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Wang D, Jiang X, Zhang W, Cao D, Ye G, Chen J, Lei Y, Wei X. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal mechanisms underpinning resistance of Chinese wild grape to Colletotrichum viniferum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 215:108851. [PMID: 39191040 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Grape ripe rot is one of the most important diseases caused by Colletotrichum spp. Chinese wild grape (Vitis davidii) is highly resistant to Colletotrichum viniferum infection. But mechanisms underlying the resistance remain largely unclear. In this study, transcriptomic and metabolomic responses of V. davidii to C. viniferum were studied before and after 1, 2, 4, and 6 days of inoculation. C. viniferum infection induced the expression of a large number of defense-related genes. KEGG analysis indicated that the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were largely those involved in alpha-linolenic acid metabolism, flavonoid biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, stilbenoid biosynthesis, and other defense-related metabolic pathways. Based on transcriptome data and experimental analysis, we found that jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis was closely related to V. davidii resistance to C. viniferum. In addition, many genes related to the synthesis of lignin and phytoalexin resveratrol are upregulated by pathogen infection, and metabolomic analysis showed that there was an increasing accumulation of resveratrol on day 6 of C. viniferum inoculation. Further analysis indicated that transcription factors, such as VdWRKY75 regulated the biosynthesis of lignin and stilbenes. A working model for V. davidii against C. viniferum infection was proposed. The infection of C. viniferum induced JA production, JA along with transcription factors regulated the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, such as lignin and resveratrol that enhanced plant resistance to C. viniferum. This study elucidated molecular mechanisms underlying the resistance of Chinese wild V. davidii to C. viniferum which can provide a theoretical basis for grape disease resistance breeding.
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- Dan Wang
- Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Environmental Horticulture, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Apopka, FL, United States
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- Fruit Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, China.
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- Fujian Key Laboratory on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Biodiversity, Fuzhou Institute of Oceanography, College of Geography and Oceanography, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
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Xiang J, Wei L, Zheng T, Wu J, Cheng J. ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (ARF1) protein interacts with elicitor PvNLP7 from Plasmopara viticola to mediate PvNLP7-triggered immunity. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 347:112194. [PMID: 39009307 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Revealing the effector-host molecular interactions is crucial for understanding the host immunity against Plasmopara viticola and devising innovative disease management strategies. As a pathogenic oomycete causing grapevine downy mildew, Plasmopara viticola employs various effectors to manipulate the defense systems of host plants. One of these P. viticola derived effectors is necrosis- and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1) -like protein (PvNLP7), which has been known to elicit cell death and immune responses in plants. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain obscure, prompting the focus of this study. Through yeast two-hybrid screening, we have identified the Vitis rotundifolia ADP-ribosylation factor (VrARF1) as a host interactor of PvNLP7. This interaction is corroborated through bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) assays. Heterologous expression of VrARF1 in Nicotiana benthamiana verifies its accumulation in both the cytoplasm and nucleus, and induction of cell death. Moreover, the VrARF1 gene is strongly induced during early P. viticola infection and upon PvNLP7 transient expression. Overexpression of the VrARF1 gene in grapevine and N. benthamiana enhances resistance to P. viticola and Phytophthora capsici, respectively, via induction of defense related genes PR1 and PR2. Conversely, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of NbARF1 in N. benthamiana, homologous to VrARF1, markedly attenuates PvNLP7-triggered cell death and reduces the expression of four PTI marker genes (PTI5, Acre31, WRKY7 and Cyp71D20) and two defense related genes (PR1 and PR2), rendering plants transiently transformed with PvNLP7 more susceptible to oomycete P. capsici. These findings highlight the role of ARF1 in mediating PvNLP7-induced immunity and indicate its potential as a target for engineering disease-resistant transgenic plants against oomycete pathogens.
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- Jiang Xiang
- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Horticulture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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Fu T, Song YW, Gao G, Kim KS. Novel cellular functions of Cys 2-His 2 zinc finger proteins in anthracnose development and dissemination on pepper fruits by Colletotrichum scovillei. mBio 2024:e0066724. [PMID: 39248570 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00667-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Colletotrichum species are notorious for causing anthracnose on many fruits, leading to significant economic losses worldwide. As a model, we functionally characterized cys2-his2 (C2H2) zinc finger proteins (CsCZFs) in Colletotrichum scovillei, a major causal agent of pepper fruit anthracnose in many countries. In all, 62 CsCZFs were identified by in silico genomic analysis. Twelve were selected based on their expression profiles to generate targeted deletion mutants for functional investigation. ΔCsczf1 markedly reduced conidiation and constitutive expression of CsCZF1 partially recovered conidiation in an asexual reproduction-defective mutant, ΔCshox2. Deletion of CsCZF12, orthologous to the calcineurin-responsive transcription factor Crz1, impaired autophagy in C. scovillei. ΔCsczf9 was defective in surface recognition, appressorium formation, and suppression of host defenses. CsCZF9 was identified as an essential and novel regulator under the control of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (CsPMK1) in an early step of appressorium development in C. scovillei. This study provides novel insights into CsCZF-mediated regulation of differentiation and pathogenicity in C. scovillei, contributing to understanding the regulatory mechanisms governing fruit anthracnose epidemics.IMPORTANCEThe phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum scovillei is known to cause serious anthracnose on chili pepper. However, the molecular mechanism underlying anthracnose caused by this fungus remains largely unknown. Here, we systematically analyzed the functional roles of cys2-his2 zinc finger proteins (CsCZFs) in the dissemination and pathogenic development of this fungus. Our results showed that CsCZF1 plays an important role in conidiation and constitutive expression of CsCZF1 restored conidiation in an asexual reproduction-defective mutant, ΔCshox2. The CsCZF9, a novel target of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (CsPMK1), is essential for surface recognition to allow appressorium formation and suppression of host defenses in C. scovillei. The CsCZF12, orthologous to the calcineurin-responsive transcription factor Crz1, is involved in the autophagy of C. scovillei. Our findings reveal a comprehensive mechanism underlying CsCZF-mediated regulation of differentiation and pathogenicity of C. scovillei, which contributes to the understanding of fruit anthracnose epidemics and the development of novel strategies for disease management.
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- Teng Fu
- Division of Bio-Resource Sciences, Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture, and Bioherb Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Resource Sciences, Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture, and Bioherb Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Resource Sciences, Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture, and Bioherb Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Division of Bio-Resource Sciences, Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture, and Bioherb Research Institute, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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Váczy KZ, Otto M, Gomba-Tóth A, Geiger A, Golen R, Hegyi-Kaló J, Cels T, Geml J, Zsófi Z, Hegyi ÁI. Botrytis cinerea causes different plant responses in grape ( Vitis vinifera) berries during noble and grey rot: diverse metabolism versus simple defence. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1433161. [PMID: 39166245 PMCID: PMC11333459 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1433161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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The complexity of the interaction between the necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis cinerea and grape berries (Vitis vinifera spp.) can result in the formation of either the preferred noble rot (NR) or the loss-making grey rot (GR), depending on the prevailing climatic conditions. In this study, we focus on the functional gene set of V. vinifera by performing multidimensional scaling followed by differential expression and enrichment analyses. The aim of this study is to identify the differences in gene expression between grape berries in the phases of grey rot, noble rot, and developing rot (DR, in its early stages) phases. The grapevine transcriptome at the NR phase was found to exhibit significant differences from that at the DR and GR stages, which displayed strong similarities. Similarly, several plant defence-related pathways, including plant-pathogen interactions as hypersensitive plant responses were found to be enriched. The results of the analyses identified a potential plant stress response pathway (SGT1 activated hypersensitive response) that was found to be upregulated in the GR berry but downregulated in the NR berry. The study revealed a decrease in defence-related in V. vinifera genes during the NR stages, with a high degree of variability in functions, particularly in enriched pathways. This indicates that the plant is not actively defending itself against Botrytis cinerea, which is otherwise present on its surface with high biomass. This discrepancy underscores the notion that during the NR phase, the grapevine and the pathogenic fungi interact in a state of equilibrium. Conversely the initial stages of botrytis infection manifest as a virulent fungus-plant interaction, irrespective of whether the outcome is grey or noble rot.
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- Kálmán Z. Váczy
- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
- HUN-REN-EKKE Lendület Environmental Microbiome Research Group, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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- Food and Wine Research Institute, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
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Li S, Zhao Y, Wu P, Grierson D, Gao L. Ripening and rot: How ripening processes influence disease susceptibility in fleshy fruits. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39016673 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Fleshy fruits become more susceptible to pathogen infection when they ripen; for example, changes in cell wall properties related to softening make it easier for pathogens to infect fruits. The need for high-quality fruit has driven extensive research on improving pathogen resistance in important fruit crops such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). In this review, we summarize current progress in understanding how changes in fruit properties during ripening affect infection by pathogens. These changes affect physical barriers that limit pathogen entry, such as the fruit epidermis and its cuticle, along with other defenses that limit pathogen growth, such as preformed and induced defense compounds. The plant immune system also protects ripening fruit by recognizing pathogens and initiating defense responses involving reactive oxygen species production, mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascades, and jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, ethylene, and abscisic acid signaling. These phytohormones regulate an intricate web of transcription factors (TFs) that activate resistance mechanisms, including the expression of pathogenesis-related genes. In tomato, ripening regulators, such as RIPENING INHIBITOR and NON_RIPENING, not only regulate ripening but also influence fruit defenses against pathogens. Moreover, members of the ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF) family play pivotal and distinct roles in ripening and defense, with different members being regulated by different phytohormones. We also discuss the interaction of ripening-related and defense-related TFs with the Mediator transcription complex. As the ripening processes in climacteric and non-climacteric fruits share many similarities, these processes have broad applications across fruiting crops. Further research on the individual contributions of ERFs and other TFs will inform efforts to diminish disease susceptibility in ripe fruit, satisfy the growing demand for high-quality fruit and decrease food waste and related economic losses.
