis and its host insect of the same individual: (i) the dominant NADPH CPR gene haplotypes of O. sinensis vs. the dominant COI gene haplotypes of its host insect; (ii) the dominant fungal NADPH CPR gene haplotypes vs. the private host insect COI gene haplotypes; and (iii) the private fungal NADPH CPR gene haplotypes vs. the private host insect COI gene haplotypes. This means that O. sinensis with the dominant NADPH CPR gene haplotypes could infect almost all host insects. Another study has also suggested that one fungal multiple locus haplotypes (MLH) was capable of infecting multiple host insect MLHs [28]. The fungus O. sinensis has been confirmed as a single species based on the rDNA-ITS sequence [19,35,36,37], while 57 species representing seven genera (Hepialus, Thitarodes, Pharmacis, Magnificus, Gazoryctra, Endoclita, and Bipectilus) are possible hosts of O. sinensis [38]. The ascospores of O. sinensis can disperse over a large area, through air, rain, and host insects [39]. The host insects are poorly adapted for long-distance flight and dispersal, and the adults survive for only 3–8 days [40]. The intraspecific genetic differentiation of O. sinensis and interspecific genetic differentiation of its host insects, as well as the difference in spread characteristics between the fungus and its host insects, suggests that the widely distributed O. sinensis with the NADPH CPR gene H1 and close haplotypes may strongly infect almost all host insects through random infection by oral or respiratory pores. A genome survey uncovered that some genes related to cuticle degrading proteases and adhesion to cuticles had been greatly reduced in size, suggesting that O. sinensis can no longer breach the intact cuticle and, instead, probably infects insects orally or via the spiracles [3]. Other studies have also supported the idea that O. sinensis infects host insects through oral activity [6].
In this study, the O. sinensis with private haplotypes of the NADPH CPR gene could only infect very few specific host insects. It is speculated that the specific infection might be through breaching the cuticle of host insects with weak infectivity, as specificity is usually controlled by infection events at the level of the cuticle [41]. Similar to biotrophic plant pathogens [42], O. sinensis has a genome shaped by retrotransposon-driven expansions, suggesting the biphasic pathogenic mechanism of fungus beginning with stealth pathogenesis in early host instars and a lethal stage in late instars [3]. The infection rate of O. sinensis in host insects was only 14.06% by cuticle coating inoculation, much lower than those by cuticle injection, oral injection, or mixed with feed [10]. In nature, the cuticle infection of O. sinensis in its host insects may not be the major route.
Cytochrome P450s play essential roles in fungal physiologies, including detoxification, degradation of xenobiotics, and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites [43]. The less specific infections of O. sinensis with the private haplotypes was revealed based on the NADPH CPR, which is related to fungal pathogenicity [17]. The difference in phosphorylation sites, motifs, and domains of NADPH CPR of O. sinensis may lead to functional changes in those encoded by the private haplotypes. The infection modes and mechanisms of O. sinensis in its host insects should be explored through more genome, transcriptome, and protein analyses.

Supplementary Materials

The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/7/968/s1, Table S1: Codes, locations, longitudes, and latitudes of the 47 O. sinensis populations used in this study, Table S2: Primer sequences for amplifying NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase genes of O. sinensis, Table S3: PCR reaction system of NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase genes of O. sinensis, Table S4: GenBank accession numbers of NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase-1 gene sequence obtained in this study, Table S5: GenBank accession numbers of NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase-2 gene sequence obtained in this study, Table S6: GenBank accession numbers of COI gene sequences of host insects of O. sinensis obtained in this study, Table S7: Haplotype correspondence of host insect COI gene, NADPH CPR-1 gene, and NADPH CPR-2 gene of O. sinensis of all individuals.

Author Contributions

Data curation, Z.X. and L.X.; Formal analysis, Y.Z. and Z.C.; Investigation, Z.X. and Y.Z.; Methodology, Y.Z. and S.L.; Project administration, S.L.; Supervision, Z.C.; Writing—original draft, Z.X.; Writing—review & editing, Z.C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81673526).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Geographical distribution map and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 gene haplotype frequencies of 47 O. sinensis populations collected across the major distribution regions in China. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1. The haplotypes with high frequency are color-coded, while haplotypes with low frequency are represented by white circles.
