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Zheng H, Zhang Y, Li J, He L, Wang F, Bi Y, Gao J. Comparative transcriptome analysis between a resistant and a susceptible Chinese cabbage in response to Hyaloperonospora brassicae. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2020; 15:1777373. [PMID: 32538253 PMCID: PMC8570763 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2020.1777373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Downy mildew caused by Hyaloperonosporabrassicae (H. brassicae) leads to up to 90% of the crop yield loss in Chinese cabbage in China. A transcriptome analysis was carried out between a resistant line (13-13, R) and a susceptible line (15-14, S) of Chinese cabbage in response to H. brassicae. The NOISeq method was used to find differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between these two groups and GO and KEGG were carried out to find R genes related to downy mildew response of Chinese cabbage. qRT-PCR was carried out to verify the reliability of RNA-seq expression data. A total of 3,055 DEGs were screened out from 41,020 genes and clustered into 6 groups with distinct expression patterns. A total of 87 candidate DEGs were identified by functional annotation based on GO and KEGG analysis. These candidate genes are involved in plant-pathogen interaction pathway, among which 54 and 33 DEGs were categorized into plant-pathogen interaction proteins and transcription factors, respectively. Proteins encoded by these genes have been reported to play an important role in the pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) processes of disease responses in some model plants, such as Arabidopsis, rice, tobacco, and tomato. However, little is known about the mechanisms of these genes in resistance to downy mildew in Chinese cabbage. Our findings are useful for further characterization of these candidate genes and helpful in breeding resistant strains.
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- Han Zheng
- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
- Shandong Branch of National Vegetable Improvement Center, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, China
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Hosseini S, Schmidt EDL, Bakker FT. Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase II phylogenetics reveals five main clades throughout the plant kingdom. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 103:547-560. [PMID: 32175641 PMCID: PMC7496461 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) represent the largest group of cell surface receptors in plants. The monophyletic leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-RLK subfamily II is considered to contain the somatic embryogenesis receptor kinases (SERKs) and NSP-interacting kinases known to be involved in developmental processes and cellular immunity in plants. There are only a few published studies on the phylogenetics of LRR-RLKII; unfortunately these suffer from poor taxon/gene sampling. Hence, it is not clear how many and what main clades this family contains, let alone what structure-function relationships exist. We used 1342 protein sequences annotated as 'SERK' and 'SERK-like' plus related sequences in order to estimate phylogeny within the LRR-RLKII clade, using the nematode protein kinase Pelle as an outgroup. We reconstruct five main clades (LRR-RLKII 1-5), in each of which the main pattern of land plant relationships re-occurs, confirming previous hypotheses that duplication events happened in this gene subfamily prior to divergence among land plant lineages. We show that domain structures and intron-exon boundaries within the five clades are well conserved in evolution. Furthermore, phylogenetic patterns based on the separate LRR and kinase parts of LRR-RLKs are incongruent: whereas the LRR part supports a LRR-RLKII 2/3 sister group relationship, the kinase part supports clades 1/2. We infer that the kinase part includes few 'radical' amino acid changes compared with the LRR part. Finally, our results confirm that amino acids involved in each LRR-RLKII-receptor complex interaction are located at N-capping residues, and that the short amino acid motifs of this interaction domain are highly conserved throughout evolution within the five LRR-RLKII clades.
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- Samin Hosseini
- Biosystematics GroupWageningen UniversityRadix Building 107, Droevendaalsesteeg 16708 PB WageningenThe Netherlands
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- Biosystematics GroupWageningen UniversityRadix Building 107, Droevendaalsesteeg 16708 PB WageningenThe Netherlands
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- Biosystematics GroupWageningen UniversityRadix Building 107, Droevendaalsesteeg 16708 PB WageningenThe Netherlands
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Chan C, Panzeri D, Okuma E, Tõldsepp K, Wang YY, Louh GY, Chin TC, Yeh YH, Yeh HL, Yekondi S, Huang YH, Huang TY, Chiou TJ, Murata Y, Kollist H, Zimmerli L. STRESS INDUCED FACTOR 2 Regulates Arabidopsis Stomatal Immunity through Phosphorylation of the Anion Channel SLAC1. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:2216-2236. [PMID: 32327536 PMCID: PMC7346559 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Upon recognition of microbes, pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) activate pattern-triggered immunity. FLAGELLIN SENSING2 (FLS2) and BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1-ASSOCIATED KINASE1 (BAK1) form a typical PRR complex that senses bacteria. Here, we report that the kinase activity of the malectin-like receptor-like kinase STRESS INDUCED FACTOR 2 (SIF2) is critical for Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) resistance to bacteria by regulating stomatal immunity. SIF2 physically associates with the FLS2-BAK1 PRR complex and interacts with and phosphorylates the guard cell SLOW ANION CHANNEL1 (SLAC1), which is necessary for abscisic acid (ABA)-mediated stomatal closure. SIF2 is also required for the activation of ABA-induced S-type anion currents in Arabidopsis protoplasts, and SIF2 is sufficient to activate SLAC1 anion channels in Xenopus oocytes. SIF2-mediated activation of SLAC1 depends on specific phosphorylation of Ser 65. This work reveals that SIF2 functions between the FLS2-BAK1 initial immunity receptor complex and the final actuator SLAC1 in stomatal immunity.
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- Ching Chan
- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Duhlian L, Koramutla MK, Subramanian S, Chamola R, Bhattacharya R. Comparative transcriptomics revealed differential regulation of defense related genes in Brassica juncea leading to successful and unsuccessful infestation by aphid species. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10583. [PMID: 32601289 PMCID: PMC7324606 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66217-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Productivity of Indian mustard (B. juncea), a major oil yielding crop in rapeseed-mustard group is heavily inflicted by mustard aphid, L. erysimi. Mustard aphid, a specialist aphid species on rapeseed-mustard crops, rapidly multiplies and colonizes the plants leading to successful infestation. In contrary, legume specific cowpea aphid, A. craccivora when released on B. juncea plants fails to build up population and thus remains unsuccessful in infestation. In the present study, differential host response of B. juncea to the two aphid species, one being successful insect-pest and the other being unsuccessful on it has been studied based on transcriptome analysis. Differential feeding efficiency of the two aphid species on mustard plants was evident from the amount of secreted honeydews. Leaf-transcriptomes of healthy and infested plants, treated with the two aphid species, were generated by RNA sequencing on Illumina platform and de novo assembly of the quality reads. A comparative assessment of the differentially expressed genes due to treatments revealed a large extent of overlaps as well as distinctness with respect to the set of genes and their direction of regulation. With respect to host-genes related to transcription factors, oxidative homeostasis, defense hormones and secondary metabolites, L. erysimi led to either suppression or limited activation of the transcript levels compared to A. craccivora. Further, a comprehensive view of the DEGs suggested more potential of successful insect-pests towards transcriptional reprogramming of the host. qRT-PCR based validation of randomly selected up- and down-regulated transcripts authenticated the transcriptome data.
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- Lianthanzauva Duhlian
- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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Arabidopsis Transmembrane Receptor-Like Kinases (RLKs): A Bridge between Extracellular Signal and Intracellular Regulatory Machinery. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21114000. [PMID: 32503273 PMCID: PMC7313013 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21114000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Receptors form the crux for any biochemical signaling. Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are conserved protein kinases in eukaryotes that establish signaling circuits to transduce information from outer plant cell membrane to the nucleus of plant cells, eventually activating processes directing growth, development, stress responses, and disease resistance. Plant RLKs share considerable homology with the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) of the animal system, differing at the site of phosphorylation. Typically, RLKs have a membrane-localization signal in the amino-terminal, followed by an extracellular ligand-binding domain, a solitary membrane-spanning domain, and a cytoplasmic kinase domain. The functional characterization of ligand-binding domains of the various RLKs has demonstrated their essential role in the perception of extracellular stimuli, while its cytosolic kinase domain is usually confined to the phosphorylation of their substrates to control downstream regulatory machinery. Identification of the several ligands of RLKs, as well as a few of its immediate substrates have predominantly contributed to a better understanding of the fundamental signaling mechanisms. In the model plant Arabidopsis, several studies have indicated that multiple RLKs are involved in modulating various types of physiological roles via diverse signaling routes. Here, we summarize recent advances and provide an updated overview of transmembrane RLKs in Arabidopsis.
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Miao S, Liu J, Guo J, Li JF. Engineering plants to secrete affinity-tagged pathogen elicitors for deciphering immune receptor complex or inducing enhanced immunity. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 62:761-776. [PMID: 31359599 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plant cells mount plenty of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect the microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) from potential microbial pathogens. MAMPs are overrepresented by proteinaneous patterns, such as the flg22 peptide from bacterial flagellin. Identification of PRR receptor complex components by forward or reverse genetics can be time/labor-consuming, and be confounded by functional redundancies. Here, we present a strategy for identifying PRR complex components by engineering plants to inducibly secrete affinity-tagged proteinaneous MAMPs to the apoplast. The PRR protein complexes bound to self-secreted MAMPs are enriched through affinity purification and dissected by mass spectrometry. As a proof of principle, we could capture the flg22 receptor FLS2 and co-receptor BAK1 using Arabidopsis plants secreting FLAG-tagged flg22 under estradiol induction. Moreover, we identified receptor-like kinases LIK1 and PEPR1/PEPR2 as potential components in the FLS2 receptor complex, which were further validated by protein-protein interaction assays and the reverse genetics approach. Our study showcases a simple way to biochemically identify endogenous PRR complex components without overexpressing the PRR or using chemical cross-linkers, and suggests a possible crosstalk between different immune receptors in plants. A modest dose of estradiol can also be applied to inducing enhanced immunity in engineered plants to both bacterial and fungal pathogens.
