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Tsafouros A, Tsalgatidou PC, Boutsika A, Delis C, Mincuzzi A, Ippolito A, Zambounis A. Deciphering the Interaction between Coniella granati and Pomegranate Fruit Employing Transcriptomics. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:752. [PMID: 38929736 PMCID: PMC11205003 DOI: 10.3390/life14060752] [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: 04/28/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Pomegranate fruit dry rot is caused by Coniella granati, also referred as Pilidiella granati. In order to decipher the induced responses of mature pomegranates inoculated with the pathogen, an RNA-seq analysis was employed. A high number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were observed through a three-time series inoculation period. The transcriptional reprogramming was time-dependent, whereas the majority of DEGs were suppressed and the expression patterns of specific genes may facilitate the pathogen colonization at 1 day after inoculation (dai). In contrast, at 2 dai and mainly thereafter at 3 dai, defense responses were partially triggered in delay. Particularly, DEGs were mainly upregulated at the latest time point. Among them, specific DEGs involved in cell wall modification and degradation processes, pathogen recognition and signaling transduction cascades, activation of specific defense and metabolite biosynthesis-related genes, as well in induction of particular families of transcriptional factors, may constitute crucial components of a defense recruiting strategy employed by pomegranate fruit upon C. granati challenge. Overall, our findings provide novel insights to the compatible interaction of pomegranates-C. granati and lay the foundations for establishing integrated pest management (IPM) strategies involving advanced approaches, such as gene editing or molecular breeding programs for disease resistance, according to European Union (EU) goals.
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- Athanasios Tsafouros
- Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece
- Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA), Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA), Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese, 24100 Kalamata, Greece
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA (ELGO-DIMITRA), Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Wu L, Xu Y, Li L, Cao D, Liu F, Zhao H. Matrix metalloproteinase 2 contributes to adult eclosion and immune response in the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 31:733-747. [PMID: 37751529 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13274] [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: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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During the pupal-adult eclosion process of holometabolous insects, the old cuticle is shed and replaced by a completely different new cuticle that requires tanning and expansion, along with extensive extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. In vertebrates, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a class of zinc-dependent endopeptidases, play key roles in regulating the ECM that surrounds cells. However, little is known about these extracellular proteinases available in insects. The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a widespread invasive parasite of honey bees. In this study, 6 MMP homologs were identified in the SHB genome. RNA interference experiments showed that all 6 AtMmps are not required for the larval-pupal transition, only AtMmp2 was essential for pupal-adult eclosion in SHB. Knockdown of AtMmp2 resulted in eclosion defects and wing expansion failure, as well as mortality within 3 d of adult eclosion. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that knockdown of AtMmp2 significantly increased expression of the Toll and Imd pathways, chitin metabolism, and cross-linking (such as the pro-phenoloxidase activating cascade pathway and the tyrosine-mediated cuticle sclerotization and pigmentation pathway). These data revealed evolutionarily conserved functions of Mmp2 in controlling adult eclosion and wing expansion, also provided a preliminary exploration of the novel function of regulating Toll and Imd pathways, as well as new insights into how MMPs regulate insect development and defense barriers.
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- Lixian Wu
- Guangdong Key Laboratssory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratssory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratssory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratssory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratssory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratssory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Aci MM, Tsalgatidou PC, Boutsika A, Dalianis A, Michaliou M, Delis C, Tsitsigiannis DI, Paplomatas E, Malacrinò A, Schena L, Zambounis A. Comparative transcriptome profiling and co-expression network analysis uncover the key genes associated with pear petal defense responses against Monilinia laxa infection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1377937. [PMID: 38516670 PMCID: PMC10954844 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1377937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Pear brown rot and blossom blight caused by Monilinia laxa seriously affect pear production worldwide. Here, we compared the transcriptomic profiles of petals after inoculation with M. laxa using two pear cultivars with different levels of sensitivity to disease (Sissy, a relatively tolerant cultivar, and Kristalli, a highly susceptible cultivar). Physiological indexes were also monitored in the petals of both cultivars at 2 h and 48 h after infection (2 HAI and 48 HAI). RNA-seq data and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) allowed the identification of key genes and pathways involved in immune- and defense-related responses that were specific for each cultivar in a time-dependent manner. In particular, in the Kristalli cultivar, a significant transcriptome reprogramming occurred early at 2 HAI and was accompanied either by suppression of key differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in the modulation of any defense responses or by activation of DEGs acting as sensitivity factors promoting susceptibility. In contrast to the considerably high number of DEGs induced early in the Kristalli cultivar, upregulation of specific DEGs involved in pathogen perception and signal transduction, biosynthesis of secondary and primary metabolism, and other defense-related responses was delayed in the Sissy cultivar, occurring at 48 HAI. The WGCNA highlighted one module that was significantly and highly correlated to the relatively tolerant cultivar. Six hub genes were identified within this module, including three WRKY transcription factor-encoding genes: WRKY 65 (pycom05g27470), WRKY 71 (pycom10g22220), and WRKY28 (pycom17g13130), which may play a crucial role in enhancing the tolerance of pear petals to M. laxa. Our results will provide insights into the interplay of the molecular mechanisms underlying immune responses of petals at the pear-M. laxa pathosystem.
