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Lauber E, González-Fuente M, Escouboué M, Vicédo C, Luneau JS, Pouzet C, Jauneau A, Gris C, Zhang ZM, Pichereaux C, Carrère S, Deslandes L, Noël LD. Bacterial host adaptation through sequence and structural variations of a single type III effector gene. iScience 2024; 27:109224. [PMID: 38439954 PMCID: PMC10909901 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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Molecular mechanisms underlying quantitative variations of pathogenicity remain elusive. Here, we identified the Xanthomonas campestris XopJ6 effector that triggers disease resistance in cauliflower and Arabidopsis thaliana. XopJ6 is a close homolog of the Ralstoniapseudosolanacearum PopP2 YopJ family acetyltransferase. XopJ6 is recognized by the RRS1-R/RPS4 NLR pair that integrates a WRKY decoy domain mimicking effector targets. We identified a XopJ6 natural variant carrying a single residue substitution in XopJ6 WRKY-binding site that disrupts interaction with WRKY proteins. This mutation allows XopJ6 to evade immune perception while retaining some XopJ6 virulence functions. Interestingly, xopJ6 resides in a Tn3-family transposon likely contributing to xopJ6 copy number variation (CNV). Using synthetic biology, we demonstrate that xopJ6 CNV tunes pathogen virulence on Arabidopsis through gene dosage-mediated modulation of xopJ6 expression. Together, our findings highlight how sequence and structural genetic variations restricted at a particular effector gene contribute to bacterial host adaptation.
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- Emmanuelle Lauber
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- TRI-FRAIB Imaging Platform Facilities, FRAIB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- TRI-FRAIB Imaging Platform Facilities, FRAIB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Fédération de Recherche Agrobiosciences, Interactions et Biodiversité (FRAIB), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Auzeville-Tolosane, France
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Infrastructure nationale de protéomique, ProFI, FR 2048, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Sharma A, Timilsina S, Abrahamian P, Minsavage GV, Colee J, Ojiambo PS, Goss EM, Vallad GE, Jones JB. Need for speed: bacterial effector XopJ2 is associated with increased dispersal velocity of Xanthomonas perforans. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:5850-5865. [PMID: 33891376 PMCID: PMC8597037 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas perforans (Xp) is an economically important disease in tomato. Previous studies have shown that the recently isolated Xp strains have acquired and retained the effector gene, xopJ2, which has been reported to increase fitness of the pathogen in the field. To elucidate the fitness benefit of xopJ2, we quantified the effect of xopJ2 on the dispersal and evolution of Xp populations on tomato. We compared movement of two wild-type Xp strains expressing xopJ2 to their respective xopJ2 mutants when co-inoculated in the field. We developed a binary logistic model to predict the presence of Xp over spatial and temporal dimensions with or without xopJ2. Based on the model, wild-type bacteria were dispersed approximately three times faster than the xopJ2 mutants. In a simulation experiment, the selective advantage due to increased dispersal velocity led to an increase in the frequency of xopJ2 gene in the Xp population and its apparent fixation within 10 to 12 cropping seasons of the tomato crop. Our results show that the presence of a single gene can affect the dispersal of a bacterial pathogen and significantly alter its population dynamics.
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- Anuj Sharma
- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education CenterUniversity of FloridaWimaumaFloridaUSA
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- Statistics Consulting Unit, Institute of Food and Agricultural SciencesUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant PathologyNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
- Emerging Pathogens InstituteUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education CenterUniversity of FloridaWimaumaFloridaUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
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Chen X, Xu Q, Duan Y, Liu H, Chen X, Huang J, Luo C, Zhou DX, Zheng L. Ustilaginoidea virens modulates lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation in rice flowers during infection. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:1801-1814. [PMID: 34245484 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The post-translational modification lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation (Khib ) plays an important role in gene transcription, metabolism, and enzymatic activity. Khib sites have been identified in rice (Oryza sativa). However, the Khib status of proteins in rice flowers during pathogen infection remains unclear. Here, we report a comprehensive identification of Khib -modified proteins in rice flowers, and the changes in these proteins during infection with the fungal pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens. By using a tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomics approach, we identified 2,891 Khib sites on 964 proteins in rice flowers. Our data demonstrated that 2-hydroxyisobutyrylated proteins are involved in diverse biological processes. Khib levels were substantially reduced upon infection with U. virens. Chromatin immunoprecipitation polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse transcription quantitative PCR analyses revealed that histone Khib is involved in the expression of disease-resistance genes. More importantly, most quantified sites on core histones H3 were downregulated upon U. virens infection. In addition, the histone deacetylases HDA705, HDA716, SRT1, and SRT2 are involved in the removal of Khib marks in rice. HDA705 was further confirmed to negatively regulate rice disease resistance to pathogens U. virens, Magnaporthe oryzae, and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Our data suggest that U. virens could modulate Khib in rice flowers during infection.
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- Xiaoyang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Institute of Plant Science Paris-Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRAE, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, 91405, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology/Hubei Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Wang J, Liu C, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Ma Z. Protein acetylation and deacetylation in plant-pathogen interactions. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:4841-4855. [PMID: 34398483 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Protein acetylation and deacetylation catalysed by lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) and deacetylases (KDACs), respectively, are major mechanisms regulating various cellular processes. During the fight between microbial pathogens and host plants, both apply a set of measures, including acetylation interference, to strengthen themselves while suppressing the other. In this review, we first summarize KATs and KDACs in plants and their pathogens. Next, we introduce diverse acetylation and deacetylation mechanisms affecting protein functions, including the regulation of enzyme activity and specificity, protein-protein or protein-DNA interactions, subcellular localization and protein stability. We then focus on the current understanding of acetylation and deacetylation in plant-pathogen interactions. Additionally, we also discuss potential acetylation-related approaches for controlling plant diseases.