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- Shuang Miao
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Panthapulakkal Narayanan S, Liao P, Taylor PWJ, Lo C, Chye ML. Overexpression of a Monocot Acyl-CoA-Binding Protein Confers Broad-Spectrum Pathogen Protection in a Dicot. Proteomics 2020; 19:e1800368. [PMID: 31054181 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Plants are continuously infected by various pathogens throughout their lifecycle. Previous studies have reported that the expression of Class III acyl-CoA-binding proteins (ACBPs) such as the Arabidopsis ACBP3 and rice ACBP5 were induced by pathogen infection. Transgenic Arabidopsis AtACBP3-overexpressors (AtACBP3-OEs) displayed enhanced protection against the bacterial biotroph, Pseudomonas syringae, although they became susceptible to the fungal necrotroph Botrytis cinerea. A Class III ACBP from a monocot, rice (Oryza sativa) OsACBP5 was overexpressed in the dicot Arabidopsis. The resultant transgenic Arabidopsis lines conferred resistance not only to the bacterial biotroph P. syringae but to fungal necrotrophs (Rhizoctonia solani, B. cinerea, Alternaria brassicicola) and a hemibiotroph (Colletotrichum siamense). Changes in protein expression in R. solani-infected Arabidopsis OsACBP5-overexpressors (OsACBP5-OEs) were demonstrated using proteomic analysis. Biotic stress-related proteins including cell wall-related proteins such as FASCILIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN-PROTEIN10, LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT EXTENSIN-LIKE PROTEINS, XYLOGLUCAN ENDOTRANSGLUCOSYLASE/HYDROLASE PROTEIN4, and PECTINESTERASE INHIBITOR18; proteins associated with glucosinolate degradation including GDSL-LIKE LIPASE23, EPITHIOSPECIFIER MODIFIER1, MYROSINASE1, MYROSINASE2, and NITRILASE1; as well as a protein involved in jasmonate biosynthesis, ALLENE OXIDE CYCLASE2, were induced in OsACBP5-OEs upon R. solani infection. These results indicated that upregulation of these proteins in OsACBP5-OEs conferred protection against various plant pathogens.
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Ma Z, Xie Q, Li G, Jia H, Zhou J, Kong Z, Li N, Yuan Y. Germplasms, genetics and genomics for better control of disastrous wheat Fusarium head blight. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:1541-1568. [PMID: 31900498 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03525-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Fusarium head blight (FHB), or scab, for its devastating nature to wheat production and food security, has stimulated worldwide attention. Multidisciplinary efforts have been made to fight against FHB for a long time, but the great progress has been achieved only in the genomics era of the past 20 years, particularly in the areas of resistance gene/QTL discovery, resistance mechanism elucidation and molecular breeding for better resistance. This review includes the following nine main sections, (1) FHB incidence, epidemic and impact, (2) causal Fusarium species, distribution and virulence, (3) types of host resistance to FHB, (4) germplasm exploitation for FHB resistance, (5) genetic control of FHB resistance, (6) fine mapping of Fhb1, Fhb2, Fhb4 and Fhb5, (7) cloning of Fhb1, (8) omics-based gene discovery and resistance mechanism study and (9) breeding for better FHB resistance. The advancements that have been made are outstanding and exciting; however, judged by the complicated nature of resistance to hemi-biotrophic pathogens like Fusarium species and lack of immune germplasm, it is still a long way to go to overcome FHB.
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- Zhengqiang Ma
- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Crop Genomics and Bioinformatics Center and National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Role of MPK4 in pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered alternative splicing in Arabidopsis. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008401. [PMID: 32302366 PMCID: PMC7164602 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Alternative splicing (AS) of pre-mRNAs in plants is an important mechanism of gene regulation in environmental stress tolerance but plant signals involved are essentially unknown. Pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) is mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases and the majority of PTI defense genes are regulated by MPK3, MPK4 and MPK6. These responses have been mainly analyzed at the transcriptional level, however many splicing factors are direct targets of MAPKs. Here, we studied alternative splicing induced by the PAMP flagellin in Arabidopsis. We identified 506 PAMP-induced differentially alternatively spliced (DAS) genes. Importantly, of the 506 PAMP-induced DAS genes, only 89 overlap with the set of 1950 PAMP-induced differentially expressed genes (DEG), indicating that transcriptome analysis does not identify most DAS events. Global DAS analysis of mpk3, mpk4, and mpk6 mutants in the absence of PAMP treatment showed no major splicing changes. However, in contrast to MPK3 and MPK6, MPK4 was found to be a key regulator of PAMP-induced DAS events as the AS of a number of splicing factors and immunity-related protein kinases is affected, such as the calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28, the cysteine-rich receptor like kinases CRK13 and CRK29 or the FLS2 co-receptor SERK4/BKK1. Although MPK4 is guarded by SUMM2 and consequently, the mpk4 dwarf and DEG phenotypes are suppressed in mpk4 summ2 mutants, MPK4-dependent DAS is not suppressed by SUMM2, supporting the notion that PAMP-triggered MPK4 activation mediates regulation of alternative splicing. Alternative splicing (AS) of pre-mRNAs in plants is an important mechanism of gene regulation in environmental stress tolerance but plant signals involved are essentially unknown. Pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) is mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases and the majority of PTI defense genes are regulated by MPK3, MPK4 and MPK6. These responses have been mainly analyzed at the transcriptional level, however many splicing factors are direct targets of MAPKs. Here, we studied PAMP-induced alternative splicing in Arabidopsis and identified several hundred differentially alternatively spliced (DAS) genes. Importantly, of these PAMP-induced DAS genes, only 18% overlap with the set of PAMP-induced differentially expressed genes (DEG), indicating that transcriptome analysis does not identify most DAS events. Global DAS analysis of MAPK mutants identified MPK4 as a key regulator of PAMP-induced DAS events. Although MPK4 is guarded by SUMM2 and consequently, the mpk4 dwarf and DEG phenotypes are suppressed in mpk4 summ2 mutants, MPK4-dependent DAS is not suppressed by SUMM2, showing that PAMP-triggered MPK4 activation mediates regulation of alternative splicing.
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Offor BC, Dubery IA, Piater LA. Prospects of Gene Knockouts in the Functional Study of MAMP-Triggered Immunity: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21072540. [PMID: 32268496 PMCID: PMC7177850 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Plants depend on both preformed and inducible defence responses to defend themselves against biotic stresses stemming from pathogen attacks. In this regard, plants perceive pathogenic threats from the environment through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that recognise microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), and so induce plant defence responses against invading pathogens. Close to thirty PRR proteins have been identified in plants, however, the molecular mechanisms underlying MAMP perception by these receptors/receptor complexes are not fully understood. As such, knockout (KO) of genes that code for PRRs and co-receptors/defence-associated proteins is a valuable tool to study plant immunity. The loss of gene activity often causes changes in the phenotype of the model plant, allowing in vivo studies of gene function and associated biological mechanisms. Here, we review the functions of selected PRRs, brassinosteroid insensitive 1 (BRI1) associated receptor kinase 1 (BAK1) and other associated defence proteins that have been identified in plants, and also outline KO lines generated by T-DNA insertional mutagenesis as well as the effect on MAMP perception—and triggered immunity (MTI). In addition, we further review the role of membrane raft domains in flg22-induced MTI in Arabidopsis, due to the vital role in the activation of several proteins that are part of the membrane raft domain theory in this regard.
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- Benedict C Offor
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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Xue X, Bian C, Guo X, Di R, Dong J. The MAPK substrate MASS proteins regulate stomatal development in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008706. [PMID: 32240168 PMCID: PMC7156110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Stomata are specialized pores in the epidermis of the aerial parts of a plant, where stomatal guard cells close and open to regulate gas exchange with the atmosphere and restrict excessive water vapor from the plant. The production and patterning of the stomatal lineage cells in higher plants are influenced by the activities of the widely-used mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling components. The phenotype caused by the loss-of-function mutations suggested pivotal roles of the canonical MAPK pathway in the suppression of stomatal formation and regulation of stomatal patterning in Arabidopsis, whilst the cell type-specific manipulation of individual MAPK components revealed the existence of a positive impact on stomatal production. Among a large number of putative MAPK substrates in plants, the nuclear transcription factors SPEECHLESS (SPCH) and SCREAM (SCRM) are targets of MAPK 3 and 6 (MPK3/6) in the inhibition of stomatal formation. The polarity protein BREAKING OF ASYMMETRY IN THE STOMATAL LINEAGE (BASL) is phosphorylated by MPK3/6 for localization and function in driving divisional asymmetries. Here, by functionally characterizing three MAPK SUBSTRATES IN THE STOMATAL LINEAGE (MASS) proteins, we establish that they are plasma membrane-associated, positive regulators of stomatal production. MPK6 can phosphorylate the MASS proteins in vitro and mutating the putative substrate sites interferes the subcellular partition and function of MASS in planta. Our fine-scale domain analyses identify critical subdomains of MASS2 required for specific subcellular localization and biological function, respectively. Furthermore, our data indicate that the MASS proteins may directly interact with the MAPKK Kinase YODA (YDA) at the plasma membrane. Thus, the deeply conserved MASS proteins are tightly connected with MAPK signaling in Arabidopsis to fine-tune stomatal production and patterning, providing a functional divergence of the YDA-MPK3/6 cascade in the regulation of plant developmental processes. Stomata surrounded by guard cells are breathing pores in the plant epidermis, where they open to allow gas exchange and close to restrict water loss. The production and patterning of stomata in the model plant Arabidopsis provide an ideal genetic and cell biological system for studying the molecular mechanisms underlying developmental program and plasticity in responding to environmental changes. The MAPK cascades are ubiquitous signaling modules in eukaryotes. They regulate diverse cellular programs by relaying extracellular signals to intracellular regulators. In the model plant Arabidopsis, MAPK 3 and 6 were found to phosphorylate several protein substrates in the nucleus and cytoplasm to regulate stomatal development and patterning. In this study, we report that a group of new MAPK substrates, the MASS proteins, function at the plasma membrane to regulate stomatal production and patterning in Arabidopsis. Thus, the output of MAPK signaling in the regulation of stomatal development is diverged by differentially localized substrates, suggesting that the concerted activities of MAPK substrates fine-tune stomatal development to ultimately improve plant adaptability to the changing environment.
