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Sulfated polysaccharide from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty ex P.C. Silva primes defense responses against anthracnose disease of Capsicum annuum Linn. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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He Y, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Ahmad D, Wu L, Jiang P, Ma H. Molecular Characterization and Expression of PFT, an FHB Resistance Gene at the Fhb1 QTL in Wheat. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 108:730-736. [PMID: 29315018 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-17-0383-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive fungal disease in wheat worldwide. Efforts have been carried out to combat this disease, and the pore-forming toxin-like (PFT) gene at the quantitative trait locus (QTL) Fhb1 was isolated and found to confer resistance to FHB in Sumai 3. In this study, we characterized PFT in 348 wheat accessions. Four haplotypes of PFT were identified. The wild haplotype of PFT had higher resistance than other haplotypes and explained 13.8% of phenotypic variation in FHB resistance by association analysis. PFT was highly expressed during early flowering and increased after Fusarium graminearum treatment in Sumai 3. Analysis of the 5' flanking sequence of PFT predicted that the cis elements of the PFT promoter were related to hormones and biological defense responses. However, PFT existed not only in the FHB-resistant accessions but also in some susceptible accessions. These results suggested that FHB resistance in a diverse range of wheat genotypes is partially conditioned by PFT. The profiling of FHB resistance and the PFT locus in this large collection of wheat germplasm may prove helpful for incorporating FHB resistance into wheat breeding programs, although more work is needed to reveal the exact role of the QTL Fhb1 in conferring resistance to fungal spread.
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- Yi He
- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- All authors: Institute of Food Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China; and fourth author: Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Wang Q, Shao B, Shaikh FI, Friedt W, Gottwald S. Wheat Resistances to Fusarium Root Rot and Head Blight Are Both Associated with Deoxynivalenol- and Jasmonate-Related Gene Expression. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 108:602-616. [PMID: 29256831 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-17-0172-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum is a major pathogen of wheat causing Fusarium head blight (FHB). Its ability to colonize wheat via seedling root infection has been reported recently. Our previous study on Fusarium root rot (FRR) has disclosed histological characteristics of pathogenesis and pathogen defense that mirror processes of spike infection. Therefore, it would be interesting to understand whether genes relevant for FHB resistance are induced in roots. The concept of similar-acting defense mechanisms provides a basis for research at broad Fusarium resistance in crop plants. However, molecular defense responses involved in FRR as well as their relation to spike resistance are unknown. To test the hypothesis of a conserved defense response, a candidate gene expression study was conducted to test the activity of selected prominent FHB defense-related genes in seedling roots, adult plant roots, spikes, and shoots. FRR was examined at seedling and adult plant stages to assess age-related pattern of disease and pathogen resistance. This study offers first evidence for a significant genetic overlap in root and spike defense responses, both in local and distant tissues. The results point to plant development-specific rather than organ-specific determinants of resistance, and suggest roots as an interesting model for studies on wheat-Fusarium interactions.
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- Qing Wang
- All authors: Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- All authors: Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- All authors: Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- All authors: Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- All authors: Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Ma L, Djavaheri M, Wang H, Larkan NJ, Haddadi P, Beynon E, Gropp G, Borhan MH. Leptosphaeria maculans Effector Protein AvrLm1 Modulates Plant Immunity by Enhancing MAP Kinase 9 Phosphorylation. iScience 2018; 3:177-191. [PMID: 30428318 PMCID: PMC6137710 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg disease in canola (Brassica napus), secretes an array of effectors into the host to overcome host defense. Here we present evidence that the L. maculans effector protein AvrLm1 functions as a virulence factor by interacting with the B. napus mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase 9 (BnMPK9), resulting in increased accumulation and enhanced phosphorylation of the host protein. Transient expression of BnMPK9 in Nicotiana benthamiana induces cell death, and this phenotype is enhanced in the presence of AvrLm1, suggesting that induction of cell death due to enhanced accumulation and phosphorylation of BnMPK9 by AvrLm1 supports the initiation of necrotrophic phase of L. maculans infection. Stable expression of BnMPK9 in B. napus perturbs hormone signaling, notably salicylic acid response genes, to facilitate L. maculans infection. Our findings provide evidence that a MAP kinase is directly targeted by a fungal effector to modulate plant immunity. Leptosphaeria maculans effector AvrLm1 interacts with the Brassica napus MPK9 (BnMPK9) AvrLm1 increases the accumulation and enhances the phosphorylation of BnMPK9 AvrLm1 enhances BnMPK9-dependent cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana Stable expression of BnMPK9 in B. napus facilitates L. maculans infection
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- Lisong Ma
- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Center of Plant Disease and Plant Pests of Hebei Province, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; Armatus Genetics Inc., Saskatoon, SK S7J 4M2, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada
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- Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada.
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Shaban M, Miao Y, Ullah A, Khan AQ, Menghwar H, Khan AH, Ahmed MM, Tabassum MA, Zhu L. Physiological and molecular mechanism of defense in cotton against Verticillium dahliae. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 125:193-204. [PMID: 29462745 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cotton, a natural fiber producing crop of huge importance for textile industry, has been reckoned as the backbone in the economy of many developing countries. Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae reflected as the most devastating disease of cotton crop in several parts of the world. Average losses due to attack of this disease are tremendous every year. There is urgent need to develop strategies for effective control of this disease. In the last decade, progress has been made to understand the interaction between cotton-V. dahliae and several growth and pathogenicity related genes were identified. Still, most of the molecular components and mechanisms of cotton defense against Verticillium wilt are poorly understood. However, from existing knowledge, it is perceived that cotton defense mechanism primarily depends on the pre-formed defense structures including thick cuticle, synthesis of phenolic compounds and delaying or hindering the expansion of the invader through advanced measures such as reinforcement of cell wall structure, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), release of phytoalexins, the hypersensitive response and the development of broad spectrum resistance named as, systemic acquired resistance (SAR). Investigation of these defense tactics provide valuable information about the improvement of cotton breeding strategies for the development of durable, cost effective, and broad spectrum resistant varieties. Consequently, this management approach will help to reduce the use of fungicides and also minimize other environmental hazards. In the present paper, we summarized the V. dahliae virulence mechanism and comprehensively discussed the cotton molecular mechanisms of defense such as physiological, biochemical responses with the addition of signaling pathways that are implicated towards attaining resistance against Verticillium wilt.
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- Muhammad Shaban
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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Identification of Wheat Inflorescence Development-Related Genes Using a Comparative Transcriptomics Approach. Int J Genomics 2018; 2018:6897032. [PMID: 29581960 PMCID: PMC5822904 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6897032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Inflorescence represents the highly specialized plant tissue producing the grains. Although key genes regulating flower initiation and development are conserved, the mechanism regulating fertility is still not well explained. To identify genes and gene network underlying inflorescence morphology and fertility of bread wheat, expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from different tissues were analyzed using a comparative transcriptomics approach. Based on statistical comparison of EST frequencies of individual genes in EST pools representing different tissues and verification with RT-PCR and RNA-seq data, 170 genes of 59 gene sets predominantly expressed in the inflorescence were obtained. Nearly one-third of the gene sets displayed differentiated expression profiles in terms of their subgenome orthologs. The identified genes, most of which were predominantly expressed in anthers, encode proteins involved in wheat floral identity determination, anther and pollen development, pollen-pistil interaction, and others. Particularly, 25 annotated gene sets are associated with pollen wall formation, of which 18 encode enzymes or proteins participating in lipid metabolic pathway, including fatty acid ω-hydroxylation, alkane and fatty alcohol biosynthesis, and glycerophospholipid metabolism. We showed that the comparative transcriptomics approach was effective in identifying genes for reproductive development and found that lipid metabolism was particularly active in wheat anthers.
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Habib A, Powell JJ, Stiller J, Liu M, Shabala S, Zhou M, Gardiner DM, Liu C. A multiple near isogenic line (multi-NIL) RNA-seq approach to identify candidate genes underpinning QTL. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:613-624. [PMID: 29170790 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3023-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This study demonstrates how identification of genes underpinning disease-resistance QTL based on differential expression and SNPs can be improved by performing transcriptomic analysis on multiple near isogenic lines. Transcriptomic analysis has been widely used to understand the genetic basis of a trait of interest by comparing genotypes with contrasting phenotypes. However, these approaches identify such large sets of differentially expressed genes that it proves difficult to isolate which genes underpin the phenotype of interest. This study tests whether using multiple near isogenic lines (NILs) can improve the resolution of RNA-seq-based approaches to identify genes underpinning disease-resistance QTL. A set of NILs for a major effect Fusarium crown rot-resistance QTL in barley on the 4HL chromosome arm were analysed under Fusarium crown rot using RNA-seq. Differential gene expression and single nucleotide polymorphism detection analyses reduced the number of putative candidates from thousands within individual NIL pairs to only one hundred and two genes, which were differentially expressed or contained SNPs in common across NIL pairs and occurred on 4HL. Our findings support the value of performing RNA-seq analysis using multiple NILs to remove genetic background effects. The enrichment analyses indicated conserved differences in the response to infection between resistant and sensitive isolines suggesting that sensitive isolines are impaired in systemic defence response to Fusarium pseudograminearum.
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- Ahsan Habib
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia
- School of Land and Food and Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
- Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia
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- School of Land and Food and Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- School of Land and Food and Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia.
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Kazan K, Gardiner DM. Transcriptomics of cereal-Fusarium graminearum interactions: what we have learned so far. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:764-778. [PMID: 28411402 PMCID: PMC6638174 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The ascomycete fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum causes the globally important Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease on cereal hosts, such as wheat and barley. In addition to reducing grain yield, infection by this pathogen causes major quality losses. In particular, the contamination of food and feed with the F. graminearum trichothecene toxin deoxynivalenol (DON) can have many adverse short- and long-term effects on human and animal health. During the last decade, the interaction between F. graminearum and both cereal and model hosts has been extensively studied through transcriptomic analyses. In this review, we present an overview of how such analyses have advanced our understanding of this economically important plant-microbe interaction. From a host point of view, the transcriptomes of FHB-resistant and FHB-susceptible cereal genotypes, including near-isogenic lines (NILs) that differ by the presence or absence of quantitative trait loci (QTLs), have been studied to understand the mechanisms of disease resistance afforded by such QTLs. Transcriptomic analyses employed to dissect host responses to DON have facilitated the identification of the genes involved in toxin detoxification and disease resistance. From the pathogen point of view, the transcriptome of F. graminearum during pathogenic vs. saprophytic growth, or when infecting different cereal hosts or different tissues of the same host, have been studied. In addition, comparative transcriptomic analyses of F. graminearum knock-out mutants with altered virulence have provided new insights into pathogenicity-related processes. The F. graminearum transcriptomic data generated over the years are now being exploited to build a systems level understanding of the biology of this pathogen, with an ultimate aim of developing effective and sustainable disease prevention strategies.