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- Meriem Miyassa Aci
- Department of Agriculture, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Vegetable Crops, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Vegetable Crops, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Chen D, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Li B, Chen T, Tian S. Transcriptional landscape of pathogen-responsive lncRNAs in tomato unveils the role of hydrolase encoding genes in response to Botrytis cinerea invasion. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024; 47:651-663. [PMID: 37899711 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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LncRNAs have gained increasing attention owing to their important regulatory roles on growth and stress responses of plants. However, the mechanisms underlying the functions of lncRNAs in fruit-pathogen interaction are still largely unknown. In this study, a total of 273 lncRNAs responding to Botrytis cinerea infection were identified in tomato fruit, among which a higher percentage of antisense lncRNAs were targeted to the genes enriched in hydrolase activity. To ascertain the roles of these lncRNAs, seven hydrolase-related transcripts were transiently knocked-down by virus-induced gene silencing. Silencing of lncRNACXE20 reduced the expression level of a carboxylesterase gene, further enhancing the resistance of tomato to B. cinerea. In contrast, silencing of lncRNACHI, lncRNAMMP, lncRNASBT1.9 and lncRNAPME1.9 impaired the resistance to B. cinerea, respectively. Further RT-qPCR assay and enzymatic activity detection displayed that the attenuated resistance of lncRNAMMP and lncRNASBT1.9-silenced plants was associated with the inhibition on the expression of JA-related genes, while the decreased resistance of lncRNACHI-silenced plants resulted in reduced chitinase activity. Collectively, these results may provide references for deciphering the mechanisms underlying specific lncRNAs to interfere with B. cinerea infection by regulating the expression of defence-related genes or affecting hydrolase activity.
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- Daoguo Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- China National Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Marchese A, Balan B, Trippa DA, Bonanno F, Caruso T, Imperiale V, Marra FP, Giovino A. NGS transcriptomic analysis uncovers the possible resistance mechanisms of olive to Spilocea oleagina leaf spot infection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1219580. [PMID: 37528972 PMCID: PMC10388255 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1219580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Spilocea oleagina is a dangerous obligate fungal pathogen of olive, feared in the Mediterranean countries, causing Peacock's eye or leaf spot infection, which can lead to a serious yield loss of approximately 20% or higher depending on climatic conditions. Coping with this disease is much more problematic for organic farms. To date, knowledge on the genetic control of possible mechanisms of resistance/low susceptibility is quite limited. In this work, comparative transcriptomic analysis (RNA-seq) was conducted in leaf tissues of a low susceptible cultivar Koroneiki and a high susceptible cultivar Nocellara del Belice, both tested in the field using the NaOH test, considering two stages-"zero sign of disease" and "evident sign of infection". Cultivars showed a very large number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in both stages. 'Koroneiki' showed an extensive hormonal crosstalk, involving Abscisic acid (ABA) and ethylene synergistically acting with Jasmonate, with early signaling of the disease and remarkable defense responses against Spilocea through the over-expression of many resistance gene analogs or pathogenesis-related (PR) genes: non-specific lipid-transfer genes (nsLTPs), LRR receptor-like serine/threonine-protein kinase genes, GDSL esterase lipase, defensin Ec-AMP-D2-like, pathogenesis-related leaf protein 6-like, Thaumatin-like gene, Mildew resistance Locus O (MLO) gene, glycine-rich protein (GRP), MADS-box genes, STH-21-like, endochitinases, glucan endo-1,3-beta-glucosidases, and finally, many proteinases. Numerous genes involved in cell wall biogenesis, remodeling, and cell wall-based defense, including lignin synthesis, were also upregulated in the resistant cultivar, indicating the possible role of wall composition in disease resistance. It was remarkable that many transcription factors (TS), some of which involved in Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR), as well as some also involved in abiotic stress response, were found to be uniquely expressed in 'Koroneiki', while 'Nocellara del Belice' was lacking an effective system of defense, expressing genes that overlap with wounding responses, and, to a minor extent, genes related to phenylpropanoid and terpenoid pathways. Only a Thaumatin-like gene was found in both cultivars showing a similar expression. In this work, the genetic factors and mechanism underlying the putative resistance trait against this fungal pathogen were unraveled for the first time and possible target genes for breeding resistant olive genotypes were found.