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- Xueyi Xue
- The Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- The Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- The Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- The Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Collins CA, LaMontagne ED, Anderson JC, Ekanayake G, Clarke AS, Bond LN, Salamango DJ, Cornish PV, Peck SC, Heese A. EPSIN1 Modulates the Plasma Membrane Abundance of FLAGELLIN SENSING2 for Effective Immune Responses. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 182:1762-1775. [PMID: 32094305 PMCID: PMC7140936 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.01172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The plasma membrane (PM) provides a critical interface between plant cells and their environment to control cellular responses. To perceive the bacterial flagellin peptide flg22 for effective defense signaling, the immune receptor FLAGELLIN SENSING2 (FLS2) needs to be at its site of function, the PM, in the correct abundance. However, the intracellular machinery that controls PM accumulation of FLS2 remains largely undefined. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) clathrin adaptor EPSIN1 (EPS1) is implicated in clathrin-coated vesicle formation at the trans-Golgi network (TGN), likely aiding the transport of cargo proteins from the TGN for proper location; but EPS1's impact on physiological responses remains elusive. Here, we identify EPS1 as a positive regulator of flg22 signaling and pattern-triggered immunity against Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000. We provide evidence that EPS1 contributes to modulating the PM abundance of defense proteins for effective immune signaling because in eps1, impaired flg22 signaling correlated with reduced PM accumulation of FLS2 and its coreceptor BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR KINASE1 (BAK1). The eps1 mutant also exhibited reduced responses to the pathogen/damage-associated molecular patterns elf26 and AtPep1, which are perceived by the coreceptor BAK1 and cognate PM receptors. Furthermore, quantitative proteomics of enriched PM fractions revealed that EPS1 was required for proper PM abundance of a discrete subset of proteins with different cellular functions. In conclusion, our study expands the limited understanding of the physiological roles of EPSIN family members in plants and provides novel insight into the TGN-associated clathrin-coated vesicle trafficking machinery that impacts plant PM-derived defense processes.
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- Carina A Collins
- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- University of Missouri, Division of Biochemistry, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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Gou X, Li J. Paired Receptor and Coreceptor Kinases Perceive Extracellular Signals to Control Plant Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 182:1667-1681. [PMID: 32144125 PMCID: PMC7140932 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.01343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Receptor-like protein kinase complexes regulate plant growth and development.
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- Xiaoping Gou
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Li Q, Wang C, Mou Z. Perception of Damaged Self in Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 182:1545-1565. [PMID: 31907298 PMCID: PMC7140957 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.01242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plants use specific receptor proteins on the cell surface to detect host-derived danger signals released in response to attacks by pathogens or herbivores and activate immune responses against them.
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- Qi Li
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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Cadavid IC, Guzman F, de Oliveira-Busatto L, de Almeida RMC, Margis R. Transcriptional analyses of two soybean cultivars under salt stress. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:2871-2888. [PMID: 32227253 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05398-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Soybean is an economically important plant, and its production is affected in soils with high salinity levels. It is important to understand the adaptive mechanisms through which plants overcome this kind of stress and to identify potential genes for improving abiotic stress tolerance. RNA-Seq data of two Glycine max cultivars, a drought-sensitive (C08) and a tolerant (Conquista), subjected to different periods of salt stress were analyzed. The transcript expression profile was obtained using a transcriptogram approach, comparing both cultivars and different times of treatment. After 4 h of salt stress, Conquista cultivar had 1400 differentially expressed genes, 647 induced and 753 repressed. Comparative expression revealed that 719 genes share the same pattern of induction or repression between both cultivars. Among them, 393 genes were up- and 326 down-regulated. Salt stress also modified the expression of 54 isoforms of miRNAs in Conquista, by the maturation of 39 different pre-miRNAs. The predicted targets for 12 of those mature miRNAs also have matches with 15 differentially expressed genes from our analyses. We found genes involved in important pathways related to stress adaptation. Genes from both ABA and BR signaling pathways were modulated, with possible crosstalk between them, and with a likely post-transcriptional regulation by miRNAs. Genes related to ethylene biosynthesis, DNA repair, and plastid translation process were those that could be regulated by miRNA.
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- Isabel Cristina Cadavid
- Progama de Pos-gradação em Biologia Celular e Molecular (PPGBCM), Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Progama de Pos-gradação em Biologia Celular e Molecular (PPGBCM), Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Dirección de Recursos Genéticos y Biotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, Av. La Molina, 1981, Lima 12, Perú
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- Progama de Pos-gradação em Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Sistemas Complexos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência E Tecnologia: Sistemas Complexos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Programa de Pós Graduação Em Bioinformática, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Progama de Pos-gradação em Biologia Celular e Molecular (PPGBCM), Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Progama de Pos-gradação em Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Laboratório de Genomas e Populações de Plantas (LGPP), Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 - Prédio 43422, Laboratório 206, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Pandey S. Plant receptor-like kinase signaling through heterotrimeric G-proteins. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:1742-1751. [PMID: 31930311 PMCID: PMC7242010 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Heterotrimeric G-proteins regulate multiple aspects of plant growth, development, and response to biotic and abiotic stresses. While the core components of heterotrimeric G-proteins and their basic biochemistry are similar in plants and metazoans, key differences exist in their regulatory mechanisms. In particular, the activation mechanisms of plant G-proteins appear diverse and may include both canonical and novel modes. Classical G-protein-coupled receptor-like proteins exist in plants and interact with Gα proteins, but their ability to activate Gα by facilitating GDP to GTP exchange has not been demonstrated. Conversely, there is genetic and functional evidence that plant G-proteins interact with the highly prevalent receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and are phosphorylated by them. This suggests the exciting scenario that in plants the G-proteins integrate RLK-dependent signal perception at the plasma membrane with downstream effectors. Because RLKs are active kinases, it is also likely that the activity of plant G-proteins is regulated via phosphorylation/dephosphorylation rather than GTP-GDP exchange as in metazoans. This review discusses our current knowledge of the possible RLK-dependent regulatory mechanisms of plant G-protein signaling in the context of several biological systems and outlines the diversity that might exist in such regulation.
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- Sona Pandey
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis, MO, USA
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Zhou Y, Vroegop-Vos IA, Van Dijken AJH, Van der Does D, Zipfel C, Pieterse CMJ, Van Wees SCM. Carbonic anhydrases CA1 and CA4 function in atmospheric CO 2-modulated disease resistance. PLANTA 2020; 251:75. [PMID: 32146566 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03370-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Carbonic anhydrases CA1 and CA4 attenuate plant immunity and can contribute to altered disease resistance levels in response to changing atmospheric CO2 conditions. β-Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) play an important role in CO2 metabolism and plant development, but have also been implicated in plant immunity. Here we show that the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae and application of the microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) flg22 repress CA1 and CA4 gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Using the CA double-mutant ca1ca4, we provide evidence that CA1 and CA4 play an attenuating role in pathogen- and flg22-triggered immune responses. In line with this, ca1ca4 plants exhibited enhanced resistance against P. syringae, which was accompanied by an increased expression of the defense-related genes FRK1 and ICS1. Under low atmospheric CO2 conditions (150 ppm), when CA activity is typically low, the levels of CA1 transcription and resistance to P. syringae in wild-type Col-0 were similar to those observed in ca1ca4. However, under ambient (400 ppm) and elevated (800 ppm) atmospheric CO2 conditions, CA1 transcription was enhanced and resistance to P. syringae reduced. Together, these results suggest that CA1 and CA4 attenuate plant immunity and that differential CA gene expression in response to changing atmospheric CO2 conditions contribute to altered disease resistance levels.
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- Yeling Zhou
- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Zürich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Huang FC, Hwang HH. Arabidopsis RETICULON-LIKE4 (RTNLB4) Protein Participates in Agrobacterium Infection and VirB2 Peptide-Induced Plant Defense Response. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21051722. [PMID: 32138311 PMCID: PMC7084338 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens uses the type IV secretion system, which consists of VirB1-B11 and VirD4 proteins, to deliver effectors into plant cells. The effectors manipulate plant proteins to assist in T-DNA transfer, integration, and expression in plant cells. The Arabidopsis reticulon-like (RTNLB) proteins are located in the endoplasmic reticulum and are involved in endomembrane trafficking in plant cells. The rtnlb4 mutants were recalcitrant to A. tumefaciens infection, but overexpression of RTNLB4 in transgenic plants resulted in hypersusceptibility to A. tumefaciens transformation, which suggests the involvement of RTNLB4 in A. tumefaciens infection. The expression of defense-related genes, including FRK1, PR1, WRKY22, and WRKY29, were less induced in RTNLB4 overexpression (O/E) transgenic plants after A. tumefaciens elf18 peptide treatment. Pretreatment with elf18 peptide decreased Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression efficiency more in wild-type seedlings than RTNLB4 O/E transgenic plants, which suggests that the induced defense responses in RTNLB4 O/E transgenic plants might be affected after bacterial elicitor treatments. Similarly, A. tumefaciens VirB2 peptide pretreatment reduced transient T-DNA expression in wild-type seedlings to a greater extent than in RTNLB4 O/E transgenic seedlings. Furthermore, the VirB2 peptides induced FRK1, WRKY22, and WRKY29 gene expression in wild-type seedlings but not efr-1 and bak1 mutants. The induced defense-related gene expression was lower in RTNLB4 O/E transgenic plants than wild-type seedlings after VirB2 peptide treatment. These data suggest that RTNLB4 may participate in elf18 and VirB2 peptide-induced defense responses and may therefore affect the A. tumefaciens infection process.