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- Kemal Kazan
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food Queensland Bioscience PrecinctSt. LuciaQld4067Australia
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation (QAAFI)University of Queensland, Queensland Bioscience PrecinctSt. LuciaQld4067Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food Queensland Bioscience PrecinctSt. LuciaQld4067Australia
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Palazzini J, Roncallo P, Cantoro R, Chiotta M, Yerkovich N, Palacios S, Echenique V, Torres A, Ramírez M, Karlovsky P, Chulze S. Biocontrol of Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto, Reduction of Deoxynivalenol Accumulation and Phytohormone Induction by Two Selected Antagonists. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:E88. [PMID: 29461480 PMCID: PMC5848189 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10020088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating disease that causes extensive yield and quality losses to wheat and other small cereal grains worldwide. Species within the Fusarium graminearum complex are the main pathogens associated with the disease, F. graminearum sensu stricto being the main pathogen in Argentina. Biocontrol can be used as part of an integrated pest management strategy. Phytohormones play a key role in the plant defense system and their production can be induced by antagonistic microorganisms. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of the inoculation of Bacillus velezensis RC 218, F. graminearum and their co-inoculation on the production of salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) in wheat spikes at different periods of time under greenhouse conditions, and to evaluate the effect of B. velezensis RC 218 and Streptomyces albidoflavus RC 87B on FHB disease incidence, severity and deoxynivalenol accumulation on Triticum turgidum L. var. durum under field conditions. Under greenhouse conditions the production of JA was induced after F. graminearum inoculation at 48 and 72 h, but JA levels were reduced in the co-inoculated treatments. No differences in JA or SA levels were observed between the B. velezensis treatment and the water control. In the spikes inoculated with F. graminearum, SA production was induced early (12 h), as it was shown for initial FHB basal resistance, while JA was induced at a later stage (48 h), revealing different defense strategies at different stages of infection by the hemibiotrophic pathogen F. graminearum. Both B. velezensis RC 218 and S. albidoflavus RC 87B effectively reduced FHB incidence (up to 30%), severity (up to 25%) and deoxynivalenol accumulation (up to 51%) on durum wheat under field conditions.
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- Juan Palazzini
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- CERZOS-CONICET, Department of Agronomy, UNS-CCT CONICET Bahía Blanca, Camino de la Carrindanga Km 7, Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- CERZOS-CONICET, Department of Agronomy, UNS-CCT CONICET Bahía Blanca, Camino de la Carrindanga Km 7, Bahía Blanca 8000, Argentina.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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- Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research, Georg-August-University, Grisebachstrasse 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of Río Cuarto, Route 36 Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba 5800, Argentina.
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A journey to understand wheat Fusarium head blight resistance in the Chinese wheat landrace Wangshuibai. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2017.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Płażek A, Pociecha E, Augustyniak A, Masajada K, Dziurka M, Majka J, Perlikowski D, Pawłowicz I, Kosmala A. Dissection of resistance to Microdochium nivale in Lolium multiflorum/Festuca arundinacea introgression forms. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 123:43-53. [PMID: 29223067 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The potential of resistance to Microdochium nivale is still not recognized for numerous plant species. The forage grasses of Lolium-Festuca complex are important for grass-biomass production in the temperate regions. Lolium multiflorum is a grass with a high forage quality and productivity but also a relatively low resistance to M. nivale. On the contrary, F. arundinacea has a higher potential of resistance but simultaneously a significantly lower forage quality. These two species cross with each other and the intergeneric hybrids possess complementary characters of both genera. Herein, for the first time, we perform the research on L. multiflorum/F. arundinacea introgression forms to decipher mechanisms of resistance to M. nivale in that group of plants. Two forms with distinct levels of resistance were used as models in cytogenetic and biochemical studies. The resistant plant was shown to be a tetraploid with 28 L. multiflorum chromosomes, including one with three F. arundinacea introgressions. The susceptible introgression form revealed the unbalanced genomic structure and only 25 chromosomes. Twenty four chromosomes were shown to be L. multiflorum chromosomes, including one chromosome with F. arundinacea segment. One Festuca chromosome with additional two interstitial F. arundinacea segments, was also revealed in the susceptible form. The selected introgression forms differed in the accumulation profiles of total soluble carbohydrates, phytohormones, and phenolics in the leaf and crown tissue under the control and infection conditions. The higher amount of carbohydrates and salicylic acid in the leaves and crowns as well as a lower amount of abscisic acid in both studied organs and jasmonic acid in the crowns, were shown to be crucial for the expression of resistance to M. nivale in the analyzed hybrids.
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- Agnieszka Płażek
- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Podłużna 3, 30-239 Cracow, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Podłużna 3, 30-239 Cracow, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Cracow, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, Poland.
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Tugizimana F, Djami-Tchatchou AT, Steenkamp PA, Piater LA, Dubery IA. Metabolomic Analysis of Defense-Related Reprogramming in Sorghum bicolor in Response to Colletotrichum sublineolum Infection Reveals a Functional Metabolic Web of Phenylpropanoid and Flavonoid Pathways. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1840. [PMID: 30662445 PMCID: PMC6328496 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The metabolome of a biological system provides a functional readout of the cellular state, thus serving as direct signatures of biochemical events that define the dynamic equilibrium of metabolism and the correlated phenotype. Hence, to elucidate biochemical processes involved in sorghum responses to fungal infection, a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomic study was designed. Metabolic alterations of three sorghum cultivars responding to Colletotrichum sublineolum, were investigated. At the 4-leaf growth stage, the plants were inoculated with fungal spore suspensions and the infection monitored over time: 0, 3, 5, 7, and 9 days post inoculation. Non-infected plants were used as negative controls. The metabolite composition of aqueous-methanol extracts were analyzed on an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography system coupled to high-definition mass spectrometry. The acquired multidimensional data were processed to create data matrices for multivariate statistical analysis and chemometric modeling. The computed chemometric models indicated time- and cultivar-related metabolic changes that reflect sorghum responses to the fungal infection. Metabolic pathway and correlation-based network analyses revealed that this multi-component defense response is characterized by a functional metabolic web, containing defense-related molecular cues to counterattack the pathogen invasion. Components of this network are metabolites from a range of interconnected metabolic pathways with the phenylpropanoid and flavonoid pathways being the central hub of the web. One of the key features of this altered metabolism was the accumulation of an array of phenolic compounds, particularly de novo biosynthesis of the antifungal 3-deoxyanthocynidin phytoalexins, apigeninidin, luteolinidin, and related conjugates. The metabolic results were complemented by qRT-PCR gene expression analyses that showed upregulation of defense-related marker genes. Unraveling key characteristics of the biochemical mechanism underlying sorghum-C. sublineolum interactions, provided valuable insights with potential applications in breeding crop plants with enhanced disease resistance. Furthermore, the study contributes to ongoing efforts toward a comprehensive understanding of the regulation and reprogramming of plant metabolism under biotic stress.
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Thapa G, Gunupuru LR, Hehir JG, Kahla A, Mullins E, Doohan FM. A Pathogen-Responsive Leucine Rich Receptor Like Kinase Contributes to Fusarium Resistance in Cereals. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:867. [PMID: 29997638 PMCID: PMC6029142 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Receptor-like kinases form the largest family of receptors in plants and play an important role in recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns and modulating the plant immune responses to invasive fungi, including cereal defenses against fungal diseases. But hitherto, none have been shown to modulate the wheat response to the economically important Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease of small-grain cereals. Homologous genes were identified on barley chromosome 6H (HvLRRK-6H) and wheat chromosome 6DL (TaLRRK-6D), which encode the characteristic domains of surface-localized receptor like kinases. Gene expression studies validated that the wheat TaLRRK-6D is highly induced in heads as an early response to both the causal pathogen of FHB disease, Fusarium graminearum, and its' mycotoxic virulence factor deoxynivalenol. The transcription of other wheat homeologs of this gene, located on chromosomes 6A and 6B, was also up-regulated in response to F. graminearum. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of the barley HvLRRK-6H compromised leaf defense against F. graminearum. VIGS of TaLRRK-6D in two wheat cultivars, CM82036 (resistant to FHB disease) and cv. Remus (susceptible to FHB), confirmed that TaLRRK-6D contributes to basal resistance to FHB disease in both genotypes. Although the effect of VIGS did not generally reduce grain losses due to FHB, this experiment did reveal that TaLRRK-6D positively contributes to grain development. Further gene expression studies in wheat cv. Remus indicated that VIGS of TaLRRK-6D suppressed the expression of genes involved in salicylic acid signaling, which is a key hormonal pathway involved in defense. Thus, this study provides the first evidence of receptor like kinases as an important component of cereal defense against Fusarium and highlights this gene as a target for enhancing cereal resistance to FHB disease.
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- Ganesh Thapa
- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD Earth Institute and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD Earth Institute and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- Crop Science Department, Oak Park Crops Research Centre, Teagasc, Carlow, Ireland
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD Earth Institute and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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- Crop Science Department, Oak Park Crops Research Centre, Teagasc, Carlow, Ireland
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD Earth Institute and UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College of Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
- *Correspondence: Fiona M. Doohan,
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Islam MT, Lee BR, Park SH, La VH, Bae DW, Kim TH. Cultivar Variation in Hormonal Balance Is a Significant Determinant of Disease Susceptibility to Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:2121. [PMID: 29312385 PMCID: PMC5732936 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This study aimed to directly elucidate cultivar variation in disease susceptibility and disease responses in relation to hormonal status in the interaction of Brassica napus cultivars and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc), the causal agent of black rot disease. Fully expanded leaves of six B. napus cultivars (cvs. Capitol, Youngsan, Saturnin, Colosse, Tamra, and Mosa) were inoculated with Xcc. At 14 days post-inoculation with Xcc, cultivar variation in susceptibility or resistance was interpreted with defense responses as estimated by redox status, defensive metabolites, and expression of phenylpropanoid synthesis-related genes in relation to endogenous hormonal status. Disease susceptibility of six cultivars was distinguished by necrotic lesions in the Xcc-inoculated leaves and characterized concurrently based on the higher increase in reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation. Among these cultivars, as the susceptibility was higher, the ratios of abscisic acid (ABA)/jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA)/JA tended to increase with enhanced expression of SA signaling regulatory gene NPR1 and transcriptional factor TGA1 and antagonistic suppression of JA-regulated gene PDF 1.2. In the resistant cultivar (cv. Capitol), accumulation of defensive metabolites with enhanced expression of genes involved in flavonoids (chalcone synthase), proanthocyanidins (anthocyanidin reductase), and hydroxycinnamic acids (ferulate-5-hydroxylase) biosynthesis and higher redox status were observed, whereas the opposite results were obtained for susceptible cultivars (cvs. Mosa and Tamra). These results clearly indicate that cultivar variation in susceptibility to infection by Xcc was determined by enhanced alteration of the SA/JA ratio, as a negative regulator of redox status and phenylpropanoid synthesis in the Brasica napus-Xcc pathosystem.