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- Shan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Li X, Dong Y, Yu H, Zhao J, Yang F, Song W, Wang C, Liu J, Liang Q, Wang Y, Yang KQ, Fang H. A dual RNA-seq analyses revealed dynamic arms race during the invasion of walnut by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:653. [PMID: 38987678 PMCID: PMC11234561 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05368-y] [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: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Walnut anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides seriously endangers the yield and quality of walnut, and has now become a catastrophic disease in the walnut industry. Therefore, understanding both pathogen invasion mechanisms and host response processes is crucial to defense against C. gloeosporioides infection. RESULTS Here, we investigated the mechanisms of interaction between walnut fruits (anthracnose-resistant F26 fruit bracts and anthracnose-susceptible F423 fruit bracts) and C. gloeosporioides at three infection time points (24hpi, 48hpi, and 72hpi) using a high-resolution time series dual transcriptomic analysis, characterizing the arms race between walnut and C. gloeosporioides. A total of 20,780 and 6670 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in walnut and C. gloeosporioides against 24hpi, respectively. Generous DEGs in walnut exhibited opposite expression patterns between F26 and F423, which indicated that different resistant materials exhibited different transcriptional responses to C. gloeosporioides during the infection process. KEGG functional enrichment analysis indicated that F26 displayed a broader response to C. gloeosporioides than F423. Meanwhile, the functional analysis of the C. gloeosporioides transcriptome was conducted and found that PHI, SignalP, CAZy, TCDB genes, the Fungal Zn (2)-Cys (6) binuclear cluster domain (PF00172.19) and the Cytochrome P450 (PF00067.23) were largely prominent in F26 fruit. These results suggested that C. gloeosporioides secreted some type of effector proteins in walnut fruit and appeared a different behavior based on the developmental stage of the walnut. CONCLUSIONS Our present results shed light on the arms race process by which C. gloeosporioides attacked host and walnut against pathogen infection, laying the foundation for the green prevention of walnut anthracnose.
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- Xichen Li
- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
- Mountain Tai Forest Ecosystem Research Station of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream, Areas of the Yellow River, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
- Mountain Tai Forest Ecosystem Research Station of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream, Areas of the Yellow River, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China.
- Mountain Tai Forest Ecosystem Research Station of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China.
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream, Areas of the Yellow River, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China.
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China.
- Mountain Tai Forest Ecosystem Research Station of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China.
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in Downstream, Areas of the Yellow River, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China.
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Ayarnah K, Kaur M, Duanis-Assaf D, Alkan N, Eltzov E. High-Throughput Bioassay for Detection of Latent Fungi in Postharvest Produce. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:3844-3859. [PMID: 37787892 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04726-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Enormous fresh agricultural produce is wasted annually due to rots caused by pathogenic microorganisms. Most pathogenic fungi attack the harvested produce by penetrating the fruit at the field and remaining quiescent or latent until the fruit ripens or senescence. In this work, a recently developed simple, cost-effective, and high-throughput 96-well plate-based assay was applied to determine the presence of pathogenic fungi in their latent stage. The surface strands immobilized on the 96-well plate, only with the presence of the complementary RNA marker (enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECH)) of the latent fungal-pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides will create a complex with the target and reporter (labeled with the horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme) strands for positive signal generation. The developed assay demonstrated 3.1-fold higher specificity for the latent marker (ECH) of C. gloeosporioides compared to latent markers of other pathogenic fungi. A 2 nM detection limit of target strands was demonstrated, showing a high plate sensitivity, and was further validated with biological samples extracted from latent infection in tomato fruit. The developed assay provides a new economical tool for detecting the presence of latent RNA markers of pathogenic fungi in agricultural produce, ultimately improving postharvest decision-making and reducing postharvest losses.
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- Khadijah Ayarnah
- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
- Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
- Agro-Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center, Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
- Agro-Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center, Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
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Kimotho RN, Maina S. Unraveling plant-microbe interactions: can integrated omics approaches offer concrete answers? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2024; 75:1289-1313. [PMID: 37950741 PMCID: PMC10901211 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad448] [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: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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Advances in high throughput omics techniques provide avenues to decipher plant microbiomes. However, there is limited information on how integrated informatics can help provide deeper insights into plant-microbe interactions in a concerted way. Integrating multi-omics datasets can transform our understanding of the plant microbiome from unspecified genetic influences on interacting species to specific gene-by-gene interactions. Here, we highlight recent progress and emerging strategies in crop microbiome omics research and review key aspects of how the integration of host and microbial omics-based datasets can be used to provide a comprehensive outline of complex crop-microbe interactions. We describe how these technological advances have helped unravel crucial plant and microbial genes and pathways that control beneficial, pathogenic, and commensal plant-microbe interactions. We identify crucial knowledge gaps and synthesize current limitations in our understanding of crop microbiome omics approaches. We highlight recent studies in which multi-omics-based approaches have led to improved models of crop microbial community structure and function. Finally, we recommend holistic approaches in integrating host and microbial omics datasets to achieve precision and efficiency in data analysis, which is crucial for biotic and abiotic stress control and in understanding the contribution of the microbiota in shaping plant fitness.
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- Roy Njoroge Kimotho
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Centre for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, New South Wales 2568, Australia
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Zhang S, Wang J, Sun H, Yang J, Zhao J, Wang Y. Inhibitory effects of hinokitiol on the development and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:356. [PMID: 37878063 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03810-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Postharvest anthracnose of mango fruit caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a devastating fungal disease, which causes tremendous quality deterioration and economic losses. Hinokitiol, an environmentally friendly natural compound, is effective in controlling a variety of postharvest fungal diseases. However, there is still a lack of research on the inhibitory effect of hinokitiol on C. gloeosporioides and its possible modes of action. In the present study, the activity of hinokitiol against C. gloeosporioides and its potential mechanisms involved have been investigated. We found that hinokitiol treatment could effectively inhibit the virulence of C. gloeosporioides to harvested mango fruit. After treatment with 8 mg/L hinokitiol, the mycelial growth of C. gloeosporioides was completely inhibited. When the concentration of hinokitiol reached 9 mg/L, the spore germination rate of C. gloeosporioides decreased to 2.43% after 9 h of cultivation. The inhibitory effect is mainly due to the attenuation in cell viability, and impairment in plasma membrane followed by leakage of cytoplasmic contents such as nucleic acids, proteins, and soluble carbohydrates, which ultimately leads to the destruction of cell structure. Furthermore, hinokitiol suppressed the expression of pathogenicity-related genes, leading to reduced infection activity. Collectively, these results suggest that hinokitiol may be an excellent bio-fungicides for the management of mango anthracnose.
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- Shen Zhang
- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Prusky D, Romanazzi G. Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 61:279-300. [PMID: 37201920 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-021722-035135] [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: 05/20/2023]
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Harvested fruit and vegetables are perishable, subject to desiccation, show increased respiration during ripening, and are colonized by postharvest fungal pathogens. Induced resistance is a strategy to control diseases by eliciting biochemical processes in fruits and vegetables. This is accomplished by modulating the progress of ripening and senescence, which maintains the produce in a state of heightened resistance to decay-causing fungi. Utilization of induced resistance to protect produce has been improved by scientific tools that better characterize physiological changes in plants. Induced resistance slows the decline of innate immunity after harvest and increases the production of defensive responses that directly inhibit plant pathogens. This increase in defense response in fruits and vegetables contributes to higher amounts of phenols and antioxidant compounds, improving both the quality and appearance of the produce. This review summarizes mechanisms and treatments that induce resistance in harvested fruits and vegetables to suppress fungal colonization. Moreover, it highlights the importance of host maturity and stage of ripening as limiting conditions for the improved expression of induced-resistance processes.
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- Dov Prusky
- Department of Postharvest Science, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion, Israel;
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy;
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Lopez-Ortiz C, Reddy UK, Zhang C, Natarajan P, Nimmakayala P, Benedito VA, Fabian M, Stommel J. QTL and PACE analyses identify candidate genes for anthracnose resistance in tomato. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1200999. [PMID: 37615029 PMCID: PMC10443646 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1200999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Anthracnose, caused by the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum spp., is one of the most significant tomato diseases in the United States and worldwide. No commercial cultivars with anthracnose resistance are available, limiting resistant breeding. Cultivars with genetic resistance would significantly reduce crop losses, reduce the use of fungicides, and lessen the risks associated with chemical application. A recombinant inbred line (RIL) mapping population (N=243) has been made from a cross between the susceptible US28 cultivar and the resistant but semiwild and small-fruited 95L368 to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with anthracnose resistance. The RIL population was phenotyped for resistance by inoculating ripe field-harvested tomato fruits with Colletotrichum coccodes for two seasons. In this study, we identified twenty QTLs underlying resistance, with a range of phenotypic variance of 4.5 to 17.2% using a skeletal linkage map and a GWAS. In addition, a QTLseq analysis was performed using deep sequencing of extreme bulks that validated QTL positions identified using traditional mapping and resolved candidate genes underlying various QTLs. We further validated AP2-like ethylene-responsive transcription factor, N-alpha-acetyltransferase (NatA), cytochrome P450, amidase family protein, tetratricopeptide repeat, bHLH transcription factor, and disease resistance protein RGA2-like using PCR allelic competitive extension (PACE) genotyping. PACE assays developed in this study will enable high-throughput screening for use in anthracnose resistance breeding in tomato.
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- Carlos Lopez-Ortiz
- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, United States
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, United States
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- The Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, United States
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- Department of Biology, Gus R. Douglass Institute, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, United States
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- The Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- The Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, United States
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Kaur M, Ayarnah K, Duanis-Assaf D, Alkan N, Eltzov E. Paper-based colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the identification of latent Colletotrichum in harvested fruit. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1267:341394. [PMID: 37257967 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Paper-based analytical devices (PADs) have gained enormous attention because of their low-cost, simple fabrication, and portability. Here, we propose a paper-based device for performing reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) with real-time simultaneous detection of C. gloeosporioides latent infections in tomatoes. RT-LAMP-based PAD platform comprises a paper substrate on which the DNA amplification reaction occurs. Among different types of tested papers, cellulose membrane (grade 4) enabled effective visualization of the amplification result. The assay was found highly selective for the latent stage of C. gloeosporioides with lower limit of detection (LOD) of 0.5 pg of total extracted RNA. The developed assay generated the results within 40 min and hence can be efficiently employed for identifying C. gloeosporioides in resource-limited settings.
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- Manpreet Kaur
- Department of Postharvest Science, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel; Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel; Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel; Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel; Agro-Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center, Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel.
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Rapid and simple colorimetric detection of quiescent Colletotrichum in harvested fruit using reverse transcriptional loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) technology. Talanta 2023; 255:124251. [PMID: 36630787 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is one of the major causes of postharvest decay of fruits and vegetables. Detection of the pathogen at an early stage of infection is crucial to developing a disease management strategy. In this work, a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was developed for the rapid detection of C. gloeosporioides targeting the transcript enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECH) that significantly upregulates only during C. gloeosporioides quiescent stage. The assay enabled a naked-eye detection of C. gloeosporioides RNA within 23 min based on a color change of LAMP products from pink to yellow. The detection limit of the LAMP assay was 1 pg of total RNA extracted from fruit peel in a 25 μL reaction. Positive results were obtained only in samples carrying the ECH gene, whereas no cross-reaction was observed for a different quiescent marker (histone deacetylase (HDAC)) or an appressorium marker (scytalone dehydratase, (SD)), indicating the high specificity of the method. Hence, the results indicate that the developed LAMP assay is a rapid, highly sensitive, and specific tool for the early detection of quiescent C. gloeosporioides and could be employed to manage postharvest diseases.