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- Jing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Yuan X, Hulin MT, Sundin GW. Effectors, chaperones, and harpins of the Type III secretion system in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora: a review. JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 2021; 103:25-39. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s42161-020-00623-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Pandey A, Moon H, Choi S, Yoon H, Prokchorchik M, Jayaraman J, Sujeevan R, Kang YM, McCann HC, Segonzac C, Kim CM, Park SJ, Sohn KH. Ralstonia solanacearum Type III Effector RipJ Triggers Bacterial Wilt Resistance in Solanum pimpinellifolium. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:962-972. [PMID: 33881922 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-20-0256-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt disease in solanaceous crops. Identification of avirulence type III-secreted effectors recognized by specific disease resistance proteins in host plant species is an important step toward developing durable resistance in crops. In the present study, we show that R. solanacearum effector RipJ functions as an avirulence determinant in Solanum pimpinellifolium LA2093. In all, 10 candidate avirulence effectors were shortlisted based on the effector repertoire comparison between avirulent Pe_9 and virulent Pe_1 strains. Infection assays with transgenic strain Pe_1 individually carrying a candidate avirulence effector from Pe_9 revealed that only RipJ elicits strong bacterial wilt resistance in S. pimpinellifolium LA2093. Furthermore, we identified that several RipJ natural variants do not induce bacterial wilt resistance in S. pimpinellifolium LA2093. RipJ belongs to the YopJ family of acetyltransferases. Our sequence analysis indicated the presence of partially conserved putative catalytic residues. Interestingly, the conserved amino acid residues in the acetyltransferase catalytic triad are not required for effector-triggered immunity. In addition, we show that RipJ does not autoacetylate its lysine residues. Our study reports the identification of the first R. solanacearum avirulence protein that triggers bacterial wilt resistance in tomato. We expect that our discovery of RipJ as an avirulence protein will accelerate the development of bacterial wilt-resistant tomato varieties in the future.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license.
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- Ankita Pandey
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Germany
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR), Mt Albert Auckland 1025, New Zealand
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- Division of Biological Sciences and Research Institute for Basic Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Horticulture Industry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 554438, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Studies, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New Zealand
- Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Science, Plant Genome and Breeding Institute, Agricultural Life Science Research Institute, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Horticulture Industry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 554438, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biological Sciences and Research Institute for Basic Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- School of Interdisciplinary Biosciences and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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Rufián JS, Rueda-Blanco J, López-Márquez D, Macho AP, Beuzón CR, Ruiz-Albert J. The bacterial effector HopZ1a acetylates MKK7 to suppress plant immunity. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 231:1138-1156. [PMID: 33960430 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The Pseudomonas syringae type III secretion system translocates effector proteins into the host cell cytosol to suppress plant basal immunity. Effector HopZ1a suppresses local and systemic immunity triggered by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and effectors, through target acetylation. HopZ1a has been shown to target several plant proteins, but none fully substantiates HopZ1a-associated immune suppression. Here, we investigate Arabidopsis thaliana mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases (MKKs) as potential targets, focusing on AtMKK7, a positive regulator of local and systemic immunity. We analyse HopZ1a interference with AtMKK7 by translocation of HopZ1a from bacteria inoculated into Arabidopsis expressing MKK7 from an inducible promoter. Reciprocal phenotypes are analysed on plants expressing a construct quenching MKK7 native expression. We analyse HopZ1a-MKK7 interaction by three independent methods, and the relevance of acetylation by in vitro kinase and in planta functional assays. We demonstrate the AtMKK7 contribution to immune signalling showing MKK7-dependent flg22-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst, MAP kinas (MAPK) activation and callose deposition, plus AvrRpt2-triggered MKK7-dependent signalling. Furthermore, we demonstrate HopZ1a suppression of all MKK7-dependent responses, HopZ1a-MKK7 interaction in planta and HopZ1a acetylation of MKK7 with a lysine required for full kinase activity. We demonstrate that HopZ1a targets AtMKK7 to suppress local and systemic plant immunity.
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- José S Rufián
- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, E-29071, Spain
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, E-29071, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, E-29071, Spain
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201602, China
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, E-29071, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, E-29071, Spain
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Schreiber KJ, Chau-Ly IJ, Lewis JD. What the Wild Things Do: Mechanisms of Plant Host Manipulation by Bacterial Type III-Secreted Effector Proteins. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1029. [PMID: 34064647 PMCID: PMC8150971 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9051029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Phytopathogenic bacteria possess an arsenal of effector proteins that enable them to subvert host recognition and manipulate the host to promote pathogen fitness. The type III secretion system (T3SS) delivers type III-secreted effector proteins (T3SEs) from bacterial pathogens such as Pseudomonas syringae, Ralstonia solanacearum, and various Xanthomonas species. These T3SEs interact with and modify a range of intracellular host targets to alter their activity and thereby attenuate host immune signaling. Pathogens have evolved T3SEs with diverse biochemical activities, which can be difficult to predict in the absence of structural data. Interestingly, several T3SEs are activated following injection into the host cell. Here, we review T3SEs with documented enzymatic activities, as well as T3SEs that facilitate virulence-promoting processes either indirectly or through non-enzymatic mechanisms. We discuss the mechanisms by which T3SEs are activated in the cell, as well as how T3SEs modify host targets to promote virulence or trigger immunity. These mechanisms may suggest common enzymatic activities and convergent targets that could be manipulated to protect crop plants from infection.