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- Md. Tabibul Islam
- Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Central Instrument Facility, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Biotrophy-necrotrophy switch in pathogen evoke differential response in resistant and susceptible sesame involving multiple signaling pathways at different phases. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17251. [PMID: 29222513 PMCID: PMC5722813 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17248-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Infection stages of charcoal rot fungus Macrophomina phaseolina in sesame revealed for the first time a transition from biotrophy via BNS (biotrophy-to-necrotrophy switch) to necrotrophy as confirmed by transcriptional studies. Microscopy using normal and GFP-expressing pathogen showed typical constricted thick intercellular bitrophic hyphae which gave rise to thin intracellular necrotrophic hyphae during BNS and this stage was delayed in a resistant host. Results also show that as the pathogen switched its strategy of infection, the host tailored its defense strategy to meet the changing situation. Less ROS accumulation, upregulation of ROS signaling genes and higher antioxidant enzyme activities post BNS resulted in resistance. There was greater accumulation of secondary metabolites and upregulation of secondary metabolite-related genes after BNS. A total of twenty genes functioning in different aspects of plant defense that were monitored over a time course during the changing infection phases showed a coordinated response. Experiments using phytohormone priming and phytohormone inhibitors showed that resistance resulted from activation of JA-ET signaling pathway. Most importantly this defense response was more prompt in the resistant than the susceptible host indicating that a resistant host makes different choices from a susceptible host during infection which ultimately influences the severity of the disease.
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Adolfsson L, Nziengui H, Abreu IN, Šimura J, Beebo A, Herdean A, Aboalizadeh J, Široká J, Moritz T, Novák O, Ljung K, Schoefs B, Spetea C. Enhanced Secondary- and Hormone Metabolism in Leaves of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Medicago truncatula. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 175:392-411. [PMID: 28698354 PMCID: PMC5580739 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM) are the most common symbiotic associations between a plant's root compartment and fungi. They provide nutritional benefit (mostly inorganic phosphate [Pi]), leading to improved growth, and nonnutritional benefits, including defense responses to environmental cues throughout the host plant, which, in return, delivers carbohydrates to the symbiont. However, how transcriptional and metabolic changes occurring in leaves of AM plants differ from those induced by Pi fertilization is poorly understood. We investigated systemic changes in the leaves of mycorrhized Medicago truncatula in conditions with no improved Pi status and compared them with those induced by high-Pi treatment in nonmycorrhized plants. Microarray-based genome-wide profiling indicated up-regulation by mycorrhization of genes involved in flavonoid, terpenoid, jasmonic acid (JA), and abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis as well as enhanced expression of MYC2, the master regulator of JA-dependent responses. Accordingly, total anthocyanins and flavonoids increased, and most flavonoid species were enriched in AM leaves. Both the AM and Pi treatments corepressed iron homeostasis genes, resulting in lower levels of available iron in leaves. In addition, higher levels of cytokinins were found in leaves of AM- and Pi-treated plants, whereas the level of ABA was increased specifically in AM leaves. Foliar treatment of nonmycorrhized plants with either ABA or JA induced the up-regulation of MYC2, but only JA also induced the up-regulation of flavonoid and terpenoid biosynthetic genes. Based on these results, we propose that mycorrhization and Pi fertilization share cytokinin-mediated improved shoot growth, whereas enhanced ABA biosynthesis and JA-regulated flavonoid and terpenoid biosynthesis in leaves are specific to mycorrhization.
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- Lisa Adolfsson
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83 Umea, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Science of Palacký University, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Science of Palacký University, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83 Umea, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of Czech Academy of Sciences and Faculty of Science of Palacký University, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83 Umea, Sweden
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- Metabolism, Engineering of Microalgal Molecules and Applications, Mer Molécules Santé, University Bretagne Loire, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - Fédération de Recherche 3473 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Le Mans, 72085 Le Mans cedex 9, France
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Diniz I, Figueiredo A, Loureiro A, Batista D, Azinheira H, Várzea V, Pereira AP, Gichuru E, Moncada P, Guerra-Guimarães L, Oliveira H, Silva MDC. A first insight into the involvement of phytohormones pathways in coffee resistance and susceptibility to Colletotrichum kahawae. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178159. [PMID: 28542545 PMCID: PMC5438148 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying coffee-pathogen interactions are of key importance to aid disease resistance breeding efforts. In this work the expression of genes involved in salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA) and ethylene (ET) pathways were studied in hypocotyls of two coffee varieties challenged with the hemibiotrophic fungus Colletotrichum kahawae, the causal agent of Coffee Berry Disease. Based on a cytological analysis, key time-points of the infection process were selected and qPCR was used to evaluate the expression of phytohormones biosynthesis, reception and responsive-related genes. The resistance to C. kahawae was characterized by restricted fungal growth associated with early accumulation of phenolic compounds in the cell walls and cytoplasmic contents, and deployment of hypersensitive reaction. Similar responses were detected in the susceptible variety, but in a significantly lower percentage of infection sites and with no apparent effect on disease development. Gene expression analysis suggests a more relevant involvement of JA and ET phytohormones than SA in this pathosystem. An earlier and stronger activation of the JA pathway observed in the resistant variety, when compared with the susceptible one, seems to be responsible for the successful activation of defense responses and inhibition of fungal growth. For the ET pathway, the down or non-regulation of ET receptors in the resistant variety, together with a moderate expression of the responsive-related gene ERF1, indicates that this phytohormone may be related with other functions besides the resistance response. However, in the susceptible variety, the stronger activation of ERF1 gene at the beginning of the necrotrophic phase, suggests the involvement of ET in tissue senescence. As far as we know, this is the first attempt to unveil the role of phytohormones in coffee-C. kahawae interactions, thus contributing to deepen our understanding on the complex mechanisms of plant signaling and defense.
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- Inês Diniz
- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Computational Biology and Population Genomics Group—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Coffee Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Ruiru, Kenya
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café (Cenicafé), Manizales, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Linking Landscape, Environment, Agricultural and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Sari E, Bhadauria V, Vandenberg A, Banniza S. Genotype-Dependent Interaction of Lentil Lines with Ascochyta lentis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:764. [PMID: 28539932 PMCID: PMC5423904 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Ascochyta blight of lentil is a prevalent disease in many lentil producing regions and can cause major yield and grain quality losses. The most environmentally acceptable and economically profitable method of control is to develop varieties with high levels of durable resistance. Genetic studies to date suggest that ascochyta blight resistance genes (R-gene) in lentil lines CDC Robin, ILL 7537, 964a-46, and ILL 1704 are non-allelic. To understand how different R-genes manifest resistance in these genotypes and an accession of Lens ervoides, L-01-827A, with high level of resistance to ascochyta blight, cellular and molecular defense responses were compared after inoculation with the causal pathogen Ascochyta lentis. Pathogenicity testing of the resistant lines to A. lentis inoculation revealed significantly lower disease severity on CDC Robin and ILL 7537 compared to ILL 1704 and 964a-46, and no symptoms of disease were observed on L-01-827A. Histological examinations indicated that cell death triggered by the pathogen might be disrupted as a mechanism of resistance in CDC Robin. In contrast, limiting colonization of epidermal cells by A. lentis is a suggested mechanism of resistance in 964a-46. A time-series comparison of the expressions of hallmark genes in salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) signal transduction pathways between CDC Robin and 964a-46 was conducted. These partially resistant genotypes differed in the timing and the magnitude of SA and JA signaling pathway activation. The SA signaling pathway was only triggered in 964a-46, whereas the JA pathway was triggered in both partially resistant genotypes CDC Robin and 964a-46. The expression of JA-associated genes was lower in 964a-46 than CDC Robin. These observations corroborate the existence of diverse ascochyta blight resistance mechanisms in lentil genotypes carrying different R-genes.
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- Department of Plant Sciences/Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,SK, Canada
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Lightfoot DJ, Mcgrann GRD, Able AJ. The role of a cytosolic superoxide dismutase in barley-pathogen interactions. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 18:323-335. [PMID: 26992055 PMCID: PMC6638290 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide ( O2·-/ HO2·) and hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), are differentially produced during resistance responses to biotrophic pathogens and during susceptible responses to necrotrophic and hemi-biotrophic pathogens. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is responsible for the catalysis of the dismutation of O2·-/ HO2· to H2 O2 , regulating the redox status of plant cells. Increased SOD activity has been correlated previously with resistance in barley to the hemi-biotrophic pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. teres (Ptt, the causal agent of the net form of net blotch disease), but the role of individual isoforms of SOD has not been studied. A cytosolic CuZnSOD, HvCSD1, was isolated from barley and characterized as being expressed in tissue from different developmental stages. HvCSD1 was up-regulated during the interaction with Ptt and to a greater extent during the resistance response. Net blotch disease symptoms and fungal growth were not as pronounced in transgenic HvCSD1 knockdown lines in a susceptible background (cv. Golden Promise), when compared with wild-type plants, suggesting that cytosolic O2·-/ HO2· contributes to the signalling required to induce a defence response to Ptt. There was no effect of HvCSD1 knockdown on infection by the hemi-biotrophic rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae or the biotrophic powdery mildew pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei, but HvCSD1 also played a role in the regulation of lesion development by methyl viologen. Together, these results suggest that HvCSD1 could be important in the maintenance of the cytosolic redox status and in the differential regulation of responses to pathogens with different lifestyles.