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- Fan-Chen Huang
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan;
- Ph.D. Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan;
- Ph.D. Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung 402, Taiwan
- Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-4-2284-0416-412
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Goto Y, Maki N, Ichihashi Y, Kitazawa D, Igarashi D, Kadota Y, Shirasu K. Exogenous Treatment with Glutamate Induces Immune Responses in Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:474-487. [PMID: 31721650 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-19-0262-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plant resistance inducers (PRIs) are compounds that protect plants from diseases by activating immunity responses. Exogenous treatment with glutamate (Glu), an important amino acid for all living organisms, induces resistance against fungal pathogens in rice and tomato. To understand the molecular mechanisms of Glu-induced immunity, we used the Arabidopsis model system. We found that exogenous treatment with Glu induces resistance against pathogens in Arabidopsis. Consistent with this, transcriptome analyses of Arabidopsis seedlings showed that Glu significantly induces the expression of wound-, defense-, and stress-related genes. Interestingly, Glu activates the expression of genes induced by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or damage-associated molecular patterns at much later time points than the flg22 peptide, which is a bacterial-derived PAMP. The Glu receptor-like (GLR) proteins GLR3.3 and GLR3.6 are involved in the early expression of Glu-inducible genes; however, the sustained expression of these genes does not require the GLR proteins. Glu-inducible gene expression is also not affected by mutations in genes that encode PAMP receptors (EFR, FLS2, and CERK1), regulators of pattern-triggered immunity (BAK1, BKK1, BIK1, and PBL1), or a salicylic acid biosynthesis enzyme (SID2). The treatment of roots with Glu activates the expression of PAMP-, salicylic acid-, and jasmonic acid-inducible genes in leaves. Moreover, the treatment of roots with Glu primes chitin-induced responses in leaves, possibly through transcriptional activation of LYSIN-MOTIF RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE 5 (LYK5), which encodes a chitin receptor. Because Glu treatment does not cause discernible growth retardation, Glu can be used as an effective PRI.
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- Yukihisa Goto
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Immunity Research Group, Suehiro-cho 1-7-22 Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Immunity Research Group, Suehiro-cho 1-7-22 Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Immunity Research Group, Suehiro-cho 1-7-22 Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Frontier Research Labs, Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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- Frontier Research Labs, Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Immunity Research Group, Suehiro-cho 1-7-22 Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Immunity Research Group, Suehiro-cho 1-7-22 Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
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Elicitor and Receptor Molecules: Orchestrators of Plant Defense and Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030963. [PMID: 32024003 PMCID: PMC7037962 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), herbivore-associated molecular patterns (HAMPs), and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are molecules produced by microorganisms and insects in the event of infection, microbial priming, and insect predation. These molecules are then recognized by receptor molecules on or within the plant, which activates the defense signaling pathways, resulting in plant’s ability to overcome pathogenic invasion, induce systemic resistance, and protect against insect predation and damage. These small molecular motifs are conserved in all organisms. Fungi, bacteria, and insects have their own specific molecular patterns that induce defenses in plants. Most of the molecular patterns are either present as part of the pathogen’s structure or exudates (in bacteria and fungi), or insect saliva and honeydew. Since biotic stresses such as pathogens and insects can impair crop yield and production, understanding the interaction between these organisms and the host via the elicitor–receptor interaction is essential to equip us with the knowledge necessary to design durable resistance in plants. In addition, it is also important to look into the role played by beneficial microbes and synthetic elicitors in activating plants’ defense and protection against disease and predation. This review addresses receptors, elicitors, and the receptor–elicitor interactions where these components in fungi, bacteria, and insects will be elaborated, giving special emphasis to the molecules, responses, and mechanisms at play, variations between organisms where applicable, and applications and prospects.
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Wang W, Feng B, Zhou JM, Tang D. Plant immune signaling: Advancing on two frontiers. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 62:2-24. [PMID: 31846204 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Plants have evolved multiple defense strategies to cope with pathogens, among which plant immune signaling that relies on cell-surface localized and intracellular receptors takes fundamental roles. Exciting breakthroughs were made recently on the signaling mechanisms of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and intracellular nucleotide-binding site (NBS) and leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain receptors (NLRs). This review summarizes the current view of PRRs activation, emphasizing the most recent discoveries about PRRs' dynamic regulation and signaling mechanisms directly leading to downstream molecular events including mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation and calcium (Ca2+ ) burst. Plants also have evolved intracellular NLRs to perceive the presence of specific pathogen effectors and trigger more robust immune responses. We also discuss the current understanding of the mechanisms of NLR activation, which has been greatly advanced by recent breakthroughs including structures of the first full-length plant NLR complex, findings of NLR sensor-helper pairs and novel biochemical activity of Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain.
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- Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crop Pests, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Plant Immunity Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crop Pests, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Plant Immunity Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Control of Fujian-Taiwan Crop Pests, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Plant Immunity Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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Kesten C, Gámez‐Arjona FM, Menna A, Scholl S, Dora S, Huerta AI, Huang H, Tintor N, Kinoshita T, Rep M, Krebs M, Schumacher K, Sánchez‐Rodríguez C. Pathogen-induced pH changes regulate the growth-defense balance in plants. EMBO J 2019; 38:e101822. [PMID: 31736111 PMCID: PMC6912046 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2019101822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Environmental adaptation of organisms relies on fast perception and response to external signals, which lead to developmental changes. Plant cell growth is strongly dependent on cell wall remodeling. However, little is known about cell wall-related sensing of biotic stimuli and the downstream mechanisms that coordinate growth and defense responses. We generated genetically encoded pH sensors to determine absolute pH changes across the plasma membrane in response to biotic stress. A rapid apoplastic acidification by phosphorylation-based proton pump activation in response to the fungus Fusarium oxysporum immediately reduced cellulose synthesis and cell growth and, furthermore, had a direct influence on the pathogenicity of the fungus. In addition, pH seems to influence cellulose structure. All these effects were dependent on the COMPANION OF CELLULOSE SYNTHASE proteins that are thus at the nexus of plant growth and defense. Hence, our discoveries show a remarkable connection between plant biomass production, immunity, and pH control, and advance our ability to investigate the plant growth-defense balance.
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- Centre for Organismal Studies, Cell BiologyHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of BiologyETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Department of PhytopathologyUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Transformative Bio‐Molecules (WPI‐ITbM)Nagoya UniversityChikusa, NagoyaJapan
- Division of Biological ScienceGraduate School of ScienceNagoya UniversityChikusa, NagoyaJapan
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- Department of PhytopathologyUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Centre for Organismal Studies, Cell BiologyHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Centre for Organismal Studies, Cell BiologyHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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Early Pep-13-induced immune responses are SERK3A/B-dependent in potato. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18380. [PMID: 31804581 PMCID: PMC6895089 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54944-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Potato plants treated with the pathogen-associated molecular pattern Pep-13 mount salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid-dependent defense responses, leading to enhanced resistance against Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight disease. Recognition of Pep-13 is assumed to occur by binding to a yet unknown plasma membrane-localized receptor kinase. The potato genes annotated to encode the co-receptor BAK1, StSERK3A and StSERK3B, are activated in response to Pep-13 treatment. Transgenic RNAi-potato plants with reduced expression of both SERK3A and SERK3B were generated. In response to Pep-13 treatment, the formation of reactive oxygen species and MAP kinase activation, observed in wild type plants, is highly reduced in StSERK3A/B-RNAi plants, suggesting that StSERK3A/B are required for perception of Pep-13 in potato. In contrast, defense gene expression is induced by Pep-13 in both control and StSERK3A/B-depleted plants. Altered morphology of StSERK3A/B-RNAi plants correlates with major shifts in metabolism, as determined by untargeted metabolite profiling. Enhanced levels of hydroxycinnamic acid amides, typical phytoalexins of potato, in StSERK3A/B-RNAi plants are accompanied by significantly decreased levels of flavonoids and steroidal glycoalkaloids. Thus, altered metabolism in StSERK3A/B-RNAi plants correlates with the ability of StSERK3A/B-depleted plants to mount defense, despite highly decreased early immune responses.
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Cross-Microbial Protection via Priming a Conserved Immune Co-Receptor through Juxtamembrane Phosphorylation in Plants. Cell Host Microbe 2019; 26:810-822.e7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Shen W, Liu J, Li JF. Type-II Metacaspases Mediate the Processing of Plant Elicitor Peptides in Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2019; 12:1524-1533. [PMID: 31454707 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plants can produce animal cytokine-like immune peptides, among which plant elicitor peptides (Peps) derive from the C termini of their precursors (PROPEPs). Recently, the functions of Peps have been expanded beyond plant immunity. However, a long-standing enigma is how PROPEPs are processed into Peps. Here, we report that the Ca2+-dependent type-II metacaspases (MCs) constitute the proteolytic enzymes to mediate PROPEP processing in Arabidopsis. In protoplasts, co-expression of PROPEP1 with type-II MCs, including MC4 to MC9, can promote the generation of processed Pep1. Destruction of the catalytic cysteine residue in MC4 or the conserved arginine residue preceding the Pep1 sequence blocks PROPEP1 cleavage, whereas the bacterial elicitor flg22 enhances the MC4-mediated PROPEP1 processing. MC4 cleaves PROPEP1 in vitro and also cleaves PROPEP2 to PROPEP8, but, surprisingly, not PROPEP6 in protoplasts. Domain swapping between PROPEP1 and PROPEP6 suggests a hidden role of the sequence context upstream of the Pep sequence for PROPEP processing. flg22-induced PROPEP1 processing and Botrytis cinerea resistance are severely impaired in the mc4/5/6/7 quadruple-mutant plants. Taken together, our study identifies the type-II MCs as new players in Pep signaling, and lays the foundation for understanding the regulation of multifaceted functions of Peps in plant immunity and beyond.