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- Annalisa Marchese
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Palermo, Italy
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Rowarth NM, Curtis BA, Einfeldt AL, Archibald JM, Lacroix CR, Gunawardena AHLAN. RNA-Seq analysis reveals potential regulators of programmed cell death and leaf remodelling in lace plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:375. [PMID: 34388962 PMCID: PMC8361799 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The lace plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis) is an aquatic monocot that develops leaves with uniquely formed perforations through the use of a developmentally regulated process called programmed cell death (PCD). The process of perforation formation in lace plant leaves is subdivided into several developmental stages: pre-perforation, window, perforation formation, perforation expansion and mature. The first three emerging "imperforate leaves" do not form perforations, while all subsequent leaves form perforations via developmentally regulated PCD. PCD is active in cells called "PCD cells" that do not retain the antioxidant anthocyanin in spaces called areoles framed by the leaf veins of window stage leaves. Cells near the veins called "NPCD cells" retain a red pigmentation from anthocyanin and do not undergo PCD. While the cellular changes that occur during PCD are well studied, the gene expression patterns underlying these changes and driving PCD during leaf morphogenesis are mostly unknown. We sought to characterize differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that mediate lace plant leaf remodelling and PCD. This was achieved performing gene expression analysis using transcriptomics and comparing DEGs among different stages of leaf development, and between NPCD and PCD cells isolated by laser capture microdissection. RESULTS Transcriptomes were sequenced from imperforate, pre-perforation, window, and mature leaf stages, as well as PCD and NPCD cells isolated from window stage leaves. Differential expression analysis of the data revealed distinct gene expression profiles: pre-perforation and window stage leaves were characterized by higher expression of genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis, plant proteases, expansins, and autophagy-related genes. Mature and imperforate leaves upregulated genes associated with chlorophyll development, photosynthesis, and negative regulators of PCD. PCD cells were found to have a higher expression of genes involved with ethylene biosynthesis, brassinosteroid biosynthesis, and hydrolase activity whereas NPCD cells possessed higher expression of auxin transport, auxin signalling, aspartyl proteases, cysteine protease, Bag5, and anthocyanin biosynthesis enzymes. CONCLUSIONS RNA sequencing was used to generate a de novo transcriptome for A. madagascariensis leaves and revealed numerous DEGs potentially involved in PCD and leaf remodelling. The data generated from this investigation will be useful for future experiments on lace plant leaf development and PCD in planta.
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- Nathan M Rowarth
- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
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Zhao X, Wang R, Zhang Y, Li Y, Yue Y, Zhou T, Wang C. Comprehensive analysis of the stress associated protein (SAP) gene family in Tamarix hispida and the function of ThSAP6 in salt tolerance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 165:1-9. [PMID: 34029940 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Stress associated proteins (SAPs), a class of A20/AN1 zinc finger domain-containing proteins, are involved in a variety of biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants. However, little is known about the SAP gene family and their functions in Tamarix hispida. In this study, we isolated and characterized 11 SAPs from T. hispida. The expression patterns of ThSAPs were analyzed under various stresses (salt and drought) and phytohormone treatment (SA, ABA and MeJA) using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Most ThSAPs exhibited transcriptional responses to abiotic stresses and phytohormones. Among these ThSAPs, ThSAP6 was significantly induced by salt stress. Gain-and loss-of-function analyses revealed that ThSAP6 was a positive regulator of salt stress response. Overexpression of ThSAP6 in T. hispida increased antioxidant enzymes activity and proline content and decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and cell membrane damage under salt stress, while the opposite physiological changes were observed in ThSAP6-RNAi (RNA interference) lines. This study provides a comprehensive description of the SAP gene family in T. hispida, and demonstrates that ThSAP6 is a potential candidate for biotechnological approaches to improve salt tolerance in plants.
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- Xin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
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Mishra LS, Kim S, Caddell DF, Coleman‐Derr D, Funk C. Loss of Arabidopsis matrix metalloproteinase-5 affects root development and root bacterial communities during drought stress. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:1045-1058. [PMID: 33616955 PMCID: PMC8247326 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent endo-peptidases that in mammals are known to be involved in remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM) in developmental and pathological processes. In this study, we report At5-MMP of Arabidopsis thaliana to be important for root development and root bacterial communities. At5-MMP is mainly localized in the root vasculature and lateral root, an At5-MMP T-DNA insertion mutant (mmp5 KO) showed reduced root growth and a lower number of root apexes, causing reduced water uptake from the soil. Subsequently, mmp5 KO is sensitive to drought stress. Inhibited auxin transport was accompanied with resistance to indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D), and 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). The content of endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) was lower in roots of mmp5 KO than in wild type. Genes responsive to ABA as well as genes encoding enzymes of the proline biosynthesis were expressed to a lower extent in mmp5 KO than in wild type. Moreover, drought stress modulated root-associated bacterial communities of mmp5 KO: the number of Actinobacteria increased. Therefore, At5-MMP modulates auxin/ABA signaling rendering the plant sensitive to drought stress and recruiting differential root bacterial communities.