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- Damien J. Lightfoot
- School of Agriculture, Food and WineThe University of AdelaideWaite Research Institute, PMB 1Glen OsmondSA5064Australia
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Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyThuwal, 23955–6900 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Crop GeneticsJohn Innes CentreNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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Crop Protection Team, Crop and Soil Systems Group, SRUCEdinburghEH9 3JGUK
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- School of Agriculture, Food and WineThe University of AdelaideWaite Research Institute, PMB 1Glen OsmondSA5064Australia
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Gachet MS, Schubert A, Calarco S, Boccard J, Gertsch J. Targeted metabolomics shows plasticity in the evolution of signaling lipids and uncovers old and new endocannabinoids in the plant kingdom. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41177. [PMID: 28120902 PMCID: PMC5264637 DOI: 10.1038/srep41177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The remarkable absence of arachidonic acid (AA) in seed plants prompted us to systematically study the presence of C20 polyunsaturated fatty acids, stearic acid, oleic acid, jasmonic acid (JA), N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) and endocannabinoids (ECs) in 71 plant species representative of major phylogenetic clades. Given the difficulty of extrapolating information about lipid metabolites from genetic data we employed targeted metabolomics using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS to study these signaling lipids in plant evolution. Intriguingly, the distribution of AA among the clades showed an inverse correlation with JA which was less present in algae, bryophytes and monilophytes. Conversely, ECs co-occurred with AA in algae and in the lower plants (bryophytes and monilophytes), thus prior to the evolution of cannabinoid receptors in Animalia. We identified two novel EC-like molecules derived from the eicosatetraenoic acid juniperonic acid, an omega-3 structural isomer of AA, namely juniperoyl ethanolamide and 2-juniperoyl glycerol in gymnosperms, lycophytes and few monilophytes. Principal component analysis of the targeted metabolic profiles suggested that distinct NAEs may occur in different monophyletic taxa. This is the first report on the molecular phylogenetic distribution of apparently ancient lipids in the plant kingdom, indicating biosynthetic plasticity and potential physiological roles of EC-like lipids in plants.
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- María Salomé Gachet
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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De Zutter N, Audenaert K, Ameye M, De Boevre M, De Saeger S, Haesaert G, Smagghe G. The plant response induced in wheat ears by a combined attack of Sitobion avenae aphids and Fusarium graminearum boosts fungal infection and deoxynivalenol production. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 18:98-109. [PMID: 26918628 PMCID: PMC6638299 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The pathogen Fusarium graminearum, producer of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol, and Sitobion avenae aphids both reside on wheat ears. We explored the influence of an earlier aphid infestation on the expression profile of specific molecular markers associated with F. graminearum infection. Using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis, we followed the expression of wheat defence genes on S. avenae infestation and explored the effect on a subsequent F. graminearum infection. This was performed by the assessment of disease symptoms, fungal biomass, mycotoxin production and number of aphids at several time points during disease progress. Wheat ears infected with F. graminearum showed more disease symptoms and higher deoxynivalenol levels when ears were pre-exposed to aphids relative to a sole inoculation with F. graminearum. Aphids induced defence genes that are typically induced on F. graminearum infection. Other defence genes showed earlier and/or enhanced transcription after exposure to both aphids and F. graminearum. In the discussion, we link the symptomatic and epidemiological parameters with the transcriptional induction pattern in the plant. Our study suggests that pre-exposure of wheat ears to aphids affects the plant response, which plays a role in the subsequent attack of F. graminearum, enabling the fungus to colonize wheat ears more rapidly.
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- Nathalie De Zutter
- Department of Crop ProtectionLaboratory of Agrozoology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityCoupure Links 6539000GhentBelgium
- Department of Applied BiosciencesFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityValentin Vaerwyckweg 19000GhentBelgium
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- Department of Applied BiosciencesFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityValentin Vaerwyckweg 19000GhentBelgium
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- Department of Crop ProtectionLaboratory of Agrozoology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityCoupure Links 6539000GhentBelgium
- Department of Applied BiosciencesFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityValentin Vaerwyckweg 19000GhentBelgium
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- Department of BioanalysisLaboratory of Food Analysis, Ghent UniversityOttergemsesteenweg 4609000GhentBelgium
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- Department of BioanalysisLaboratory of Food Analysis, Ghent UniversityOttergemsesteenweg 4609000GhentBelgium
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- Department of Applied BiosciencesFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityValentin Vaerwyckweg 19000GhentBelgium
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- Department of Crop ProtectionLaboratory of Agrozoology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent UniversityCoupure Links 6539000GhentBelgium
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Ding L, Cao J, Duan Y, Li J, Yang Y, Yang G, Zhou Y. Proteomic and physiological responses of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to salinity stress and N-acyl-homoserine lactone. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2016; 158:414-434. [PMID: 27265884 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To evaluate the alleviating action of exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) on NaCl toxicity, morphological, physiological and proteomic changes were investigated in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Salinity stress decreased growth parameters, increased malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (POD) and catalase activities. Application of lower concentration of AHL had a relieving effect on Arabidopsis seedlings under salinity stress which dramatically decreased MDA content, and increased growth parameters as well as SOD and POD activities. Total proteins were extracted from the control, NaCl-, AHL- and NaCl + AHL-treated seedlings and were separated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A total of 127 protein spots showed different expression compared with the control. Mass spectrometry analysis allowed the identification of 97 proteins involved in multiple pathways, i.e. defense/stress/detoxification, photosynthesis, protein metabolism, signal transduction, transcription, cell wall biogenesis, metabolisms of carbon, lipid, energy, sulfur, nucleotide and sugar. These results suggest that defense/stress response, metabolism and energy, signal transduction and regulation, protein metabolism and transcription-related proteins may be particularly subjected to regulation in salt stressed Arabidopsis seedlings, when treated with AHL and that this regulation lead to improved salt tolerance and plant growth. Overall, this study provides insight to the effect of AHL on salinity stress for the first time, and also sheds light on overview of the molecular mechanism of AHL-regulated plant growth promotion and salt resistance.
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- Lina Ding
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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Su Y, Xu L, Wang Z, Peng Q, Yang Y, Chen Y, Que Y. Comparative proteomics reveals that central metabolism changes are associated with resistance against Sporisorium scitamineum in sugarcane. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:800. [PMID: 27733120 PMCID: PMC5062822 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3146-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sugarcane smut, which is caused by Sporisorium scitamineum, has been threatening global sugarcane production. Breeding smut resistant sugarcane varieties has been proven to be the most effective method of controlling this particular disease. However, a lack of genome information of sugarcane has hindered the development of genome-assisted resistance breeding programs. Furthermore, the molecular basis of sugarcane response to S. scitamineum infection at the proteome level was incomplete and combining proteomic and transcriptional analysis has not yet been conducted. RESULTS We identified 273 and 341 differentially expressed proteins in sugarcane smut-resistant (Yacheng05-179) and susceptible (ROC22) genotypes at 48 h after inoculation with S. scitamineum by employing an isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ). The proteome quantitative data were then validated by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). The integrative analysis showed that the correlations between the quantitative proteins and the corresponding genes that was obtained in our previous transcriptome study were poor, which were 0.1502 and 0.2466 in Yacheng05-179 and ROC22, respectively, thereby revealing a post-transcriptional event during Yacheng05-179-S. scitamineum incompatible interaction and ROC22-S. scitamineum compatible interaction. Most differentially expressed proteins were closely related to sugarcane smut resistance such as beta-1,3-glucanase, peroxidase, pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR1), endo-1,4-beta-xylanase, heat shock protein, and lectin. Ethylene and gibberellic acid pathways, phenylpropanoid metabolism and PRs, such as PR1, PR2, PR5 and PR14, were more active in Yacheng05-179, which suggested of their possible roles in sugarcane smut resistance. However, calcium signaling, reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and abscisic acid pathways in Yacheng05-179 were repressed by S. scitamineum and might not be crucial for defense against this particular pathogen. CONCLUSIONS These results indicated complex resistance-related events in sugarcane-S. scitamineum interaction, and provided novel insights into the molecular mechanism underlying the response of sugarcane to S. scitamineum infection.
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- Yachun Su
- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002 China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Sugarcane Industry, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005 China
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Pasquet JC, Changenet V, Macadré C, Boex-Fontvieille E, Soulhat C, Bouchabké-Coussa O, Dalmais M, Atanasova-Pénichon V, Bendahmane A, Saindrenan P, Dufresne M. A Brachypodium UDP-Glycosyltransferase Confers Root Tolerance to Deoxynivalenol and Resistance to Fusarium Infection. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 172:559-74. [PMID: 27378816 PMCID: PMC5074643 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a cereal disease caused by Fusarium graminearum, a fungus able to produce type B trichothecenes on cereals, including deoxynivalenol (DON), which is harmful for humans and animals. Resistance to FHB is quantitative, and the mechanisms underlying resistance are poorly understood. Resistance has been related to the ability to conjugate DON into a glucosylated form, deoxynivalenol-3-O-glucose (D3G), by secondary metabolism UDP-glucosyltransferases (UGTs). However, functional analyses have never been performed within a single host species. Here, using the model cereal species Brachypodium distachyon, we show that the Bradi5g03300 UGT converts DON into D3G in planta. We present evidence that a mutation in Bradi5g03300 increases root sensitivity to DON and the susceptibility of spikes to F. graminearum, while overexpression confers increased root tolerance to the mycotoxin and spike resistance to the fungus. The dynamics of expression and conjugation suggest that the speed of DON conjugation rather than the increase of D3G per se is a critical factor explaining the higher resistance of the overexpressing lines. A detached glumes assay showed that overexpression but not mutation of the Bradi5g03300 gene alters primary infection by F. graminearum, highlighting the involvement of DON in early steps of infection. Together, these results indicate that early and efficient UGT-mediated conjugation of DON is necessary and sufficient to establish resistance to primary infection by F. graminearum and highlight a novel strategy to promote FHB resistance in cereals.
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- Jean-Claude Pasquet
- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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- IPS2, UMR9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, UPSud, UPD, SPS, 91405 Orsay, France;INRA, UMR1318, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France;APT, IJPB, RD10, F-78000 Versailles, France; andINRA/UR1264 MycSA, Domaine de la Grande-Ferrade CS20032, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon cedex, France
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Buhrow LM, Cram D, Tulpan D, Foroud NA, Loewen MC. Exogenous Abscisic Acid and Gibberellic Acid Elicit Opposing Effects on Fusarium graminearum Infection in Wheat. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 106:986-96. [PMID: 27135677 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-16-0033-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Although the roles of salicylate (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) have been well-characterized in Fusarium head blight (FHB)-infected cereals, the roles of other phytohormones remain more ambiguous. Here, the association between an array of phytohormones and FHB pathogenesis in wheat is investigated. Comprehensive profiling of endogenous hormones demonstrated altered cytokinin, gibberellic acid (GA), and JA metabolism in a FHB-resistant cultivar, whereas challenge by Fusarium graminearum increased abscisic acid (ABA), JA, and SA in both FHB-susceptible and -resistant cultivars. Subsequent investigation of ABA or GA coapplication with fungal challenge increased and decreased FHB spread, respectively. These phytohormones-induced effects may be attributed to alteration of the F. graminearum transcriptome because ABA promoted expression of early-infection genes, including hydrolases and cytoskeletal reorganization genes, while GA suppressed nitrogen metabolic gene expression. Neither ABA nor GA elicited significant effects on F. graminearum fungal growth or sporulation in axenic conditions, nor do these phytohormones affect trichothecene gene expression, deoxynivalenol mycotoxin accumulation, or SA/JA biosynthesis in F. graminearum-challenged wheat spikes. Finally, the combined application of GA and paclobutrazol, a Fusarium fungicide, provided additive effects on reducing FHB severity, highlighting the potential for combining fungicidal agents with select phytohormone-related treatments for management of FHB infection in wheat.