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- Wenzhong Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Li B, Ferreira MA, Huang M, Camargos LF, Yu X, Teixeira RM, Carpinetti PA, Mendes GC, Gouveia-Mageste BC, Liu C, Pontes CSL, Brustolini OJB, Martins LGC, Melo BP, Duarte CEM, Shan L, He P, Fontes EPB. The receptor-like kinase NIK1 targets FLS2/BAK1 immune complex and inversely modulates antiviral and antibacterial immunity. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4996. [PMID: 31676803 PMCID: PMC6825196 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12847-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Plants deploy various immune receptors to recognize pathogens and defend themselves. Crosstalk may happen among receptor-mediated signal transduction pathways in the same host during simultaneous infection of different pathogens. However, the related function of the receptor-like kinases (RLKs) in thwarting different pathogens remains elusive. Here, we report that NIK1, which positively regulates plant antiviral immunity, acts as an important negative regulator of antibacterial immunity. nik1 plants exhibit dwarfed morphology, enhanced disease resistance to bacteria and increased PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) responses, which are restored by NIK1 reintroduction. Additionally, NIK1 negatively regulates the formation of the FLS2/BAK1 complex. The interaction between NIK1 and FLS2/BAK1 is enhanced upon flg22 perception, revealing a novel PTI regulatory mechanism by an RLK. Furthermore, flg22 perception induces NIK1 and RPL10A phosphorylation in vivo, activating antiviral signalling. The NIK1-mediated inverse modulation of antiviral and antibacterial immunity may allow bacteria and viruses to activate host immune responses against each other. Plants deploy numerous receptor-like kinases (RLKs) to respond to pathogens. Here the authors show that NIK1, an RLK that positively regulates antiviral immunity, negatively regulates the response to bacteria by modulating FLS2/BAK1 complex formation, suggesting crosstalk between bacterial and viral immunity.
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- Bo Li
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China. .,The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.,The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Federal Institute of Education from Goias, Science and Technology, Urutaí, GO, 75790-000, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Catarinense, Rio do Sul, SC, 89163-356, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Laboratório Nacional de Computação Cientifica (LNCC), Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Bioagro, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570.900, Brazil.
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Extracellular pyridine nucleotides trigger plant systemic immunity through a lectin receptor kinase/BAK1 complex. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4810. [PMID: 31641112 PMCID: PMC6805918 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12781-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is a long-lasting broad-spectrum plant immunity induced by mobile signals produced in the local leaves where the initial infection occurs. Although multiple structurally unrelated signals have been proposed, the mechanisms responsible for perception of these signals in the systemic leaves are unknown. Here, we show that exogenously applied nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) moves systemically and induces systemic immunity. We demonstrate that the lectin receptor kinase (LecRK), LecRK-VI.2, is a potential receptor for extracellular NAD+ (eNAD+) and NAD+ phosphate (eNADP+) and plays a central role in biological induction of SAR. LecRK-VI.2 constitutively associates with BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1-ASSOCIATED KINASE1 (BAK1) in vivo. Furthermore, BAK1 and its homolog BAK1-LIKE1 are required for eNAD(P)+ signaling and SAR, and the kinase activities of LecR-VI.2 and BAK1 are indispensable to their function in SAR. Our results indicate that eNAD+ is a putative mobile signal, which triggers SAR through its receptor complex LecRK-VI.2/BAK1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Systemic signals allows plants to mount immune responses in sites that are distal from the local infection site. Here, the authors provide evidence that nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ) is a potential systemic signal that induces immunity via the lectin receptor kinase LecRK-VI.2 and BAK1.
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Segonzac C, Monaghan J. Modulation of plant innate immune signaling by small peptides. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 51:22-28. [PMID: 31026543 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Small peptides regulate the cellular coordination of growth, development, and stress tolerance in plants. In addition to direct antimicrobial activities, small secreted peptides have emerged as key signaling molecules in the plant immune response. Here, we highlight recent discoveries of several small peptides that amplify and fine-tune immune signaling.
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- Cécile Segonzac
- Department of Plant Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Niehl A, Heinlein M. Perception of double-stranded RNA in plant antiviral immunity. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:1203-1210. [PMID: 30942534 PMCID: PMC6715784 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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RNA silencing and antiviral pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) both rely on recognition of double-stranded (ds)RNAs as defence-inducing signals. While dsRNA recognition by dicer-like proteins during antiviral RNA silencing is thoroughly investigated, the molecular mechanisms involved in dsRNA perception leading to antiviral PTI are just about to be untangled. Parallels to antimicrobial PTI thereby only partially facilitate our view on antiviral PTI. PTI against microbial pathogens involves plasma membrane bound receptors; however, dsRNAs produced during virus infection occur intracellularly. Hence, how dsRNA may be perceived during this immune response is still an open question. In this short review, we describe recent discoveries in PTI signalling upon sensing of microbial patterns and endogenous 'danger' molecules with emphasis on immune signalling-associated subcellular trafficking processes in plants. Based on these studies, we develop different scenarios how dsRNAs could be sensed during antiviral PTI.
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- Annette Niehl
- Julius Kühn‐Institute, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen DiagnosticsMesseweg 11‐12D‐38104BraunschweigGermany
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMP UPR235712 rue du Général ZimmerF‐67000StrasbourgFrance
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Derbyshire M, Mbengue M, Barascud M, Navaud O, Raffaele S. Small RNAs from the plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum highlight host candidate genes associated with quantitative disease resistance. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:1279-1297. [PMID: 31361080 PMCID: PMC6715603 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Fungal plant pathogens secrete effector proteins and metabolites to cause disease. Additionally, some species transfer small RNAs (sRNAs) into plant cells to silence host mRNAs through complementary base pairing and suppress plant immunity. The fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infects over 600 plant species, but little is known about the molecular processes that govern interactions with its many hosts. In particular, evidence for the production of sRNAs by S. sclerotiorum during infection is lacking. We sequenced sRNAs produced by S. sclerotiorum in vitro and during infection of two host species, Arabidopsis thaliana and Phaseolus vulgaris. We found that S. sclerotiorum produces at least 374 distinct highly abundant sRNAs during infection, mostly originating from repeat-rich plastic genomic regions. We predicted the targets of these sRNAs in A. thaliana and found that these genes were significantly more down-regulated during infection than the rest of the genome. Predicted targets of S. sclerotiorum sRNAs in A. thaliana were enriched for functional domains associated with plant immunity and were more strongly associated with quantitative disease resistance in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) than the rest of the genome. Mutants in A. thaliana predicted sRNA target genes SERK2 and SNAK2 were more susceptible to S. sclerotiorum than wild-type, suggesting that S. sclerotiorum sRNAs may contribute to the silencing of immune components in plants. The prediction of fungal sRNA targets in plant genomes can be combined with other global approaches, such as GWAS, to assist in the identification of plant genes involved in quantitative disease resistance.
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- Mark Derbyshire
- Centre for Crop and Disease ManagementCurtin UniversityPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro‐organismesINRA, CNRS, Université de ToulouseCastanet TolosanFrance
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro‐organismesINRA, CNRS, Université de ToulouseCastanet TolosanFrance
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro‐organismesINRA, CNRS, Université de ToulouseCastanet TolosanFrance
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro‐organismesINRA, CNRS, Université de ToulouseCastanet TolosanFrance
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Wu XN, Chu L, Xi L, Pertl-Obermeyer H, Li Z, Sklodowski K, Sanchez-Rodriguez C, Obermeyer G, Schulze WX. Sucrose-induced Receptor Kinase 1 is Modulated by an Interacting Kinase with Short Extracellular Domain. Mol Cell Proteomics 2019; 18:1556-1571. [PMID: 31147492 PMCID: PMC6683012 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra119.001336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sucrose as a product of photosynthesis is the major carbohydrate translocated from photosynthetic leaves to growing nonphotosynthetic organs such as roots and seeds. These growing tissues, besides carbohydrate supply, require uptake of water through aquaporins to enhance cell expansion during growth. Previous work revealed Sucrose Induced Receptor Kinase, SIRK1, to control aquaporin activity via phosphorylation in response to external sucrose stimulation. Here, we present the regulatory role of AT3G02880 (QSK1), a receptor kinase with a short external domain, in modulation of SIRK1 activity. Our results suggest that SIRK1 autophosphorylates at Ser-744 after sucrose treatment. Autophosphorylated SIRK1 then interacts with and transphosphorylates QSK1 and QSK2. Upon interaction with QSK1, SIRK1 phosphorylates aquaporins at their regulatory C-terminal phosphorylation sites. Consequently, in root protoplast swelling assays, the qsk1qsk2 mutant showed reduced water influx rates under iso-osmotic sucrose stimulation, confirming an involvement in the same signaling pathway as the receptor kinase SIRK1. Large-scale phosphoproteomics comparing single mutant sirk1, qsk1, and double mutant sirk1 qsk1 revealed that aquaporins were regulated by phosphorylation depending on an activated receptor kinase complex of SIRK1, as well as QSK1. QSK1 thereby acts as a coreceptor stabilizing and enhancing SIRK1 activity and recruiting substrate proteins, such as aquaporins.
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- Xu Na Wu
- ‡Department of Plant Systems Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- ‡Department of Plant Systems Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- ‡Department of Plant Systems Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- §Molecular Plant Biophysics and Biochemistry, Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- ‡Department of Plant Systems Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- ¶Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, Universitätsstrasse 2, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- §Molecular Plant Biophysics and Biochemistry, Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- ‡Department of Plant Systems Biology, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Engelsdorf T, Kjaer L, Gigli-Bisceglia N, Vaahtera L, Bauer S, Miedes E, Wormit A, James L, Chairam I, Molina A, Hamann T. Functional characterization of genes mediating cell wall metabolism and responses to plant cell wall integrity impairment. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:320. [PMID: 31319813 PMCID: PMC6637594 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1934-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant cell walls participate in all plant-environment interactions. Maintaining cell wall integrity (CWI) during these interactions is essential. This realization led to increased interest in CWI and resulted in knowledge regarding early perception and signalling mechanisms active during CWI maintenance. By contrast, knowledge regarding processes mediating changes in cell wall metabolism upon CWI impairment is very limited. RESULTS To identify genes involved and to investigate their contributions to the processes we selected 23 genes with altered expression in response to CWI impairment and characterized the impact of T-DNA insertions in these genes on cell wall composition using Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Insertions in 14 genes led to cell wall phenotypes detectable by FTIR. A detailed analysis of four genes found that their altered expression upon CWI impairment is dependent on THE1 activity, a key component of CWI maintenance. Phenotypic characterizations of insertion lines suggest that the four genes are required for particular aspects of CWI maintenance, cell wall composition or resistance to Plectosphaerella cucumerina infection in adult plants. CONCLUSION Taken together, the results implicate the genes in responses to CWI impairment, cell wall metabolism and/or pathogen defence, thus identifying new molecular components and processes relevant for CWI maintenance.
