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Xia H, Huang Y, Wu R, Tang X, Cai J, Li SX, Jiang L, Wu D. A screening identifies harmine as a novel antibacterial compound against Ralstonia solanacearum. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1269567. [PMID: 37731919 PMCID: PMC10507859 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1269567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt, is a devastating plant pathogenic bacterium that infects more than 450 plant species. Until now, there has been no efficient control strategy against bacterial wilt. In this study, we screened a library of 100 plant-derived compounds for their antibacterial activity against R. solanacearum. Twelve compounds, including harmine, harmine hydrochloride, citral, vanillin, and vincamine, suppressed bacterial growth of R. solanacearum in liquid medium with an inhibition rate higher than 50%. Further focus on harmine revealed that the minimum inhibitory concentration of this compound is 120 mg/L. Treatment with 120 mg/L of harmine for 1 and 2 h killed more than 90% of bacteria. Harmine treatment suppressed the expression of the virulence-associated gene xpsR. Harmine also significantly inhibited biofilm formation by R. solanacearum at concentrations ranging from 20 mg/L to 60 mg/L. Furthermore, application of harmine effectively reduced bacterial wilt disease development in both tobacco and tomato plants. Collectively, our results demonstrate the great potential of plant-derived compounds as antibacterial agents against R. solanacearum, providing alternative ways for the efficient control of bacterial wilt.
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- Hongkai Xia
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China
- Research Institute of HNU in Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Jishou University, Jishou, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Bioactive Substance Discovery of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Bioactive Substance Discovery of Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China
- Research Institute of HNU in Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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Guan Y, Wang R, Chen N, Zhu Y, Han L, Chen X, Li J, Zhang Y. Functional characterization of a gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase ProA in proline biosynthesis and promoting expression of type three secretion system in Ralstonia solanacearum. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:945831. [PMID: 36106083 PMCID: PMC9465252 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.945831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ralstonia solanacearum RSc2741 has been predicted as a gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase ProA catalyzing the second reaction of proline formation from glutamate. Here, we experimentally demonstrated that proA mutants were proline auxotrophs that failed to grow in a minimal medium, and supplementary proline, but not glutamate, fully restored the diminished growth, confirming that ProA is responsible for the biosynthesis of proline from glutamate in R. solanacearum. ProA was previously identified as one of the candidates regulating the expression of genes for type three secretion system (T3SS), one of the essential pathogenicity determinants of R. solanacearum. Supplementary proline significantly enhanced the T3SS expression both in vitro and in planta, indicating that proline is a novel inducer of the T3SS expression. Deletion of proA substantially impaired the T3SS expression both in vitro and in planta even under proline-supplemented conditions, indicating that ProA plays additional roles apart from proline biosynthesis in promoting the expression of the T3SS genes. It was further revealed that the involvement of ProA in the T3SS expression was mediated through the pathway of PrhG-HrpB. Both the proA mutants and the wild-type strain grew in the intercellular spaces of tobacco leaves, while their ability to invade and colonize tobacco xylem vessels was substantially impaired, which was about a 1-day delay for proA mutants to successfully invade xylem vessels and was about one order of magnitude less than the wild-type strain to proliferate to the maximum densities in xylem vessels. It thus resulted in substantially impaired virulence of proA mutants toward host tobacco plants. The impaired abilities of proA mutants to invade and colonize xylem vessels were not due to possible proline insufficiency in the rhizosphere soil or inside the plants. All taken together, these results extend novel insights into the understanding of the biological function of ProA and sophisticated regulation of the T3SS and pathogenicity in R. solanacearum.
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- Yue Guan
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- The Ninth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Li,
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Chen M, Zhang W, Han L, Ru X, Cao Y, Hikichi Y, Ohnishi K, Pan G, Zhang Y. A CysB regulator positively regulates cysteine synthesis, expression of type III secretion system genes, and pathogenicity in Ralstonia solanacearum. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:679-692. [PMID: 35122373 PMCID: PMC8995062 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A syringe-like type III secretion system (T3SS) plays essential roles in the pathogenicity of Ralstonia solanacearum, which is a causal agent of bacterial wilt disease on many plant species worldwide. Here, we characterized functional roles of a CysB regulator (RSc2427) in R. solanacearum OE1-1 that was demonstrated to be responsible for cysteine synthesis, expression of the T3SS genes, and pathogenicity of R. solanacearum. The cysB mutants were cysteine auxotrophs that failed to grow in minimal medium but grew slightly in host plants. Supplementary cysteine substantially restored the impaired growth of cysB mutants both in minimal medium and inside host plants. Genes of cysU and cysI regulons have been annotated to function for R. solanacearum cysteine synthesis; CysB positively regulated expression of these genes. Moreover, CysB positively regulated expression of the T3SS genes both in vitro and in planta through the PrhG to HrpB pathway, whilst impaired expression of the T3SS genes in cysB mutants was independent of growth deficiency under nutrient-limited conditions. CysB was also demonstrated to be required for exopolysaccharide production and swimming motility, which contribute jointly to the host colonization and infection process of R. solanacearum. Thus, CysB was identified here as a novel regulator on the T3SS expression in R. solanacearum. These results provide novel insights into understanding of various biological functions of CysB regulators and complex regulatory networks on the T3SS in R. solanacearum.