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- Leann M Buhrow
- First, second, and fifth authors: National Research Council of Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resources Development, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9 Canada; third author: National Research Council of Canada, Information and Communication Technologies, 100 des Aboiteaux Street, Moncton, NB, E1A 7R1 Canada; fourth author: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 1st Ave S., Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1 Canada; and fifth author: Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd. Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5 Canada
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- First, second, and fifth authors: National Research Council of Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resources Development, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9 Canada; third author: National Research Council of Canada, Information and Communication Technologies, 100 des Aboiteaux Street, Moncton, NB, E1A 7R1 Canada; fourth author: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 1st Ave S., Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1 Canada; and fifth author: Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd. Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5 Canada
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- First, second, and fifth authors: National Research Council of Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resources Development, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9 Canada; third author: National Research Council of Canada, Information and Communication Technologies, 100 des Aboiteaux Street, Moncton, NB, E1A 7R1 Canada; fourth author: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 1st Ave S., Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1 Canada; and fifth author: Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd. Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5 Canada
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- First, second, and fifth authors: National Research Council of Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resources Development, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9 Canada; third author: National Research Council of Canada, Information and Communication Technologies, 100 des Aboiteaux Street, Moncton, NB, E1A 7R1 Canada; fourth author: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 1st Ave S., Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1 Canada; and fifth author: Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd. Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5 Canada
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- First, second, and fifth authors: National Research Council of Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resources Development, 110 Gymnasium Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W9 Canada; third author: National Research Council of Canada, Information and Communication Technologies, 100 des Aboiteaux Street, Moncton, NB, E1A 7R1 Canada; fourth author: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 1st Ave S., Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4B1 Canada; and fifth author: Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Rd. Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5 Canada
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Nguyen TTX, Dehne HW, Steiner U. Histopathological assessment of the infection of maize leaves by Fusarium graminearum, F. proliferatum, and F. verticillioides. Fungal Biol 2016; 120:1094-104. [PMID: 27567716 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Young maize plants were inoculated on unfolded mature leaves and on folded immature leaves with Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium proliferatum, and Fusarium verticillioides suspensions. Infection and symptom development of disease on these asymptomatic mature leaves and immature leaves were then documented. Subcuticular infection was found by the three Fusarium species on both symptomatic and symptomless leaves. The three Fusarium species penetrated the stomata of immature leaves by the formation of appressoria-like structures, infection cushions or by direct penetration. Infection by the three species of Fusarium via stomata is reported here for the first time. The superficial hyphae and re-emerging hyphae of the three species produced conidia. The macroconidia of F. graminearum produced secondary macroconidia and F. proliferatum formed microconidia inside the leaf tissues that sporulated through stomata and trichomes. The infection of maize leaves by the three species of Fusarium and their sporulation may contribute inoculum to cob and kernel infection.
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- Thi Thanh Xuan Nguyen
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Division Phytomedicine, University of Bonn, Nussallee 9, 53115 Bonn, Germany; Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of An Giang, 18 Ung Van Khiem, An Giang, Viet Nam.
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Division Phytomedicine, University of Bonn, Nussallee 9, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Division Phytomedicine, University of Bonn, Nussallee 9, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Dhokane D, Karre S, Kushalappa AC, McCartney C. Integrated Metabolo-Transcriptomics Reveals Fusarium Head Blight Candidate Resistance Genes in Wheat QTL-Fhb2. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155851. [PMID: 27232496 PMCID: PMC4883744 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum not only causes severe losses in yield, but also reduces quality of wheat grain by accumulating mycotoxins. Breeding for host plant resistance is considered as the best strategy to manage FHB. Resistance in wheat to FHB is quantitative in nature, involving cumulative effects of many genes governing resistance. The poor understanding of genetics and lack of precise phenotyping has hindered the development of FHB resistant cultivars. Though more than 100 QTLs imparting FHB resistance have been reported, none discovered the specific genes localized within the QTL region, nor the underlying mechanisms of resistance. FINDINGS In our study recombinant inbred lines (RILs) carrying resistant (R-RIL) and susceptible (S-RIL) alleles of QTL-Fhb2 were subjected to metabolome and transcriptome profiling to discover the candidate genes. Metabolome profiling detected a higher abundance of metabolites belonging to phenylpropanoid, lignin, glycerophospholipid, flavonoid, fatty acid, and terpenoid biosynthetic pathways in R-RIL than in S-RIL. Transcriptome analysis revealed up-regulation of several receptor kinases, transcription factors, signaling, mycotoxin detoxification and resistance related genes. The dissection of QTL-Fhb2 using flanking marker sequences, integrating metabolomic and transcriptomic datasets, identified 4-Coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL), callose synthase (CS), basic Helix Loop Helix (bHLH041) transcription factor, glutathione S-transferase (GST), ABC transporter-4 (ABC4) and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) as putative resistance genes localized within the QTL-Fhb2 region. CONCLUSION Some of the identified genes within the QTL region are associated with structural resistance through cell wall reinforcement, reducing the spread of pathogen through rachis within a spike and few other genes that detoxify DON, the virulence factor, thus eventually reducing disease severity. In conclusion, we report that the wheat resistance QTL-Fhb2 is associated with high rachis resistance through additive resistance effects of genes, based on cell wall enforcement and detoxification of DON. Following further functional characterization and validation, these resistance genes can be used to replace the genes in susceptible commercial cultivars, if nonfunctional, based on genome editing to improve FHB resistance.
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- Dhananjay Dhokane
- Department of Plant Science, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 195 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2M9, Canada
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Huang Y, Li L, Smith KP, Muehlbauer GJ. Differential transcriptomic responses to Fusarium graminearum infection in two barley quantitative trait loci associated with Fusarium head blight resistance. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:387. [PMID: 27206761 PMCID: PMC4875680 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2716-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB), a major disease problem worldwide. Resistance to FHB is controlled by quantitative trait loci (QTL) of which two are located on barley chromosomes 2H bin8 and 6H bin7. The mechanisms of resistance mediated by FHB QTL are poorly defined. RESULTS Near-isogenic lines (NILs) carrying Chevron-derived resistant alleles for the two QTL were developed and exhibited FHB resistance in field trials. To understand the molecular responses associated with resistance, transcriptomes of the NILs and recurrent parents (M69 and Lacey) were investigated with RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) after F. graminearum or mock inoculation. A total of 2083 FHB-responsive transcripts were detected and provide a gene expression atlas for the barley-F. graminearum interaction. Comparative analysis of the 2Hb8 resistant (R) NIL and M69 revealed that the 2Hb8 R NIL exhibited an elevated defense response in the absence of fungal infection and responded quicker than M69 upon fungal infection. The 6Hb7 R NIL displayed a more rapid induction of a set of defense genes than Lacey during the early stage of fungal infection. Overlap of differentially accumulated genes were identified between the two R NILs, suggesting that certain responses may represent basal resistance to F. graminearum and/or general biotic stress response and were expressed by both resistant genotypes. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as potential key regulators of transcription. A total of 12,366 lncRNAs were identified, of which 604 were FHB responsive. CONCLUSIONS The current transcriptomic analysis revealed differential responses conferred by two QTL during F. graminearum infection and identified genes and lncRNAs that were associated with FHB resistance.
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- Yadong Huang
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
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Bolouri Moghaddam MR, Vilcinskas A, Rahnamaeian M. Cooperative interaction of antimicrobial peptides with the interrelated immune pathways in plants. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2016; 17. [PMID: 26220619 PMCID: PMC6638509 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plants express a diverse repertoire of functionally and structurally distinct antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) which provide innate immunity by acting directly against a wide range of pathogens. AMPs are expressed in nearly all plant organs, either constitutively or in response to microbial infections. In addition to their direct activity, they also contribute to plant immunity by modulating defence responses resulting from pathogen-associated molecular pattern/effector-triggered immunity, and also interact with other AMPs and pathways involving mitogen-activated protein kinases, reactive oxygen species, hormonal cross-talk and sugar signalling. Such links among AMPs and defence signalling pathways are poorly understood and there is no clear model for their interactions. This article provides a critical review of the empirical data to shed light on the wider role of AMPs in the robust and resource-effective defence responses of plants.
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- Mohammad Reza Bolouri Moghaddam
- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Winchester Strasse 2, Giessen, D-35394, Germany
- Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, Giessen, D-35392, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Winchester Strasse 2, Giessen, D-35394, Germany
- Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, Giessen, D-35392, Germany
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- Department of Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Winchester Strasse 2, Giessen, D-35394, Germany
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Ding L, Yang R, Yang G, Cao J, Li P, Zhou Y. Identification of putative phosphoproteins in wheat spikes induced by Fusarium graminearum. PLANTA 2016; 243:719-31. [PMID: 26669597 PMCID: PMC4757628 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2441-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events were initiated in wheat scab resistance. The putative FHB-responsive phosphoproteins are mainly involved in three functional groups and contain at least one tyrosine, serine, or threonine phosphorylation site. Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a severe disease in wheat. Protein phosphorylation plays an important role in plant-pathogen interactions, however, a global analysis of protein phosphorylation in response to FHB infection remains to be explored. To study the effect of FHB on the phosphorylation state of wheat proteins, proteins extracted from spikes of a resistant wheat cultivar after 6 h of inoculation with F. graminearum or sterile H2O were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and then the immunodetection of putative phosphoproteins was conducted by Western blotting using specific anti-phosphotyrosine antibody, anti-phosphothreonine antibody and anti-phosphoserine antibody. A total of 35 phosphorylated signals was detected and protein identities of 28 spots were determined. Functional categorization showed that the putative FHB-responsive phosphoproteins were mainly involved in defense/stress response, signal transduction, and metabolism. The phosphorylation status of proteins associated with signaling pathways mediated by salicylic acid, calcium ions, small GTPase, as well as with detoxification, reactive oxygen species scavenging, antimicrobial compound synthesis, and cell wall fortification was regulated in wheat spikes in response to F. graminearum infection. The present study reveals dynamics of wheat phosphoproteome in response to F. graminearum infection and suggests an important role of protein Ser/Thr/Tyr phosphorylation in fundamental mechanisms of wheat scab resistance.
