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Matuszkiewicz M, Sobczak M. Syncytium Induced by Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. Results Probl Cell Differ 2024; 71:371-403. [PMID: 37996687 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37936-9_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Plant-parasitic nematodes from the genera Globodera, Heterodera (cyst-forming nematodes), and Meloidogyne (root-knot nematodes) are notorious and serious pests of crops. They cause tremendous economic losses between US $80 and 358 billion a year. Nematodes infect the roots of plants and induce the formation of specialised feeding structures (syncytium and giant cells, respectively) that nourish juveniles and adults of the nematodes. The specialised secretory glands enable nematodes to synthesise and secrete effectors that facilitate migration through root tissues and alter the morphogenetic programme of host cells. The formation of feeding sites is associated with the suppression of plant defence responses and deep reprogramming of the development and metabolism of plant cells.In this chapter, we focus on syncytia induced by the sedentary cyst-forming nematodes and provide an overview of ultrastructural changes that occur in the host roots during syncytium formation in conjunction with the most important molecular changes during compatible and incompatible plant responses to infection with nematodes.
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- Mateusz Matuszkiewicz
- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
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Nagarajan N, Khan M, Djamei A. Manipulation of Auxin Signaling by Smut Fungi during Plant Colonization. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1184. [PMID: 38132785 PMCID: PMC10744876 DOI: 10.3390/jof9121184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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A common feature of many plant-colonizing organisms is the exploitation of plant signaling and developmental pathways to successfully establish and proliferate in their hosts. Auxins are central plant growth hormones, and their signaling is heavily interlinked with plant development and immunity responses. Smuts, as one of the largest groups in basidiomycetes, are biotrophic specialists that successfully manipulate their host plants and cause fascinating phenotypes in so far largely enigmatic ways. This review gives an overview of the growing understanding of how and why smut fungi target the central and conserved auxin growth signaling pathways in plants.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany; (N.N.); (M.K.)
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Kyndt T. Loss of susceptibility, an underexplored approach for durable resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5422-5425. [PMID: 37773262 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Noureddine Y, da Rocha M, An J, Médina C, Mejias J, Mulet K, Quentin M, Abad P, Zouine M, Favery B, Jaubert-Possamai S. 2023. AUXIN RESPONSIVE FACTOR8 regulates development of the feeding site induced by root-knot nematodes in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany 74, 5752–5766.
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- Tina Kyndt
- Department Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Willig JJ, Sonneveld D, van Steenbrugge JJM, Deurhof L, van Schaik CC, Teklu MG, Goverse A, Lozano-Torres JL, Smant G, Sterken MG. From root to shoot: quantifying nematode tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana by high-throughput phenotyping of plant development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5487-5499. [PMID: 37432651 PMCID: PMC10540735 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad266] [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: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Nematode migration, feeding site formation, withdrawal of plant assimilates, and activation of plant defence responses have a significant impact on plant growth and development. Plants display intraspecific variation in tolerance limits for root-feeding nematodes. Although disease tolerance has been recognized as a distinct trait in biotic interactions of mainly crops, we lack mechanistic insights. Progress is hampered by difficulties in quantification and laborious screening methods. We turned to the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, since it offers extensive resources to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying nematode-plant interactions. Through imaging of tolerance-related parameters, the green canopy area was identified as an accessible and robust measure for assessing damage due to cyst nematode infection. Subsequently, a high-throughput phenotyping platform simultaneously measuring the green canopy area growth of 960 A. thaliana plants was developed. This platform can accurately measure cyst nematode and root-knot nematode tolerance limits in A. thaliana through classical modelling approaches. Furthermore, real-time monitoring provided data for a novel view of tolerance, identifying a compensatory growth response. These findings show that our phenotyping platform will enable a new mechanistic understanding of tolerance to below-ground biotic stress.