Figure 1. Geographical distribution map and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 gene haplotype frequencies of 47 O. sinensis populations collected across the major distribution regions in China. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1. The haplotypes with high frequency are color-coded, while haplotypes with low frequency are represented by white circles.
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Figure 2. Geographical distribution map and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2 gene haplotype frequencies of 47 O. sinensis populations collected across the major distribution regions in China. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1. The haplotypes with high frequency are color-coded, while haplotypes with low frequency are represented by white circles.
Figure 2. Geographical distribution map and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2 gene haplotype frequencies of 47 O. sinensis populations collected across the major distribution regions in China. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1. The haplotypes with high frequency are color-coded, while haplotypes with low frequency are represented by white circles.
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Figure 3. Structure of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase of O. sinensis.
Figure 3. Structure of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase of O. sinensis.
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Figure 4. Phylogenetic network of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 gene haplotypes of O. sinensis. Circle areas are proportional to haplotype frequencies. Circle colors are proportional to haplotypes defined in Figure 1. Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1 (GenBank accession No. LCWV00000000.1) was used as an outgroup. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1.
Figure 4. Phylogenetic network of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 gene haplotypes of O. sinensis. Circle areas are proportional to haplotype frequencies. Circle colors are proportional to haplotypes defined in Figure 1. Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1 (GenBank accession No. LCWV00000000.1) was used as an outgroup. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1.
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Figure 5. Phylogenetic network of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2 gene haplotypes of O. sinensis. Circle areas are proportional to haplotype frequencies. Circle colors are proportional to haplotypes defined in Figure 2. Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1 (GenBank accession No. LCWV00000000.1) was used as an outgroup. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1.
Figure 5. Phylogenetic network of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2 gene haplotypes of O. sinensis. Circle areas are proportional to haplotype frequencies. Circle colors are proportional to haplotypes defined in Figure 2. Purpureocillium lilacinum 36-1 (GenBank accession No. LCWV00000000.1) was used as an outgroup. Population codes correspond to those in Table S1.
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Figure 6. Phylogenetic network of COI gene haplotypes of host insects of O. sinensis. Circle areas are proportional to haplotype frequencies. Papilio torquatus tolmides (GenBank accession No. JQ606303.1) was an outgroup.
Figure 6. Phylogenetic network of COI gene haplotypes of host insects of O. sinensis. Circle areas are proportional to haplotype frequencies. Papilio torquatus tolmides (GenBank accession No. JQ606303.1) was an outgroup.
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Figure 7. Amino acid sequence domains of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases of O. sinensis.
Figure 7. Amino acid sequence domains of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases of O. sinensis.
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Table 1. Phosphorylation sites of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
Table 1. Phosphorylation sites of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
PositionH1H5H8H14H16H17H28
335TT-T-TT
397T--T---
401S--S---
425-SS-SSS
443-TT-TTT
454-SS-SSS
636TTT--T-
S = Ser; T = Thr; - No phosphorylation site at this location.
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Table 2. Phosphorylation sites of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2. encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
Table 2. Phosphorylation sites of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2. encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
PositionH1H4H10H12H29
23T----
24T----
25S----
189-SSSS
252S----
257-TTTT
437-YYY-
539-YYY-
777S-SSS
881SS--S
S = Ser; T = Thr; Y = Tyr; - No phosphorylation site at this location.