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- Karl J. Schreiber
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA; (K.J.S.); (I.J.C.-L.)
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA; (K.J.S.); (I.J.C.-L.)
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA; (K.J.S.); (I.J.C.-L.)
- Plant Gene Expression Center, United States Department of Agriculture, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
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Chakraborty J. In-silico structural analysis of Pseudomonas syringae effector HopZ3 reveals ligand binding activity and virulence function. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2021; 134:599-611. [PMID: 33730245 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-021-01274-8] [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: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bacterial acetyltransferase effectors belonging to the Yersinia outer protein J (YopJ) group inhibit multiple immune signaling pathways in human and plants. The present study determines in-silico acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) binding and Arabidopsis immune regulator RPM1-interacting protein4 (RIN4) peptide interactions to YopJ effector hypersensitivity and pathogenesis-dependent outer proteinZ3 (HopZ3) from Pseudomonas syringae. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that HopZ3 was clustered by acetyltransferase effectors from plant bacterial pathogens. Structural juxtaposition shows HopZ3 comprises topology matched closer with HopZ1a than PopP2 effectors, respectively. AcCoA binds HopZ3 at two sites i.e., substrate binding pocket and catalytic site. AcCoA interactions to substrate binding pocket was transient and dissipated upon in-silico mutation of Ser 279 residue whereas, attachment to catalytic site was found to be stable in the presence of inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) as a co-factor. Interface atoms used for measuring hydrogen bond distances, bound or accessible surface area, and root-mean-square fluctuation (RMSF) values, suggests that the HopZ3 complex stabilizes after binding to AcCoA ligand and RIN4 peptide. The few non-conserved polymorphic residues that have been displayed on HopZ3 surface presumably confer intracellular recognitions within hosts. Collectively, homology modeling and interactive docking experiments were used to substantiate Arabidopsis immune 'guardee' interactions to HopZ3.
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Daguerre Y, Basso V, Hartmann-Wittulski S, Schellenberger R, Meyer L, Bailly J, Kohler A, Plett JM, Martin F, Veneault-Fourrey C. The mutualism effector MiSSP7 of Laccaria bicolor alters the interactions between the poplar JAZ6 protein and its associated proteins. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20362. [PMID: 33230111 PMCID: PMC7683724 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76832-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Despite the pivotal role of jasmonic acid in the outcome of plant-microorganism interactions, JA-signaling components in roots of perennial trees like western balsam poplar (Populus trichocarpa) are poorly characterized. Here we decipher the poplar-root JA-perception complex centered on PtJAZ6, a co-repressor of JA-signaling targeted by the effector protein MiSSP7 from the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor during symbiotic development. Through protein-protein interaction studies in yeast we determined the poplar root proteins interacting with PtJAZ6. Moreover, we assessed via yeast triple-hybrid how the mutualistic effector MiSSP7 reshapes the association between PtJAZ6 and its partner proteins. In the absence of the symbiotic effector, PtJAZ6 interacts with the transcription factors PtMYC2s and PtJAM1.1. In addition, PtJAZ6 interacts with it-self and with other Populus JAZ proteins. Finally, MiSSP7 strengthens the binding of PtJAZ6 to PtMYC2.1 and antagonizes PtJAZ6 homo-/heterodimerization. We conclude that a symbiotic effector secreted by a mutualistic fungus may promote the symbiotic interaction through altered dynamics of a JA-signaling-associated protein-protein interaction network, maintaining the repression of PtMYC2.1-regulated genes.
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- Yohann Daguerre
- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France.
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Daguerre Y, Basso V, Hartmann-Wittulski S, Schellenberger R, Meyer L, Bailly J, Kohler A, Plett JM, Martin F, Veneault-Fourrey C. The mutualism effector MiSSP7 of Laccaria bicolor alters the interactions between the poplar JAZ6 protein and its associated proteins. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20362. [PMID: 33230111 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76832-76836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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Despite the pivotal role of jasmonic acid in the outcome of plant-microorganism interactions, JA-signaling components in roots of perennial trees like western balsam poplar (Populus trichocarpa) are poorly characterized. Here we decipher the poplar-root JA-perception complex centered on PtJAZ6, a co-repressor of JA-signaling targeted by the effector protein MiSSP7 from the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor during symbiotic development. Through protein-protein interaction studies in yeast we determined the poplar root proteins interacting with PtJAZ6. Moreover, we assessed via yeast triple-hybrid how the mutualistic effector MiSSP7 reshapes the association between PtJAZ6 and its partner proteins. In the absence of the symbiotic effector, PtJAZ6 interacts with the transcription factors PtMYC2s and PtJAM1.1. In addition, PtJAZ6 interacts with it-self and with other Populus JAZ proteins. Finally, MiSSP7 strengthens the binding of PtJAZ6 to PtMYC2.1 and antagonizes PtJAZ6 homo-/heterodimerization. We conclude that a symbiotic effector secreted by a mutualistic fungus may promote the symbiotic interaction through altered dynamics of a JA-signaling-associated protein-protein interaction network, maintaining the repression of PtMYC2.1-regulated genes.
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- Yohann Daguerre
- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France
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- UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Microorganismes (IAM), Centre INRAE de Nancy, Université de Lorraine/INRAE, Champenoux, France.