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- Department of ChemistryUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
- Department of Plant BreedingSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Plant and Microbial BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCaliforniaUSA
- US Department of Agriculture‐Agricultural Research ServicePlant Gene Expression CenterAlbanyCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeleyCaliforniaUSA
- US Department of Agriculture‐Agricultural Research ServicePlant Gene Expression CenterAlbanyCaliforniaUSA
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Godson A, van der Hoorn RAL. The front line of defence: a meta-analysis of apoplastic proteases in plant immunity. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:3381-3394. [PMID: 33462613 PMCID: PMC8042752 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Secreted proteases act at the front line of defence and play pivotal roles in disease resistance. However, the criteria for apoplastic immune proteases are not always defined and followed. Here, we critically reviewed 46 apoplastic proteases that function in plant defence. We found that most apoplastic immune proteases are induced upon infection, and 17 proteases are genetically required for the immune response. Proteolytic activity has been confirmed for most of the proteases but is rarely shown to be required for biological function, and the apoplastic location of proteases can be subjective and dynamic. Pathogen-derived inhibitors have only been described for cysteine and serine proteases, and the selection pressure acting on immune proteases is rarely investigated. We discuss six different mechanisms by which these proteases mediate plant immunity and summarize the challenges for future research.
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- Alice Godson
- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Roudaire T, Héloir MC, Wendehenne D, Zadoroznyj A, Dubrez L, Poinssot B. Cross Kingdom Immunity: The Role of Immune Receptors and Downstream Signaling in Animal and Plant Cell Death. Front Immunol 2021; 11:612452. [PMID: 33763054 PMCID: PMC7982415 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.612452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Both plants and animals are endowed with sophisticated innate immune systems to combat microbial attack. In these multicellular eukaryotes, innate immunity implies the presence of cell surface receptors and intracellular receptors able to detect danger signal referred as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Membrane-associated pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs), C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), receptor-like kinases (RLKs), and receptor-like proteins (RLPs) are employed by these organisms for sensing different invasion patterns before triggering antimicrobial defenses that can be associated with a form of regulated cell death. Intracellularly, animals nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors or plants nucleotide-binding domain (NBD)-containing leucine rich repeats (NLRs) immune receptors likely detect effectors injected into the host cell by the pathogen to hijack the immune signaling cascade. Interestingly, during the co-evolution between the hosts and their invaders, key cross-kingdom cell death-signaling macromolecular NLR-complexes have been selected, such as the inflammasome in mammals and the recently discovered resistosome in plants. In both cases, a regulated cell death located at the site of infection constitutes a very effective mean for blocking the pathogen spread and protecting the whole organism from invasion. This review aims to describe the immune mechanisms in animals and plants, mainly focusing on cell death signaling pathways, in order to highlight recent advances that could be used on one side or the other to identify the missing signaling elements between the perception of the invasion pattern by immune receptors, the induction of defenses or the transmission of danger signals to other cells. Although knowledge of plant immunity is less advanced, these organisms have certain advantages allowing easier identification of signaling events, regulators and executors of cell death, which could then be exploited directly for crop protection purposes or by analogy for medical research.
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- Thibault Roudaire
- Agroécologie, Agrosup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, Agrosup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, Agrosup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), LNC UMR1231, Dijon, France.,LNC UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), LNC UMR1231, Dijon, France.,LNC UMR1231, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, Agrosup Dijon, CNRS, INRAE, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Liu S, Yuan X, Wang Y, Wang H, Wang J, Shen Z, Gao Y, Cai J, Li D, Song F. Tomato Stress-Associated Protein 4 Contributes Positively to Immunity Against Necrotrophic Fungus Botrytis cinerea. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2019; 32:566-582. [PMID: 30589365 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-04-18-0097-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Stress-associated proteins (SAPs) are A20 and AN1 domain-containing proteins, some of which play important roles in plant stress signaling. Here, we report the involvement of tomato SlSAP family in immunity. SlSAPs responded with different expression patterns to Botrytis cinerea and defense signaling hormones. Virus-induced gene silencing of each of the SlSAP genes and disease assays revealed that SlSAP4 and SlSAP10 play roles in immunity against B. cinerea. Silencing of SlSAP4 resulted in attenuated immunity to B. cinerea, accompanying increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species and downregulated expression of jasmonate and ethylene (JA/ET) signaling-responsive defense genes. Transient expression of SlSAP4 in Nicotiana benthamiana led to enhanced resistance to B. cinerea. Exogenous application of methyl jasmonate partially restored the resistance of the SlSAP4-silenced plants against B. cinerea. SlSAP4 interacted with three of four SlRAD23 proteins. The A20 domain in SlSAP4 and the Ub-associated domains in SlRAD23d are critical for SlSAP4-SlRAD23d interaction. Silencing of SlRAD23d led to decreased resistance to B. cinerea, but silencing of each of other SlRAD23s did not affect immunity against B. cinerea. Furthermore, silencing of SlSAP4 and each of the SlRAD23s did not affect immunity to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. These data suggest that SlSAP4 contributes positively to tomato immunity against B. cinereal through affecting JA/ET signaling and may be involved in the substrate ubiquitination process via interacting with SlRAD23d.