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- Min Chen
- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Chongqing Academy of Agricultural SciencesChongqingChina
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine ScienceKochi UniversityNankokuJapan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine ScienceKochi UniversityNankokuJapan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine ScienceKochi UniversityNankokuJapan
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- Chongqing Academy of Agricultural SciencesChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River BasinSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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Chen M, Chen N, Wang J, Zhou Y, Han L, Shi X, Hikichi Y, Ohnishi K, Li J, Zhang Y. Involvement of a FAD-Linked Oxidase RSc0454 for Expression of the Type III Secretion System and Pathogenicity in Ralstonia solanacearum. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:1228-1235. [PMID: 34374557 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-21-0168-sc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ralstonia solanacearum RSc0454 is predicted as a FAD-linked oxidase based on protein homologies, while it contains distinct domains of lactate dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase. A previous study demonstrated that RSc0454 exhibits lactate dehydrogenase activity using pyruvate and NADH as substrates, and is essential for pathogenicity of R. solanacearum. Here, we genetically characterized involvement of RSc0454 on bacterial growth and expression of genes for the type III secretion system (T3SS, a pathogenicity determinant) in R. solanacearum. The RSc0454 mutant grew normally in rich medium but grew faintly in host plants, and failed to grow in minimal medium. Supplementary succinate but not lactate could substantially restore some phenotypes of RSc0454 mutants, including faint growth in host plants, diminished growth in the minimal medium, and lost pathogenicity toward host plants. Expression of T3SS genes is directly controlled by a master regulator, HrpB, and hrpB expression is positively regulated by HrpG and PrhG in parallel ways. Deletion of RSc0454 substantially reduced expression levels of hrpB and T3SS both in vitro and in planta. Moreover, RSc0454 is revealed to be required for the T3SS expression via HrpG and PrhG, although through some novel pathway, and impaired expression of these genes was not due to growth deficiency of RSc0454 mutants. RSc0454 is suggested to be important for redox balance inside cells, and supplementary NADH partially restored diminished growth of the RSc0454 mutant in the minimal medium only in the presence of succinate at some moderate concentrations, indicating that the unbalanced redox in the RSc0454 mutant might be responsible for its diminished growth in the minimal medium. Taken together, these results provide novel insights into the understanding of various biological functions of this FAD-linked oxidase RSc0454 and involvement of the redox balance on expression of the T3SS in R. solanacearum.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Min Chen
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Human Micromorphology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- China Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
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- China Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
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- The Ninth Peoples Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Shen F, Yin W, Song S, Zhang Z, Ye P, Zhang Y, Zhou J, He F, Li P, Deng Y. Ralstonia solanacearum promotes pathogenicity by utilizing l-glutamic acid from host plants. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 21:1099-1110. [PMID: 32599676 PMCID: PMC7368120 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Ralstonia solanacearum is an important bacterial pathogen that can infect a broad range of plants worldwide. A previous study showed that R. solanacearum could respond to exogenous organic acids or amino acids to modulate cell motility. However, it was unclear whether R. solanacearum uses these compounds to control infection. In this study, we found that R. solanacearum GMI1000 uses host plant metabolites to enhance the biosynthesis of virulence factors. We demonstrated that l-glutamic acid from host plants is the key active component associated with increased extracellular polysaccharide production, cellulase activity, swimming motility, and biofilm formation in R. solanacearum GMI1000. In addition, l-glutamic acid also promoted colonization of R. solanacearum cells in the roots and stems of tomato plants and accelerated disease incidence. Furthermore, genetic screening and biochemical analysis suggested that RS01577, a hybrid sensor histidine kinase/response regulator, is involved in l-glutamic acid signalling in R. solanacearum. Mutations in RS01577 and exogenous addition of l-glutamic acid to the GMI1000 wild-type strain had overlapping effects on both the transcriptome and biological functions of R. solanacearum, including on motility, biofilm formation, and virulence. Thus, our results have established a new interaction mechanism between R. solanacearum and host plants that highlights the complexity of the virulence regulation mechanism and may provide new insight into disease control.