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- Jaap-Jan Willig
- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Agrosystems Research, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University & Research, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bairwa A, Sood S, Bhardwaj V, Rawat S, Tamanna T, Siddappa S, Venkatasalam EP, Dipta B, Sharma AK, Kumar A, Singh B, Mhatre PH, Sharma S, Kumar V. Identification of genes governing resistance to PCN (Globodera rostochiensis) through transcriptome analysis in Solanum tuberosum. Funct Integr Genomics 2023; 23:242. [PMID: 37453957 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-023-01164-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs) are major pests worldwide that affect potato production. The molecular changes happening in the roots upon PCN infection are still unknown. Identification of transcripts and genes governing PCN resistance will help in the development of resistant varieties. Hence, differential gene expression of compatible (Kufri Jyoti) and incompatible (JEX/A-267) potato genotypes was studied before (0 DAI) and after (10 DAI) inoculation of Globodera rostochiensis J2s through RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). Total sequencing reads generated ranged between 33 and 37 million per sample, with a read mapping of 48-84% to the potato reference genome. In the infected roots of the resistant genotype JEX/A-267, 516 genes were downregulated, and 566 were upregulated. In comparison, in the susceptible genotype Kufri Jyoti, 316 and 554 genes were downregulated and upregulated, respectively. Genes encoding cell wall proteins, zinc finger protein, WRKY transcription factors, MYB transcription factors, disease resistance proteins, and pathogenesis-related proteins were found to be majorly involved in the incompatible reaction after PCN infection in the resistant genotype, JEX/A-267. Furthermore, RNA-Seq results were validated through quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), and it was observed that ATP, FLAVO, CYTO, and GP genes were upregulated at 5 DAI, which was subsequently downregulated at 10 DAI. The genes encoding ATP, FLAVO, LBR, and GP were present in > 1.5 fold before infection in JEX-A/267 and upregulated 7.9- to 27.6-fold after 5 DAI; subsequently, most of these genes were downregulated to 0.9- to 2.8-fold, except LBR, which was again upregulated to 44.4-fold at 10 DAI.
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- Aarti Bairwa
- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Station, Muthorai, 643004, The Nilgiris, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Station, Muthorai, 643004, The Nilgiris, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Bemloe, 171001, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Parmagnani AS, Kanchiswamy CN, Paponov IA, Bossi S, Malnoy M, Maffei ME. Bacterial Volatiles (mVOC) Emitted by the Phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora Promote Arabidopsis thaliana Growth and Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030600. [PMID: 36978848 PMCID: PMC10045578 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Phytopathogens are well known for their devastating activity that causes worldwide significant crop losses. However, their exploitation for crop welfare is relatively unknown. Here, we show that the microbial volatile organic compound (mVOC) profile of the bacterial phytopathogen, Erwinia amylovora, enhances Arabidopsis thaliana shoot and root growth. GC-MS head-space analyses revealed the presence of typical microbial volatiles, including 1-nonanol and 1-dodecanol. E. amylovora mVOCs triggered early signaling events including plasma transmembrane potential Vm depolarization, cytosolic Ca2+ fluctuation, K+-gated channel activity, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) burst from few minutes to 16 h upon exposure. These early events were followed by the modulation of the expression of genes involved in plant growth and defense responses and responsive to phytohormones, including abscisic acid, gibberellin, and auxin (including the efflux carriers PIN1 and PIN3). When tested, synthetic 1-nonanol and 1-dodecanol induced root growth and modulated genes coding for ROS. Our results show that E. amylovora mVOCs affect A. thaliana growth through a cascade of early and late signaling events that involve phytohormones and ROS.