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Table 3. Predicted protein motifs of NADP. H-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
Table 3. Predicted protein motifs of NADP. H-cytochrome P450 reductase-1 encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
Functional SiteH1H5H8H14H16H17/H28
PositionSequencePositionSequencePositionSequencePositionSequencePositionSequencePositionSequence
N-gly167–170NNTY167–170NNTY167–170NNTY167–170NNTY167–170NNTY167–170NNTY
244–247NLTR244–247NLTR244–247NLTR244–247NLTR244–247NLTR244–247NLTR
305–308NLTY305–308NLTY305–308NLTY305–308NLTY305–308NLTY305–308NLTY
cA/GMP461–464KKIS461–464KKIS461–464KKIS461–464KKIS461–464KKIS461–464KKIS
581–584RKRT581–584RKRT581–584RKRT581–584RKRT581–584RKRT581–584RKRT
PK C61–63SGK61–63SGK61–63SGK61–63SGK61–63SGK61–63SGK
113–115SDK113–115SDK113–115SDK113–115SDK113–115SDK113–115SDK
265–267TAK265–267TAK265–267TAK265–267TAK265–267TAK265–267TAK
335–337TAK335–337TAK335–337TAK335–337TAK 335–337TAK
343–345SVK343–345SVK343–345SVK343–345SVK343–345SVK343–345SVK
350–352TAK350–352TAK350–352TAK350–352TAK350–352TAK350–352TAK
401–403SDK 401–403SDK
615–617SKK615–617SKK615–617SKK615–617SKK615–617SKK615–617SKK
636–638TQK 636–638TQK 636–638TQK
CK II75–78TAED75–78TAED75–78TAED75–78TAED75–78TAED75–78TAED
123–126TYGE123–126TYGE123–126TYGE123–126TYGE123–126TYGE123–126TYGE
141–144TADD141–144TADD141–144TADD141–144TADD141–144TADD141–144TADD
204–207TMEE204–207TMEE204–207TMEE204–207TMEE204–207TMEE204–207TMEE
359–362TTFD359–362TTFD359–362TTFD359–362TTFD359–362TTFD359–362TTFD
401–404SDKD 401–404SDKD
591–594SEWE591–594SEWE591–594SEWE591–594SEWE591–594SEWE591–594SEWE
425–428SKGE425–428SKGE 425–428SKGE425–428SKGE
TK 1582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY
N-myr26–31GTYWGV26–31GTYWGV26–31GTYWGV26–31GTYWGV26–31GTYWGV26–31GTYWGV
45–50GVKAGR45–50GVKAGR45–50GVKAGR45–50GVKAGR45–50GVKAGR45–50GVKAGR
70–75GSQTGT70–75GSQTGT70–75GSQTGT70–75GSQTGT70–75GSQTGT70–75GSQTGT
150–155GNDPAL150–155GNDPAL150–155GNDPAL150–155GNDPAL150–155GNDPAL150–155GNDPAL
164–169GLGNNT164–169GLGNNT164–169GLGNNT164–169GLGNNT164–169GLGNNT164–169GLGNNT
303–308GSNLTY303–308GSNLTY303–308GSNLTY303–308GSNLTY303–308GSNLTY303–308GSNLTY
483–488GVATNY483–488GVATNY483–488GVATNY483–488GVATNY483–488GVATNY483–488GVATNY
568–573GLDVGR568–573GLDVGR568–573GLDVGR568–573GLDVGR568–573GLDVGR568–573GLDVGR
TK 2398–405RLGSDKDY398–405RLGNDKDY398–405RLGNDKDY398–405RLGSDKDY398–405RLGNDKDY398–405RLGNDKDY
582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY582–589KRTEDFLY
N-gly = N-glycosylation site; cA/GMP = cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site; PK C = Protein kinase C phosphorylation site; CK II = Casein kinase II phosphorylation site; TK 1 = Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site 1; N-myr = N-myristoylation site; TK 2 = Tyrosine kinase, phosphorylation site 2; Bold indicates difference compared with H1.
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Table 4. Predicted protein motifs of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2 encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
Table 4. Predicted protein motifs of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase-2 encoding by different haplotypes of O. sinensis.