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Zhang J, Coaker G, Zhou JM, Dong X. Plant Immune Mechanisms: From Reductionistic to Holistic Points of View. MOLECULAR PLANT 2020; 13:1358-1378. [PMID: 32916334 PMCID: PMC7541739 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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After three decades of the amazing progress made on molecular studies of plant-microbe interactions (MPMI), we have begun to ask ourselves "what are the major questions still remaining?" as if the puzzle has only a few pieces missing. Such an exercise has ultimately led to the realization that we still have many more questions than answers. Therefore, it would be an impossible task for us to project a coherent "big picture" of the MPMI field in a single review. Instead, we provide our opinions on where we would like to go in our research as an invitation to the community to join us in this exploration of new MPMI frontiers.
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- Jie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, College of Advanced Agricutural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, College of Advanced Agricutural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Department of Biology, Duke University, PO Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Lomovatskaya LA, Romanenko AS. Secretion Systems of Bacterial Phytopathogens and Mutualists (Review). APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683820020106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bastedo DP, Khan M, Martel A, Seto D, Kireeva I, Zhang J, Masud W, Millar D, Lee JY, Lee AHY, Gong Y, Santos-Severino A, Guttman DS, Desveaux D. Perturbations of the ZED1 pseudokinase activate plant immunity. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007900. [PMID: 31269090 PMCID: PMC6634424 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The Pseudomonas syringae acetyltransferase HopZ1a is delivered into host cells by the type III secretion system to promote bacterial growth. However, in the model plant host Arabidopsis thaliana, HopZ1a activity results in an effector-triggered immune response (ETI) that limits bacterial proliferation. HopZ1a-triggered immunity requires the nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat domain (NLR) protein, ZAR1, and the pseudokinase, ZED1. Here we demonstrate that HopZ1a can acetylate members of a family of ‘receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases’ (RLCK family VII; also known as PBS1-like kinases, or PBLs) and promote their interaction with ZED1 and ZAR1 to form a ZAR1-ZED1-PBL ternary complex. Interactions between ZED1 and PBL kinases are determined by the pseudokinase features of ZED1, and mutants designed to restore ZED1 kinase motifs can (1) bind to PBLs, (2) recruit ZAR1, and (3) trigger ZAR1-dependent immunity in planta, all independently of HopZ1a. A ZED1 mutant that mimics acetylation by HopZ1a also triggers immunity in planta, providing evidence that effector-induced perturbations of ZED1 also activate ZAR1. Overall, our results suggest that interactions between these two RLCK families are promoted by perturbations of structural features that distinguish active from inactive kinase domain conformations. We propose that effector-induced interactions between ZED1/ZRK pseudokinases (RLCK family XII) and PBL kinases (RLCK family VII) provide a sensitive mechanism for detecting perturbations of either kinase family to activate ZAR1-mediated ETI. All plants must ward off potentially infectious microbes, and those grown in large-scale crop operations are especially vulnerable to the rapid spread of disease by successful pathogens. Although many bacteria and fungi can supress plant immune responses by producing specialized virulence proteins called ‘effectors’, these effectors can also trigger immune responses that render plants resistant to infection. We studied the molecular mechanisms underlying one such effector-triggered immune response elicited by the bacterial effector HopZ1a in the model plant host Arabidopsis thaliana. We have shown that HopZ1a promotes binding between a ZED1, a ‘pseudokinase’ required for HopZ1a-triggered immunity, and several ‘true kinases’ (known as PBLs) that are likely targets of HopZ1a activity in planta. HopZ1a-induced ZED1-PBL interactions also recruit ZAR1, an Arabidopsis ‘resistance protein’ previously implicated in HopZ1a-triggered immunity. Importantly, ZED1 mutants that restore degenerate kinase motifs can bridge interactions between PBLs and ZAR1 (independently of HopZ1a) and trigger immunity in planta. Our results suggest that equilibria between active and inactive kinase domain conformations regulate ZED1-PBL interactions and formation of ternary complexes with ZAR1. Improved models describing molecular interactions between immunity determinants, effectors and effector targets will inform efforts to exploit natural diversity for development of crops with enhanced disease resistance.
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- D. Patrick Bastedo
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- * E-mail: (DSG); (DD)
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- * E-mail: (DSG); (DD)
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Identifying Pseudomonas syringae Type III Secreted Effector Function via a Yeast Genomic Screen. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2019; 9:535-547. [PMID: 30573466 PMCID: PMC6385969 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Gram-negative bacterial pathogens inject type III secreted effectors (T3SEs) directly into host cells to promote pathogen fitness by manipulating host cellular processes. Despite their crucial role in promoting virulence, relatively few T3SEs have well-characterized enzymatic activities or host targets. This is in part due to functional redundancy within pathogen T3SE repertoires as well as the promiscuity of individual T3SEs that can have multiple host targets. To overcome these challenges, we generated and characterized a collection of yeast strains stably expressing 75 T3SE constructs from the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. This collection is devised to facilitate heterologous genetic screens in yeast, a non-host organism, to identify T3SEs that target conserved eukaryotic processes. Among 75 T3SEs tested, we identified 16 that inhibited yeast growth on rich media and eight that inhibited growth on stress-inducing media. We utilized Pathogenic Genetic Array (PGA) screens to identify potential host targets of P. syringae T3SEs. We focused on the acetyltransferase, HopZ1a, which interacts with plant tubulin and alters microtubule networks. To uncover putative HopZ1a host targets, we identified yeast genes with genetic interaction profiles most similar (i.e., congruent) to the PGA profile of HopZ1a and performed a functional enrichment analysis of these HopZ1a-congruent genes. We compared the congruence analyses above to previously described HopZ physical interaction datasets and identified kinesins as potential HopZ1a targets. Finally, we demonstrated that HopZ1a can target kinesins by acetylating the plant kinesins HINKEL and MKRP1, illustrating the utility of our T3SE-expressing yeast library to characterize T3SE functions.