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- Ambra S. Parmagnani
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/a, 10135 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/a, 10135 Turin, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Edmund Mach Foundation, Via Edmund Mach 1, 38098 San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Quarello 15/a, 10135 Turin, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-011-670-5967
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Abril-Urias P, Ruiz-Ferrer V, Cabrera J, Olmo R, Silva AC, Díaz-Manzano FE, Domínguez-Figueroa J, Martínez-Gómez Á, Gómez-Rojas A, Moreno-Risueno MÁ, Fenoll C, Escobar C. Divergent regulation of auxin responsive genes in root-knot and cyst nematodes feeding sites formed in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1024815. [PMID: 36875577 PMCID: PMC9976713 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1024815] [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: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cysts (CNs) and root-knot nematodes (RKNs) induce specialized feeding cells, syncytia, and giant cells (GCs), respectively, within plant roots. The plant tissues around the GCs usually by respond forming a root swelling called a gall that contains the GCs. The ontogenesis of feeding cells is different. GC formation is a process of new organogenesis from vascular cells, which are still not well characterized, that differentiate into GCs. In contrast, syncytia formation involves the fusion of adjacent cells that have already differentiated. Nonetheless, both feeding sites show an auxin maximum pertinent to feeding site formation. However, data on the molecular divergences and similarities between the formation of both feeding sites regarding auxin-responsive genes are still scarce. We studied genes from the auxin transduction pathways that are crucial during gall and lateral root (LR) development in the CN interaction by using promoter-reporter (GUS/LUC)transgenic lines, as well as loss of function lines of Arabidopsis. The promoters pGATA23 and several deletions of pmiR390a were active in syncytia, as were in galls, but pAHP6 or putative up-stream regulators as ARF5/7/19 were not active in syncytia. Additionally, none of these genes seemed to play a key role during cyst nematode establishment in Arabidopsis, as the infection rates in loss of function lines did not show significant differences compared to control Col-0 plants. Furthermore, the presence of only canonical AuxRe elements in their proximal promoter regions is highly correlated with their activation in galls/GCs (AHP6, LBD16), but those promoters active in syncytia (miR390, GATA23) carry AuxRe overlapping core cis-elements for other transcription factor families (i.e., bHLH, bZIP). Strikingly, in silico transcriptomic analysis showed very few genes upregulated by auxins common to those induced in GCs and syncytia, despite the high number of upregulated IAA responsive genes in syncytia and galls. The complex regulation of auxin transduction pathways, where different members of the auxin response factor (ARF) family may interact with other factors, and the differences in auxin sensitivity, as indicated by the lower induction of the DR5 sensor in syncytia than galls, among other factors, may explain the divergent regulation of auxin responsive genes in the two types of nematode feeding sites.
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- Patricia Abril-Urias
- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPM-INIA/CSIC), Campus de Montegancedo, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
- FFoQSI GmbH—Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, Tulln, Austria
- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
- Centro Tecnológico Nacional Agroalimentario "Extremadura", Badajoz, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
- Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPM-INIA/CSIC), Campus de Montegancedo, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Guarneri N, Willig J, Sterken MG, Zhou W, Hasan MS, Sharon L, Grundler FMW, Willemsen V, Goverse A, Smant G, Lozano‐Torres JL. Root architecture plasticity in response to endoparasitic cyst nematodes is mediated by damage signaling. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 237:807-822. [PMID: 36285401 PMCID: PMC10108316 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plant root architecture plasticity in response to biotic stresses has not been thoroughly investigated. Infection by endoparasitic cyst nematodes induces root architectural changes that involve the formation of secondary roots at infection sites. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating secondary root formation in response to cyst nematode infection remain largely unknown. We first assessed whether secondary roots form in a nematode density-dependent manner by challenging wild-type Arabidopsis plants with increasing numbers of cyst nematodes (Heterodera schachtii). Next, using jasmonate-related reporter lines and knockout mutants, we tested whether tissue damage by nematodes triggers jasmonate-dependent secondary root formation. Finally, we verified whether damage-induced secondary root formation depends on local auxin biosynthesis at nematode infection sites. Intracellular host invasion by H. schachtii triggers a transient local increase in jasmonates, which activates the expression of ERF109 in a COI1-dependent manner. Knockout mutations in COI1 and ERF109 disrupt the nematode density-dependent increase in secondary roots observed in wild-type plants. Furthermore, ERF109 regulates secondary root formation upon H. schachtii infection via local auxin biosynthesis. Host invasion by H. schachtii triggers secondary root formation via the damage-induced jasmonate-dependent ERF109 pathway. This points at a novel mechanism underlying plant root plasticity in response to biotic stress.