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- Shixia Liu
- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Insect Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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Scotti R, D’Agostino N, Zaccardelli M. Gene expression profiling of tomato roots interacting with Pseudomonas fluorescens unravels the molecular reprogramming that occurs during the early phases of colonization. Symbiosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-019-00611-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Balakireva AV, Zamyatnin AA. Cutting Out the Gaps Between Proteases and Programmed Cell Death. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:704. [PMID: 31214222 PMCID: PMC6558192 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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To date, many animal models for programmed cell death (PCD) have been extensively characterized and classified while such efforts in plant types of PCD still remain poorly understood. However, despite a wide range of functional differences between PCD types in animals and plants, it is certain that all of them are regulated through the recruitment of proteases. Most importantly, proteases are able to perform proteolysis that results in a gain or loss of protein function. This principle relies on the presence of proteolytic cascades where proteases are activated upon various upstream stimuli and which lead to repetitive cell death. While protease activation, proteolytic cascades and targeted substrates are described in detail mainly for nematode, human, and mice models of apoptosis, for plants, only fragmentary knowledge of protease involvement in PCD exists. However, recently, data on the regulation of general plant PCD and protease involvement have emerged which deepens our understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for PCD in plants. With this in mind, this article highlights major aspects of protease involvement in the execution of PCD in both animals and plants, addresses obstacles and advances in the field and proposes recommendations for further research of plant PCD.
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- Anastasia V. Balakireva
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- *Correspondence: Andrey A. Zamyatnin Jr.,
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Indispensable Role of Proteases in Plant Innate Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020629. [PMID: 29473858 PMCID: PMC5855851 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Plant defense is achieved mainly through the induction of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMP)-triggered immunity (MTI), effector-triggered immunity (ETI), systemic acquired resistance (SAR), induced systemic resistance (ISR), and RNA silencing. Plant immunity is a highly complex phenomenon with its own unique features that have emerged as a result of the arms race between plants and pathogens. However, the regulation of these processes is the same for all living organisms, including plants, and is controlled by proteases. Different families of plant proteases are involved in every type of immunity: some of the proteases that are covered in this review participate in MTI, affecting stomatal closure and callose deposition. A large number of proteases act in the apoplast, contributing to ETI by managing extracellular defense. A vast majority of the endogenous proteases discussed in this review are associated with the programmed cell death (PCD) of the infected cells and exhibit caspase-like activities. The synthesis of signal molecules, such as salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and ethylene, and their signaling pathways, are regulated by endogenous proteases that affect the induction of pathogenesis-related genes and SAR or ISR establishment. A number of proteases are associated with herbivore defense. In this review, we summarize the data concerning identified plant endogenous proteases, their effect on plant-pathogen interactions, their subcellular localization, and their functional properties, if available, and we attribute a role in the different types and stages of innate immunity for each of the proteases covered.
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Tan M, Cheng D, Yang Y, Zhang G, Qin M, Chen J, Chen Y, Jiang M. Co-expression network analysis of the transcriptomes of rice roots exposed to various cadmium stresses reveals universal cadmium-responsive genes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:194. [PMID: 29115926 PMCID: PMC5678563 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1143-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The migration of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soil to rice is a cause for concern. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the response of rice roots to various Cd stresses remains to be clarified from the viewpoint of the co-expression network at a system-wide scale. RESULTS We employed a comparative RNAseq-based approach to identify early Cd-responsive differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in rice 'Nipponbare' seedling roots after 1 h of high-Cd treatment. A multiplicity of the identified 1772 DEGs were implicated in hormone signaling and transcriptional regulation, particularly NACs and WRKYs were all upregulated under Cd stress. All of the 6 Cd-upregulated ABC transporters were pleiotropic drug resistance proteins (PDRs), whereas all of the 6 ZRT/IRT-like proteins (ZIPs) were consistently downregulated by Cd treatment. To further confirm our results of this early transcriptomic response to Cd exposure, we then conducted weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to re-analyze our RNAseq data in combination with other 11 previously published RNAseq datasets for rice roots exposed to diverse concentrations of Cd for extended treatment periods. This integrative approach identified 271 transcripts as universal Cd-regulated DEGs that are key components of the Cd treatment coupled co-expression module. A global view of the 164 transcripts with annotated functions in pathway networks revealed several Cd-upregulated key functional genes, including transporter ABCG36/OsPDR9, 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid reductases (OPRs) for JA synthesis, and ZIM domain proteins JAZs in JA signaling, as well as OsWRKY10, NAC, and ZFP transcription factors. More importantly, 104 of these, including ABCG36/OsPDR9, OsNAC3, as well as several orthologs in group metalloendoproteinase, plastocyanin-like domain containing proteins and pectin methylesterase inhibitor, may respond specifically to various Cd pressures, after subtracting the 60 general stress-responsive genes reported to be commonly upregulated following multiple stresses. CONCLUSION An integrative approach was implemented to identify DEGs and co-expression network modules in response to various Cd pressures, and 104 of the 164 annotatable universal Cd-responsive DEGs may specifically respond to various Cd pressures. These results provide insight into the universal molecular mechanisms beneath the Cd response in rice roots, and suggest many promising targets for improving the rice acclimation process against Cd toxicity.