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Dhroso A, Eidson S, Korkin D. Genome-wide prediction of bacterial effector candidates across six secretion system types using a feature-based statistical framework. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17209. [PMID: 30464223 PMCID: PMC6249201 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33874-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for hundreds of millions infections worldwide, including the emerging hospital-acquired infections and neglected tropical diseases in the third-world countries. Finding a fast and cheap way to understand the molecular mechanisms behind the bacterial infections is critical for efficient diagnostics and treatment. An important step towards understanding these mechanisms is the discovery of bacterial effectors, the proteins secreted into the host through one of the six common secretion system types. Unfortunately, current prediction methods are designed to specifically target one of three secretion systems, and no accurate "secretion system-agnostic" method is available. Here, we present PREFFECTOR, a computational feature-based approach to discover effector candidates in Gram-negative bacteria, without prior knowledge on bacterial secretion system(s) or cryptic secretion signals. Our approach was first evaluated using several assessment protocols on a manually curated, balanced dataset of experimentally determined effectors across all six secretion systems, as well as non-effector proteins. The evaluation revealed high accuracy of the top performing classifiers in PREFFECTOR, with the small false positive discovery rate across all six secretion systems. Our method was also applied to six bacteria that had limited knowledge on virulence factors or secreted effectors. PREFFECTOR web-server is freely available at: http://korkinlab.org/preffector .
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- Andi Dhroso
- Department of Computer Science, and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.
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Labriola JM, Zhou Y, Nagar B. Structural Analysis of the Bacterial Effector AvrA Identifies a Critical Helix Involved in Substrate Recognition. Biochemistry 2018; 57:4985-4996. [PMID: 30025209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacterial effector proteins are essential for the infection and proliferation of pathogenic bacteria through manipulation of host immune response pathways. AvrA is a Salmonella effector that belongs to the YopJ family of acetyltransferases, which suppresses c-JUN N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling in mammals through acetylation of mitogen-activated receptor kinase kinases 4 and 7 (MKK4/7). Interestingly, there are two paralogues of AvrA that differ by only a single internal leucine residue, which when absent (AvrAΔL140) abrogates the ability to suppress JNK signaling. Here, we present the first crystal structure of a bacterial effector from an animal pathogen, AvrAΔL140, accompanied by a thorough biophysical characterization of both AvrA variants. The structure in complex with inositol hexaphosphate and coenzyme A reveals two closely associated domains consisting of a catalytic core that resembles the CE clan peptidases and a wedge-shaped regulatory region that mediates cofactor and substrate binding. The loss of the putative function of AvrAΔL140 is due to its inability to interact with MKK4/7, which ultimately arises from an altered conformation of a critical helix adjacent to the active site that harbors L140. These results provide general insights into substrate recognition across the YopJ family of acetyltransferases.
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- Jonathan M Labriola
- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de Recherche Axé sur la Structure des Protéines , McGill University , Montreal , QC H3G 0B1 , Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de Recherche Axé sur la Structure des Protéines , McGill University , Montreal , QC H3G 0B1 , Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de Recherche Axé sur la Structure des Protéines , McGill University , Montreal , QC H3G 0B1 , Canada
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Howe GA, Major IT, Koo AJ. Modularity in Jasmonate Signaling for Multistress Resilience. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 69:387-415. [PMID: 29539269 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042817-040047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 363] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The plant hormone jasmonate coordinates immune and growth responses to increase plant survival in unpredictable environments. The core jasmonate signaling pathway comprises several functional modules, including a repertoire of COI1-JAZ (CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1-JASMONATE-ZIM DOMAIN) coreceptors that couple jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine perception to the degradation of JAZ repressors, JAZ-interacting transcription factors that execute physiological responses, and multiple negative feedback loops to ensure timely termination of these responses. Here, we review the jasmonate signaling pathway with an emphasis on understanding how transcriptional responses are specific, tunable, and evolvable. We explore emerging evidence that JAZ proteins integrate multiple informational cues and mediate crosstalk by propagating changes in protein-protein interaction networks. We also discuss recent insights into the evolution of jasmonate signaling and highlight how plant-associated organisms manipulate the pathway to subvert host immunity. Finally, we consider how this mechanistic foundation can accelerate the rational design of jasmonate signaling for improving crop resilience and harnessing the wellspring of specialized plant metabolites.
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- Gregg A Howe
- Department of Energy-Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA; ,
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Energy-Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA; ,
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA;
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Rufián JS, Macho AP, Corry DS, Mansfield JW, Ruiz‐Albert J, Arnold DL, Beuzón CR. Confocal microscopy reveals in planta dynamic interactions between pathogenic, avirulent and non-pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 19:537-551. [PMID: 28120374 PMCID: PMC6638015 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recent advances in genomics and single-cell analysis have demonstrated the extraordinary complexity reached by microbial populations within their hosts. Communities range from complex multispecies groups to homogeneous populations differentiating into lineages through genetic or non-genetic mechanisms. Diversity within bacterial populations is recognized as a key driver of the evolution of animal pathogens. In plants, however, little is known about how interactions between different pathogenic and non-pathogenic variants within the host impact on defence responses, or how the presence within a mixture may affect the development or the fate of each variant. Using confocal fluorescence microscopy, we analysed the colonization of the plant apoplast by individual virulence variants of Pseudomonas syringae within mixed populations. We found that non-pathogenic variants can proliferate and even spread beyond the inoculated area to neighbouring tissues when in close proximity to pathogenic bacteria. The high bacterial concentrations reached at natural entry points promote such interactions during the infection process. We also found that a diversity of interactions take place at a cellular level between virulent and avirulent variants, ranging from dominant negative effects on proliferation of virulent bacteria to in trans suppression of defences triggered by avirulent bacteria. Our results illustrate the spatial dynamics and complexity of the interactions found within mixed infections, and their potential impact on pathogen evolution.