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Luo K, Li J, Lu M, An H, Wu X. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Rosa roxburghii Autophagy-Related Genes in Response to Top-Rot Disease. Biomolecules 2023; 13:556. [PMID: 36979491 PMCID: PMC10046283 DOI: 10.3390/biom13030556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Autophagy is a highly conserved process in eukaryotes that degrades and recycles damaged cells in plants and is involved in plant growth, development, senescence, and resistance to external stress. Top-rot disease (TRD) in Rosa roxburghii fruits caused by Colletotrichum fructicola often leads to huge yield losses. However, little information is available about the autophagy underlying the defense response to TRD. Here, we identified a total of 40 R. roxburghii autophagy-related genes (RrATGs), which were highly homologous to Arabidopsis thaliana ATGs. Transcriptomic data show that RrATGs were involved in the development and ripening processes of R. roxburghii fruits. Gene expression patterns in fruits with different degrees of TRD occurrence suggest that several members of the RrATGs family responded to TRD, of which RrATG18e was significantly up-regulated at the initial infection stage of C. fructicola. Furthermore, exogenous calcium (Ca2+) significantly promoted the mRNA accumulation of RrATG18e and fruit resistance to TRD, suggesting that this gene might be involved in the calcium-mediated TRD defense response. This study provided a better understanding of R. roxburghii autophagy-related genes and their potential roles in disease resistance.
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- Kaisha Luo
- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Institute of Crop Protection, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Fruit Crops, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Institute of Crop Protection, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, China
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Rogério F, Baroncelli R, Cuevas-Fernández FB, Becerra S, Crouch J, Bettiol W, Azcárate-Peril MA, Malapi-Wight M, Ortega V, Betran J, Tenuta A, Dambolena JS, Esker PD, Revilla P, Jackson-Ziems TA, Hiltbrunner J, Munkvold G, Buhiniček I, Vicente-Villardón JL, Sukno SA, Thon MR. Population Genomics Provide Insights into the Global Genetic Structure of Colletotrichum graminicola, the Causal Agent of Maize Anthracnose. mBio 2023; 14:e0287822. [PMID: 36533926 PMCID: PMC9973043 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02878-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Understanding the genetic diversity and mechanisms underlying genetic variation in pathogen populations is crucial to the development of effective control strategies. We investigated the genetic diversity and reproductive biology of Colletotrichum graminicola isolates which infect maize by sequencing the genomes of 108 isolates collected from 14 countries using restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) and whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Clustering analyses based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms revealed three genetic groups delimited by continental origin, compatible with short-dispersal of the pathogen and geographic subdivision. Intra- and intercontinental migration was observed between Europe and South America, likely associated with the movement of contaminated germplasm. Low clonality, evidence of genetic recombination, and high phenotypic diversity were detected. We show evidence that, although it is rare (possibly due to losses of sexual reproduction- and meiosis-associated genes) C. graminicola can undergo sexual recombination. Our results support the hypotheses that intra- and intercontinental pathogen migration and genetic recombination have great impacts on the C. graminicola population structure. IMPORTANCE Plant pathogens cause significant reductions in yield and crop quality and cause enormous economic losses worldwide. Reducing these losses provides an obvious strategy to increase food production without further degrading natural ecosystems; however, this requires knowledge of the biology and evolution of the pathogens in agroecosystems. We employed a population genomics approach to investigate the genetic diversity and reproductive biology of the maize anthracnose pathogen (Colletotrichum graminicola) in 14 countries. We found that the populations are correlated with their geographical origin and that migration between countries is ongoing, possibly caused by the movement of infected plant material. This result has direct implications for disease management because migration can cause the movement of more virulent and/or fungicide-resistant genotypes. We conclude that genetic recombination is frequent (in contrast to the traditional view of C. graminicola being mainly asexual), which strongly impacts control measures and breeding programs aimed at controlling this disease.
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- Flávia Rogério
- Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Foreign Disease and Weed Science Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- UNC Microbiome Core, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Riverdale, Maryland, USA
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- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, University of Guelph-Ridgetown, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, IMBIV-CONICET-ICTA, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Misión Biológica de Galicia, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- BC Institute for Breeding and Production of Field Crops, Dugo Selo, Croatia
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- Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Agrobiotecnología (CIALE), Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Elicitation of Fruit Fungi Infection and Its Protective Response to Improve the Postharvest Quality of Fruits. STRESSES 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/stresses3010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Fruit diseases brought on by fungus infestation leads to postharvest losses of fresh fruit. Approximately 30% of harvested fruits do not reach consumers’ plates due to postharvest losses. Fungal pathogens play a substantial part in those losses, as they cause the majority of fruit rots and consumer complaints. Understanding fungal pathogenic processes and control measures is crucial for developing disease prevention and treatment strategies. In this review, we covered the presented pathogen entry, environmental conditions for pathogenesis, fruit’s response to pathogen attack, molecular mechanisms by which fungi infect fruits in the postharvest phase, production of mycotoxin, virulence factors, fungal genes involved in pathogenesis, and recent strategies for protecting fruit from fungal attack. Then, in order to investigate new avenues for ensuring fruit production, existing fungal management strategies were then assessed based on their mechanisms for altering the infection process. The goal of this review is to bridge the knowledge gap between the mechanisms of fungal disease progression and numerous disease control strategies being developed for fruit farming.
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Zhang H, Liu Z, Luo R, Sun Y, Yang C, Li X, Gao A, Pu J. Genome-Wide Characterization, Identification and Expression Profile of MYB Transcription Factor Gene Family during Abiotic and Biotic Stresses in Mango ( Mangifera indica). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11223141. [PMID: 36432870 PMCID: PMC9699602 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Mango (Mangifera indica) is an economically important fruit tree, and is cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and dry-hot valley areas around the world. Mango fruits have high nutritional value, and are mainly consumed fresh and used for commercial purposes. Mango is affected by various environmental factors during its growth and development. The MYB transcription factors participates in various physiological activities of plants, such as phytohormone signal transduction and disease resistance. In this study, 54 MiMYB transcription factors were identified in the mango genome (371.6 Mb). A phylogenetic tree was drawn based on the amino acid sequences of 222 MYB proteins of mango and Arabidopsis. The phylogenetic tree showed that the members of the mango MYB gene family were divided into 7 group, including Groups 1, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8, and -9. Ka/Ks ratios generally indicated that the MiMYBs of mango were affected by negative or positive selection. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the transcription levels of MiMYBs were different under abiotic and biotic stresses, including salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and H2O2 treatments, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae infection, respectively. The transcript levels of MiMYB5, -35, -36, and -54 simultaneously responded positively to early treatments with salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and H2O2. The transcript level of MiMYB54 was activated by pathogenic fungal and bacterial infection. These results are beneficial for future interested researchers aiming to understand the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of MiMYB genes.
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- He Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Grops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550225, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Mango, College of Agriculture and Food Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Grops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- College of Agricultural, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550225, China
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- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Grops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Mango, College of Agriculture and Food Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Mango, College of Agriculture and Food Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China
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- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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Yu L, Lyu C, Tang Y, Lan G, Li Z, She X, He Z. Anthracnose: A New Leaf Disease on Radermachera sinica (China Doll) in China. PLANT DISEASE 2022; 106:2304-2309. [PMID: 35224987 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-22-0072-sc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Radermachera sinica (China doll) is a popular evergreen horticultural crop worldwide. However, little information has been provided to describe the anthracnose disease of R. sinica. In 2018, symptoms suspected of leaf anthracnose were observed on R. sinica in gardens and commercial greenhouses in Guangzhou, China. Lesions on diseased leaves showed thinned and grayish white centers, dark-brown to black borders, and raised black spots. Twenty-seven single-conidia isolates were obtained from symptomatic leaf lesions. Based on morphological characteristics and multilocus phylogenetic analysis, 19 isolates were identified as Colletotrichum siamense and six and two isolates were identified as C. fructicola and C. karstii, respectively. An in vivo pathogenicity test was conducted on leaves of R. sinica plants, and it was discovered that C. siamense was more aggressive under wounded conditions than under unwounded conditions, and caused symptomatic necrotic lesions on the leaf. Afterward, the same pathogen was reisolated from lesions of inoculated leaves to fulfill Koch's postulates. However, neither C. fructicola nor C. karstii caused visible lesions on leaves of R. sinica under wounded or unwounded conditions, indicating that they may be asymptomatic endophytes or opportunistic pathogens on R. sinica. To our knowledge, this study is the first report of Colletotrichum spp. associated with anthracnose disease on R. sinica in China.
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- Lin Yu
- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Li S, Wu P, Yu X, Cao J, Chen X, Gao L, Chen K, Grierson D. Contrasting Roles of Ethylene Response Factors in Pathogen Response and Ripening in Fleshy Fruit. Cells 2022; 11:cells11162484. [PMID: 36010560 PMCID: PMC9406635 DOI: 10.3390/cells11162484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fleshy fruits are generally hard and unpalatable when unripe; however, as they mature, their quality is transformed by the complex and dynamic genetic and biochemical process of ripening, which affects all cell compartments. Ripening fruits are enriched with nutrients such as acids, sugars, vitamins, attractive volatiles and pigments and develop a pleasant taste and texture and become attractive to eat. Ripening also increases sensitivity to pathogens, and this presents a crucial problem for fruit postharvest transport and storage: how to enhance pathogen resistance while maintaining ripening quality. Fruit development and ripening involve many changes in gene expression regulated by transcription factors (TFs), some of which respond to hormones such as auxin, abscisic acid (ABA) and ethylene. Ethylene response factor (ERF) TFs regulate both fruit ripening and resistance to pathogen stresses. Different ERFs regulate fruit ripening and/or pathogen responses in both fleshy climacteric and non-climacteric fruits and function cooperatively or independently of other TFs. In this review, we summarize the current status of studies on ERFs that regulate fruit ripening and responses to infection by several fungal pathogens, including a systematic ERF transcriptome analysis of fungal grey mould infection of tomato caused by Botrytis cinerea. This deepening understanding of the function of ERFs in fruit ripening and pathogen responses may identify novel approaches for engineering transcriptional regulation to improve fruit quality and pathogen resistance.
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- Shan Li
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (D.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijinggang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijinggang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Zhejiang University, Zijinggang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijinggang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
- Correspondence: (S.L.); (D.G.)