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- Nina Guarneri
- Laboratory of NematologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of NematologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of NematologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cluster of Plant Developmental BiologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryCollege of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193China
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Molecular PhytomedicineUniversity of Bonn53115BonnGermany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Molecular PhytomedicineUniversity of Bonn53115BonnGermany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Molecular PhytomedicineUniversity of Bonn53115BonnGermany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cluster of Plant Developmental BiologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of NematologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of NematologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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- Laboratory of NematologyWageningen University & Research6708 PBWageningenthe Netherlands
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Suzuki R, Kanno Y, Abril-Urias P, Seo M, Escobar C, Tsai AYL, Sawa S. Local auxin synthesis mediated by YUCCA4 induced during root-knot nematode infection positively regulates gall growth and nematode development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1019427. [PMID: 36466293 PMCID: PMC9709418 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1019427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Parasites and pathogens are known to manipulate the host's endogenous signaling pathways to facilitate the infection process. In particular, plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes (RKN) are known to elicit auxin response at the infection sites, to aid the development of root galls as feeding sites for the parasites. Here we describe the role of local auxin synthesis induced during RKN infection. Exogenous application of auxin synthesis inhibitors decreased RKN gall formation rates, gall size and auxin response in galls, while auxin and auxin analogues produced the opposite effects, re-enforcing the notion that auxin positively regulates RKN gall formation. Among the auxin biosynthesis enzymes, YUCCA4 (YUC4) was found to be dramatically up-regulated during RKN infection, suggesting it may be a major contributor to the auxin accumulation during gall formation. However, yuc4-1 showed only very transient decrease in gall auxin levels and did not show significant changes in RKN infection rates, implying the loss of YUC4 is likely compensated by other auxin sources. Nevertheless, yuc4-1 plants produced significantly smaller galls with fewer mature females and egg masses, confirming that auxin synthesized by YUC4 is required for proper gall formation and RKN development within. Interestingly, YUC4 promoter was also activated during cyst nematode infection. These lines of evidence imply auxin biosynthesis from multiple sources, one of them being YUC4, is induced upon plant endoparasitic nematode invasion and likely contribute to their infections. The coordination of these different auxins adds another layer of complexity of hormonal regulations during plant parasitic nematode interaction.
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- Reira Suzuki
- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- International Research Center for Agricultural & Environmental Biology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- International Research Center for Agricultural & Environmental Biology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Zhu F, Li M, Sun M, Jiang X, Qiao F. Plant hormone signals regulate trehalose accumulation against osmotic stress in watermelon cells. PROTOPLASMA 2022; 259:1351-1369. [PMID: 35088161 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-021-01715-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Trehalose, one of the most chemically stable sugars, can effectively improve the tolerance of various plants against abiotic stress by protecting and stabilizing protein and cell membranes. However, the signaling pathway in trehalose biosynthesis triggered by abiotic stresses is still unclear. In the study, it can be shown that exogenous trehalose can alleviate the inhibitory effect of osmotic stress on cell growth, suppress extracellular alkalization, ROS burst, and maintain the integrity of the microtubular cytoskeleton. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TPS) is the key limiting enzyme for trehalose synthesis and is encoded by 7 ClTPS genes, located in 7 different chromosomes of the watermelon genome. Expression analysis by qRT-PCR indicated that osmotic stress could upregulate the expression of all the family members of ClTPS and promote the accumulation of trehalose in watermelon cells accordingly. Exogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA), ethephon (ETH), abscisic acid (ABA), or salicylic acid (SA) induced trehalose accumulation, with MeJA being the most effective treatment. When fluridone (FL), an ABA biosynthesis inhibitor, was pre-perfused into the cells before osmotic stress, trehalose accumulation and packed cell volume were suppressed significantly, whereas inhibition of ethylene biosynthesis could even restore cell growth. Moreover, inhibition of trehalose hydrolysis could also increase the tolerance against osmotic stress. This study shows that trehalose biosynthesis is phytohormone-dependent and the hydrolysis of trehalose is involved in osmotic tolerance regulation.