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- Timo Engelsdorf
- Institute for Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 5 Høgskoleringen, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Present address: Division of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, Philipps University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ UK
- Present address: Sjælland erhvervsakademi, Breddahlsgade 1b, 4200 Slagelse, Zealand Denmark
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- Institute for Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 5 Høgskoleringen, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Present address: Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, 6708PB The Netherlands
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- Institute for Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 5 Høgskoleringen, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, 120A Energy Biosciences Building, 2151 Berkeley Way, MC 5230, Berkeley, CA 94720-5230 USA
- Present address: Zymergen, Inc, 5980 Horton St, Suite 105, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Campus de Montegancedo- UPM, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ UK
- Present address: RWTH Aachen, Institute for Biology I, Worringerweg 3, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ UK
- Present address: ADAS, Battlegate Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4NN UK
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ UK
- Present address: ADAS, Battlegate Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4NN UK
- Present address: Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Campus de Montegancedo- UPM, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 5 Høgskoleringen, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington Campus, London, SW72AZ UK
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van der Burgh AM, Joosten MHAJ. Plant Immunity: Thinking Outside and Inside the Box. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 24:587-601. [PMID: 31171472 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Models are extensively used to describe the coevolution of plants and microbial attackers. Such models distinguish between different classes of plant immune responses, based on the type of danger signal that is recognized or on the strength of the defense response that the danger signal provokes. However, recent molecular and biochemical advances have shown that these dichotomies are blurred. With molecular proof in hand, we propose here to abandon the current classification of plant immune responses, and to define the different forms of plant immunity solely based on the site of microbe recognition - either extracellular or intracellular. Using this spatial partition, our 'spatial immunity model' facilitates a broadly inclusive, but clearly distinguishing nomenclature to describe immune signaling in plant-microbe interactions.
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- Aranka M van der Burgh
- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Wang Z, Cui D, Liu C, Zhao J, Liu J, Liu N, Tang D, Hu Y. TCP transcription factors interact with ZED1-related kinases as components of the temperature-regulated immunity. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:2045-2056. [PMID: 30652316 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The elevation of ambient temperature generally inhibits plant immunity, but the molecular regulations of immunity by ambient temperature in plants are largely elusive. We previously reported that the Arabidopsis HOPZ-ETI-DEFICIENT 1 (ZED1)-related kinases (ZRKs) mediate the temperature-sensitive immunity by inhibiting the transcription of SUPPRESSOR OF NPR1-1, CONSTITUTIVE 1 (SNC1). Here, we further demonstrate that the nucleus-localized ZED1 and ZRKs facilitate such inhibitory role in associating with the TEOSINTE BRANCHED1, CYCLOIDEA AND PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR (TCP) transcription factors. We show that some of TCP members could physically interact with ZRKs and are induced by elevated temperature. Disruption of TCPs leads to a mild autoimmune phenotype, whereas overexpression of the TCP15 could suppress the autoimmunity activated by the overexpressed SNC1 in the snc1-2. These findings demonstrate that the TCP transcription factors associate with nuclear ZRK as components of the temperature-regulated immunity, which discloses a possible molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of immunity by ambient temperature in plants.
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- Zhicai Wang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- School of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Plant Immunity Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Plant Immunity Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- National Center for Plant Gene Research, Beijing, 100093, China
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Wu J, Reca I, Spinelli F, Lironi D, De Lorenzo G, Poltronieri P, Cervone F, Joosten MH, Ferrari S, Brutus A. An EFR-Cf-9 chimera confers enhanced resistance to bacterial pathogens by SOBIR1- and BAK1-dependent recognition of elf18. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:751-764. [PMID: 30938041 PMCID: PMC6637901 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The transfer of well-studied native and chimeric pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to susceptible plants is a proven strategy to improve host resistance. In most cases, the ectodomain determines PRR recognition specificity, while the endodomain determines the intensity of the immune response. Here we report the generation and characterization of the chimeric receptor EFR-Cf-9, which carries the ectodomain of the Arabidopsis thaliana EF-Tu receptor (EFR) and the endodomain of the tomato Cf-9 resistance protein. Both transient and stable expression of EFR-Cf-9 triggered a robust hypersensitive response (HR) upon elf18 treatment in tobacco. Co-immunoprecipitation and virus-induced gene silencing studies showed that EFR-Cf-9 constitutively interacts with SUPPRESSOR OF BIR1-1 (SOBIR1) co-receptor, and requires both SOBIR1 and kinase-active BRI1-ASSOCIATED KINASE1 (BAK1) for its function. Transgenic plants expressing EFR-Cf-9 were more resistant to the (hemi)biotrophic bacterial pathogens Pseudomonas amygdali pv. tabaci (Pta) 11528 and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000, and mounted an HR in response to high doses of Pta 11528 and P. carotovorum. Taken together, these data indicate that the EFR-Cf-9 chimera is a valuable tool for both investigating the molecular mechanisms responsible for the activation of defence responses by PRRs, and for potential biotechnological use to improve crop disease resistance.
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- Jinbin Wu
- Laboratory of PhytopathologyWageningen UniversityDroevendaalsesteeg 16708 PBWageningenNetherlands
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”Sapienza University of Rome00185RomeItaly
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”Sapienza University of Rome00185RomeItaly
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”Sapienza University of Rome00185RomeItaly
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”Sapienza University of Rome00185RomeItaly
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- Laboratory of PhytopathologyWageningen UniversityDroevendaalsesteeg 16708 PBWageningenNetherlands
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”Sapienza University of Rome00185RomeItaly
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- DOE Plant Research LaboratoryMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
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Locci F, Benedetti M, Pontiggia D, Citterico M, Caprari C, Mattei B, Cervone F, De Lorenzo G. An Arabidopsis berberine bridge enzyme-like protein specifically oxidizes cellulose oligomers and plays a role in immunity. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 98:540-554. [PMID: 30664296 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The plant cell wall is the barrier that pathogens must overcome to cause a disease, and to this end they secrete enzymes that degrade the various cell wall components. Due to the complexity of these components, several types of oligosaccharide fragments may be released during pathogenesis and some of these can act as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Well-known DAMPs are the oligogalacturonides (OGs) released upon degradation of homogalacturonan and the products of cellulose breakdown, i.e. the cellodextrins (CDs). We have previously reported that four Arabidopsis berberine bridge enzyme-like (BBE-like) proteins (OGOX1-4) oxidize OGs and impair their elicitor activity. We show here that another Arabidopsis BBE-like protein, which is expressed coordinately with OGOX1 during immunity, specifically oxidizes CDs with a preference for cellotriose (CD3) and longer fragments (CD4-CD6). Oxidized CDs show a negligible elicitor activity and are less easily utilized as a carbon source by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. The enzyme, named CELLOX (cellodextrin oxidase), is encoded by the gene At4 g20860. Plants overexpressing CELLOX display an enhanced resistance to B. cinerea, probably because oxidized CDs are a less valuable carbon source. Thus, the capacity to oxidize and impair the biological activity of cell wall-derived oligosaccharides seems to be a general trait of the family of BBE-like proteins, which may serve to homeostatically control the level of DAMPs to prevent their hyperaccumulation.
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- Federica Locci
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, Università degli Studi del Molise, Contrada Fonte Lappone, I-86090, Pesche (IS), Italy
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- Dipartimento MESVA, Università dell'Aquila, Piazzale Salvatore Tommasi 1, 67100, Coppito (AQ), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Zhou J, Wang P, Claus LAN, Savatin DV, Xu G, Wu S, Meng X, Russinova E, He P, Shan L. Proteolytic Processing of SERK3/BAK1 Regulates Plant Immunity, Development, and Cell Death. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 180:543-558. [PMID: 30782965 PMCID: PMC6501102 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants have evolved many receptor-like kinases (RLKs) to sense extrinsic and intrinsic cues. The signaling pathways mediated by multiple Leucine-rich repeat (LRR) RLK (LRR-RLK) receptors require ligand-induced receptor-coreceptor heterodimerization and transphosphorylation with BRI1-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR KINASE1 (BAK1)/SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS RECEPTOR KINASES family LRR-RLKs. Here we reveal an additional layer of regulation of BAK1 via a Ca2+-dependent proteolytic cleavage process that is conserved in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), Nicotiana benthamiana, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae The proteolytic cleavage of BAK1 is intrinsically regulated in response to developmental cues and immune stimulation. The surface-exposed Asp (D287) residue of BAK1 is critical for its proteolytic cleavage and plays an essential role in BAK1-regulated plant immunity, growth hormone brassinosteroid-mediated responses, and cell death containment. BAK1D287A mutation impairs BAK1 phosphorylation on its substrate BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 (BIK1), and its plasma membrane localization. Intriguingly, it aggravates BAK1 overexpression-triggered cell death independent of BIK1, suggesting that maintaining homeostasis of BAK1 through a proteolytic process is crucial to control plant growth and immunity. Our data reveal that in addition to layered transphosphorylation in the receptor complexes, the proteolytic cleavage is an important regulatory process for the proper functions of the shared coreceptor BAK1 in diverse cellular signaling pathways.
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- Jinggeng Zhou
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234 China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
- College of Horticulture, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, 271018 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234 China
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, and Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
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Olsson V, Joos L, Zhu S, Gevaert K, Butenko MA, De Smet I. Look Closely, the Beautiful May Be Small: Precursor-Derived Peptides in Plants. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 70:153-186. [PMID: 30525926 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042817-040413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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During the past decade, a flurry of research focusing on the role of peptides as short- and long-distance signaling molecules in plant cell communication has been undertaken. Here, we focus on peptides derived from nonfunctional precursors, and we address several key questions regarding peptide signaling. We provide an overview of the regulatory steps involved in producing a biologically active peptide ligand that can bind its corresponding receptor(s) and discuss how this binding and subsequent activation lead to specific cellular outputs. We discuss different experimental approaches that can be used to match peptide ligands with their receptors. Lastly, we explore how peptides evolved from basic signaling units regulating essential processes in plants to more complex signaling systems as new adaptive traits developed and how nonplant organisms exploit this signaling machinery by producing peptide mimics.