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Comparative transcriptomics unravels new genes imparting scab resistance in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.). Funct Integr Genomics 2022; 22:1315-1330. [PMID: 35931837 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-022-00889-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Apple scab is caused by an ascomycete fungus, Venturia inaequalis (Cke.) Wint., which is one of the most severe disease of apple (Malus × Domestica Borkh.) worldwide. The disease results in 30-40% fruit loss annually and even complete loss in some places. Owing to the evolving susceptibility of resistant apple genotypes harboring R-genes to new variants of V. inaequalis, a comparative transcriptome analysis using Illumina (HiSeq) platform of three scab-resistant (Florina, Prima, and White Dotted Red) and three susceptible (Ambri, Vista Bella, and Red Delicious) apple genotypes was carried out to mine new scab resistance genes. The study led to the identification of 822 differentially expressed genes in the tested scab-resistant and scab-susceptible apple genotypes. The most upregulated genes uniformly expressed in resistant varieties compared to susceptible ones were those coding for 17.3 kDa class II heat shock protein-like, chaperone protein ClpB1, glutathione S-transferase L3-like protein, B3 domain-containing protein At3g18960-like, transcription factor bHLH7, zinc finger MYM-type protein 1-like, and nine uncharacterized proteins, besides three lncRNAs. The genes that were downregulated in susceptible and upregulated in resistant cultivars were those coding for non-specific lipid transfer protein GPI-anchored 1, rust resistance kinase Lr10-like, disease resistance protein RPS6-like, and many uncharacterized proteins. DESeq2 analysis too revealed 20 DEGs that were upregulated in scab-resistant cultivars. Furthermore, a total of 361 genes were significantly upregulated in scab-susceptible variety, while 461 were found downregulated (P value < 0.05 and Log2 (FC) > 1). The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were related to various pathways, i.e., metabolic, protein processing, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, plant hormone signal transduction, autophagy, ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, plant-pathogen interaction, lipid metabolism, and protein modification pathways. Real-time expression of a set of selected twelve DEGs further validated the results obtained from RNA-seq. Overall, these findings lay the foundation for investigating the genetic basis of apple scab resistance and defense pathways that might have a plausible role in governing scab resistance in apple against V. inaequalis.
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Chen X, Chen X, Tan Q, Mo X, Liu J, Zhou G. Recent progress on harm, pathogen classification, control and pathogenic molecular mechanism of anthracnose of oil-tea. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:918339. [PMID: 35966682 PMCID: PMC9372368 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.918339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Oil tea (Camellia oleifera), mainly used to produce high-quality edible oil, is an important cash crop in China. Anthracnose of oil tea is a considerable factor that limits the yield of tea oil. In order to effectively control the anthracnose of oil tea, researchers have worked hard for many years, and great progress has been made in the research of oil tea anthracnose. For instance, researchers isolated a variety of Colletotrichum spp. from oil tea and found that Colletotrichum fructicola was the most popular pathogen in oil tea. At the same time, a variety of control methods have been explored, such as cultivating resistant varieties, pesticides, and biological control, etc. Furthermore, the research on the molecular pathogenesis of Colletotrichum spp. has also made good progress, such as the elaboration of the transcription factors and effector functions of Colletotrichum spp. The authors summarized the research status of the harm, pathogen types, control, and pathogenic molecular mechanism of oil tea anthracnose in order to provide theoretical support and new technical means for the green prevention and control of oil tea anthracnose.
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Control of Diseases and Pests of South Plantation, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Control of Forest Diseases and Pests, Key Laboratory for Non-wood Forest Cultivation and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Control of Diseases and Pests of South Plantation, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Control of Forest Diseases and Pests, Key Laboratory for Non-wood Forest Cultivation and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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Guo Z, Luo CX, Wu HJ, Peng B, Kang BS, Liu LM, Zhang M, Gu QS. Colletotrichum Species Associated with Anthracnose Disease of Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus) in China. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:790. [PMID: 36012779 PMCID: PMC9410023 DOI: 10.3390/jof8080790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Colletotrichum species are important plant pathogens, causing anthracnose in virtually every crop grown throughout the world. However, little is known about the species that infect watermelon. A total of 526 strains were isolated from diseased watermelon samples of eight major watermelon growing provinces in China. Phylogenetic analyses using seven loci (ITS, gadph, chs-1, his3, act, tub2, and gs) coupled with morphology of 146 representative isolates showed that they belonged to 12 known species of Colletotrichum, including C. aenigma, C. chlorophyti, C. fructicola, C. jiangxiense, C. karstii, C. magnum, C. nymphaeae, C. nigrum, C. orbiculare, C. plurivorum, C. sojae, and C. truncatum and three new species, here described as C. citrulli, C. kaifengense, and C. qilinense. Colletotrichum orbiculare was the dominant species. Pathogenicity tests revealed that all isolates of the species described above were pathogenic, with C. magnum and C. kaifengense being the most aggressive to leaves and fruits, respectively. This is the first report of C. aenigma, C. chlorophyti, C. fructicola, C. jiangxiense, C. nymphaeae, C. nigrum, C. plurivorum, and C. sojae on watermelon. These findings shed light on the Colletotrichum spp. involved in watermelon anthracnose and provide useful information for implementing effective control of watermelon anthracnose in China.
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- Zhen Guo
- Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China; (Z.G.); (H.-J.W.); (B.P.); (B.-S.K.); (L.-M.L.)
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China; (Z.G.); (H.-J.W.); (B.P.); (B.-S.K.); (L.-M.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China; (Z.G.); (H.-J.W.); (B.P.); (B.-S.K.); (L.-M.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China; (Z.G.); (H.-J.W.); (B.P.); (B.-S.K.); (L.-M.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China; (Z.G.); (H.-J.W.); (B.P.); (B.-S.K.); (L.-M.L.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China; (Z.G.); (H.-J.W.); (B.P.); (B.-S.K.); (L.-M.L.)
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Ciofini A, Negrini F, Baroncelli R, Baraldi E. Management of Post-Harvest Anthracnose: Current Approaches and Future Perspectives. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11141856. [PMID: 35890490 PMCID: PMC9319655 DOI: 10.3390/plants11141856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anthracnose is a severe disease caused by Colletotrichum spp. on several crop species. Fungal infections can occur both in the field and at the post-harvest stage causing severe lesions on fruits and economic losses. Physical treatments and synthetic fungicides have traditionally been the preferred means to control anthracnose adverse effects; however, the urgent need to decrease the use of toxic chemicals led to the investigation of innovative and sustainable protection techniques. Evidence for the efficacy of biological agents and vegetal derivates has been reported; however, their introduction into actual crop protection strategies requires the solutions of several critical issues. Biotechnology-based approaches have also been explored, revealing the opportunity to develop innovative and safe methods for anthracnose management through genome editing and RNA interference technologies. Nevertheless, besides the number of advantages related to their use, e.g., the putative absence of adverse effects due to their high specificity, a number of aspects remain to be clarified to enable their introduction into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocols against Colletotrichum spp. disease.
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Yang G, Yang J, Zhang Q, Wang W, Feng L, Zhao L, An B, Wang Q, He C, Luo H. The Effector Protein CgNLP1 of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Affects Invasion and Disrupts Nuclear Localization of Necrosis-Induced Transcription Factor HbMYB8-Like to Suppress Plant Defense Signaling. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:911479. [PMID: 35770165 PMCID: PMC9234567 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.911479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fungi secrete numerous effectors to modulate host defense systems. Understanding the molecular mechanisms by which fungal effectors regulate plant defense is of great importance for the development of novel strategies for disease control. In this study, we identified necrosis- and ethylene-inducing protein 1 (Nep1)-like protein (NLP) effector gene, CgNLP1, which contributed to conidial germination, appressorium formation, invasive growth, and virulence of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides to the rubber tree. Transient expression of CgNLP1 in the leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana induced ethylene production in plants. Ectopic expression of CgNLP1 in Arabidopsis significantly enhanced the resistance to Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicicola. An R2R3 type transcription factor HbMYB8-like of rubber tree was identified as the target of CgNLP1.HbMYB8-like, localized on the nucleus, and induced cell death in N. benthamiana. CgNLP1 disrupted nuclear accumulation of HbMYB8-like and suppressed HbMYB8-like induced cell death, which is mediated by the salicylic acid (SA) signal pathway. This study suggested a new strategy whereby C. gloeosporioides exploited the CgNLP1 effector to affect invasion and suppress a host defense regulator HbMYB8-like to facilitate infection.
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- Guangyong Yang
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Corps, Hainan University, Haikou, China
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China
- *Correspondence: Hongli Luo
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Lu X, Miao J, Shen D, Dou D. Proteinaceous Effector Discovery and Characterization in Plant Pathogenic Colletotrichum Fungi. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:914035. [PMID: 35694285 PMCID: PMC9184758 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.914035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Anthracnose caused by plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi results in large economic losses in field crop production worldwide. To aid the establishment of plant host infection, Colletotrichum pathogens secrete numerous effector proteins either in apoplastic space or inside of host cells for effective colonization. Understanding these effector repertoires is critical for developing new strategies for resistance breeding and disease management. With the advance of genomics and bioinformatics tools, a large repertoire of putative effectors has been identified in Colletotrichum genomes, and the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of some studied effectors have been summarized. Here, we review recent advances in genomic identification, understanding of evolutional characteristics, transcriptional profiling, and functional characterization of Colletotrichum effectors. We also offer a perspective on future research.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Cordelier S, Crouzet J, Gilliard G, Dorey S, Deleu M, Dhondt-Cordelier S. Deciphering the role of plant plasma membrane lipids in response to invasion patterns: how could biology and biophysics help? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:2765-2784. [PMID: 35560208 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plants have to constantly face pathogen attacks. To cope with diseases, they have to detect the invading pathogen as early as possible via the sensing of conserved motifs called invasion patterns. The first step of perception occurs at the plasma membrane. While many invasion patterns are perceived by specific proteinaceous immune receptors, several studies have highlighted the influence of the lipid composition and dynamics of the plasma membrane in the sensing of invasion patterns. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on how some microbial invasion patterns could interact with the lipids of the plasma membrane, leading to a plant immune response. Depending on the invasion pattern, different mechanisms are involved. This review outlines the potential of combining biological with biophysical approaches to decipher how plasma membrane lipids are involved in the perception of microbial invasion patterns.
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- Sylvain Cordelier
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA 4707, USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA 4707, USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique Moléculaire aux Interfaces, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, TERRA Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA 4707, USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophysique Moléculaire aux Interfaces, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, TERRA Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, 2 Passage des Déportés, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, RIBP EA 4707, USC INRAE 1488, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 51100 Reims, France
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Naets M, Van Hemelrijck W, Gruyters W, Verboven P, Nicolaï B, Keulemans W, De Coninck B, Geeraerd AH. Time Is of the Essence—Early Activation of the Mevalonate Pathway in Apple Challenged With Gray Mold Correlates With Reduced Susceptibility During Postharvest Storage. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:797234. [PMID: 35633666 PMCID: PMC9133740 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.797234] [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: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Apple is typically stored under low temperature and controlled atmospheric conditions to ensure a year round supply of high quality fruit for the consumer. During storage, losses in quality and quantity occur due to spoilage by postharvest pathogens. One important postharvest pathogen of apple is Botrytis cinerea. The fungus is a broad host necrotroph with a large arsenal of infection strategies able to infect over 1,400 different plant species. We studied the apple-B. cinerea interaction to get a better understanding of the defense response in apple. We conducted an RNAseq experiment in which the transcriptome of inoculated and non-inoculated (control and mock) apples was analyzed at 0, 1, 12, and 28 h post inoculation. Our results show extensive reprogramming of the apple’s transcriptome with about 28.9% of expressed genes exhibiting significant differential regulation in the inoculated samples. We demonstrate the transcriptional activation of pathogen-triggered immunity and a reprogramming of the fruit’s metabolism. We demonstrate a clear transcriptional activation of secondary metabolism and a correlation between the early transcriptional activation of the mevalonate pathway and reduced susceptibility, expressed as a reduction in resulting lesion diameters. This pathway produces the building blocks for terpenoids, a large class of compounds with diverging functions including defense. 1-MCP and hot water dip treatment are used to further evidence the key role of terpenoids in the defense and demonstrate that ethylene modulates this response.