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- Fangming Zhu
- Key Laboratory for Quality Regulation of Tropical Horticultural Plants of Hainan Province/Key Laboratory of Tropical Agritourism in Greenhouse of Haikou, College of Horticulture, Hainan University (HNU), Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Regulation of Tropical Horticultural Plants of Hainan Province/Key Laboratory of Tropical Agritourism in Greenhouse of Haikou, College of Horticulture, Hainan University (HNU), Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Regulation of Tropical Horticultural Plants of Hainan Province/Key Laboratory of Tropical Agritourism in Greenhouse of Haikou, College of Horticulture, Hainan University (HNU), Haikou, 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Regulation of Tropical Horticultural Plants of Hainan Province/Key Laboratory of Tropical Agritourism in Greenhouse of Haikou, College of Horticulture, Hainan University (HNU), Haikou, 570228, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture/Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, 571737, China
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Chavan SN, De Kesel J, Desmedt W, Degroote E, Singh RR, Nguyen GT, Demeestere K, De Meyer T, Kyndt T. Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:1303-1319. [PMID: 35587614 PMCID: PMC9366072 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ascorbic acid (AsA) is an important antioxidant in plants and regulates various physiological processes. In this study, we show that exogenous treatments with the oxidized form of AsA, that is, dehydroascorbate (DHA), activates induced systemic resistance in rice against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola, and investigate the molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying this phenotype. Detailed transcriptome analysis on roots of rice plants showed an early and robust transcriptional response on foliar DHA treatment, with induction of several genes related to plant stress responses, immunity, antioxidant activity, and secondary metabolism already at 1 day after treatment. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of H2 O2 levels confirmed the appearance of a reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst on DHA treatment, both at the site of treatment and systemically. Experiments using chemical ROS inhibitors or scavengers confirmed that H2 O2 accumulation contributes to DHA-based induced resistance. Furthermore, hormone measurements in DHA-treated plants showed a significant systemic accumulation of the defence hormone salicylic acid (SA). The role of the SA pathway in DHA-based induced resistance was confirmed by nematode infection experiments using an SA-signalling deficient WRKY45-RNAi line and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR on SA marker genes. Our results collectively reveal that DHA activates induced systemic resistance in rice against the root-knot nematode M. graminicola, mediated through the production of ROS and activation of the SA pathway.
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- Satish Namdeo Chavan
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- ICAR – Indian Institute of Rice ResearchHyderabadIndia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- Department Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical ModellingGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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Understanding the Role of PIN Auxin Carrier Genes under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Olea europaea L. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11071040. [PMID: 36101418 PMCID: PMC9312197 DOI: 10.3390/biology11071040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The PIN-FORMED (PIN) proteins represent the most important polar auxin transporters in plants. Here, we characterized the PIN gene family in two olive genotypes, the Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris and the var. europaea (cv. ‘Farga’). Twelve and 17 PIN genes were identified for vars. sylvestris and europaea, respectively, being distributed across 6 subfamilies. Genes encoding canonical OePINs consist of six exons, while genes encoding non-canonical OePINs are composed of five exons, with implications at protein specificities and functionality. A copia-LTR retrotransposon located in intron 4 of OePIN2b of var. europaea and the exaptation of partial sequences of that element as exons of the OePIN2b of var. sylvestris reveals such kind of event as a driving force in the olive PIN evolution. RNA-seq data showed that members from the subfamilies 1, 2, and 3 responded to abiotic and biotic stress factors. Co-expression of OePINs with genes involved in stress signaling and oxidative stress homeostasis were identified. This study highlights the importance of PIN genes on stress responses, contributing for a holistic understanding of the role of auxins in plants.
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Wright AJD, Stevens M, Back MA, Sparkes DL. A new method to validate and compare varietal resistance and yield tolerance of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) against the beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii Schmidt. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:2767-2778. [PMID: 35332651 PMCID: PMC9320877 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii Schmidt is a global threat to sugar beet crops, and is found in every major sugar beet growing region. Annual losses due to this nematode can be severe, being estimated at €90 m in Europe alone in the 1990s. Fortunately tolerant, resistant and partially resistant varieties have since been introduced which help to limit yield loss and are now widely being deployed in infested fields. However, understanding yield performance of these varieties has been difficult, especially when variety testing programmes usually require uninfested fields. RESULTS For the first time, and in a standardised manner, we can now assess simultaneously the resistance of different varieties to BCN and their actual yield tolerance, by comparing them to varieties grown in uninfested micro-plots alongside those which are infested. This method provides new insights on variety yield performance and nematode reproduction over an entire growing season. In addition, the investigations are also been able to detect significant physiological differences in the development and growth of the tolerant varieties' canopies and leaf chlorophyll levels. CONCLUSIONS Our findings are of direct benefit to sugar beet growers challenged by BCN. The standardised testing provides new information on predicted variety performance. We found that these tests are justified, as not all tolerant varieties respond in the same manner to nematode infestation. Therefore, these assessments will become a vital part of variety testing for sugar beet growers, allowing for tailored deployment of variety types and more informed decision making on-farm, helping to maximise yields whilst minimising nematode damage. © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Alistair JD Wright
- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