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- Fangfang Shen
- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of AgricultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan ProvinceCollege of Life SciencesHainan Normal UniversityHaikouChina
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen)Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Zhang Y, Han L, Zhang L, Xu C, Shi X, Hikichi Y, Ohnishi K. Expression of Ralstonia solanacearum type III secretion system is dependent on a novel type 4 pili (T4P) assembly protein (TapV) but is T4P independent. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2020; 21:777-793. [PMID: 32196936 PMCID: PMC7214476 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Type IV pili (T4P) are virulence factors in various pathogenic bacteria of animals and plants that play important roles in twitching motility, swimming motility, biofilm formation, and adhesion to host cells. Here, we genetically characterized functional roles of a putative T4P assembly protein TapV (Rsc1986 in reference strain GMI1000) and its homologue Rsp0189, which shares 58% amino acid identity with TapV, in Ralstonia solanacearum. Deletion of tapV, but not rsp0189, resulted in significantly impaired twitching motility, swimming motility, and adhesion to tomato roots, which are consistent as phenotypes of the pilA mutant (a known R. solanacearum T4P-deficient mutant). However, unlike the pilA mutant, the tapV mutant produced more biofilm than the wild-type strain. Our gene expression studies revealed that TapV, but not Rsp0189, is important for expression of a type III secretion system (T3SS, a pathogenicity determinant of R. solanacearum) both in vitro and in planta, but it is T4P independent. We further revealed that TapV affected the T3SS expression via the PhcA-TapV-PrhG-HrpB pathway, consistent with previous reports that PhcA positively regulates expression of pilA and prhG. Moreover, deletion of tapV, but not rsp0189, significantly impaired the ability to migrate into and colonize xylem vessels of host plants, but there was no alteration in intercellular proliferation of R. solanacearum in tobacco leaves, which is similar to the pilA mutant. The tapV mutant showed significantly impaired virulence in host plants. This is the first report on the impact of T4P components on the T3SS, providing novel insights into our understanding of various biological functions of T4P and the complex regulatory pathway of T3SS in R. solanacearum.
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- Yong Zhang
- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer ResourcesChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Research Institute of Molecular GeneticsKochi UniversityKochiJapan
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Research Institute of Molecular GeneticsKochi UniversityKochiJapan
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- College of Life scienceSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer ResourcesChongqingChina
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and BiotechnologyKochi UniversityKochiJapan
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- Research Institute of Molecular GeneticsKochi UniversityKochiJapan
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Zhang Y, Zhang W, Han L, Li J, Shi X, Hikichi Y, Ohnishi K. Involvement of a PadR regulator PrhP on virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum by controlling detoxification of phenolic acids and type III secretion system. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:1477-1490. [PMID: 31392803 PMCID: PMC6804342 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Ralstonia solanacearum can metabolize ferulic acid (FA) and salicylic acid (SA), two representative phenolic acids, to protect it from toxicity of phenolic acids. Here, we genetically demonstrated a novel phenolic acid decarboxylase regulator (PadR)-like regulator PrhP as a positive regulator on detoxification of SA and FA in R. solanacearum. Although the ability to degrade SA and FA enhances the infection process of R. solanacearum toward host plants, PrhP greatly contributes to the infection process besides degradation of SA and FA. Our results from the growth assay, promoter activity assay, RNA-seq and qRT-PCR revealed that PrhP plays multiple roles in the virulence of R. solanacearum: (1) positively regulates expression of genes for degradation of SA and FA; (2) positively regulates expression of genes encoding type III secretion system (T3SS) and type III effectors both in vitro and in planta; (3) positively regulates expression of many virulence-related genes, such as the flagella, type IV pili and cell wall degradation enzymes; and (4) is important for the extensive proliferation in planta. The T3SS is one of the essential pathogenicity determinants in many pathogenic bacteria, and PrhP positively regulates its expression mediated with the key regulator HrpB but through some novel pathway to HrpB in R. solanacearum. This is the first report on PadR regulators to regulate the T3SS and it could improve our understanding of the various biological functions of PadR regulators and the complex regulatory pathway on T3SS in R. solanacearum.