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- José S. Rufián
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterranea “La Mayora”Universidad de Malaga‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (IHSM‐UMA‐CSIC), Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Campus de Teatinos, Malaga E‐29071, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterranea “La Mayora”Universidad de Malaga‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (IHSM‐UMA‐CSIC), Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Campus de Teatinos, Malaga E‐29071, Spain
- Present address:
Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai201602China
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Applied SciencesUniversity of the West of England, Frenchay CampusBristolBS16 1QYUK
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterranea “La Mayora”Universidad de Malaga‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (IHSM‐UMA‐CSIC), Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Campus de Teatinos, Malaga E‐29071, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Bioscience, Faculty of Health and Applied SciencesUniversity of the West of England, Frenchay CampusBristolBS16 1QYUK
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterranea “La Mayora”Universidad de Malaga‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (IHSM‐UMA‐CSIC), Departamento Biologia Celular, Genetica y Fisiologia, Campus de Teatinos, Malaga E‐29071, Spain
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Manning AJ, Lee J, Wolfgeher DJ, Kron SJ, Greenberg JT. Simple strategies to enhance discovery of acetylation post-translational modifications by quadrupole-orbitrap LC-MS/MS. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:224-229. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Büttner D. Behind the lines-actions of bacterial type III effector proteins in plant cells. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 40:894-937. [PMID: 28201715 PMCID: PMC5091034 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Pathogenicity of most Gram-negative plant-pathogenic bacteria depends on the type III secretion (T3S) system, which translocates bacterial effector proteins into plant cells. Type III effectors modulate plant cellular pathways to the benefit of the pathogen and promote bacterial multiplication. One major virulence function of type III effectors is the suppression of plant innate immunity, which is triggered upon recognition of pathogen-derived molecular patterns by plant receptor proteins. Type III effectors also interfere with additional plant cellular processes including proteasome-dependent protein degradation, phytohormone signaling, the formation of the cytoskeleton, vesicle transport and gene expression. This review summarizes our current knowledge on the molecular functions of type III effector proteins with known plant target molecules. Furthermore, plant defense strategies for the detection of effector protein activities or effector-triggered alterations in plant targets are discussed.
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- Daniela Büttner
- Genetics Department, Institute of Biology, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Rufián JS, Lucía A, Rueda-Blanco J, Zumaquero A, Guevara CM, Ortiz-Martín I, Ruiz-Aldea G, Macho AP, Beuzón CR, Ruiz-Albert J. Suppression of HopZ Effector-Triggered Plant Immunity in a Natural Pathosystem. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:977. [PMID: 30154802 PMCID: PMC6103241 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Many type III-secreted effectors suppress plant defenses, but can also activate effector-triggered immunity (ETI) in resistant backgrounds. ETI suppression has been shown for a number of type III effectors (T3Es) and ETI-suppressing effectors are considered part of the arms race model for the co-evolution of bacterial virulence and plant defense. However, ETI suppression activities have been shown mostly between effectors not being naturally expressed within the same strain. Furthermore, evolution of effector families is rarely explained taking into account that selective pressure against ETI-triggering effectors may be compensated by ETI-suppressing effector(s) translocated by the same strain. The HopZ effector family is one of the most diverse, displaying a high rate of loss and gain of alleles, which reflects opposing selective pressures. HopZ effectors trigger defense responses in a variety of crops and some have been shown to suppress different plant defenses. Mutational changes in the sequence of ETI-triggering effectors have been proposed to result in the avoidance of detection by their respective hosts, in a process called pathoadaptation. We analyze how deleting or overexpressing HopZ1a and HopZ3 affects virulence of HopZ-encoding and non-encoding strains. We find that both effectors trigger immunity in their plant hosts only when delivered from heterologous strains, while immunity is suppressed when delivered from their native strains. We carried out screens aimed at identifying the determinant(s) suppressing HopZ1a-triggered and HopZ3-triggered immunity within their native strains, and identified several effectors displaying suppression of HopZ3-triggered immunity. We propose effector-mediated cross-suppression of ETI as an additional force driving evolution of the HopZ family.
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- José S. Rufián
- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Málaga, Spain
- *Correspondence: Javier Ruiz-Albert,
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Lysine acetylation is a key posttranslational modification that regulates diverse proteins involved in a range of biological processes. The role of histone acetylation in plant defense is well established, and it is known that pathogen effector proteins encoding acetyltransferases can directly acetylate host proteins to alter immunity. However, it is unclear whether endogenous plant enzymes can modulate protein acetylation during an immune response. Here, we investigate how the effector molecule HC-toxin (HCT), a histone deacetylase inhibitor produced by the fungal pathogen Cochliobolus carbonum race 1, promotes virulence in maize through altering protein acetylation. Using mass spectrometry, we globally quantified the abundance of 3,636 proteins and the levels of acetylation at 2,791 sites in maize plants treated with HCT as well as HCT-deficient or HCT-producing strains of C. carbonum Analyses of these data demonstrate that acetylation is a widespread posttranslational modification impacting proteins encoded by many intensively studied maize genes. Furthermore, the application of exogenous HCT enabled us to show that the activity of plant-encoded enzymes (histone deacetylases) can be modulated to alter acetylation of nonhistone proteins during an immune response. Collectively, these results provide a resource for further mechanistic studies examining the regulation of protein function by reversible acetylation and offer insight into the complex immune response triggered by virulent C. carbonum.