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- Matthias Naets
- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Station for Fruit Cultivation, Department of Mycology, Sint-Truiden, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology (VCBT), Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Crop Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Crop Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of MeBioS, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Annemie H. Geeraerd,
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Fruit Fly Larval Survival in Picked and Unpicked Tomato Fruit of Differing Ripeness and Associated Gene Expression Patterns. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13050451. [PMID: 35621786 PMCID: PMC9146954 DOI: 10.3390/insects13050451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The larvae of frugivorous tephritid fruit flies feed within fruit and are global pests of horticulture. With the reduced use of pesticides, alternative control methods are needed, of which fruit resistance is one. In the current study, we explicitly tested for phenotypic evidence of induced fruit defences by running concurrent larval survival experiments with fruit on or off the plant, assuming that defence induction would be stopped or reduced by fruit picking. This was accompanied by RT-qPCR analysis of fruit defence and insect detoxification gene expression. Our fruit treatments were picking status (unpicked vs. picked) and ripening stage (colour break vs. fully ripe), our fruit fly was the polyphagous Bactrocera tryoni, and larval survival was assessed through destructive fruit sampling at 48 and 120 h, respectively. The gene expression study targeted larval and fruit tissue samples collected at 48 h and 120 h from picked and unpicked colour-break fruit. At 120 h in colour-break fruit, larval survival was significantly higher in the picked versus unpicked fruit. The gene expression patterns in larval and plant tissue were not affected by picking status, but many putative plant defence and insect detoxification genes were upregulated across the treatments. The larval survival results strongly infer an induced defence mechanism in colour-break tomato fruit that is stronger/faster in unpicked fruits; however, the gene expression patterns failed to provide the same clear-cut treatment effect. The lack of conformity between these results could be related to expression changes in unsampled candidate genes, or due to critical changes in gene expression that occurred during the unsampled periods.
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Fu M, Bai Q, Zhang H, Guo Y, Peng Y, Zhang P, Shen L, Hong N, Xu W, Wang G. Transcriptome Analysis of the Molecular Patterns of Pear Plants Infected by Two Colletotrichum fructicola Pathogenic Strains Causing Contrasting Sets of Leaf Symptoms. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:761133. [PMID: 35251071 PMCID: PMC8888856 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.761133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Colletotrichum fructicola infects pear leaves, resulting in two major symptoms: tiny black spots (TS) followed by severe early defoliation and big necrotic lesions (BnL) without apparent damage depending on the pathotypes. How the same fungal species causes different symptoms remains unclear. To understand the molecular mechanism underlying the resulting diseases and the diverse symptoms, two C. fructicola pathogenetic strains (PAFQ31 and PAFQ32 responsible for TS and BnL symptoms, respectively) were inoculated on Pyrus pyrifolia leaves and subjected to transcriptome sequencing at the quiescent stage (QS) and necrotrophic stage (NS), respectively. In planta, the genes involved in the salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathway were upregulated at the NS caused by the infection of each strain. In contrast, the ethylene (ET), abscisic acid (ABA), and jasmonic acid (JA) signaling pathways were specifically related to the TS symptoms caused by the infection of strain PAFQ31, corresponding to the yellowish and early defoliation symptoms triggered by the strain infection. Correspondingly, SA was accumulated in similar levels in the leaves infected by each strain at NS, but JA was significantly higher in the PAFQ31-infected as measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis also reveals specific genes, pathways, phytohormones, and transcription factors (TFs) associated with the PAFQ31-associated early defoliation. Taken together, these data suggest that specific metabolic pathways were regulated in P. pyrifolia in response to the infection of two C. fructicola pathotypes resulting in the diverse symptoms: JA, ET, and ABA accumulated in the PAFQ31-infected leaves, which negatively affected the chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis pathways while positively affecting the expression of senescence-associated TFs and genes, resulted in leaf yellowing and defoliation; whereas SA inhibited JA-induced gene expression in the PAFQ32-infected leaves, which led to hypersensitive response-like reaction and BnL symptoms.
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- Min Fu
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop (Fruit Trees) Biology and Germplasm Creation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Wuhan, China
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop (Fruit Trees) Biology and Germplasm Creation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Wuhan, China
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop (Fruit Trees) Biology and Germplasm Creation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Wuhan, China
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Crop (Fruit Trees) Biology and Germplasm Creation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Wuhan, China
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Wang Y, Sun X, Zhang Z, Pan B, Xu W, Zhang S. Revealing the early response of pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd) leaves during Botryosphaeria dothideainfection by transcriptome analysis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 315:111146. [PMID: 35067309 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2021.111146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ring rot disease, which is caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea (B. dothidea), is one of the most serious diseases affecting the pear industry. Currently, knowledge of the mechanism about pear-pathogen interactions is unclear. To explore the early response of pear leaves to B. dothidea infection, we compared the early transcriptome of pear leaves infected with B. dothidea. The results revealed 3248 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 4862 DEGs at D2 and D4, respectively. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) annotation of DEGs showed that these genes were predominately involved in plant-pathogen interactions, hormone signal transduction and other biosynthesis-related metabolic processes, including glucosinolate accumulation and flavonoid pathway enhancement. However, many hormone- and disease resistance-related genes and transcription factors (TFs) were differentially expressed during B. dothidea infection. These results were consistent with the changes in the physiological characteristics of B. dothidea. In addition, the expression of PbrPUB29, an E3 ubiquitin ligase with a U-box domain, was significantly higher than it was at 0 dpi. PbrPUB29 silencing enhanced the sensitivity of pear leaves to B. dothidea, reflected by more severe symptoms and higher reactive oxygen species (ROS) content in the defective pear seedlings after inoculation, revealing that PbrPUB29 has a significant role in pear disease resistance. In brief, we explored the interaction between pear leaves and B. dothidea at the transcriptome level, implied the early response of pear leaves to pathogens, and identified a hub gene in a B. dothidea-infected pear. These results provide a basis and new strategy for exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying pear-pathogen interactions and disease resistance breeding.
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- Yun Wang
- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Han X, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Xiao H, Wu L, Wu L. Antiviral agent fTDP stimulates the SA signaling pathway and enhances tobacco defense against tobacco mosaic virus. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 180:105002. [PMID: 34955185 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.105002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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TEER-decreasing protein (TDP) from Flammulina velutipes was antiviral resource against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). However, the resistance mechanisms have not been clarified. In this study, the fTDP (fusion teer-decreasing protein), obtained by prokaryotic fusion expression system, exhibited obvious protective efficacy against TMV and significantly suppressed the reproduction of TMV in tobacco. Transcriptomics and proteomics analysis showed that fTDP may interact with a receptor, activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and NB-ARC and increase the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and salicylic acid (SA), which promoted the hypersensitive response (HR) and system acquired resistance (SAR). SAR caused increased expression of catalase (CAT), pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR1), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) and other proteins involved in pathogen defense, such as chalcone-dihydroflavone isomerase (CHI) and cytochrome P450. In conclusion, SAR was induced by fTDP to protect tobacco from TMV infection and alleviate the symptoms caused by the virus. The study provided a theoretical basis for the application of the TDP protein, which may represent a potential biopesticide.
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- Xiaoxiao Han
- School of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- School of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- School of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- School of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- School of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China.
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- School of Life Science, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330031, China
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Cao Z, Banniza S. Cross-Kingdom Gene Coexpression Analysis Using a Stemphylium botryosum-Lens ervoides System Revealed Plasticity of Intercommunication Between the Pathogen Secretome and the Host Immune Systems. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:1365-1377. [PMID: 34890251 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-21-0112-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Necrotrophic pathogens are responsible for significant declines in crop yield and quality worldwide. During the infection process, a pathogen releases a series of secretory proteins to counteract the plant immune system, and this interaction of pathogen and host molecules determines whether the pathogen will successfully invade the host plant tissues. In this study, we adopted co-transcriptomic approaches to analyze the Lens ervoides-Stemphylium botryosum system, with a focus on 1,216 fungal genes coding for secretory proteins and 8,810 disease-responsive genes of the host 48, 96, and 144 h postinoculation, captured in two F9 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) displaying contrasting disease responses. By constructing in planta gene coexpression networks (GCNs) for S. botryosum, we found that the pathogen tended to co-upregulate genes regulating cell wall degradation enzymes, effectors, oxidoreductases, and peptidases to a much higher degree in the susceptible host LR-66-577 than in the resistant RIL LR-66-637, indicating that the promotion of these digestive enzymes and toxins increased S. botryosum virulence. Construction of cross-kingdom GCNs between pathogen and plant for the two RILs revealed that the co-upregulation of these fungal digestive enzymes and toxins simultaneously promoted a series of defense responses such as redox change, expression of membrane-related genes and serine/threonine kinase, and stress and disease responses in the susceptible RIL which was not observed in the resistant RIL, indicating that these activities exacerbated susceptibility to S. botryosum.[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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- Zhe Cao
- Crop Development Centre/Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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- Crop Development Centre/Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada
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Bajaj A, Shrivastav AM, Eltzov E, Alkan N, Abdulhalim I. Detection of necrotrophic DNA marker of anthracnose causing Colletotrichum gloeosporioides fungi in harvested produce using surface plasmon resonance. Talanta 2021; 235:122776. [PMID: 34517633 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Agriculture and food crops monitoring is extremely important for securing the food supply chain to human society. Here, we developed a highly specific detection method for monitoring pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides using necrotrophic DNA biomarker as the recognition element and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) as transducing mechanism in the prism coupling configuration. The sensor shows its response for a wide range of concentrations from pM to μM of target DNA sequence using a complementary DNA probe immobilized on the sensor surface, which could detect concentrations as low as 7 pM. The detection limit is found to be comparable with conventional molecular-based detection platforms, achieved due to optimized spectral SPR bimetallic substrate with subpixel resolution obtained by post processing. The response time of the sensor for detection is less than 30 min at room temperature. The quick detection scheme of the sensor may facilitate the screening of a large number of samples acquired for the sorting of harvested produce. This sensor is fast, reliable, cost-effective, and can be miniaturized for portability for the screening of real samples (mRNA) in the field and packaging house.