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- Vilde Olsson
- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway;
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium;
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium;
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway;
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium;
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Pattern recognition receptors and their interactions with bacterial type III effectors in plants. Genes Genomics 2019; 41:499-506. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-019-00801-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Wan W, Zhang L, Pruitt R, Zaidem M, Brugman R, Ma X, Krol E, Perraki A, Kilian J, Grossmann G, Stahl M, Shan L, Zipfel C, van Kan JAL, Hedrich R, Weigel D, Gust AA, Nürnberger T. Comparing Arabidopsis receptor kinase and receptor protein-mediated immune signaling reveals BIK1-dependent differences. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:2080-2095. [PMID: 30252144 PMCID: PMC6367016 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) sense microbial patterns and activate innate immunity against attempted microbial invasions. The leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases (LRR-RK) FLS2 and EFR, and the LRR receptor protein (LRR-RP) receptors RLP23 and RLP42, respectively, represent prototypical members of these two prominent and closely related PRR families. We conducted a survey of Arabidopsis thaliana immune signaling mediated by these receptors to address the question of commonalities and differences between LRR-RK and LRR-RP signaling. Quantitative differences in timing and amplitude were observed for several early immune responses, with RP-mediated responses typically being slower and more prolonged than those mediated by RKs. Activation of RLP23, but not FLS2, induced the production of camalexin. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that RLP23-regulated genes represent only a fraction of those genes differentially expressed upon FLS2 activation. Several positive and negative regulators of FLS2-signaling play similar roles in RLP23 signaling. Intriguingly, the cytoplasmic receptor kinase BIK1, a positive regulator of RK signaling, acts as a negative regulator of RP-type immune receptors in a manner dependent on BIK1 kinase activity. Our study unveiled unexpected differences in two closely related receptor systems and reports a new negative role of BIK1 in plant immunity.
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- Wei‐Lin Wan
- Department of Plant BiochemistryCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Department of Plant BiochemistryCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Department of Plant BiochemistryCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Department of Molecular BiologyMax‐Planck‐Institute for Developmental BiologyMax‐Planck‐Str. 5D‐72076TübingenGermany
- Center for Genomics & Systems BiologyNew York University12 Waverly PlaceNew YorkNY10003USA
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- Centre for Organismal Studies & Excellence Cluster Cell NetworksHeidelberg UniversityIm Neuenheimer Feld 23069120HeidelbergGermany
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- Institute for Plant Genomics & BiotechnologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX77843USA
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- Plant Physiology and BiophysicsJulius Maximilians University WürzburgJulius‐von‐Sachs‐Platz 297082WürzburgGermany
- Department of BiophysicsInstitute of BiologyMaria Curie‐Skłodowska UniversityAkademicka 1920‐033LublinPoland
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- The Sainsbury LaboratoryNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7UHUK
- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeCB2 3EAUK
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- Analytics UnitCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Centre for Organismal Studies & Excellence Cluster Cell NetworksHeidelberg UniversityIm Neuenheimer Feld 23069120HeidelbergGermany
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- Analytics UnitCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Institute for Plant Genomics & BiotechnologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX77843USA
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- The Sainsbury LaboratoryNorwich Research ParkNorwichNR4 7UHUK
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- Laboratory of PhytopathologyWageningen University6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Plant Physiology and BiophysicsJulius Maximilians University WürzburgJulius‐von‐Sachs‐Platz 297082WürzburgGermany
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- Department of Molecular BiologyMax‐Planck‐Institute for Developmental BiologyMax‐Planck‐Str. 5D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Department of Plant BiochemistryCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
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- Department of Plant BiochemistryCentre for Plant Molecular BiologyEberhard Karls University TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 32D‐72076TübingenGermany
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of JohannesburgAuckland ParkSouth Africa
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Hake K, Romeis T. Protein kinase-mediated signalling in priming: Immune signal initiation, propagation, and establishment of long-term pathogen resistance in plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:904-917. [PMID: 30151921 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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"Priming" in plant phytopathology describes a phenomenon where the "experience" of primary infection by microbial pathogens leads to enhanced and beneficial protection of the plant against secondary infection. The plant is able to establish an immune memory, a state of systemic acquired resistance (SAR), in which the information of "having been attacked" is integrated with the action of "being prepared to defend when it happens again." Accordingly, primed plants are often characterized by faster and stronger activation of immune reactions that ultimately result in a reduction of pathogen spread and growth. Prerequisites for SAR are (a) the initiation of immune signalling subsequent to pathogen recognition, (b) a rapid defence signal propagation from a primary infected local site to uninfected distal parts of the plant, and (c) a switch into an immune signal-dependent establishment and subsequent long-lasting maintenance of phytohormone salicylic acid-based systemic immunity. Here, we provide a summary on protein kinases that contribute to these three conceptual aspects of "priming" in plant phytopathology, complemented by data addressing the role of protein kinases crucial for immune signal initiation also for signal propagation and SAR.
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- Katharina Hake
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Jiang N, Fan X, Lin W, Wang G, Cai K. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals New Insights into the Bacterial Wilt Resistance Mechanism Mediated by Silicon in Tomato. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030761. [PMID: 30754671 PMCID: PMC6387441 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial wilt is a devastating disease of tomato caused by soilborne pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. Previous studies found that silicon (Si) can increase tomato resistance against R. solanacearum, but the exact molecular mechanism remains unclear. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) technology was used to investigate the dynamic changes of root transcriptome profiles between Si-treated (+Si) and untreated (−Si) tomato plants at 1, 3, and 7 days post-inoculation with R. solanacearum. The contents of salicylic acid (SA), ethylene (ET), and jasmonic acid (JA) and the activity of defense-related enzymes in roots of tomato in different treatments were also determined. The burst of ET production in roots was delayed, and SA and JA contents were altered in Si treatment. The transcriptional response to R. solanacearum infection of the +Si plants was quicker than that of the untreated plants. The expression levels of differentially-expressed genes involved in pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), oxidation resistance, and water-deficit stress tolerance were upregulated in the Si-treated plants. Multiple hormone-related genes were differentially expressed in the Si-treated plants. Si-mediated resistance involves mechanisms other than SA- and JA/ET-mediated stress responses. We propose that Si-mediated tomato resistance to R. solanacearum is associated with activated PTI-related responses and enhanced disease resistance and tolerance via several signaling pathways. Such pathways are mediated by multiple hormones (e.g., SA, JA, ET, and auxin), leading to diminished adverse effects (e.g., senescence, water-deficit, salinity and oxidative stress) normally caused by R. solanacearum infection. This finding will provide an important basis to further characterize the role of Si in enhancing plant resistance against biotic stress.
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- Nihao Jiang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Resources Innovation & Utilization, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Huang PY, Zhang J, Jiang B, Chan C, Yu JH, Lu YP, Chung K, Zimmerli L. NINJA-associated ERF19 negatively regulates Arabidopsis pattern-triggered immunity. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:1033-1047. [PMID: 30462256 PMCID: PMC6363091 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Recognition of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) derived from invading pathogens by plant pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) initiates a subset of defense responses known as pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). Transcription factors (TFs) orchestrate the onset of PTI through complex signaling networks. Here, we characterized the function of ERF19, a member of the Arabidopsis thaliana ethylene response factor (ERF) family. ERF19 was found to act as a negative regulator of PTI against Botrytis cinerea and Pseudomonas syringae. Notably, overexpression of ERF19 increased plant susceptibility to these pathogens and repressed MAMP-induced PTI outputs. In contrast, expression of the chimeric dominant repressor ERF19-SRDX boosted PTI activation, conferred increased resistance to the fungus B. cinerea, and enhanced elf18-triggered immunity against bacteria. Consistent with a negative role for ERF19 in PTI, MAMP-mediated growth inhibition was weakened or augmented in lines overexpressing ERF19 or expressing ERF19-SRDX, respectively. Using biochemical and genetic approaches, we show that the transcriptional co-repressor Novel INteractor of JAZ (NINJA) associates with and represses the function of ERF19. Our work reveals ERF19 as a novel player in the mitigation of PTI, and highlights a potential role for NINJA in fine-tuning ERF19-mediated regulation of Arabidopsis innate immunity.
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- Pin-Yao Huang
- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lee IH, Shim D, Jeong JC, Sung YW, Nam KJ, Yang JW, Ha J, Lee JJ, Kim YH. Transcriptome analysis of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)-resistant and susceptible sweetpotato cultivars. PLANTA 2019; 249:431-444. [PMID: 30232599 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-3001-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Transcriptome analysis was performed on the roots of susceptible and resistant sweetpotato cultivars infected with the major root-knot nematode species Meloidogyne incognita. In addition, we identified a transcription factor-mediated defense signaling pathway that might function in sweetpotato-nematode interactions. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp.) are important sedentary endoparasites of many agricultural crop plants that significantly reduce production in field-grown sweetpotato. To date, no studies involving gene expression profiling in sweetpotato during RKN infection have been reported. Therefore, in the present study, transcriptome analysis was performed on the roots of susceptible (cv. Yulmi) and resistant (cv. Juhwangmi) sweetpotato cultivars infected with the widespread, major RKN species Meloidogyne incognita. Using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform, we generated 455,295,628 pair-end reads from the fibrous roots of both cultivars, which were assembled into 74,733 transcripts. A number of common and unique genes were differentially expressed in susceptible vs. resistant cultivars as a result of RKN infection. We assigned the differentially expressed genes into gene ontology categories and used MapMan annotation to predict their functional roles and associated biological processes. The candidate genes including hormonal signaling-related transcription factors and pathogenesis-related genes that could contribute to protection against RKN infection in sweetpotato roots were identified and sweetpotato-nematode interactions involved in resistance are discussed.