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- Mingpu Tan
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Ha JH, Jang HA, Moon KB, Baek KH, Choi GJ, Choi D, Cho HS, Kwon SY, Jeon JH, Oh SK, Kim HS. Nicotiana benthamiana Matrix Metalloprotease 1 (NMMP1) gene confers disease resistance to Phytophthora infestans in tobacco and potato plants. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 218:189-195. [PMID: 28888160 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We previously isolated Nicotiana benthamiana matrix metalloprotease 1 (NMMP1) from tobacco leaves. The NMMP1 gene encodes a highly conserved, Zn-containing catalytic protease domain that functions as a factor in the plant's defense against bacterial pathogens. Expression of NMMP1 was strongly induced during interactions between tobacco and one of its pathogens, Phytophthora infestans. To elucidate the role of the NMMP1 in defense of N. benthamiana against fungal pathogens, we performed gain-of-function and loss-of-function studies. NMMP1-overexpressing plants had stronger resistance responses against P. infestans infections than control plants, while silencing of NMMP1 resulted in greater susceptibility of the plants to the pathogen. This greater susceptibility correlated with fewer NMMP1 transcripts than the non-silenced control. We also examined cell death as a measure of disease. The amount of cell death induced by the necrosis-inducing P. infestans protein 1, PiNPP1, was dependent on NMMP1 in N. benthamiana. Potato plants overexpressing NMMP1 also had enhanced disease resistance against P. infestans. RT-PCR analysis of these transgenic potato plants revealed constitutive up-regulation of the potato defense gene NbPR5. NMMP1-overexpressing potato plants were taller and produced heavier tubers than control plants. We suggest a role for NMMP1in pathogen defense and development.
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- Jang Ho Ha
- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, KRIBB, Yusung, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology CALS, Chungnam National University, Deajeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, KRIBB, Yusung, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Eco-friendly New Materials, KRICT, Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, KRIBB, Yusung, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, KRIBB, Yusung, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, KRIBB, Yusung, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology CALS, Chungnam National University, Deajeon, 34134, Republic of Korea.
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, KRIBB, Yusung, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Zhao P, Zhang F, Liu D, Imani J, Langen G, Kogel KH. Matrix metalloproteinases operate redundantly in Arabidopsis immunity against necrotrophic and biotrophic fungal pathogens. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183577. [PMID: 28832648 PMCID: PMC5568438 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are evolutionarily conserved and multifunctional effector molecules playing pivotal roles in development and homeostasis. In this study we explored the involvement of the five Arabidopsis thaliana At-MMPs in plant defence against microbial pathogens. Expression of At2-MMP was most responsive to inoculation with fungi and a bacterial pathogen followed by At3-MMP and At5-MMP, while At1-MMP and At4-MMP were non-responsive to these biotic stresses. Loss-of-function mutants for all tested At-MMPs displayed increased susceptibility to the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea and double mutant at2,3-mmp and triple mutant at2,3,5-mmp plants developed even stronger symptoms. Consistent with this, transgenic Arabidopsis plants that expressed At2-MMP constitutively under the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter showed enhanced resistance to the necrotrophic pathogen. Similarly, resistance to the biotrophic Arabidopsis powdery mildew fungus Golovinomyces orontii was also compromised particularly in the at2,3-mmp / at2,3,5-mmp multiplex mutants, and increased in At2-MMP overexpressor plants. The degree of disease resistance of at-mmp mutants and At2-MMP overexpressor plants also correlated positively with the degree of MAMP-triggered callose deposition in response to the bacterial flagellin peptide flg22, suggesting that matrix metalloproteinases contribute to pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in interactions of Arabidopsis with necrotrophic and biotrophic pathogens.
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- Puyan Zhao
- Institute of Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Phytopathology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring, Giessen, Germany
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Liu S, Liu Y, Jia Y, Wei J, Wang S, Liu X, Zhou Y, Zhu Y, Gu W, Ma H. Gm1-MMP is involved in growth and development of leaf and seed, and enhances tolerance to high temperature and humidity stress in transgenic Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 259:48-61. [PMID: 28483053 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc- and calcium-dependent endopeptidases. Gm1-MMP was found to play an important role in soybean tissue remodeling during leaf expansion. In this study, Gm1-MMP was isolated and characterized. Its encoding protein had a relatively low phylogenetic relationship with the MMPs in other plant species. Subcellular localization indicated that Gm1-MMP was a plasma membrane protein. Gm1-MMP showed higher expression levels in mature leaves, old leaves, pods, and mature seeds, as well as was involved in the development of soybean seed. Additionally, it was involved in response to high temperature and humidity (HTH) stress in R7 leaves and seeds in soybean. The analysis of promoter of Gm1-MMP suggested that the fragment from -399 to -299 was essential for its promoter activity in response to HTH stress. The overexpression of Gm1-MMP in Arabidopsis affected the growth and development of leaves, enhanced leaf and developing seed tolerance to HTH stress and improved seed vitality. The levels of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ROS in transgenic Arabidopsis seeds were lower than those in wild type seeds under HTH stress. Gm1-MMP could interact with soybean metallothionein-II (GmMT-II), which was confirmed by analysis of yeast two-hybrid assay and BiFC assays. All the results indicated that Gm1-MMP plays an important role in the growth and development of leaves and seeds as well as in tolerance to HTH stress. It will be helpful for us understanding the functions of Gm1-MMP in plant growth and development, and in response to abiotic stresses.