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- Lina Ding
- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
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- Laboratory Middle School, Juancheng, 274600, Shandong, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Biotech Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201106, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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Hofstad AN, Nussbaumer T, Akhunov E, Shin S, Kugler KG, Kistler HC, Mayer KFX, Muehlbauer GJ. Examining the Transcriptional Response in Wheat Near-Isogenic Lines to Infection and Deoxynivalenol Treatment. THE PLANT GENOME 2016; 9. [PMID: 27898755 DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2015.05.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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head blight (FHB) is a disease caused predominantly by the fungal pathogen that affects wheat and other small-grain cereals and can lead to severe yield loss and reduction in grain quality. Trichothecene mycotoxins, such as deoxynivalenol (DON), accumulate during infection and increase pathogen virulence and decrease grain quality. The locus on wheat chromosome 3BS confers Type II resistance to FHB and resistance to the spread of infection on the spike and has been associated with resistance to DON accumulation. To gain a better genetic understanding of the functional role of and resistance or susceptibility to FHB, we examined DON and ergosterol accumulation, FHB resistance, and the whole-genome transcriptomic response using RNA-seq in a near-isogenic line (NIL) pair carrying the resistant and susceptible alleles for during infection and DON treatment. Our results provide a gene expression atlas for the resistant and susceptible wheat- interaction. The DON concentration and transcriptomic results show that the rachis is a key location for conferring Type II resistance. In addition, the wheat transcriptome analysis revealed a set of -responsive genes that may play a role in resistance and a set of DON-responsive genes that may play a role in trichothecene resistance. Transcriptomic results from the pathogen show that the genome responds differently to the host level of resistance. The results of this study extend our understanding of host and pathogen responses in the wheat- interaction.
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Chetouhi C, Bonhomme L, Lasserre-Zuber P, Cambon F, Pelletier S, Renou JP, Langin T. Transcriptome dynamics of a susceptible wheat upon Fusarium head blight reveals that molecular responses to Fusarium graminearum infection fit over the grain development processes. Funct Integr Genomics 2016. [PMID: 26797431 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-016-0476-471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In many plant/pathogen interactions, host susceptibility factors are key determinants of disease development promoting pathogen growth and spreading in plant tissues. In the Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease, the molecular basis of wheat susceptibility is still poorly understood while it could provide new insights into the understanding of the wheat/Fusarium graminearum (Fg) interaction and guide future breeding programs to produce cultivars with sustainable resistance. To identify the wheat grain candidate genes, a genome-wide gene expression profiling was performed in the French susceptible wheat cultivar, Recital. Gene-specific two-way ANOVA of about 40 K transcripts at five grain developmental stages identified 1309 differentially expressed genes. Out of these, 536 were impacted by the Fg effect alone. Most of these Fg-responsive genes belonged to biological and molecular functions related to biotic and abiotic stresses indicating the activation of common stress pathways during susceptibility response of wheat grain to FHB. This analysis revealed also 773 other genes displaying either specific Fg-responsive profiles along with grain development stages or synergistic adjustments with the grain development effect. These genes were involved in various molecular pathways including primary metabolism, cell death, and gene expression reprogramming. An increasingly complex host response was revealed, as was the impact of both Fg infection and grain ontogeny on the transcription of wheat genes. This analysis provides a wealth of candidate genes and pathways involved in susceptibility responses to FHB and depicts new clues to the understanding of the susceptibility determinism in plant/pathogen interactions.
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- Cherif Chetouhi
- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
- Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.
- Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
- Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
- Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
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- INRA, Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, F-49071, France
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- INRA, Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, F-49071, France
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.
- Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.
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Sherif SM, Shukla MR, Murch SJ, Bernier L, Saxena PK. Simultaneous induction of jasmonic acid and disease-responsive genes signifies tolerance of American elm to Dutch elm disease. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21934. [PMID: 26902398 PMCID: PMC4763294 DOI: 10.1038/srep21934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Dutch elm disease (DED), caused by three fungal species in the genus Ophiostoma, is the most devastating disease of both native European and North American elm trees. Although many tolerant cultivars have been identified and released, the tolerance mechanisms are not well understood and true resistance has not yet been achieved. Here we show that the expression of disease-responsive genes in reactions leading to tolerance or susceptibility is significantly differentiated within the first 144 hours post-inoculation (hpi). Analysis of the levels of endogenous plant defense molecules such as jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) in tolerant and susceptible American elm saplings suggested SA and methyl-jasmonate as potential defense response elicitors, which was further confirmed by field observations. However, the tolerant phenotype can be best characterized by a concurrent induction of JA and disease-responsive genes at 96 hpi. Molecular investigations indicated that the expression of fungal genes (i.e. cerato ulmin) was also modulated by endogenous SA and JA and this response was unique among aggressive and non-aggressive fungal strains. The present study not only provides better understanding of tolerance mechanisms to DED, but also represents a first, verified template for examining simultaneous transcriptomic changes during American elm-fungus interactions.
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- S. M. Sherif
- Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada,Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Al-Gomhuria St., PO Box 22516, Damanhour, Al-Behira, Egypt
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- Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Centre d’étude de la forêt (CEF) and Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada,
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Chetouhi C, Bonhomme L, Lasserre-Zuber P, Cambon F, Pelletier S, Renou JP, Langin T. Transcriptome dynamics of a susceptible wheat upon Fusarium head blight reveals that molecular responses to Fusarium graminearum infection fit over the grain development processes. Funct Integr Genomics 2016; 16:183-201. [PMID: 26797431 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-016-0476-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In many plant/pathogen interactions, host susceptibility factors are key determinants of disease development promoting pathogen growth and spreading in plant tissues. In the Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease, the molecular basis of wheat susceptibility is still poorly understood while it could provide new insights into the understanding of the wheat/Fusarium graminearum (Fg) interaction and guide future breeding programs to produce cultivars with sustainable resistance. To identify the wheat grain candidate genes, a genome-wide gene expression profiling was performed in the French susceptible wheat cultivar, Recital. Gene-specific two-way ANOVA of about 40 K transcripts at five grain developmental stages identified 1309 differentially expressed genes. Out of these, 536 were impacted by the Fg effect alone. Most of these Fg-responsive genes belonged to biological and molecular functions related to biotic and abiotic stresses indicating the activation of common stress pathways during susceptibility response of wheat grain to FHB. This analysis revealed also 773 other genes displaying either specific Fg-responsive profiles along with grain development stages or synergistic adjustments with the grain development effect. These genes were involved in various molecular pathways including primary metabolism, cell death, and gene expression reprogramming. An increasingly complex host response was revealed, as was the impact of both Fg infection and grain ontogeny on the transcription of wheat genes. This analysis provides a wealth of candidate genes and pathways involved in susceptibility responses to FHB and depicts new clues to the understanding of the susceptibility determinism in plant/pathogen interactions.
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- Cherif Chetouhi
- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.,Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France. .,Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.,Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.,Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France
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- INRA, Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, F-49071, France
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- INRA, Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, F-49071, France
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- INRA, UMR1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France. .,Université Blaise Pascal, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63100, France.
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Walkowiak S, Bonner CT, Wang L, Blackwell B, Rowland O, Subramaniam R. Intraspecies Interaction of Fusarium graminearum Contributes to Reduced Toxin Production and Virulence. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2015; 28:1256-67. [PMID: 26125491 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-15-0120-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum is a pathogenic fungus that causes Fusarium head blight in wheat and lowers the yield and quality of grains by contamination with the trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol. The fungi coexist and interact with several different fusaria as well as other plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria in the field. In Canada, F. graminearum exists as two main trichothecene chemotypes: 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol. To understand the potential interactions between two isolates of these chemotypes, we conducted coinoculation studies both in culture and in planta. The studies showed that intraspecies interaction reduces trichothecene yield in culture and disease symptoms in wheat. To elucidate the genes involved in the intraspecies interaction, expression profiling was performed on RNA samples isolated from coinoculated cultures, and potential genes were identified by using the genome sequences of the respective isolates.
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- Sean Walkowiak
- 1 Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6, Canada
- 2 Department of Biology, 1125 Colonel By, Carleton University, Ottawa K1S 5B6, Canada
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- 1 Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6, Canada
- 2 Department of Biology, 1125 Colonel By, Carleton University, Ottawa K1S 5B6, Canada
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- 1 Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6, Canada
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- 1 Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6, Canada
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- 2 Department of Biology, 1125 Colonel By, Carleton University, Ottawa K1S 5B6, Canada
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- 1 Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, 960 Carling, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa K1A 0C6, Canada
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Nalam VJ, Alam S, Keereetaweep J, Venables B, Burdan D, Lee H, Trick HN, Sarowar S, Makandar R, Shah J. Facilitation of Fusarium graminearum Infection by 9-Lipoxygenases in Arabidopsis and Wheat. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2015; 28:1142-52. [PMID: 26075826 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-04-15-0096-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight, an important disease of wheat. F. graminearum can also cause disease in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we show that the Arabidopsis LOX1 and LOX5 genes, which encode 9-lipoxygenases (9-LOXs), are targeted during this interaction to facilitate infection. LOX1 and LOX5 expression were upregulated in F. graminearum-inoculated plants and loss of LOX1 or LOX5 function resulted in enhanced disease resistance in the corresponding mutant plants. The enhanced resistance to F. graminearum infection in the lox1 and lox5 mutants was accompanied by more robust induction of salicylic acid (SA) accumulation and signaling and attenuation of jasmonic acid (JA) signaling in response to infection. The lox1- and lox5-conferred resistance was diminished in plants expressing the SA-degrading salicylate hydroxylase or by the application of methyl-JA. Results presented here suggest that plant 9-LOXs are engaged during infection to control the balance between SA and JA signaling to facilitate infection. Furthermore, since silencing of TaLpx-1 encoding a 9-LOX with homology to LOX1 and LOX5, resulted in enhanced resistance against F. graminearum in wheat, we suggest that 9-LOXs have a conserved role as susceptibility factors in disease caused by this important fungus in Arabidopsis and wheat.
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- Vamsi J Nalam
- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
- 2 Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 3 Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- 3 Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- 3 Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
- 4 Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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Brewer HC, Hammond-Kosack KE. Host to a Stranger: Arabidopsis and Fusarium Ear Blight. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 20:651-663. [PMID: 26440434 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Fusarium ear blight (FEB) is a devastating fungal disease of cereal crops. Outbreaks are sporadic and current control strategies are severely limited. This review highlights the use of Arabidopsis to study plant-FEB interactions. Use of this pathosystem has identified natural variation in Fusarium susceptibility in Arabidopsis, and native plant genes and signalling processes modulating the interaction. Recent breakthroughs include the identification of plant- and insect-derived small molecules which increase disease resistance, and the use of a host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) construct to silence an important Fusarium gene to prevent infection. Arabidopsis has also been used to study other fungi that cause cereal diseases. These findings offer the potential for translational research in cereals which could yield much-needed novel control strategies.