- British Beet Research OrganisationNorwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- British Beet Research OrganisationNorwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Centre for Integrated Pest ManagementHarper Adams UniversityNewportUK
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- School of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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Sikder MM, Vestergård M, Kyndt T, Kudjordjie EN, Nicolaisen M. Phytohormones selectively affect plant parasitic nematodes associated with Arabidopsis roots. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:1272-1285. [PMID: 34115415 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17549] [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] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Phytohormones may affect plant-nematode interactions directly as chemo-attractants or -repellents, or indirectly through the root-associated microbiome or through host defense mechanisms. However, the exact roles of phytohormones in these complex plant-soil-nematode interactions are not well understood. We used Arabidopsis thaliana mutants impaired in phytohormone synthesis or sensitivity to elucidate their role in root-nematode interactions. As root-associated microorganisms may modulate these interactions, we explored correlations between the relative abundances of root-associated nematodes, and bacteria and fungi using amplicon sequencing. We found distinct shifts in relative abundances of a range of nematode taxa in the A. thaliana phytohormone mutants. The root knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla, a sedentary endoparasitic species that is in intimate contact with the host, was highly enriched in JA-, SA- and SL-impaired lines, and in an ET-insensitive line. Positive or negative correlations between specific microbial and nematode taxa were observed, but, as the inference of causal relationships between microbiome responses and effects on nematode communities is premature, this should be studied in detail in future studies. In conclusion, genetic derailment of hormonal balances generally rendered plants vulnerable to endoparasitic nematode attack. Furthermore, preliminary data suggest that this effect may be partially modulated by the associated microbiome.
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- Md Maniruzzaman Sikder
- Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Slagelse, 4200, Denmark
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Slagelse, 4200, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Gent, 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Slagelse, 4200, Denmark
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- Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Aarhus University, Slagelse, 4200, Denmark
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Chopra D, Hasan MS, Matera C, Chitambo O, Mendy B, Mahlitz SV, Naz AA, Szumski S, Janakowski S, Sobczak M, Mithöfer A, Kyndt T, Grundler FMW, Siddique S. Plant parasitic cyst nematodes redirect host indole metabolism via NADPH oxidase-mediated ROS to promote infection. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:318-331. [PMID: 34133755 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in response to infections often activate immune responses in eukaryotes including plants. In plants, ROS are primarily produced by plasma membrane-bound NADPH oxidases called respiratory burst oxidase homologue (Rboh). Surprisingly, Rbohs can also promote the infection of plants by certain pathogens, including plant parasitic cyst nematodes. The Arabidopsis genome contains 10 Rboh genes (RbohA-RbohJ). Previously, we showed that cyst nematode infection causes a localised ROS burst in roots, mediated primarily by RbohD and RbohF. We also found that plants deficient in RbohD and RbohF (rbohD/F) exhibit strongly decreased susceptibility to cyst nematodes, suggesting that Rboh-mediated ROS plays a role in promoting infection. However, little information is known of the mechanism by which Rbohs promote cyst nematode infection. Here, using detailed genetic and biochemical analyses, we identified WALLS ARE THIN1 (WAT1), an auxin transporter, as a downstream target of Rboh-mediated ROS during parasitic infections. We found that WAT1 is required to modulate the host's indole metabolism, including indole-3-acetic acid levels, in infected cells and that this reprogramming is necessary for successful establishment of the parasite. In conclusion, this work clarifies a unique mechanism that enables cyst nematodes to use the host's ROS for their own benefit.
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- Divykriti Chopra
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, 5200, Bangladesh
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, PL-02-787, Poland
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- Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, PL-02-787, Poland
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- Research Group Plant Defense Physiology, Max Plank Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, Jena, D-07745, Germany
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- Department Biotechnology, Research Group Epigenetics & Defence, Coupure links 653, Gent, B-9000, Belgium
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
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- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, INRES - Molecular Phytomedicine, Karlrobert-Kreiten-Straße 13, Bonn, D-53115, Germany
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Oosterbeek M, Lozano-Torres JL, Bakker J, Goverse A. Sedentary Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Alter Auxin Homeostasis via Multiple Strategies. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:668548. [PMID: 34122488 PMCID: PMC8193132 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.668548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sedentary endoparasites such as cyst and root-knot nematodes infect many important food crops and are major agro-economical pests worldwide. These plant-parasitic nematodes exploit endogenous molecular and physiological pathways in the roots of their host to establish unique feeding structures. These structures function as highly active transfer cells and metabolic sinks and are essential for the parasites' growth and reproduction. Plant hormones like indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) are a fundamental component in the formation of these feeding complexes. However, their underlying molecular and biochemical mechanisms are still elusive despite recent advances in the field. This review presents a comprehensive overview of known functions of various auxins in plant-parasitic nematode infection sites, based on a systematic analysis of current literature. We evaluate multiple aspects involved in auxin homeostasis in plants, including anabolism, catabolism, transport, and signalling. From these analyses, a picture emerges that plant-parasitic nematodes have evolved multiple strategies to manipulate auxin homeostasis to establish a successful parasitic relationship with their host. Additionally, there appears to be a potential role for auxins other than IAA in plant-parasitic nematode infections that might be of interest to be further elucidated.