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- Yong Zhang
- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer ResourcesChongqing
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi UniversityKochiJapan
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- The Ninth Peoples Hospital of ChongqingChongqingChina
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer ResourcesChongqing
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and BiotechnologyKochi UniversityKochiJapan
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi UniversityKochiJapan
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Zhang W, Li J, Shi X, Hikichi Y, Zhang Y, Ohnishi K. Functional Characterization of Two Putative DAHP Synthases of AroG1 and AroG2 and Their Links With Type III Secretion System in Ralstonia solanacearum. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:183. [PMID: 30809210 PMCID: PMC6379268 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Type three secretion system (T3SS) is essential for Ralstonia solanacearum to cause disease in host plants and we previously screened AroG1 as a candidate with impact on the T3SS expression. Here, we focused on two putative DAHP synthases of AroG1 and AroG2, which control the first step of the shikimate pathway, a common route for biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids (AAA), to characterize their functional roles and possible links with virulence in R. solanacearum. Deletion of aroG1/2 or aroG1, but not aroG2, significantly impaired the T3SS expression both in vitro and in planta, and the impact of AroG1 on T3SS was mediated with a well-characterized PrhA signaling cascade. Virulence of the aroG1/2 or aroG1 mutants was completely diminished or significantly impaired in tomato and tobacco plants, but not the aroG2 mutants. The aroG1/2 mutants failed to grow in limited medium, but grew slowly in planta. This significantly impaired growth was also observed in the aroG1 mutants both in planta and limited medium, but not in aroG2 mutants. Complementary aroG1 significantly restored the impaired or diminished bacterial growth, T3SS expression and virulence. Supplementary AAA or shikimic acid, an important intermediate of the shikimate pathway, significantly restored diminished growth in limited medium. The promoter activity assay showed that expression of aroG1 and aroG2 was greatly increased to 10-20-folder higher levels with deletion of the other. All these results demonstrated that both AroG1 and AroG2 are involved in the shikimate pathway and cooperatively essential for AAA biosynthesis in R. solanacearum. The AroG1 plays a major role on bacterial growth, T3SS expression and pathogenicity, while the AroG2 is capable to partially carry out the function of AroG1 in the absence of AroG1.
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- Weiqi Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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Fernández M, Corral-Lugo A, Krell T. The plant compound rosmarinic acid induces a broad quorum sensing response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Environ Microbiol 2018; 20:4230-4244. [PMID: 30051572 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The interference of plant compounds with bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a major mechanism through which plants and bacteria communicate. However, little is known about the modes of action and effects on signal integrity during this type of communication. We have recently shown that the plant compound rosmarinic acid (RA) specifically binds to the Pseudomonas aeruginosa RhlR QS receptor. To determine the effect of RA on expression patterns, we carried out global RNA-seq analysis. The results show that RA induces the expression of 128 genes, amongst which many virulence factor genes. RA triggers a broad QS response because 88% of the induced genes are known to be controlled by QS, and because RA stimulated genes were found to be involved in all four QS signalling systems within P. aeruginosa. This finding was confirmed through the analysis of transcriptional fusions transferred to wt and a rhlI/lasI double mutant. RA did not induce gene expression in the rhlI/lasI/rhlR triple mutant indicating that the effects observed are due to the RA-RhlR interaction. Furthermore, RA induced seven sRNAs that were all encoded in regions close to QS and/or RA induced genes. This work significantly enhances our understanding of plant bacteria interaction.
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- Matilde Fernández
- Department of Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), CNRS, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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MarR Family Transcription Factors from Burkholderia Species: Hidden Clues to Control of Virulence-Associated Genes. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2018; 83:83/1/e00039-18. [PMID: 30487164 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00039-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Species within the genus Burkholderia exhibit remarkable phenotypic diversity. Genomic plasticity, including genome reduction and horizontal gene transfer, has been correlated with virulence traits in several species. However, the conservation of virulence genes in species otherwise considered to have limited potential for infection suggests that phenotypic diversity may not be explained solely on the basis of genetic diversity. Instead, differential organization and control of gene regulatory networks may underlie many phenotypic differences. In this review, we evaluate how regulation of gene expression by members of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of transcription factors may contribute to shaping the physiological diversity of Burkholderia species, with a focus on the clinically relevant human pathogens. All Burkholderia species encode a relatively large number of MarR proteins, a feature common to bacteria that must respond to environmental changes such as those associated with host invasion. However, evolution of gene regulatory networks has likely resulted in orthologous transcription factors controlling disparate sets of genes. Adaptation to, and survival in, diverse habitats, including a human or plant host, is key to the success of Burkholderia species as (opportunistic) pathogens, and recent reports suggest that control of virulence-associated genes by MarR proteins features prominently among the survival strategies employed by these species. We suggest that identification of MarR regulons will contribute significantly to clarification of virulence determinants and phenotypic diversity.