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- Helen C Brewer
- Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
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Maschietto V, Marocco A, Malachova A, Lanubile A. Resistance to Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin accumulation in maize inbred lines involves an earlier and enhanced expression of lipoxygenase (LOX) genes. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 188:9-18. [PMID: 26398628 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fusarium verticillioides causes ear rot in maize and contaminates the kernels with the fumonisin mycotoxins. It is known that plant lipoxygenase (LOX)-derived oxylipins regulate defence against pathogens and that the host-pathogen lipid cross-talk influences the pathogenesis. The expression profiles of fifteen genes of the LOX pathway were studied in kernels of resistant and susceptible maize lines, grown in field condition, at 3, 7 and 14 days post inoculation (dpi) with F. verticillioides. Plant defence responses were correlated with the pathogen growth, the expression profiles of fungal FUM genes for fumonisin biosynthesis and fumonisin content in the kernels. The resistant genotype limited fungal growth and fumonisin accumulation between 7 and 14 dpi. Pathogen growth became exponential in the susceptible line after 7 dpi, in correspondence with massive transcription of FUM genes and fumonisins augmented exponentially at 14 dpi. LOX pathway genes resulted strongly induced after pathogen inoculation in the resistant line at 3 and 7 dpi, whilst in the susceptible line the induction was reduced or delayed at 14 dpi. In addition, all genes resulted overexpressed before infection in kernels of the resistant genotype already at 3 dpi. The results suggest that resistance in maize may depend on an earlier activation of LOX genes and genes for jasmonic acid biosynthesis.
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- Valentina Maschietto
- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Mycotoxin Metabolism and Center for Analytical Chemistry, Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.
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Wójcik PI, Ouellet T, Balcerzak M, Dzwinel W. Identification of biomarker genes for resistance to a pathogen by a novel method for meta-analysis of single-channel microarray datasets. J Bioinform Comput Biol 2015; 13:1550013. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219720015500134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The search for fast and reliable methods allowing for extraction of biomarker genes, e.g. responsible for a plant resistance to a certain pathogen, is one of the most important and highly exploited data mining problem in bioinformatics. Here we describe a simple and efficient method suitable for combining results from multiple single-channel microarray experiments for meta-analysis. A new technique presented here makes use of the fuzzy set logic for the initial gene selection and of the machine learning algorithm AdaBoost to retrieve a set of genes where expression profiles are the most different between the resistant and susceptible classes. As a proof of concept, our method has been applied to the analysis of a gene expression dataset composed of many independent microarray experiments on wheat head tissue, to identify genes that are biomarkers of resistance to the fungus Fusarium graminearum. We used microarray data from many experiments performed on wheat lines of various resistance level. The resulting set of genes was validated by qPCR experiments.
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- Piotr Iwo Wójcik
- Institute of Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave, K1A 0C6 Ottawa, Canada
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- Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave, K1A 0C6 Ottawa, Canada
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- Institute of Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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Makandar R, Nalam VJ, Chowdhury Z, Sarowar S, Klossner G, Lee H, Burdan D, Trick HN, Gobbato E, Parker JE, Shah J. The Combined Action of ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1, PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4, and SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED101 Promotes Salicylic Acid-Mediated Defenses to Limit Fusarium graminearum Infection in Arabidopsis thaliana. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2015; 28:943-53. [PMID: 25915452 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-04-15-0079-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease in wheat and other cereals. F. graminearum also causes disease in Arabidopsis thaliana. In both Arabidopsis and wheat, F. graminearum infection is limited by salicylic acid (SA) signaling. Here, we show that, in Arabidopsis, the defense regulator EDS1 (ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1) and its interacting partners, PAD4 (PHYTOALEXIN-DEFICIENT4) and SAG101 (SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED GENE101), promote SA accumulation to curtail F. graminearum infection. Characterization of plants expressing the PAD4 noninteracting eds1(L262P) indicated that interaction between EDS1 and PAD4 is critical for limiting F. graminearum infection. A conserved serine in the predicted acyl hydrolase catalytic triad of PAD4, which is not required for defense against bacterial and oomycete pathogens, is necessary for limiting F. graminearum infection. These results suggest a molecular configuration of PAD4 in Arabidopsis defense against F. graminearum that is different from its defense contribution against other pathogens. We further show that constitutive expression of Arabidopsis PAD4 can enhance FHB resistance in Arabidopsis and wheat. Taken together with previous studies of wheat and Arabidopsis expressing salicylate hydroxylase or the SA-response regulator NPR1 (NON-EXPRESSER OF PR GENES1), our results show that exploring fundamental processes in a model plant provides important leads to manipulating crops for improved disease resistance.
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- Ragiba Makandar
- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
- 2 Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
- 3 Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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- 4 Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- 4 Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- 4 Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, U.S.A
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- 5 Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Carl von Linné Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- 5 Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Carl von Linné Weg 10, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, U.S.A
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Lara-Chavez A, Lowman S, Kim S, Tang Y, Zhang J, Udvardi M, Nowak J, Flinn B, Mei C. Global gene expression profiling of two switchgrass cultivars following inoculation with Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:4337-4350. [PMID: 25788737 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Improvement and year-to-year stabilization of biomass yields are primary objectives for the development of a low-input switchgrass feedstock production system using microbial endophytes. An earlier investigation of the effect of Burkholderia phytofirmans strain PsJN on switchgrass germplasm demonstrated differential responses between genotypes. PsJN inoculation of cv. Alamo (lowland ecotype) increased the plant root system, shoot length, and biomass yields, whereas it had no beneficial effect on cv. Cave-in-Rock (upland ecotype). To understand the gene networks governing plant growth promotion responses triggered by PsJN, the gene expression profiles were analysed in these two hosts, following seedling inoculation. The Affymetrix platform switchgrass expressed sequence tag (EST) microarray chip representing 122 972 probe sets, developed by the DOE BioEnergy Science Center, was employed to assess transcript abundance at 0.5, 2, 4, and 8 DAI (days after PsJN inoculation). Approximately 20 000 switchgrass probe sets showed significant responses in either cultivar. Switchgrass identifiers were used to map 19 421 genes in MapMan software. There were apparent differences in gene expression profiling between responsive and non-responsive cultivars after PsJN inoculation. Overall, there were 14 984 and 9691 genes affected by PsJN inoculation in Alamo and Cave-in-Rock, respectively. Of these, 394 are annotated as pathogenesis-related genes. In the responsive cv. Alamo, 68 pathogenesis-related genes were affected, compared with only 10 in the non-responsive cv. Cave-in-Rock. At the very early stage at 0.5 DAI, both cultivars exhibited similar recognition and defence responses, such as genes in signalling and proteolysis, after which the defence reaction in the responsive cv. Alamo became weaker while it was sustained in non-responsive cv. Cave-in-Rock.
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- Alejandra Lara-Chavez
- Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA 24540, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA 24540, USA Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA 24540, USA
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- Plant Biology Division, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK 73401, USA BioEnergy Science Center, United States Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Plant Biology Division, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK 73401, USA BioEnergy Science Center, United States Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Plant Biology Division, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK 73401, USA BioEnergy Science Center, United States Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA 24540, USA Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601, USA Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable and Renewable Resources, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville, VA 24540, USA Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601, USA Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601, USA
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Castillejo MÁ, Bani M, Rubiales D. Understanding pea resistance mechanisms in response to Fusarium oxysporum through proteomic analysis. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2015; 115:44-58. [PMID: 25672548 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi (Fop) is an important and destructive pathogen affecting pea crop (Pisum sativum) throughout the world. Control of this disease is achieved mainly by integration of different disease management procedures. However, the constant evolution of the pathogen drives the necessity to broaden the molecular basis of resistance to Fop. Our proteomic study was performed on pea with the aim of identifying proteins involved in different resistance mechanisms operating during F. oxysporum infection. For such purpose, we used a two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) coupled to mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF) analysis to study the root proteome of three pea genotypes showing different resistance response to Fop race 2. Multivariate statistical analysis identified 132 differential protein spots under the experimental conditions (genotypes/treatments). All of these protein spots were subjected to mass spectrometry analysis to deduce their possible functions. A total of 53 proteins were identified using a combination of peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) and MSMS fragmentation. The following main functional categories were assigned to the identified proteins: carbohydrate and energy metabolism, nucleotides and aminoacid metabolism, signal transduction and cellular process, folding and degradation, redox and homeostasis, defense, biosynthetic process and transcription/translation. Results obtained in this work suggest that the most susceptible genotypes have increased levels of enzymes involved in the production of reducing power which could then be used as cofactor for enzymes of the redox reactions. This is in concordance with the fact that a ROS burst occurred in the same genotypes, as well as an increase of PR proteins. Conversely, in the resistant genotype proteins responsible to induce changes in the membrane and cell wall composition related to reinforcement were identified. Results are discussed in terms of the differential response to Fop.
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain; Biotechnology Department, University of Blida, 09000 Blida, Algeria
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
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McLaughlin JE, Bin-Umer MA, Widiez T, Finn D, McCormick S, Tumer NE. A Lipid Transfer Protein Increases the Glutathione Content and Enhances Arabidopsis Resistance to a Trichothecene Mycotoxin. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130204. [PMID: 26057253 PMCID: PMC4461264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important plant diseases worldwide, affecting wheat, barley and other small grains. Trichothecene mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulate in the grain, presenting a food safety risk and health hazard to humans and animals. Despite considerable breeding efforts, highly resistant wheat or barley cultivars are not available. We screened an activation tagged Arabidopsis thaliana population for resistance to trichothecin (Tcin), a type B trichothecene in the same class as DON. Here we show that one of the resistant lines identified, trichothecene resistant 1 (trr1) contains a T-DNA insertion upstream of two nonspecific lipid transfer protein (nsLTP) genes, AtLTP4.4 and AtLTP4.5. Expression of both nsLTP genes was induced in trr1 over 10-fold relative to wild type. Overexpression of AtLTP4.4 provided greater resistance to Tcin than AtLTP4.5 in Arabidopsis thaliana and in Saccharomyces cerevisiae relative to wild type or vector transformed lines, suggesting a conserved protection mechanism. Tcin treatment increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in Arabidopsis and ROS stain was associated with the chloroplast, the cell wall and the apoplast. ROS levels were attenuated in Arabidopsis and in yeast overexpressing AtLTP4.4 relative to the controls. Exogenous addition of glutathione and other antioxidants enhanced resistance of Arabidopsis to Tcin while the addition of buthionine sulfoximine, an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis, increased sensitivity, suggesting that resistance was mediated by glutathione. Total glutathione content was significantly higher in Arabidopsis and in yeast overexpressing AtLTP4.4 relative to the controls, highlighting the importance of AtLTP4.4 in maintaining the redox state. These results demonstrate that trichothecenes cause ROS accumulation and overexpression of AtLTP4.4 protects against trichothecene-induced oxidative stress by increasing the glutathione-based antioxidant defense.