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Zhang ZM, Ma KW, Gao L, Hu Z, Schwizer S, Ma W, Song J. Mechanism of host substrate acetylation by a YopJ family effector. NATURE PLANTS 2017; 3:17115. [PMID: 28737762 PMCID: PMC5546152 DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2017.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The Yersinia outer protein J (YopJ) family of bacterial effectors depends on a novel acetyltransferase domain to acetylate signalling proteins from plant and animal hosts. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, we report the crystal structures of PopP2, a YopJ effector produced by the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum, in complex with inositol hexaphosphate (InsP6), acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) and/or substrate Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum 1 (RRS1-R)WRKY. PopP2 recognizes the WRKYGQK motif of RRS1-RWRKY to position a targeted lysine in the active site for acetylation. Importantly, the PopP2-RRS1-RWRKY association is allosterically regulated by InsP6 binding, suggesting a previously unidentified role of the eukaryote-specific cofactor in substrate interaction. Furthermore, we provide evidence for the reaction intermediate of PopP2-mediated acetylation, an acetyl-cysteine covalent adduct, lending direct support to the 'ping-pong'-like catalytic mechanism proposed for YopJ effectors. Our study provides critical mechanistic insights into the virulence activity of YopJ class of acetyltransferases.
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- Zhi-Min Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Environmental Toxicology Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui 230031, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
- Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
- Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
- Environmental Toxicology Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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A bacterial acetyltransferase triggers immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana independent of hypersensitive response. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3557. [PMID: 28620210 PMCID: PMC5472582 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03704-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Type-III secreted effectors (T3Es) play critical roles during bacterial pathogenesis in plants. Plant recognition of certain T3Es can trigger defence, often accompanied by macroscopic cell death, termed the hypersensitive response (HR). Economically important species of kiwifruit are susceptible to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), the causal agent of kiwifruit bacterial canker. Although Psa is non-pathogenic in Arabidopsis thaliana, we observed that a T3E, HopZ5 that is unique to a global outbreak clade of Psa, triggers HR and defence in Arabidopsis accession Ct-1. Ws-2 and Col-0 accessions are unable to produce an HR in response to Pseudomonas-delivered HopZ5. While Ws-2 is susceptible to virulent bacterial strain Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 carrying HopZ5, Col-0 is resistant despite the lack of an HR. We show that HopZ5, like other members of the YopJ superfamily of acetyltransferases that it belongs to, autoacetylates lysine residues. Through comparisons to other family members, we identified an acetyltransferase catalytic activity and demonstrate its requirement for triggering defence in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana species. Collectively, data herein indicate that HopZ5 is a plasma membrane-localized acetyltransferase with autoacetylation activity required for avirulence.
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Melotto M, Zhang L, Oblessuc PR, He SY. Stomatal Defense a Decade Later. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:561-571. [PMID: 28341769 PMCID: PMC5462020 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A decade has passed since the discovery of stomatal defense, and the field has expanded considerably with significant understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying the process.
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- Maeli Melotto
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.M., P.R.O.);
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.);
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.); and
- Plant Resilience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (S.Y.H.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.M., P.R.O.)
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.)
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.); and
- Plant Resilience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (S.Y.H.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.M., P.R.O.)
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.)
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.); and
- Plant Resilience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (S.Y.H.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (M.M., P.R.O.);
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.);
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (L.Z., S.Y.H.); and
- Plant Resilience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (S.Y.H.)
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YopJ Family Effectors Promote Bacterial Infection through a Unique Acetyltransferase Activity. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2016; 80:1011-1027. [PMID: 27784797 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00032-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacterial pathogens rely on the type III secretion system to inject virulence proteins into host cells. These type III secreted "effector" proteins directly manipulate cellular processes to cause disease. Although the effector repertoires in different bacterial species are highly variable, the Yersinia outer protein J (YopJ) effector family is unique in that its members are produced by diverse animal and plant pathogens as well as a nonpathogenic microsymbiont. All YopJ family effectors share a conserved catalytic triad that is identical to that of the C55 family of cysteine proteases. However, an accumulating body of evidence demonstrates that many YopJ effectors modify their target proteins in hosts by acetylating specific serine, threonine, and/or lysine residues. This unique acetyltransferase activity allows the YopJ family effectors to affect the function and/or stability of their targets, thereby dampening innate immunity. Here, we summarize the current understanding of this prevalent and evolutionarily conserved type III effector family by describing their enzymatic activities and virulence functions in animals and plants. In particular, the molecular mechanisms by which representative YopJ family effectors subvert host immunity through posttranslational modification of their target proteins are discussed.
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Zhang ZM, Ma KW, Yuan S, Luo Y, Jiang S, Hawara E, Pan S, Ma W, Song J. Structure of a pathogen effector reveals the enzymatic mechanism of a novel acetyltransferase family. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2016; 23:847-52. [PMID: 27525589 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Effectors secreted by the type III secretion system are essential for bacterial pathogenesis. Members of the Yersinia outer-protein J (YopJ) family of effectors found in diverse plant and animal pathogens depend on a protease-like catalytic triad to acetylate host proteins and produce virulence. However, the structural basis for this noncanonical acetyltransferase activity remains unknown. Here, we report the crystal structures of the YopJ effector HopZ1a, produced by the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae, in complex with the eukaryote-specific cofactor inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) and/or coenzyme A (CoA). Structural, computational and functional characterizations reveal a catalytic core with a fold resembling that of ubiquitin-like cysteine proteases and an acetyl-CoA-binding pocket formed after IP6-induced structural rearrangements. Modeling-guided mutagenesis further identified key IP6-interacting residues of Salmonella effector AvrA that are required for acetylating its substrate. Our study reveals the structural basis of a novel class of acetyltransferases and the conserved allosteric regulation of YopJ effectors by IP6.