Functional SiteH1H4H10/H12H29
PositionSequencePositionSequencePositionSequencePositionSequence
N-gly255–258NITD255–258NITD255–258NITD255–258NITD
429–432NFSL429–432NFSL429–432NFSL429–432NFSL
734–737NLSW734–737NLSW734–737NLSW734–737NLSW
cA/GMP190–193KRPS190–193KRPS190–193KRPS190–193KRPS
225–228RKES225–228RKES225–228RKES225–228RKES
670–673RKVT670–673RKVT670–673RKVT670–673RKVT
809–812KRTS809–812KRTS809–812KRTS809–812KRTS
PK C112–114SIR112–114SIR112–114SIR112–114SIR
230–232SGR230–232SGR230–232SGR230–232SGR
323–325TLR323–325TLR323–325TLR323–325TLR
446–448TIK446–448TIK446–448TIK446–448TIK
457–459SLR457–459SLR457–459SLR457–459SLR
673–675TLR673–675TLR673–675TLR673–675TLR
685–687SAR685–687SAR685–687SAR685–687SAR
694–696SVK694–696SVK694–696SVK694–696SVK
708–710TYR708–710TYR708–710TYR708–710TYR
740–742TLK740–742TLK740–742TLK740–742TLK
745–747SDR745–747SDR745–747SDR745–747SDR
774–776TKR774–776TKR774–776TKR774–776TKR
822–824SIK822–824SIK822–824SIK822–824SIK
189–191SKR189–191SKR189–191SKR
CK II54–57STNE54–57STNE54–57STNE54–57STNE
89–92TAYD89–92TAYD89–92TAYD89–92TAYD
246–249TTGD246–249TTGD246–249TTGD246–249TTGD
431–434SLDD431–434SLDD431–434SLDD431–434SLDD
463–466TPTE463–466TPTE463–466TPTE463–466TPTE
476–479TAAE476–479TAAE476–479TAAE476–479TAAE
568–471SWME568–471SWME568–471SWME568–471SWME
631–634SAFE631–634SAFE631–634SAFE631–634SAFE
657–660SGND657–660SGND657–660SGND657–660SGND
758–761SASD758–761SASD758–761SASD758–761SASD
812–815SILD812–815SILD812–815SILD812–815SILD
859–862SVLE859–862SVLE859–862SVLE859–862SVLE
881–884SGLE881–884SGLE 881–884SGLE
950–953SPDE950–953SPDE950–953SPDE950–953SPDE
N-myr82–87GVHDGL82–87GVHDGL82–87GVHDGL82–87GVHDGL
242–247GVDPTT242–247GVDPTT242–247GVDPTT242–247GVDPTT
461–466GMTPTE 461–466GMTPTE
491–496GIAHTR491–496GIAHTR491–496GIAHTR491–496GIAHTR
505–510GSNSGT505–510GSNSGT505–510GSNSGT505–510GSNSGT
557–562GQPPSN557–562GQPPSN557–562GQPPSN557–562GQPPSN
580–585GVSYAV580–585GVSYAV580–585GVSYAV580–585GVSYAV
650–655GTEDSS650–655GTEDSS650–655GTEDSS650–655GTEDSS
693–698GSVKNH693–698GSVKNH693–698GSVKNH693–698GSVKNH
828–833GSYLGM828–833GSYLGM828–833GSYLGM828–833GSYLGM
874–879GVATSF874–879GVATSF874–879GVATSF874–879GVATSF
882–887GLEPGE882–887GLEPGE882–887GLVPGE882–887GLEPGE
1035–1040GCKQGW1035–1040GCKQGW1035–1040GCKQGW1035–1040GCKQGW
Ami185–188CGKR185–188CGKR185–188CGKR185–188CGKR
230–233SGRK230–233SGRK230–233SGRK230–233SGRK
402–405NGKR402–405NGKR402–405NGKR402–405NGKR
935–938AGRK935–938AGRK935–938AGRK935–938AGRK
CYP450 400–409FGNGKRACIG400–409FGNGKRACIG400–409FGNGKRACIG
N-gly = N-glycosylation site; cA/GMP = cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site; PK C = Protein kinase C phosphorylation site; CK II = Casein kinase II phosphorylation site; N-myr = N-myristoylation site; Ami = Amidation site; CYP450 = Cytochrome P450 cysteine heme-iron ligand signature; Bold indicates difference compared with H1.

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