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- Il Hwan Lee
- Department of Forest Genetic Resources, National Institute of Forest Science, Suwon, 16631, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Genetic Resources, National Institute of Forest Science, Suwon, 16631, Republic of Korea
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- Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology Education, IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology Education, IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Bioenergy Crop Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicine, IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology Education, IALS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea.
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Mou S, Gao F, Shen L, Yang S, He W, Cheng W, Wu Y, He S. CaLRR-RLK1, a novel RD receptor-like kinase from Capsicum annuum and transcriptionally activated by CaHDZ27, act as positive regulator in Ralstonia solanacearum resistance. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:28. [PMID: 30654746 PMCID: PMC6337819 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1609-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the most important diseases in pepper worldwide, however, the molecular mechanism underlying pepper resistance to bacterial wilt remains poorly understood. RESULTS Herein, a novel RD leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase, CaLRR-RLK1, was functionally characterized in immunity against R. solanacearum. CaLRR-RLK1 was targeted exclusively to plasma membrane and was up-regulated by R. solanacearum inoculation (RSI) as well as by the exogenous application of salicylic acid (SA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA) or ethephon (ETH). The silencing of CaLRR-RLK1 led to enhanced susceptibility of pepper plants to RSI, accompanied by down-regulation of immunity-related genes including CaACO1, CaHIR1, CaPR4 and CaPO2. In contrast, transient overexpression of CaLRR-RLK1 triggered hypersensitive response (HR)-like cell death and H2O2 accumulation in pepper leaves, manifested by darker trypan blue and DAB staining respectively. In addition, the ectopic overexpression of CaLRR-RLK1 in tobacco plants enhanced resistance R. solanacearum, accompanied with the immunity associated marker genes including NtPR2, NtPR2, NtHSR203 and NtHSR515. Furthermore, it was found that CaHDZ27, a positive regulator in pepper response to RSI in our previous study, transcriptionally activated CaLRR-RLK1 by direct targeting its promoter probably in a CAATTATTG dependent manner. CONCLUSION The study revealed that CaLRR-RLK1 confers pepper resistance to R. solanacearum as the direct targeting of CaHDZ27.
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- Shaoliang Mou
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, Jiangxi 343000 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- National Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 People’s Republic of China
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Hou Y, Zhai Y, Feng L, Karimi HZ, Rutter BD, Zeng L, Choi DS, Zhang B, Gu W, Chen X, Ye W, Innes RW, Zhai J, Ma W. A Phytophthora Effector Suppresses Trans-Kingdom RNAi to Promote Disease Susceptibility. Cell Host Microbe 2019; 25:153-165.e5. [PMID: 30595554 PMCID: PMC9208300 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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RNA silencing (RNAi) has a well-established role in anti-viral immunity in plants. The destructive eukaryotic pathogen Phytophthora encodes suppressors of RNAi (PSRs), which enhance plant susceptibility. However, the role of small RNAs in defense against eukaryotic pathogens is unclear. Here, we show that Phytophthora infection of Arabidopsis leads to increased production of a diverse pool of secondary small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Instead of regulating endogenous plant genes, these siRNAs are found in extracellular vesicles and likely silence target genes in Phytophthora during natural infection. Introduction of a plant siRNA in Phytophthora leads to developmental deficiency and abolishes virulence, while Arabidopsis mutants defective in secondary siRNA biogenesis are hypersusceptible. Notably, Phytophthora effector PSR2 specifically inhibits secondary siRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis and promotes infection. These findings uncover the role of siRNAs as antimicrobial agents against eukaryotic pathogens and highlight a defense/counter-defense arms race centered on trans-kingdom gene silencing between hosts and pathogens.
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- Yingnan Hou
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Bourdais G, McLachlan DH, Rickett LM, Zhou J, Siwoszek A, Häweker H, Hartley M, Kuhn H, Morris RJ, MacLean D, Robatzek S. The use of quantitative imaging to investigate regulators of membrane trafficking in Arabidopsis stomatal closure. Traffic 2019; 20:168-180. [PMID: 30447039 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Expansion of gene families facilitates robustness and evolvability of biological processes but impedes functional genetic dissection of signalling pathways. To address this, quantitative analysis of single cell responses can help characterize the redundancy within gene families. We developed high-throughput quantitative imaging of stomatal closure, a response of plant guard cells, and performed a reverse genetic screen in a group of Arabidopsis mutants to five stimuli. Focussing on the intersection between guard cell signalling and the endomembrane system, we identified eight clusters based on the mutant stomatal responses. Mutants generally affected in stomatal closure were mostly in genes encoding SNARE and SCAMP membrane regulators. By contrast, mutants in RAB5 GTPase genes played specific roles in stomatal closure to microbial but not drought stress. Together with timed quantitative imaging of endosomes revealing sequential patterns in FLS2 trafficking, our imaging pipeline can resolve non-redundant functions of the RAB5 GTPase gene family. Finally, we provide a valuable image-based tool to dissect guard cell responses and outline a genetic framework of stomatal closure.
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- Gildas Bourdais
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.,School of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.,The Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.,Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Irieda H, Inoue Y, Mori M, Yamada K, Oshikawa Y, Saitoh H, Uemura A, Terauchi R, Kitakura S, Kosaka A, Singkaravanit-Ogawa S, Takano Y. Conserved fungal effector suppresses PAMP-triggered immunity by targeting plant immune kinases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:496-505. [PMID: 30584105 PMCID: PMC6329965 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807297116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Plant pathogens have optimized their own effector sets to adapt to their hosts. However, certain effectors, regarded as core effectors, are conserved among various pathogens, and may therefore play an important and common role in pathogen virulence. We report here that the widely distributed fungal effector NIS1 targets host immune components that transmit signaling from pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in plants. NIS1 from two Colletotrichum spp. suppressed the hypersensitive response and oxidative burst, both of which are induced by pathogen-derived molecules, in Nicotiana benthamianaMagnaporthe oryzae NIS1 also suppressed the two defense responses, although this pathogen likely acquired the NIS1 gene via horizontal transfer from Basidiomycota. Interestingly, the root endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae also possesses a NIS1 homolog that can suppress the oxidative burst in N. benthamiana We show that NIS1 of multiple pathogens commonly interacts with the PRR-associated kinases BAK1 and BIK1, thereby inhibiting their kinase activities and the BIK1-NADPH oxidase interaction. Furthermore, mutations in the NIS1-targeting proteins, i.e., BAK1 and BIK1, in Arabidopsis thaliana also resulted in reduced immunity to Colletotrichum fungi. Finally, M. oryzae lacking NIS1 displayed significantly reduced virulence on rice and barley, its hosts. Our study therefore reveals that a broad range of filamentous fungi maintain and utilize the core effector NIS1 to establish infection in their host plants and perhaps also beneficial interactions, by targeting conserved and central PRR-associated kinases that are also known to be targeted by bacterial effectors.
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- Hiroki Irieda
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Academic Assembly, Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University, Nagano 399-4598, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8513, Japan
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- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Iwate 024-0003, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan;
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Agostini RB, Postigo A, Rius SP, Rech GE, Campos-Bermudez VA, Vargas WA. Long-Lasting Primed State in Maize Plants: Salicylic Acid and Steroid Signaling Pathways as Key Players in the Early Activation of Immune Responses in Silks. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2019; 32:95-106. [PMID: 30253116 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-18-0208-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In the present study, we investigated the induced systemic resistance (ISR) activated by the beneficial fungus Trichoderma atroviride in maize plants, and the early immunological responses triggered after challenge with the ear rot pathogen Fusarium verticillioides. By transcriptional analysis, we were able to identify the gene core set specifically modulated in silks of maize plants expressing ISR. Our results showed that the main transcriptional reprogramming falls into genes involved in five main functional categories: cell structure or cell wall, amino acid and protein metabolism, stress responses, signaling, and transport. Among these ISR-related genes, it is important to highlight novel findings regarding hormone metabolism and signaling. The expression of hormone-dependent genes was in good agreement with the abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid (SA) levels detected in the plants under study. The experimental design allowed the identification of novel regulatory elements related to a heightened state of defense in silks and suggests that steroids and SA are central components of a master regulatory network controlling the immunity of silks during ISR. The results presented also provide evidence about the molecular mechanisms used by maize silks against F. verticillioides to counteract pathogenic development and host invasion, including pathogenesis-related genes, plant cell-wall reinforcement, fungal cell-wall-degrading enzymes and secondary metabolism.
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- Romina B Agostini
- 1 Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Argentina; and
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- 1 Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Argentina; and
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- 1 Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Argentina; and
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- 2 Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1 Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Argentina; and
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- 1 Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK, Argentina; and
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Frías M, González M, González C, Brito N. A 25-Residue Peptide From Botrytis cinerea Xylanase BcXyn11A Elicits Plant Defenses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:474. [PMID: 31057580 PMCID: PMC6477079 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plants activate defense responses against a possible pathogen once pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) perceive the presence of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Glycosyl hydrolase family 11 (GH11) endoxylanases from Trichoderma, Fusarium and Botrytis species have been described as being able to induce the defense response in plants, in a way that is independent of its enzymatic activity. However, until now, it has not been possible to establish with certainty which regions of these enzymes are recognized by plants as PAMPs. We show here for the first time that a short 25-residue peptide (named Xyn25) from the Botrytis cinerea xylanase BcXyn11A can reproduce by itself all the effects observed for the treatment of plants with the whole BcXyn11A protein. These include necrosis on leaves, seedling growth inhibition, induction of a ROS burst, electrolyte leakage, cytoplasm shrinkage, autofluorescence, cell death, and induction of defense genes. Two highly conserved four-amino acid regions within Xyn25 were shown to be necessary for the elicitation activity by substituting them with tracts of four alanine residues.
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