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Zhang Y, Li J, Zhang W, Shi H, Luo F, Hikichi Y, Shi X, Ohnishi K. A putative LysR-type transcriptional regulator PrhO positively regulates the type III secretion system and contributes to the virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:1808-1819. [PMID: 29363870 PMCID: PMC6638147 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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LysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs) are ubiquitous and abundant amongst bacteria and control a variety of cellular processes. Here, we investigated the effect of Rsc1880 (a putative LTTR, hereafter designated as PrhO) on the pathogenicity of Ralstonia solanacearum. Deletion of prhO substantially reduced the expression of the type III secretion system (T3SS) both in vitro and in planta, and resulted in significantly impaired virulence in tomato and tobacco plants. Complementary prhO completely restored the reduced virulence and T3SS expression to that of the wild-type. Moreover, PrhO-dependent T3SS and virulence were conserved amongst R. solanacearum species. However, deletion of prhO did not alter biofilm formation, swimming mobility and in planta growth. The expression of some type III effectors was significantly reduced in prhO mutants, but the hypersensitive response was not affected in tobacco leaves. Consistent with the key regulatory role of HrpB on T3SS, PrhO positively regulated the T3SS through HrpB. Furthermore, PrhO regulated hrpB expression via two close paralogues, HrpG and PrhG, which are two-component response regulators and positively regulate hrpB expression in a parallel manner. However, deletion of prhO did not alter the expression of phcA, prhJ and prhN, which are also involved in hrpB regulation. In addition, PrhO was expressed in a cell density-dependent manner, but negatively repressed by itself. No regulation was observed for HrpB, PhcA and PrhN on prhO expression. Taken together, we genetically demonstrated that PrhO is a novel virulence regulator of R. solanacearum, which positively regulates T3SS expression through HrpG, PrhG and HrpB and contributes to virulence.
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- Yong Zhang
- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and BiotechnologyKochi UniversityKochi783‐8502Japan
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- College of Resources and EnvironmentSouthwest UniversityChongqing400715China
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- Research Institute of Molecular GeneticsKochi UniversityKochi783‐8502Japan
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Zhang W, Li J, Tang Y, Chen K, Shi X, Ohnishi K, Zhang Y. Involvement of NpdA, a Putative 2-Nitropropane Dioxygenase, in the T3SS Expression and Full Virulence in Ralstonia solanacearum OE1-1. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1990. [PMID: 29075251 PMCID: PMC5641582 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Previously, we isolated several genes that potentially affected the expression of type III secretion system (T3SS) in Ralstonia solanacearum OE1-1. Here, we focused on the rsp0316, which encodes a putative 2-nitropropane dioxygenase (hereafter designated NpdA). The deletion of npdA substantially reduced the T3SS expression and virulence in OE1-1, and the complementation with functional NpdA could completely restore its reduced T3SS expression and virulence to that of wild type. The NpdA was highly conserved among diverse R. solanacearum species and the NpdA-dependent expression of T3SS was not specific to OE1-1 strain, but not the virulence. The NpdA was important for the T3SS expression in planta, while it was not required for the bacterial growth in planta. Moreover, the NpdA was not required for the elicitation of hypersensitive response (HR) of R. solanacearum strains in tobacco leaves. The T3SS in R. solanacearum is directly controlled by the AraC-type transcriptional regulator HrpB and regulated by a complex regulation network. The NpdA affected the T3SS expression mediated with HrpB but through some novel pathway. All these results from genetic studies demonstrate that NpdA is a novel factor for the T3SS expression in diverse R. solanacearum species in medium, but specifically for the T3SS expression in strain OE1-1 in planta. And the NpdA-dependent expression of T3SS in planta plays an important role in pathogenicity of R. solanacearum OE1-1 in host plants.
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- Weiqi Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- The Ninth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Niehaus TD, Elbadawi-Sidhu M, de Crécy-Lagard V, Fiehn O, Hanson AD. Discovery of a widespread prokaryotic 5-oxoprolinase that was hiding in plain sight. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:16360-16367. [PMID: 28830929 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.805028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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5-Oxoproline (OP) is well-known as an enzymatic intermediate in the eukaryotic γ-glutamyl cycle, but it is also an unavoidable damage product formed spontaneously from glutamine and other sources. Eukaryotes metabolize OP via an ATP-dependent 5-oxoprolinase; most prokaryotes lack homologs of this enzyme (and the γ-glutamyl cycle) but are predicted to have some way to dispose of OP if its spontaneous formation in vivo is significant. Comparative analysis of prokaryotic genomes showed that the gene encoding pyroglutamyl peptidase, which removes N-terminal OP residues, clusters in diverse genomes with genes specifying homologs of a fungal lactamase (renamed prokaryotic 5-oxoprolinase A, pxpA) and homologs of allophanate hydrolase subunits (renamed pxpB and pxpC). Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis pxpA, pxpB, or pxpC genes slowed growth, caused OP accumulation in cells and medium, and prevented use of OP as a nitrogen source. Assays of cell lysates showed that ATP-dependent 5-oxoprolinase activity disappeared when pxpA, pxpB, or pxpC was inactivated. 5-Oxoprolinase activity could be reconstituted in vitro by mixing recombinant B. subtilis PxpA, PxpB, and PxpC proteins. In addition, overexpressing Escherichia coli pxpABC genes in E. coli increased 5-oxoprolinase activity in lysates ≥1700-fold. This work shows that OP is a major universal metabolite damage product and that OP disposal systems are common in all domains of life. Furthermore, it illustrates how easily metabolite damage and damage-control systems can be overlooked, even for central metabolites in model organisms.