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- Sushuang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Animal and Plant Introduction and Research Center, Shanghai Agricultural Academy, Shanghai 201106, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Marino-Puertas L, Goulas T, Gomis-Rüth FX. Matrix metalloproteinases outside vertebrates. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1864:2026-2035. [PMID: 28392403 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family belongs to the metzincin clan of zinc-dependent metallopeptidases. Due to their enormous implications in physiology and disease, MMPs have mainly been studied in vertebrates. They are engaged in extracellular protein processing and degradation, and present extensive paralogy, with 23 forms in humans. One characteristic of MMPs is a ~165-residue catalytic domain (CD), which has been structurally studied for 14 MMPs from human, mouse, rat, pig and the oral-microbiome bacterium Tannerella forsythia. These studies revealed close overall coincidence and characteristic structural features, which distinguish MMPs from other metzincins and give rise to a sequence pattern for their identification. Here, we reviewed the literature available on MMPs outside vertebrates and performed database searches for potential MMP CDs in invertebrates, plants, fungi, viruses, protists, archaea and bacteria. These and previous results revealed that MMPs are widely present in several copies in Eumetazoa and higher plants (Tracheophyta), but have just token presence in eukaryotic algae. A few dozen sequences were found in Ascomycota (within fungi) and in double-stranded DNA viruses infecting invertebrates (within viruses). In contrast, a few hundred sequences were found in archaea and >1000 in bacteria, with several copies for some species. Most of the archaeal and bacterial phyla containing potential MMPs are present in human oral and gut microbiomes. Overall, MMP-like sequences are present across all kingdoms of life, but their asymmetric distribution contradicts the vertical descent model from a eubacterial or archaeal ancestor. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Matrix Metalloproteinases edited by Rafael Fridman.
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- Laura Marino-Puertas
- Proteolysis Lab, Structural Biology Unit, "María-de-Maeztu" Unit of Excellence, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac, 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Proteolysis Lab, Structural Biology Unit, "María-de-Maeztu" Unit of Excellence, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac, 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain..
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- Proteolysis Lab, Structural Biology Unit, "María-de-Maeztu" Unit of Excellence, Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (CSIC), Barcelona Science Park; c/Baldiri Reixac, 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain..
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Kantor AM, Dong S, Held NL, Ishimwe E, Passarelli AL, Clem RJ, Franz AW. Identification and initial characterization of matrix metalloproteinases in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 26:113-126. [PMID: 28054419 PMCID: PMC5216420 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Aedes aegypti is a major vector for arboviruses such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses. During acquisition of a viremic bloodmeal, an arbovirus infects mosquito midgut cells before disseminating to secondary tissues, including the salivary glands. Once virus is released into the salivary ducts it can be transmitted to another vertebrate host. The midgut is surrounded by a basal lamina (BL) in the extracellular matrix, consisting of a proteinaceous mesh composed of collagen IV and laminin. BL pore size exclusion limit prevents virions from passing through. Thus, the BL probably requires remodelling via enzymatic activity to enable efficient virus dissemination. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are extracellular endopeptidases that are involved in remodelling of the extracellular matrix. Here, we describe and characterize the nine Ae. aegypti encoded MMPs, AeMMPs 1-9, which share common features with other invertebrate and vertebrate MMPs. Expression profiling in Ae. aegypti revealed that Aemmp4 and Aemmp6 were upregulated during metamorphosis, whereas expression of Aemmp1 and Aemmp2 increased during bloodmeal digestion. Aemmp1 expression was also upregulated in the presence of a bloodmeal containing chikungunya virus. Using polyclonal antibodies, AeMMP1 and AeMMP2 were specifically detected in tissues associated with the mosquito midgut.
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- Asher M. Kantor
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Olukolu BA, Bian Y, De Vries B, Tracy WF, Wisser RJ, Holland JB, Balint-Kurti PJ. The Genetics of Leaf Flecking in Maize and Its Relationship to Plant Defense and Disease Resistance. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 172:1787-1803. [PMID: 27670817 PMCID: PMC5100796 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Physiological leaf spotting, or flecking, is a mild-lesion phenotype observed on the leaves of several commonly used maize (Zea mays) inbred lines and has been anecdotally linked to enhanced broad-spectrum disease resistance. Flecking was assessed in the maize nested association mapping (NAM) population, comprising 4,998 recombinant inbred lines from 25 biparental families, and in an association population, comprising 279 diverse maize inbreds. Joint family linkage analysis was conducted with 7,386 markers in the NAM population. Genome-wide association tests were performed with 26.5 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the NAM population and with 246,497 SNPs in the association population, resulting in the identification of 18 and three loci associated with variation in flecking, respectively. Many of the candidate genes colocalizing with associated SNPs are similar to genes that function in plant defense response via cell wall modification, salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid-dependent pathways, redox homeostasis, stress response, and vesicle trafficking/remodeling. Significant positive correlations were found between increased flecking, stronger defense response, increased disease resistance, and increased pest resistance. A nonlinear relationship with total kernel weight also was observed whereby lines with relatively high levels of flecking had, on average, lower total kernel weight. We present evidence suggesting that mild flecking could be used as a selection criterion for breeding programs trying to incorporate broad-spectrum disease resistance.