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- John E. McLaughlin
- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Lanubile A, Maschietto V, De Leonardis S, Battilani P, Paciolla C, Marocco A. Defense Responses to Mycotoxin-Producing Fungi Fusarium proliferatum, F. subglutinans, and Aspergillus flavus in Kernels of Susceptible and Resistant Maize Genotypes. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2015; 28:546-57. [PMID: 26024441 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-14-0269-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Developing kernels of resistant and susceptible maize genotypes were inoculated with Fusarium proliferatum, F. subglutinans, and Aspergillus flavus. Selected defense systems were investigated using real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction to monitor the expression of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes (PR1, PR5, PRm3, PRm6) and genes protective from oxidative stress (peroxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase) at 72 h postinoculation. The study was also extended to the analysis of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and catalase, superoxide dismutase, and cytosolic and wall peroxidases enzymes. Furthermore, the hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde contents were studied to evaluate the oxidation level. Higher gene expression and enzymatic activities were observed in uninoculated kernels of resistant line, conferring a major readiness to the pathogen attack. Moreover expression values of PR genes remained higher in the resistant line after inoculation, demonstrating a potentiated response to the pathogen invasions. In contrast, reactive oxygen species-scavenging genes were strongly induced in the susceptible line only after pathogen inoculation, although their enzymatic activity was higher in the resistant line. Our data provide an important basis for further investigation of defense gene functions in developing kernels in order to improve resistance to fungal pathogens. Maize genotypes with overexpressed resistance traits could be profitably utilized in breeding programs focused on resistance to pathogens and grain safety.
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- Alessandra Lanubile
- 1Istituto di Agronomia, Genetica e Coltivazioni erbacee, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- 1Istituto di Agronomia, Genetica e Coltivazioni erbacee, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- 2Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Bari "Aldo Moro", via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- 3Istituto di Entomologia e Patologia vegetale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- 2Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Bari "Aldo Moro", via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- 1Istituto di Agronomia, Genetica e Coltivazioni erbacee, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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Król P, Igielski R, Pollmann S, Kępczyńska E. Priming of seeds with methyl jasmonate induced resistance to hemi-biotroph Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici in tomato via 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, salicylic acid, and flavonol accumulation. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 179:122-32. [PMID: 25867625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) was tested by seed treatment for its ability to protect tomato seedlings against fusarium wilt caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici. Isolated from Solanum lycopersicon L. seeds, cv. Beta fungus was identified as F. oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici Race 3 fungus by using phytopathological and molecular methods. MeJA applied at 0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM reduced spore germination and mycelial growth in vitro. Soaking of tomato seeds in MeJA solution at 0.1 mM for 1 h significantly enhanced the resistance level against the tested fungus in tomato seedlings 4 weeks after inoculation. The extracts from leaves of 15-day-old seedlings obtained from previously MeJA soaked seeds had the ability to inhibit in vitro spore germination of tested fungus. In these seedlings a significant increase in the levels phenolic compounds such as salicylic acid (SA), kaempferol and quercetin was observed. Up-regulation of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL5) and benzoic acid/salicylic acid carboxyl methyltransferase (BSMT) genes and down-regulation of the isochorysmate synthase (ICS) gene in response to exogenous MeJA application indicate that the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), not the isochorismate (IC) pathway, is the primary route for SA production in tomato. Moreover, the increased accumulation of the flavonols quercetin and kaempferol appears closely related to the increase of PAL5, chalcone synthase (CHS) and flavonol synthase/flavanone 3-hydroxylase-like (FLS) genes. Elevated levels of salicylic acid in seedlings raised from MeJA-soaked seeds were simultaneously accompanied by a decrease of jasmonic acid, the precursor of MeJA, and an increase of 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA), the precursor of jasmonic acid. The present results indicate that the priming of tomato seeds with 0.1mM MeJA before sowing enables the seedlings grown from these seeds to reduce the attack of the soil-borne fungal pathogen F. oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici, so it can be applied in practice.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13, 71-415 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13, 71-415 Szczecin, Poland
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13, 71-415 Szczecin, Poland.
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Ameye M, Audenaert K, De Zutter N, Steppe K, Van Meulebroek L, Vanhaecke L, De Vleesschauwer D, Haesaert G, Smagghe G. Priming of wheat with the green leaf volatile Z-3-hexenyl acetate enhances defense against Fusarium graminearum but boosts deoxynivalenol production. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 167:1671-84. [PMID: 25713338 PMCID: PMC4378182 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Priming refers to a mechanism whereby plants are sensitized to respond faster and/or more strongly to future pathogen attack. Here, we demonstrate that preexposure to the green leaf volatile Z-3-hexenyl acetate (Z-3-HAC) primed wheat (Triticum aestivum) for enhanced defense against subsequent infection with the hemibiotrophic fungus Fusarium graminearum. Bioassays showed that, after priming with Z-3-HAC, wheat ears accumulated up to 40% fewer necrotic spikelets. Furthermore, leaves of seedlings showed significantly smaller necrotic lesions compared with nonprimed plants, coinciding with strongly reduced fungal growth in planta. Additionally, we found that F. graminearum produced more deoxynivalenol, a mycotoxin, in the primed treatment. Expression analysis of salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis genes and exogenous methyl salicylate and methyl jasmonate applications showed that plant defense against F. graminearum is sequentially regulated by SA and JA during the early and later stages of infection, respectively. Interestingly, analysis of the effect of Z-3-HAC pretreatment on SA- and JA-responsive gene expression in hormone-treated and pathogen-inoculated seedlings revealed that Z-3-HAC boosts JA-dependent defenses during the necrotrophic infection stage of F. graminearum but suppresses SA-regulated defense during its biotrophic phase. Together, these findings highlight the importance of temporally separated hormone changes in molding plant health and disease and support a scenario whereby the green leaf volatile Z-3-HAC protects wheat against Fusarium head blight by priming for enhanced JA-dependent defenses during the necrotrophic stages of infection.
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- Maarten Ameye
- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection (M.A., N.D.Z., G.S.), Department of Applied Biosciences (M.A., K.A., N.D.Z., G.H.), Laboratory of Plant Ecology (K.S.), and Laboratory of Phytopathology, Department of Crop Protection (D.D.V.), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; andLaboratory of Chemical Analysis, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium (L.V.M., L.V.)
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Luu VT, Schuck S, Kim SG, Weinhold A, Baldwin IT. Jasmonic acid signalling mediates resistance of the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata to its native Fusarium, but not Alternaria, fungal pathogens. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2015; 38:572-84. [PMID: 25053145 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We recently characterized a highly dynamic fungal disease outbreak in native populations of Nicotiana attenuata in the southwestern United States. Here, we explore how phytohormone signalling contributes to the observed disease dynamics. Single inoculation with three native Fusarium and Alternaria fungal pathogens, isolated from diseased plants growing in native populations, resulted in disease symptoms characteristic for each pathogen species. While Alternaria sp.-infected plants displayed fewer symptoms and recovered, Fusarium spp.-infected plants became chlorotic and frequently spontaneously wilted. Jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) levels were differentially induced after Fusarium or Alternaria infection. Transgenic N. attenuata lines silenced in JA production or JA conjugation to isoleucine (JA-Ile), but not in JA perception, were highly susceptible to infection by F. brachygibbosum Utah 4, indicating that products derived from the JA-Ile biosynthetic pathway, but not their perception, is associated with increased Fusarium resistance. Infection assays using ov-nahG plants which were silenced in pathogen-induced SA accumulations revealed that SA may increase N. attenuata's resistance to Fusarium infection but not to Alternaria. Taken together, we propose that the dynamics of fungal disease symptoms among plants in native populations may be explained by a complex interplay of phytohormone responses to attack by multiple pathogens.
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- Van Thi Luu
- Department of Molecular Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, 07745, Germany
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Chetouhi C, Bonhomme L, Lecomte P, Cambon F, Merlino M, Biron DG, Langin T. A proteomics survey on wheat susceptibility to Fusarium head blight during grain development. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 2015; 141:407-418. [PMID: 25663750 DOI: 10.1007/s10658-014-0552-550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
The mycotoxigenic fungal species Fusarium graminearum is able to attack several important cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. By causing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) disease, F. graminearum induces yield and quality losses and poses a public health concern due to in planta mycotoxin production. The molecular and physiological plant responses to FHB, and the cellular biochemical pathways used by F. graminearum to complete its infectious process remain still unknown. In this study, a proteomics approach, combining 2D-gel approach and mass spectrometry, has been used to determine the specific protein patterns associated with the development of the fungal infection during grain growth on susceptible wheat. Our results reveal that F. graminearum infection does not deeply alter the grain proteome and does not significantly disturb the first steps of grain ontogeny but impacts molecular changes during the grain filling stage (impact on starch synthesis and storage proteins). The differentially regulated proteins identified were mainly involved in stress and defence mechanisms, primary metabolism, and main cellular processes such as signalling and transport. Our survey suggests that F. graminearum could take advantage of putative susceptibility factors closely related to grain development processes and thus provide new insights into key molecular events controlling the susceptible response to FHB in wheat grains.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cherif Chetouhi
- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubière, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Chetouhi C, Bonhomme L, Lecomte P, Cambon F, Merlino M, Biron DG, Langin T. A proteomics survey on wheat susceptibility to Fusarium head blight during grain development. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 2015; 141:407-418. [PMID: 25663750 PMCID: PMC4318354 DOI: 10.1007/s10658-014-0552-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
The mycotoxigenic fungal species Fusarium graminearum is able to attack several important cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. By causing Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) disease, F. graminearum induces yield and quality losses and poses a public health concern due to in planta mycotoxin production. The molecular and physiological plant responses to FHB, and the cellular biochemical pathways used by F. graminearum to complete its infectious process remain still unknown. In this study, a proteomics approach, combining 2D-gel approach and mass spectrometry, has been used to determine the specific protein patterns associated with the development of the fungal infection during grain growth on susceptible wheat. Our results reveal that F. graminearum infection does not deeply alter the grain proteome and does not significantly disturb the first steps of grain ontogeny but impacts molecular changes during the grain filling stage (impact on starch synthesis and storage proteins). The differentially regulated proteins identified were mainly involved in stress and defence mechanisms, primary metabolism, and main cellular processes such as signalling and transport. Our survey suggests that F. graminearum could take advantage of putative susceptibility factors closely related to grain development processes and thus provide new insights into key molecular events controlling the susceptible response to FHB in wheat grains.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cherif Chetouhi
- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - Marielle Merlino
- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, Aubière, France
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- INRA, UMR 1095, Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France; UBP, UMR Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, F-63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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