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- Thomas D Niehaus
- From the Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
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- the West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, and
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- the Microbiology and Cell Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- the West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, and
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- From the Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
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Yang L, Li S, Qin X, Jiang G, Chen J, Li B, Yao X, Liang P, Zhang Y, Ding W. Exposure to Umbelliferone Reduces Ralstonia solanacearum Biofilm Formation, Transcription of Type III Secretion System Regulators and Effectors and Virulence on Tobacco. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1234. [PMID: 28713361 PMCID: PMC5492427 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the most devastating phytopathogens and causes bacterial wilt, which leads to severe economic loss due to its worldwide distribution and broad host range. Certain plant-derived compounds (PDCs) can impair bacterial virulence by suppressing pathogenic factors of R. solanacearum. However, the inhibitory mechanisms of PDCs in bacterial virulence remain largely unknown. In this study, we screened a library of coumarins and derivatives, natural PDCs with fused benzene and α-pyrone rings, for their effects on expression of the type III secretion system (T3SS) of R. solanacearum. Here, we show that umbelliferone (UM), a 7-hydroxycoumarin, suppressed T3SS regulator gene expression through HrpG–HrpB and PrhG–HrpB pathways. UM decreased gene expression of six type III effectors (RipX, RipD, RipP1, RipR, RipTAL, and RipW) of 10 representative effector genes but did not alter T2SS expression. In addition, biofilm formation of R. solanacearum was significantly reduced by UM, though swimming activity was not affected. We then observed that UM suppressed the wilting disease process by reducing colonization and proliferation in tobacco roots and stems. In summary, the findings reveal that UM may serve as a plant-derived inhibitor to manipulate R. solanacearum T3SS and biofilm formation, providing proof of concept that these key virulence factors are potential targets for the integrated control of bacterial wilt.
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- Liang Yang
- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural ResearchYuxi, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China.,Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes, UMR441, Institut National de la Recherche AgronomiqueCastanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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Zhang Y, Li J, Zhang W, Wang R, Qiu Q, Luo F, Hikichi Y, Ohnishi K, Ding W. Ferulic Acid, But Not All Hydroxycinnamic Acids, Is a Novel T3SS Inducer of Ralstonia solanacearum and Promotes Its Infection Process in Host Plants under Hydroponic Condition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1595. [PMID: 28955375 PMCID: PMC5601421 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Hydroxycinnamic acids (HCAs) are typical monocyclic phenylpropanoids, including cinnamic acid (Cin), coumaric acid (Cou), caffeic acid (Caf), ferulic acid (FA) and their isomers, and involved in the interactions between pathogens and host plants. Here, we focused on the impact of HCAs on expression of type III secretion system (T3SS) in Ralstonia solanacearum. FA significantly induced the expression of the T3SS and some type III effectors (T3Es) genes in hrp-inducing medium, while did not the other HCAs. However, exogenously supplemented FA did not affect the T3SS expression in planta and the elicitation of the hypersensitive response (HR) in tobacco leaves. Consistent with its central roles in pathogenicity, the FA-induced expression of the T3SS led to significant promotion on infection process of R. solanacearum in tomato plants under hydroponics cultivation. Moreover, the FA-induced expression of the T3SS was specifically mediated by the well-characterized signaling cascade PrhA-prhI/R-PrhJ-HrpG-HrpB, independent of the other known regulatory pathways. In summary, our results demonstrated that FA, a novel inducer of the T3SS in R. solanacearum, was able to promote its infection process in host plants under hydroponics condition.
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- Yong Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
- The Ninth Peoples Hospital of ChongqingChongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Kochi UniversityKochi, Japan
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi UniversityKochi, Japan
- *Correspondence: Kouhei Ohnishi, Wei Ding,
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest UniversityChongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Kouhei Ohnishi, Wei Ding,
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Wu D, Ding W, Zhang Y, Liu X, Yang L. Oleanolic Acid Induces the Type III Secretion System of Ralstonia solanacearum. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1466. [PMID: 26732647 PMCID: PMC4686671 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt, can naturally infect a wide range of host plants. The type III secretion system (T3SS) is a major virulence determinant in this bacterium. Studies have shown that plant-derived compounds are able to inhibit or induce the T3SS in some plant pathogenic bacteria, though no specific T3SS inhibitor or inducer has yet been identified in R. solanacearum. In this study, a total of 50 different compounds were screened and almost half of them (22 of 50) significantly inhibited or induced the T3SS expression of R. solanacearum. Based on the strong induction activity on T3SS, the T3SS inducer oleanolic acid (OA) was chosen for further study. We found that OA induced the expression of T3SS through the HrpG-HrpB pathway. Some type III effector genes were induced in T3SS inducing medium supplemented with OA. In addition, OA targeted only the T3SS and did not affect other virulence determinants. Finally, we observed that induction of T3SS by OA accelerated disease progress on tobacco. Overall our results suggest that plant-derived compounds are an abundant source of R. solanacearum T3SS regulators, which could prove useful as tools to interrogate the regulation of this key virulence pathway.