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- Aabha Bajaj
- Department of Electro-optics and Photonics Engineering and the Ilse-Katz Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, ECE-School, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel.
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- Department of Electro-optics and Photonics Engineering and the Ilse-Katz Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, ECE-School, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel.
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel; Agro-Nanotechnology Research Center, Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel.
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel.
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- Department of Electro-optics and Photonics Engineering and the Ilse-Katz Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, ECE-School, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel.
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Comparative Transcriptomics and Gene Knockout Reveal Virulence Factors of Arthrinium phaeospermum in Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7121001. [PMID: 34946984 PMCID: PMC8705590 DOI: 10.3390/jof7121001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Arthrinium phaeospermum can cause branch wilting of Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis, causing great economic losses and ecological damage. A. phaeospermum was sequenced in sterile deionized water (CK), rice tissue (T1) and B. pervariabilis × D. grandis (T2) fluid by RNA-Seq, and the function of Ctf1β 1 and Ctf1β 2 was verified by gene knockout. There were 424, 471 and 396 differentially expressed genes between the T2 and CK, T2 and T1, and CK and T1 groups, respectively. Thirty DEGs had verified the change in expression by fluorescent quantitative PCR. Twenty-nine DEGs were the same as the expression level in RNA-Seq. In addition, ΔApCtf1β 1 and ΔApCtf1β 2 showed weaker virulence by gene knockout, and the complementary strains Ctf1β 1 and Ctf1β 2 showed the same virulence as the wild-type strains. Relative growth inhibition of ΔApCtf1β 1 and ΔApCtf1β was significantly decreased by 21.4% and 19.2%, respectively, by adding H2O2 compared to the estimates from the wild-type strain and decreased by 25% and 19.4%, respectively, by adding Congo red. The disease index of B. pervariabilis × D. grandis infected by two mutants was significantly lower than that of wild type. This suggested that Ctf1β genes are required for the stress response and virulence of A. phaeospermum.
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Boufleur TR, Massola Júnior NS, Tikami Í, Sukno SA, Thon MR, Baroncelli R. Identification and Comparison of Colletotrichum Secreted Effector Candidates Reveal Two Independent Lineages Pathogenic to Soybean. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10111520. [PMID: 34832675 PMCID: PMC8625359 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10111520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Colletotrichum is one of the most important plant pathogenic genus of fungi due to its scientific and economic impact. A wide range of hosts can be infected by Colletotrichum spp., which causes losses in crops of major importance worldwide, such as soybean. Soybean anthracnose is mainly caused by C. truncatum, but other species have been identified at an increasing rate during the last decade, becoming one of the most important limiting factors to soybean production in several regions. To gain a better understanding of the evolutionary origin of soybean anthracnose, we compared the repertoire of effector candidates of four Colletotrichum species pathogenic to soybean and eight species not pathogenic. Our results show that the four species infecting soybean belong to two lineages and do not share any effector candidates. These results strongly suggest that two Colletotrichum lineages have acquired the capability to infect soybean independently. This study also provides, for each lineage, a set of candidate effectors encoding genes that may have important roles in pathogenicity towards soybean offering a new resource useful for further research on soybean anthracnose management.
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- Thaís R. Boufleur
- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418-900, São Paulo, Brazil; (N.S.M.J.); (Í.T.)
- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, Salamanca, Spain; (S.A.S.); (M.R.T.)
- Correspondence: (T.R.B.); (R.B.)
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418-900, São Paulo, Brazil; (N.S.M.J.); (Í.T.)
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418-900, São Paulo, Brazil; (N.S.M.J.); (Í.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, Salamanca, Spain; (S.A.S.); (M.R.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, Salamanca, Spain; (S.A.S.); (M.R.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Genetics, Institute for Agribiotechnology Research (CIALE), University of Salamanca, 37185 Villamayor, Salamanca, Spain; (S.A.S.); (M.R.T.)
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 44, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Correspondence: (T.R.B.); (R.B.)
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García YH, Zamora OR, Troncoso-Rojas R, Tiznado-Hernández ME, Báez-Flores ME, Carvajal-Millan E, Rascón-Chu A. Toward Understanding the Molecular Recognition of Fungal Chitin and Activation of the Plant Defense Mechanism in Horticultural Crops. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216513. [PMID: 34770922 PMCID: PMC8587247 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Large volumes of fruit and vegetable production are lost during postharvest handling due to attacks by necrotrophic fungi. One of the promising alternatives proposed for the control of postharvest diseases is the induction of natural defense responses, which can be activated by recognizing molecules present in pathogens, such as chitin. Chitin is one of the most important components of the fungal cell wall and is recognized through plant membrane receptors. These receptors belong to the receptor-like kinase (RLK) family, which possesses a transmembrane domain and/or receptor-like protein (RLP) that requires binding to another RLK receptor to recognize chitin. In addition, these receptors have extracellular LysM motifs that participate in the perception of chitin oligosaccharides. These receptors have been widely studied in Arabidopsis thaliana (A. thaliana) and Oryza sativa (O. sativa); however, it is not clear how the molecular recognition and plant defense mechanisms of chitin oligosaccharides occur in other plant species or fruits. This review includes recent findings on the molecular recognition of chitin oligosaccharides and how they activate defense mechanisms in plants. In addition, we highlight some of the current advances in chitin perception in horticultural crops.
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- Yaima Henry García
- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Mexico; (Y.H.G.); (O.R.Z.); (M.E.T.-H.); (A.R.-C.)
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Mexico; (Y.H.G.); (O.R.Z.); (M.E.T.-H.); (A.R.-C.)
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Mexico; (Y.H.G.); (O.R.Z.); (M.E.T.-H.); (A.R.-C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Mexico; (Y.H.G.); (O.R.Z.); (M.E.T.-H.); (A.R.-C.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Calle de las Américas y Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Culiacán C.P. 80013, Mexico;
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Animal, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Mexico;
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- Coordinación de Tecnología en Alimentos de Origen Vegetal, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Carretera Gustavo Enrique Astiazarán Rosas No. 46, Col. La Victoria, Hermosillo C.P. 83304, Mexico; (Y.H.G.); (O.R.Z.); (M.E.T.-H.); (A.R.-C.)
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Sun X, Wang Y, Pan B, Xu W, Zhang S. Transcriptome Analysis of Pear Leaves in Response to Calcium Treatment During Botryosphaeria dothidea Infection. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:1638-1647. [PMID: 33471562 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-20-0458-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri), one of the most widely planted fruit trees in the world, is infected by pear ring rot disease, which is triggered by Botryosphaeria dothidea. Previous research has shown that exogenous calcium enhanced pear resistance to B. dothidea. To explore the molecular mechanism of calcium in pear pathogen resistance, we searched the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between calcium and H2O treatment with B. dothidea inoculation in pear by using RNA-seq data. On the basis of the standard of a proportion of calcium/H2O fold change >2, and the false discovery rate (FDR) <0.05, 2,812 and 572 genes with significant differential expression were identified between the H2O and calcium treatments under B. dothidea inoculation at 2 days postinoculation (dpi) (D2) and 8 dpi (D8), respectively, indicating that significantly more genes in D2 responded to calcium treatment. Results of the gene annotation showed that DEGs were focused on plant-pathogen interactions, hormone signal transduction, and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in D2. Moreover, transient silencing of PbrCML30 (pear calmodulin-like proteins 30), which had significantly higher expression in response to calcium than H2O treatments, conferred compromised resistance to B. dothidea. Exogenous calcium treatment slightly alleviated the symptoms of TRV2-PbrCML30 leaves compared with TRV2 leaves under inoculation, supporting its key role in pear resistance to B. dothidea. Overall, the information obtained in this study provides a possible mechanism of calcium in regulating pear resistance to B. dothidea.
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- Xun Sun
- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Center of Pear Engineering Technology Research, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Roohigohar S, Clarke AR, Prentis PJ. Gene selection for studying frugivore-plant interactions: a review and an example using Queensland fruit fly in tomato. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11762. [PMID: 34434644 PMCID: PMC8359797 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Fruit production is negatively affected by a wide range of frugivorous insects, among them tephritid fruit flies are one of the most important. As a replacement for pesticide-based controls, enhancing natural fruit resistance through biotechnology approaches is a poorly researched but promising alternative. The use of quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) is an approach to studying gene expression which has been widely used in studying plant resistance to pathogens and non-frugivorous insect herbivores, and offers a starting point for fruit fly studies. In this paper, we develop a gene selection pipe-line for known induced-defense genes in tomato fruit, Solanum lycopersicum, and putative detoxification genes in Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni, as a basis for future RT-qPCR research. The pipeline started with a literature review on plant/herbivore and plant/pathogen molecular interactions. With respect to the fly, this was then followed by the identification of gene families known to be associated with insect resistance to toxins, and then individual genes through reference to annotated B. tryoni transcriptomes and gene identity matching with related species. In contrast for tomato, a much better studied species, individual defense genes could be identified directly through literature research. For B. tryoni, gene selection was then further refined through gene expression studies. Ultimately 28 putative detoxification genes from cytochrome P450 (P450), carboxylesterase (CarE), glutathione S-transferases (GST), and ATP binding cassette transporters (ABC) gene families were identified for B. tryoni, and 15 induced defense genes from receptor-like kinase (RLK), D-mannose/L-galactose, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), lipoxygenase (LOX), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) pathways and polyphenol oxidase (PPO), proteinase inhibitors (PI) and resistance (R) gene families were identified from tomato fruit. The developed gene selection process for B. tryoni can be applied to other herbivorous and frugivorous insect pests so long as the minimum necessary genomic information, an annotated transcriptome, is available.
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- Shirin Roohigohar
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Physcomitrium patens Infection by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides: Understanding the Fungal-Bryophyte Interaction by Microscopy, Phenomics and RNA Sequencing. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7080677. [PMID: 34436216 PMCID: PMC8401727 DOI: 10.3390/jof7080677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Anthracnose caused by the hemibiotroph fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a devastating plant disease with an extensive impact on plant productivity. The process of colonization and disease progression of C. gloeosporioides has been studied in a number of angiosperm crops. To better understand the evolution of the plant response to pathogens, the study of this complex interaction has been extended to bryophytes. The model moss Physcomitrium patens Hedw. B&S (former Physcomitrella patens) is sensitive to known bacterial and fungal phytopathogens, including C. gloeosporioides, which cause infection and cell death. P. patens responses to these microorganisms resemble that of the angiosperms. However, the molecular events during the interaction of P. patens and C. gloeosporioides have not been explored. In this work, we present a comprehensive approach using microscopy, phenomics and RNA-seq analysis to explore the defense response of P. patens to C. gloeosporioides. Microscopy analysis showed that appressoria are already formed at 24 h after inoculation (hai) and tissue colonization and cell death occur at 24 hai and is massive at 48 hai. Consequently, the phenomics analysis showed progressing browning of moss tissues and impaired photosynthesis from 24 to 48 hai. The transcriptomic analysis revealed that more than 1200 P. patens genes were differentially expressed in response to Colletotrichum infection. The analysis of differentially expressed gene function showed that the C. gloeosporioides infection led to a transcription reprogramming in P. patens that upregulated the genes related to pathogen recognition, secondary metabolism, cell wall reinforcement and regulation of gene expression. In accordance with the observed phenomics results, some photosynthesis and chloroplast-related genes were repressed, indicating that, under attack, P. patens changes its transcription from primary metabolism to defend itself from the pathogen.