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- Bode A Olukolu
- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.)
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.)
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.)
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.)
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.)
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.)
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.)
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.)
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.)
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.)
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.)
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.)
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.)
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.)
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.)
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.)
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.)
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.)
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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- Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7616 (B.A.O., P.J.B.-K.);
- Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7620 (B.A.O., Y.B., J.B.H.);
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (B.D.V., W.F.T.);
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (R.J.W.); and
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (J.B.H., P.J.B.-K.)
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Zimmermann D, Gomez-Barrera JA, Pasule C, Brack-Frick UB, Sieferer E, Nicholson TM, Pfannstiel J, Stintzi A, Schaller A. Cell Death Control by Matrix Metalloproteinases. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:1456-69. [PMID: 27208293 PMCID: PMC4902629 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
In contrast to mammalian matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that play important roles in the remodeling of the extracellular matrix in animals, the proteases responsible for dynamic modifications of the plant cell wall are largely unknown. A possible involvement of MMPs was addressed by cloning and functional characterization of Sl2-MMP and Sl3-MMP from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). The two tomato MMPs were found to resemble mammalian homologs with respect to gelatinolytic activity, substrate preference for hydrophobic amino acids on both sides of the scissile bond, and catalytic properties. In transgenic tomato seedlings silenced for Sl2/3-MMP expression, necrotic lesions were observed at the base of the hypocotyl. Cell death initiated in the epidermis and proceeded to include outer cortical cell layers. In later developmental stages, necrosis spread, covering the entire stem and extending into the leaves of MMP-silenced plants. The subtilisin-like protease P69B was identified as a substrate of Sl2- and Sl3-MMP. P69B was shown to colocalize with Sl-MMPs in the apoplast of the tomato hypocotyl, it exhibited increased stability in transgenic plants silenced for Sl-MMP activity, and it was cleaved and inactivated by Sl-MMPs in vitro. The induction of cell death in Sl2/3-MMP-silenced plants depended on P69B, indicating that Sl2- and Sl3-MMP act upstream of P69B in an extracellular proteolytic cascade that contributes to the regulation of cell death in tomato.
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- Dirk Zimmermann
- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (D.Z., J.A.G.-B., C.P., E.S., T.M.N., A.St., A.Sc.) and Service Unit Mass Spectrometry (J.P.), University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; andEidgenössisch Technische Hochschule Zürich, Institute of Plant Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland (U.B.B.-F.)
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Ouyang Z, Liu S, Huang L, Hong Y, Li X, Huang L, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Li D, Song F. Tomato SlERF.A1, SlERF.B4, SlERF.C3 and SlERF.A3, Members of B3 Group of ERF Family, Are Required for Resistance to Botrytis cinerea. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1964. [PMID: 28083004 PMCID: PMC5187353 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
The Ethylene-Responsive Factors (ERFs) comprise a large family of transcriptional factors that play critical roles in plant immunity. Gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea, a typical necrotrophic fungal pathogen, is the serious disease that threatens tomato production worldwide. However, littler is known about the molecular mechanism regulating the immunity to B. cinerea in tomato. In the present study, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS)-based functional analyses of 18 members of B3 group (also called Group IX) in tomato ERF family were performed to identify putative ERFs that are involved in disease resistance against B. cinerea. VIGS-based silencing of either SlERF.B1 or SlERF.C2 had lethal effect while silencing of SlERF.A3 (Pit4) significantly suppressed vegetative growth of tomato plants. Importantly, silencing of SlERF.A1, SlERF.A3, SlERF.B4, or SlERF.C3 resulted in increased susceptibility to B. cinerea, attenuated the B. cinerea-induced expression of jasmonic acid/ethylene-mediated signaling responsive defense genes and promoted the B. cinerea-induced H2O2 accumulation. However, silencing of SlERF.A3 also decreased the resistance against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000 but silencing of SlERF.A1, SlERF.B4 or SlERF.C3 did not affect the resistance to this bacterial pathogen. Expression of SlERF.A1, SlERF.A3, SlERF.B4, or SlERF.C3 was induced by B. cinerea and by defense signaling hormones such as salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (an ethylene precursor). SlERF.A1, SlERF.B4, SlERF.C3, and SlERF.A3 proteins were found to localize in nucleus of cells and possess transactivation activity in yeasts. These data suggest that SlERF.A1, SlERF.B4, and SlERF.C3, three previously uncharacterized ERFs in B3 group, and SlERF.A3, a previously identified ERF with function in immunity to Pst DC3000, play important roles in resistance against B. cinerea in tomato.
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- Zhigang Ouyang
- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Gannan Normal UniversityGanzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Fengming Song,
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