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- Dousheng Wu
- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Pesticides, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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Zhang Y, Luo F, Wu D, Hikichi Y, Kiba A, Igarashi Y, Ding W, Ohnishi K. PrhN, a putative marR family transcriptional regulator, is involved in positive regulation of type III secretion system and full virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:357. [PMID: 25972849 PMCID: PMC4412082 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The MarR-family of transcriptional regulators are involved in various cellular processes, including resistance to multiple antibiotics and other toxic chemicals, adaptation to different environments and pathogenesis in many plant and animal pathogens. Here, we reported a new MarR regulator PrhN, which was involved in the pathogenesis of Ralstonia solanacearum. prhN mutant exhibited significantly reduced virulence and stem colonization compared to that of wild type in tomato plants. prhN mutant caused identical hypersensitive response (HR) on resistant plants to the wild type. Deletion of prhN gene substantially reduced the expression of type III secretion system (T3SS) in vitro and in planta (mainly in tomato plants), which is essential for pathogenicity of R. solanacearum, and the complemented PrhN could restore its virulence and T3SS expression to that of wild type. T3SS is directly controlled by AraC-type transcriptional regulator HrpB, and the transcription of hrpB is activated by HrpG and PrhG. HrpG and PrhG are homologs but are regulated by the PhcA positively and negatively, respectively. Deletion of prhN gene also abolished the expression of hrpB and prhG, but didn't change the expression of hrpG and phcA. Together, these results indicated that PrhN positively regulates T3SS expression through PrhG and HrpB. PrhN and PhcA should regulate prhG expression in a parallel way. This is the first report on the pathogenesis of MarR regulator in R. solanacearum, and this new finding will improve our understanding on the various biological functions of MarR regulator and the complex regulatory network on hrp regulon in R. solanacearum.
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- Yong Zhang
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Kochi University Kochi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Kochi University Kochi, Japan
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University Kochi, Japan
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Zhang Y, Luo F, Hikichi Y, Kiba A, Yasuo I, Ohnishi K. The C-terminal extension of PrhG impairs its activation of hrp expression and virulence in Ralstonia solanacearum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2015; 362:fnv026. [PMID: 25714547 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnv026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ralstonia solanacearum is the second most destructive bacterial plant pathogens worldwide and HrpG is the master regulator of its pathogenicity. PrhG is a close paralogue of HrpG and both belong to OmpR/PhoB family of two-component response regulators. Despite a high similarity (72% global identity and 96% similarity in helix-loop-helix domain), they display distinct roles in pathogenicity. HrpG is necessary for the bacterial growth in planta and pathogenicity, while PrhG is dispensable for bacterial growth in planta and contributes little to pathogenicity. The main difference between HrpG and PrhG is the 50-amino-acid-long C-terminal extension in PrhG (amino-acid residues 230-283), which is absent in HrpG. When this extension is deleted, truncated PrhGs (under the control of its native promoter) allowed complete recovery of bacterial growth in planta and wild-type virulence of hrpG mutant. This novel finding demonstrates that the extension region in PrhG is responsible for the functional difference between HrpG and PrhG, which may block the binding of PrhG to target promoters and result in impaired activation of hrp expression by PrhG and reduced virulence of R. solanacearum.