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Fang H, Liu X, Dong Y, Feng S, Zhou R, Wang C, Ma X, Liu J, Yang KQ. Transcriptome and proteome analysis of walnut (Juglans regia L.) fruit in response to infection by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:249. [PMID: 34059002 PMCID: PMC8166054 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03042-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Walnut anthracnose induced by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a disastrous disease affecting walnut production. The resistance of walnut fruit to C. gloeosporioides is a highly complicated and genetically programmed process. However, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. RESULTS To understand the molecular mechanism underlying the defense of walnut to C. gloeosporioides, we used RNA sequencing and label-free quantitation technologies to generate transcriptomic and proteomic profiles of tissues at various lifestyle transitions of C. gloeosporioides, including 0 hpi, pathological tissues at 24 hpi, 48 hpi, and 72 hpi, and distal uninoculated tissues at 120 hpi, in anthracnose-resistant F26 fruit bracts and anthracnose-susceptible F423 fruit bracts, which were defined through scanning electron microscopy. A total of 21,798 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 1929 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified in F26 vs. F423 at five time points, and the numbers of DEGs and DEPs were significantly higher in the early infection stage. Using pairwise comparisons and weighted gene co-expression network analysis of the transcriptome, we identified two modules significantly related to disease resistance and nine hub genes in the transcription expression gene networks. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis of the DEGs and DEPs revealed that many genes were mainly related to immune response, plant hormone signal transduction, and secondary metabolites, and many DEPs were involved in carbon metabolism and photosynthesis. Correlation analysis between the transcriptome data and proteome data also showed that the consistency of the differential expression of the mRNA and corresponding proteins was relatively higher in the early stage of infection. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these results help elucidate the molecular response of walnut fruit to C. gloeosporioides and provide a basis for the genetic improvement of walnut disease resistance.
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- Hongcheng Fang
- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
- State Forestry and Grassland Administr, ation Key Laboratory of Silviculture inthe Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Taishan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
- State Forestry and Grassland Administr, ation Key Laboratory of Silviculture inthe Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Taishan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China.
- State Forestry and Grassland Administr, ation Key Laboratory of Silviculture inthe Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Taishan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong Province, China.
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Mahatma MK, Thawait LK, Jadon KS, Thirumalaisamy PP, Bishi SK, Rathod KJ, Verma A, Kumar N, Golakiya BA. Metabolic profiling for dissection of late leaf spot disease resistance mechanism in groundnut. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:1027-1041. [PMID: 34108825 PMCID: PMC8140181 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-00985-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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UNLABELLED Late leaf spot (LLS) caused by fungi Passalora personata is generally more destructive and difficult to control than early leaf spot. The aim of this study was to decipher biochemical defense mechanism in groundnut genotypes against P. personata by identifying resistance specific biomarkers and metabolic pathways induced during host-pathogen interaction. Metabolomics of non-infected and infected leaves of moderately resistant (GPBD4 and ICGV86590), resistant (KDG128 and RHRG06083) and susceptible (GG20, JL24 and TMV2) genotypes was carried out at 5 days after infection (65 days after sowing). Non-targeted metabolite analysis using GC-MS revealed total 77 metabolites including carbohydrates, sugar alcohols, amino acids, fatty acids, polyamines, phenolics, terpenes and sterols. Variable importance in projection (VIP) measure of partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) showed that resistant and moderately resistant genotypes possessed higher intensities of ribonic acid, cinnamic acid, malic acid, squalene, xylulose, galactose, fructose, glucose, β-amyrin and hydroquinone while susceptible genotypes had higher amount of gluconic acid 2-methoxime, ribo-hexose-3-ulose and gluconic acid. Heat map analysis showed that resistant genotypes had higher intensities of β-amyrin, hydroquinone in non-infected and malic acid, squalene, putrescine and 2,3,4-trihydroxybutyric acid in infected leaves. Dendrogram analysis further separated resistant genotypes in the same cluster along with infected moderately resistant genotypes. The most significant pathways identified are: linoleic acid metabolism, flavone and flavonol biosynthesis, cutin, suberin and wax biosynthesis, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, starch and sucrose metabolism, stilbenoid biosynthesis and ascorbate and aldarate metabolism. Targeted metabolite analysis further confirmed that resistant genotypes possessed higher content of primary metabolites sucrose, glucose, fructose, malic acid and citric acid. Moreover, resistant genotypes possessed higher content of salicylic, coumaric, ferulic, cinnamic, gallic acid (phenolic acids) and kaempferol, quercetin and catechin (flavonols). Thus metabolites having higher accumulation in resistant genotypes can be used as biomarkers for screening of LSS resistant germplasm. These results unravel that higher amount of primary metabolites leads to stimulate the accumulation of more amounts of secondary metabolites such as phenolic acid, flavanols, stilbenes and terpenoids (squalene and β-amyrin) biosynthesis which are ultimately involved in defense mechanism against LLS pathogen. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-00985-5.
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- M. K. Mahatma
- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
- ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi, India
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- Food Testing Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362 001 India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Post Box No.5, Junagadh, 362001 Gujarat India
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- Food Testing Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362 001 India
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Cavaco AR, Matos AR, Figueiredo A. Speaking the language of lipids: the cross-talk between plants and pathogens in defence and disease. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:4399-4415. [PMID: 33638652 PMCID: PMC11073031 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03791-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lipids and fatty acids play crucial roles in plant immunity, which have been highlighted over the past few decades. An increasing number of studies have shown that these molecules are pivotal in the interactions between plants and their diverse pathogens. The roles played by plant lipids fit in a wide spectrum ranging from the first physical barrier encountered by the pathogens, the cuticle, to the signalling pathways that trigger different immune responses and expression of defence-related genes, mediated by several lipid molecules. Moreover, lipids have been arising as candidate biomarkers of resistance or susceptibility to different pathogens. Studies on the apoplast and extracellular vesicles have been highlighting the possible role of lipids in the intercellular communication and the establishment of systemic acquired resistance during plant-pathogen interactions. From the pathogen perspective, lipid metabolism and specific lipid molecules play pivotal roles in the pathogen's life cycle completion, being crucial during recognition by the plant and evasion from the host immune system, therefore potentiating infection. Studies conducted in the last years have contributed to a better understanding of the language of lipids during the cross-talk between plants and pathogens. However, it is essential to continue exploring the knowledge brought up to light by transcriptomics and proteomics studies towards the elucidation of lipid signalling processes during defence and disease. In this review, we present an updated overview on lipids associated to plant-pathogen interactions, exploiting their roles from the two sides of this battle.
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- Ana Rita Cavaco
- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Gan P, Hiroyama R, Tsushima A, Masuda S, Shibata A, Ueno A, Kumakura N, Narusaka M, Hoat TX, Narusaka Y, Takano Y, Shirasu K. Telomeres and a repeat-rich chromosome encode effector gene clusters in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:6004-6018. [PMID: 33780109 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Members of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex are causal agents of anthracnose in many commercially important plants. Closely related strains have different levels of pathogenicity on hosts despite their close phylogenetic relationship. To gain insight into the genetics underlying these differences, we generated and annotated whole-genome assemblies of multiple isolates of C. fructicola (Cf) and C. siamense (Cs), as well as three previously unsequenced species, C. aenigma (Ca), C. tropicale and C. viniferum with different pathogenicity on strawberry. Based on comparative genomics, we identified accessory regions with a high degree of conservation in strawberry-pathogenic Cf, Cs and Ca strains. These regions encode homologs of pathogenicity-related genes known as effectors, organized in syntenic gene clusters, with copy number variations in different strains of Cf, Cs and Ca. Analysis of highly contiguous assemblies of Cf, Cs and Ca revealed the association of related accessory effector gene clusters with telomeres and repeat-rich chromosomes and provided evidence of exchange between these two genomic compartments. In addition, expression analysis indicated that orthologues in syntenic gene clusters showed a tendency for correlated gene expression during infection. These data provide insight into mechanisms by which Colletotrichum genomes evolve, acquire and organize effectors.
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- Pamela Gan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Okayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Okayama, Japan
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- Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Okayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Okayama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Sciences, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Silva CJ, van den Abeele C, Ortega-Salazar I, Papin V, Adaskaveg JA, Wang D, Casteel CL, Seymour GB, Blanco-Ulate B. Host susceptibility factors render ripe tomato fruit vulnerable to fungal disease despite active immune responses. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:2696-2709. [PMID: 33462583 PMCID: PMC8006553 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The increased susceptibility of ripe fruit to fungal pathogens poses a substantial threat to crop production and marketability. Here, we coupled transcriptomic analyses with mutant studies to uncover critical processes associated with defense and susceptibility in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit. Using unripe and ripe fruit inoculated with three fungal pathogens, we identified common pathogen responses reliant on chitinases, WRKY transcription factors, and reactive oxygen species detoxification. We established that the magnitude and diversity of defense responses do not significantly impact the interaction outcome, as susceptible ripe fruit mounted a strong immune response to pathogen infection. Then, to distinguish features of ripening that may be responsible for susceptibility, we utilized non-ripening tomato mutants that displayed different susceptibility patterns to fungal infection. Based on transcriptional and hormone profiling, susceptible tomato genotypes had losses in the maintenance of cellular redox homeostasis, while jasmonic acid accumulation and signaling coincided with defense activation in resistant fruit. We identified and validated a susceptibility factor, pectate lyase (PL). CRISPR-based knockouts of PL, but not polygalacturonase (PG2a), reduced susceptibility of ripe fruit by >50%. This study suggests that targeting specific genes that promote susceptibility is a viable strategy to improve the resistance of tomato fruit against fungal disease.