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- Zhi-Min Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Polymers and Membranes, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.,Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.,Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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Toruño TY, Stergiopoulos I, Coaker G. Plant-Pathogen Effectors: Cellular Probes Interfering with Plant Defenses in Spatial and Temporal Manners. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 54:419-41. [PMID: 27359369 PMCID: PMC5283857 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080615-100204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 385] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plants possess large arsenals of immune receptors capable of recognizing all pathogen classes. To cause disease, pathogenic organisms must be able to overcome physical barriers, suppress or evade immune perception, and derive nutrients from host tissues. Consequently, to facilitate some of these processes, pathogens secrete effector proteins that promote colonization. This review covers recent advances in the field of effector biology, focusing on conserved cellular processes targeted by effectors from diverse pathogens. The ability of effectors to facilitate pathogen entry into the host interior, suppress plant immune perception, and alter host physiology for pathogen benefit is discussed. Pathogens also deploy effectors in a spatial and temporal manner, depending on infection stage. Recent advances have also enhanced our understanding of effectors acting in specific plant organs and tissues. Effectors are excellent cellular probes that facilitate insight into biological processes as well as key points of vulnerability in plant immune signaling networks.
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- Tania Y Toruño
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California; , ,
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, California; , ,
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Ma KW, Ma W. Phytohormone pathways as targets of pathogens to facilitate infection. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 91:713-25. [PMID: 26879412 PMCID: PMC4932134 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants are constantly threatened by potential pathogens. In order to optimize the output of defense against pathogens with distinct lifestyles, plants depend on hormonal networks to fine-tune specific responses and regulate growth-defense tradeoffs. To counteract, pathogens have evolved various strategies to disturb hormonal homeostasis and facilitate infection. Many pathogens synthesize plant hormones; more importantly, toxins and effectors are produced to manipulate hormonal crosstalk. Accumulating evidence has shown that pathogens exert extensive effects on plant hormone pathways not only to defeat immunity, but also modify habitat structure, optimize nutrient acquisition, and facilitate pathogen dissemination. In this review, we summarize mechanisms by which a wide array of pathogens gain benefits from manipulating plant hormone pathways.
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- Ka-Wai Ma
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
- Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
- Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
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Acetylome analysis reveals the involvement of lysine acetylation in diverse biological processes in Phytophthora sojae. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29897. [PMID: 27412925 PMCID: PMC4944153 DOI: 10.1038/srep29897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Lysine acetylation is a dynamic and highly conserved post-translational modification that plays an important regulatory role in almost every aspects of cell metabolism in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Phytophthora sojae is one of the most important plant pathogens due to its huge economic impact. However, to date, little is known about the functions of lysine acetylation in this Phytopthora. Here, we conducted a lysine acetylome in P. sojae. Overall, 2197 lysine acetylation sites in 1150 proteins were identified. The modified proteins are involved in diverse biological processes and are localized to multiple cellular compartments. Importantly, 7 proteins involved in the pathogenicity or the secretion pathway of P. sojae were found to be acetylated. These data provide the first comprehensive view of the acetylome of P. sojae and serve as an important resource for functional analysis of lysine acetylation in plant pathogens.
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How Microbes Twist Jasmonate Signaling around Their Little Fingers. PLANTS 2016; 5:plants5010009. [PMID: 27135229 PMCID: PMC4844426 DOI: 10.3390/plants5010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Revised: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Plant immunity relies on a complex network of hormone signaling pathways in which jasmonic acid (JA) plays a central role. Successful microbial pathogens or symbionts have developed strategies to manipulate plant hormone signaling pathways to cause hormonal imbalances for their own benefit. These strategies include the production of plant hormones, phytohormone mimics, or effector proteins that target host components to disrupt hormonal signaling pathways and enhance virulence. Here, we describe the molecular details of the most recent and best-characterized examples of specific JA hormonal manipulation by microbes, which exemplify the ingenious ways by which pathogens can take control over the plant’s hormone signaling network to suppress host immunity.
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Lee J, Manning AJ, Wolfgeher D, Jelenska J, Cavanaugh KA, Xu H, Fernandez SM, Michelmore RW, Kron SJ, Greenberg JT. Acetylation of an NB-LRR Plant Immune-Effector Complex Suppresses Immunity. Cell Rep 2015; 13:1670-82. [PMID: 26586425 PMCID: PMC4967551 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Modifications of plant immune complexes by secreted pathogen effectors can trigger strong immune responses mediated by the action of nucleotide binding-leucine-rich repeat immune receptors. Although some strains of the pathogen Pseudomonas syringae harbor effectors that individually can trigger immunity, the plant's response may be suppressed by other virulence factors. This work reveals a robust strategy for immune suppression mediated by HopZ3, an effector in the YopJ family of acetyltransferases. The suppressing HopZ3 effector binds to and can acetylate multiple members of the RPM1 immune complex, as well as two P. syringae effectors that together activate the RPM1 complex. These acetylations modify serine, threonine, lysine, and/or histidine residues in the targets. Through HopZ3-mediated acetylation, it is possible that the whole effector-immune complex is inactivated, leading to increased growth of the pathogen.
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- Jiyoung Lee
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- The Genome Center & Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- The Genome Center & Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- The Genome Center & Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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