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- Yong Zhang
- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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- Research Center of Bioenergy and Bioremediation, Southwest University, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
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Kai K, Ohnishi H, Mori Y, Kiba A, Ohnishi K, Hikichi Y. Involvement of Ralfuranone Production in the Virulence ofRalstonia solanacearumOE1-1. Chembiochem 2014; 15:2590-7. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Peeters N, Guidot A, Vailleau F, Valls M. Ralstonia solanacearum, a widespread bacterial plant pathogen in the post-genomic era. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2013; 14:651-62. [PMID: 23718203 PMCID: PMC6638647 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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UNLABELLED Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne bacterium causing the widespread disease known as bacterial wilt. Ralstonia solanacearum is also the causal agent of Moko disease of banana and brown rot of potato. Since the last R. solanacearum pathogen profile was published 10 years ago, studies concerning this plant pathogen have taken a genomic and post-genomic direction. This was pioneered by the first sequenced and annotated genome for a major plant bacterial pathogen and followed by many more genomes in subsequent years. All molecular features studied now have a genomic flavour. In the future, this will help in connecting the classical field of pathology and diversity studies with the gene content of specific strains. In this review, we summarize the recent research on this bacterial pathogen, including strain classification, host range, pathogenicity determinants, regulation of virulence genes, type III effector repertoire, effector-triggered immunity, plant signalling in response to R. solanacearum, as well as a review of different new pathosystems. TAXONOMY Bacteria; Proteobacteria; β subdivision; Ralstonia group; genus Ralstonia. DISEASE SYMPTOMS Ralstonia solanacearum is the agent of bacterial wilt of plants, characterized by a sudden wilt of the whole plant. Typically, stem cross-sections will ooze a slimy bacterial exudate. In the case of Moko disease of banana and brown rot of potato, there is also visible bacterial colonization of banana fruit and potato tuber. DISEASE CONTROL As a soil-borne pathogen, infected fields can rarely be reused, even after rotation with nonhost plants. The disease is controlled by the use of resistant and tolerant plant cultivars. The prevention of spread of the disease has been achieved, in some instances, by the application of strict prophylactic sanitation practices. USEFUL WEBSITES Stock centre: International Centre for Microbial Resources-French Collection for Plant-associated Bacteria CIRM-CFBP, IRHS UMR 1345 INRA-ACO-UA, 42 rue Georges Morel, 49070 Beaucouzé Cedex, France, http://www.angers-nantes.inra.fr/cfbp/. Ralstonia Genome browser: https://iant.toulouse.inra.fr/R.solanacearum. GMI1000 insertion mutant library: https://iant.toulouse.inra.fr/R.solanacearumGMI1000/GenomicResources. MaGe Genome Browser: https://www.genoscope.cns.fr/agc/microscope/mage/viewer.php?
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- Nemo Peeters
- INRA UMR441 Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), 24 chemin de Borde Rouge-Auzeville CS 52627, 31326, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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Li L, Atef A, Piatek A, Ali Z, Piatek M, Aouida M, Sharakuu A, Mahjoub A, Wang G, Khan S, Fedoroff NV, Zhu JK, Mahfouz MM. Characterization and DNA-binding specificities of Ralstonia TAL-like effectors. MOLECULAR PLANT 2013; 6:1318-30. [PMID: 23300258 PMCID: PMC3716395 DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) from Xanthomonas sp. have been used as customizable DNA-binding modules for genome-engineering applications. Ralstonia solanacearum TALE-like proteins (RTLs) exhibit similar structural features to TALEs, including a central DNA-binding domain composed of 35 amino acid-long repeats. Here, we characterize the RTLs and show that they localize in the plant cell nucleus, mediate DNA binding, and might function as transcriptional activators. RTLs have a unique DNA-binding architecture and are enriched in repeat variable di-residues (RVDs), which determine repeat DNA-binding specificities. We determined the DNA-binding specificities for the RVD sequences ND, HN, NP, and NT. The RVD ND mediates highly specific interactions with C nucleotide, HN interacts specifically with A and G nucleotides, and NP binds to C, A, and G nucleotides. Moreover, we developed a highly efficient repeat assembly approach for engineering RTL effectors. Taken together, our data demonstrate that RTLs are unique DNA-targeting modules that are excellent alternatives to be tailored to bind to user-selected DNA sequences for targeted genomic and epigenomic modifications. These findings will facilitate research concerning RTL molecular biology and RTL roles in the pathogenicity of Ralstonia spp.
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- Lixin Li
- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Imaging Core Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955–6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail , tel. 00966544700010
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Coll NS, Valls M. Current knowledge on the Ralstonia solanacearum type III secretion system. Microb Biotechnol 2013; 6:614-20. [PMID: 23617636 PMCID: PMC3815929 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2012] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Núria S Coll
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG).Edifici CRAG, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Genin S, Denny TP. Pathogenomics of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 50:67-89. [PMID: 22559068 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-081211-173000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Ralstonia solanacearum is a major phytopathogen that attacks many crops and other plants over a broad geographical range. The extensive genetic diversity of strains responsible for the various bacterial wilt diseases has in recent years led to the concept of an R. solanacearum species complex. Genome sequencing of more than 10 strains representative of the main phylogenetic groups has broadened our knowledge of the evolution and speciation of this pathogen and led to the identification of novel virulence-associated functions. Comparative genomic analyses are now opening the way for refined functional studies. The many molecular determinants involved in pathogenicity and host-range specificity are described, and we also summarize current understanding of their roles in pathogenesis and how their expression is tightly controlled by an intricate virulence regulatory network.
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- Stéphane Genin
- INRA, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes, UMR441, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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