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- Christian J Silva
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- School of Biosciences, Plant and Crop Science Division, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, UK
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- School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- School of Biosciences, Plant and Crop Science Division, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, UK
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Prusky DB, Sionov E. Special Issue "Interplay between Fungal Pathogens and Harvested Crops and Fruits". Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9030553. [PMID: 33800331 PMCID: PMC7998692 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9030553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The interplay between fungal pathogens and harvest crops is important in determining the extent of food losses following the storage and transport of crops to consumers. The specific factors modulating the activation of colonization are of key importance to determining the initiation of fungal colonization and host losses. It is clear nowadays from the wide number of transcription studies in colonized fruits that pathogenicity in postharvest produce is not only the result of activation of fungal pathogenicity factors but is significantly contributed to fruit maturity and ripening. In this editorial summary of the Special Issue "Interplay between Fungal Pathogens and Harvested Crops and Fruits", we present a short summary of future research directions on the importance of the interplay between fruit and pathogens and nine published papers (one review and eight original research papers), covering a wide range of subjects within the mechanism of pathogenicity by postharvest pathogens, including transcriptome analysis of pathogenesis, pathogenicity factors, new antifungal compounds and food toxin occurrence by pathogens. This summary may lead the reader to understand the key factors modulating pathogenicity in fruits.
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- Dov B. Prusky
- Department of Postharvest Sciences, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Food Sciences, Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
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Lee K, Lee JG, Min K, Choi JH, Lim S, Lee EJ. Transcriptome Analysis of the Fruit of Two Strawberry Cultivars "Sunnyberry" and "Kingsberry" That Show Different Susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea after Harvest. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041518. [PMID: 33546320 PMCID: PMC7913547 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) is a fungal plant pathogen causing postharvest decay in strawberry fruit. Here, we conducted a comparative transcriptome analysis to identify differences in gene expression between the immature-green (IG) and mature-red (MR) stages of the “Sunnyberry” (gray mold-resistant) and “Kingsberry” (gray mold susceptible) strawberry cultivars. Most of the genes involved in lignin and alkane-type wax biosynthesis were relatively upregulated in “Sunnyberry”. However, pathogenesis-related proteins encoding R- and antioxidant-related genes were comparatively upregulated in “Kingsberry”. Analysis of gene expression and physiological traits in the presence and absence of B. cinerea inoculation revealed that the defense response patterns significantly differed between IG and MR rather than the cultivars. “Kingsberry” showed higher antioxidant induction at IG and upregulated hemicellulose-strengthening and R genes at MR. Hence, “Sunnyberry” and “Kingsberry” differed mainly in terms of the expression levels of the genes forming cuticle, wax, and lignin and controlling the defense responses. These discrepancies might explain the relative difference between these strawberry cultivars in terms of their postharvest responses to B. cinerea.
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- Kyuweon Lee
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (K.L.); (J.G.L.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (K.L.); (J.G.L.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (K.L.); (J.G.L.); (K.M.)
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- Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Korea;
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- National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun 55365, Korea;
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (K.L.); (J.G.L.); (K.M.)
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Sudheeran PK, Sela N, Carmeli-Weissberg M, Ovadia R, Panda S, Feygenberg O, Maurer D, Oren-Shamir M, Aharoni A, Alkan N. Induced defense response in red mango fruit against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:17. [PMID: 33423039 PMCID: PMC7797005 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00452-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mango fruit exposed to sunlight develops red skin and are more resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here we show that harvested red mango fruit that was exposed to sunlight at the orchard is more resistant than green fruit to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. LCMS analysis showed high amounts of antifungal compounds, as glycosylated flavonols, glycosylated anthocyanins, and mangiferin in red vs. green mango skin, correlated with higher antioxidant and lower ROS. However, also the green side of red mango fruit that has low levels of flavonoids was resistant, indicated induced resistance. Transcriptomes of red and green fruit inoculated on their red and green sides with C. gloeosporioides were analyzed. Overall, in red fruit skin, 2,187 genes were upregulated in response to C. gloeosporioides. On the green side of red mango, upregulation of 22 transcription factors and 33 signaling-related transcripts indicated induced resistance. The RNA-Seq analysis suggests that resistance of the whole red fruit involved upregulation of ethylene, brassinosteroid, and phenylpropanoid pathways. To conclude, red fruit resistance to fungal pathogen was related to both flavonoid toxicity and primed resistance of fruit that was exposed to light at the orchard.
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- Pradeep Kumar Sudheeran
- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, HaMaccabim Road 68, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, ARO, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Fruit Tree Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, PO Box 6, Bet-Dagan, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Ornamental Plants and Agricultural Biotechnology, ARO, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, HaMaccabim Road 68, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, HaMaccabim Road 68, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, HaMaccabim Road 68, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Ornamental Plants and Agricultural Biotechnology, ARO, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, HaMaccabim Road 68, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 15159, HaMaccabim Road 68, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel.
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Feng S, Fang H, Liu X, Dong Y, Wang Q, Yang KQ. Genome-wide identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs conferring resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in walnut (Juglans regia). BMC Genomics 2021; 22:15. [PMID: 33407106 PMCID: PMC7789297 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07310-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Walnut anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. and Sacc. is an important walnut production problem in China. Although the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important for plant disease resistance, the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to C. gloeosporioides in walnut remain poorly understood. RESULTS The anthracnose-resistant F26 fruits from the B26 clone and the anthracnose-susceptible F423 fruits from the 4-23 clone of walnut were used as the test materials. Specifically, we performed a comparative transcriptome analysis of F26 and F423 fruit bracts to identify differentially expressed LncRNAs (DELs) at five time-points (tissues at 0 hpi, pathological tissues at 24 hpi, 48 hpi, 72 hpi, and distal uninoculated tissues at 120 hpi). Compared with F423, a total of 14,525 DELs were identified, including 10,645 upregulated lncRNAs and 3846 downregulated lncRNAs in F26. The number of upregulated lncRNAs in F26 compared to in F423 was significantly higher at the early stages of C. gloeosporioides infection. A total of 5 modules related to disease resistance were screened by WGCNA and the target genes of lncRNAs were obtained. Bioinformatic analysis showed that the target genes of upregulated lncRNAs were enriched in immune-related processes during the infection of C. gloeosporioides, such as activation of innate immune response, defense response to bacterium, incompatible interaction and immune system process, and enriched in plant hormone signal transduction, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and other pathways. And 124 known target genes for 96 hub lncRNAs were predicted, including 10 known resistance genes. The expression of 5 lncRNAs and 5 target genes was confirmed by qPCR, which was consistent with the RNA-seq data. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study provide the basis for future functional characterizations of lncRNAs regarding the C. gloeosporioides resistance of walnut fruit bracts.
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- Shan Feng
- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in the Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Taishan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration Key Laboratory of Silviculture in the Downstream Areas of the Yellow River, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China.
- Shandong Taishan Forest Ecosystem Research Station, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong Province, China.
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Harpaz D, Alkan N, Eltzov E. The Incorporation of Amplified Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence in a CMOS-Based Biosensor Increased the Detection Sensitivity of a DNA Marker of the Pathogenic Fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2020; 10:bios10120204. [PMID: 33322238 PMCID: PMC7764091 DOI: 10.3390/bios10120204] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Half of the global agricultural fresh produce is lost, mainly because of rots that are caused by various pathogenic fungi. In this study, a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-based biosensor was developed, which integrates specific DNA strands that allow the detection of enoyl-CoA-hydratase/isomerase, which is a quiescent marker of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides fungi. The developed biosensor mechanism is based on the metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) phenomenon, which is amplified by depositing silver onto a glass surface. A surface DNA strand is then immobilized on the surface, and in the presence of the target mRNA within the sample, the reporter DNA strand that is linked to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme will also bind to it. The light signal that is later produced from the HRP enzyme and its substrate is enhanced and detected by the coupled CMOS sensor. Several parameters that affect the silver-deposition procedure were examined, including silver solution temperature and volume, heating mode, and the tank material. Moreover, the effect of blocking treatment (skim milk or bovine serum albumin (BSA)) on the silver-layer stability and nonspecific DNA absorption was tested. Most importantly, the effect of the deposition reaction duration on the silver-layer formation and the MEF amplification was also investigated. In the study findings a preferred silver-deposition reaction duration was identified as 5–8 min, which increased the deposition of silver on the glass surface up to 13-times, and also resulted in the amplification of the MEF phenomenon with a maximum light signal of 50 relative light units (RLU). It was found that MEF can be amplified by a customized silver-deposition procedure that results in increased detection sensitivity. The implementation of the improved conditions increased the biosensor sensitivity to 3.3 nM (4500 RLU) with a higher detected light signal as compared to the initial protocol (400 RLU). Moreover, the light signal was amplified 18.75-, 11.11-, 5.5-, 11.25-, and 3.75-times in the improved protocol for all the tested concentrations of the target DNA strand of 1000, 100, 10, 3.3, and 2 nM, respectively. The developed biosensor system may allow the detection of the pathogenic fungus in postharvest produce and determine its pathogenicity state.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dorin Harpaz
- Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Science, Department of Postharvest Science, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
- Correspondence:
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Mahto BK, Singh A, Pareek M, Rajam MV, Dhar-Ray S, Reddy PM. Host-induced silencing of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides conidial morphology 1 gene (CgCOM1) confers resistance against Anthracnose disease in chilli and tomato. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:381-395. [PMID: 32803478 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01046-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Host mediated silencing of COM1 gene of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides disables appressorial differentiation and effectively prevents the development of Anthracnose disease in chilli and tomato. Anthracnose disease is caused by the ascomycetes fungal species Colletotrichum, which is responsible for heavy yield losses in chilli and tomato worldwide. Conventionally, harmful pesticides are used to contain anthracnose disease with limited success. In this study, we assessed the potential of Host-Induced Gene Silencing (HIGS) approach to target the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides COM1 (CgCOM1) developmental gene involved in the fungal conidial and appressorium formation, to restrict fungal infection in chilli and tomato fruits. For this study, we have developed stable transgenic lines of chilli and tomato expressing CgCOM1-RNAi construct employing Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transgenic plants were characterized by molecular and gene expression analyses. Production of specific CgCOM1 siRNA in transgenic chilli and tomato RNAi lines was confirmed by stem-loop RT-PCR. Fungal challenge assays on leaves and fruits showed that the transgenic lines were resistant to anthracnose disease-causing C. gloeosporioides in comparison to wild type and empty-vector control plants. RT-qPCR analyses in transgenic lines revealed extremely low abundance of CgCOM1 transcripts in the C. gloeosporioides infected tissues, indicating near complete silencing of CgCOM1 gene expression in the pathogen. Microscopic examination of the Cg-challenged leaves of chilli-CgCOM1i lines revealed highly suppressed conidial germination, germ tube development, appressoria formation and mycelial growth of C. gloeosporioides, resulting in reduced infection of plant tissues. These results demonstrated highly efficient use of HIGS in silencing the expression of essential fungal developmental genes to inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi, thus providing a highly precise approach to arrest the spread of disease.
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- Binod Kumar Mahto
- TERI School of Advanced Studies, 10 Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110070, India
- The Energy and Resources Institute, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003, India
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- TERI School of Advanced Studies, 10 Institutional Area, New Delhi, 110070, India
- The Energy and Resources Institute, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- The Energy and Resources Institute, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003, India.
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