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Price JA, Coyne D, Blok VC, Jones JT. Potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2021; 22:495-507. [PMID: 33709540 PMCID: PMC8035638 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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TAXONOMY Phylum Nematoda; class Chromadorea; order Rhabditida; suborder Tylenchina; infraorder Tylenchomorpha; superfamily Tylenchoidea; family Heteroderidae; subfamily Heteroderinae; Genus Globodera. BIOLOGY Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are biotrophic, sedentary endoparasitic nematodes. Invasive (second) stage juveniles (J2) hatch from eggs in response to the presence of host root exudates and subsequently locate and invade the host. The nematodes induce the formation of a large, multinucleate syncytium in host roots, formed by fusion of up to 300 root cell protoplasts. The nematodes rely on this single syncytium for the nutrients required to develop through a further three moults to the adult male or female stage. This extended period of biotrophy-between 4 and 6 weeks in total-is almost unparalleled in plant-pathogen interactions. Females remain at the root while adult males revert to the vermiform body plan of the J2 and leave the root to locate and fertilize the female nematodes. The female body forms a cyst that contains the next generation of eggs. HOST RANGE The host range of PCN is limited to plants of the Solanaceae family. While the most economically important hosts are potato (Solanum tuberosum), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and aubergine (Solanum melongena), over 170 species of Solanaceae are thought to be potential hosts for PCN (Sullivan et al., 2007). DISEASE SYMPTOMS Symptoms are similar to those associated with nutrient deficiency, such as stunted growth, yellowing of leaves and reduced yields. This absence of specific symptoms reduces awareness of the disease among growers. DISEASE CONTROL Resistance genes (where available in suitable cultivars), application of nematicides, crop rotation. Great effort is put into reducing the spread of PCN through quarantine measures and use of certified seed stocks. USEFUL WEBSITES Genomic information for PCN is accessible through WormBase ParaSite.
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- James A. Price
- School of BiologyBiomedical Sciences Research ComplexUniversity of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
- Cell & Molecular Sciences DepartmentThe James Hutton InstituteDundeeUK
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)NairobiKenya
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- Cell & Molecular Sciences DepartmentThe James Hutton InstituteDundeeUK
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- School of BiologyBiomedical Sciences Research ComplexUniversity of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
- Cell & Molecular Sciences DepartmentThe James Hutton InstituteDundeeUK
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Gartner U, Hein I, Brown LH, Chen X, Mantelin S, Sharma SK, Dandurand LM, Kuhl JC, Jones JT, Bryan GJ, Blok VC. Resisting Potato Cyst Nematodes With Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:661194. [PMID: 33841485 PMCID: PMC8027921 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.661194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are economically important pests with a worldwide distribution in all temperate regions where potatoes are grown. Because above ground symptoms are non-specific, and detection of cysts in the soil is determined by the intensity of sampling, infestations are frequently spread before they are recognised. PCN cysts are resilient and persistent; their cargo of eggs can remain viable for over two decades, and thus once introduced PCN are very difficult to eradicate. Various control methods have been proposed, with resistant varieties being a key environmentally friendly and effective component of an integrated management programme. Wild and landrace relatives of cultivated potato have provided a source of PCN resistance genes that have been used in breeding programmes with varying levels of success. Producing a PCN resistant variety requires concerted effort over many years before it reaches what can be the biggest hurdle-commercial acceptance. Recent advances in potato genomics have provided tools to rapidly map resistance genes and to develop molecular markers to aid selection during breeding. This review will focus on the translation of these opportunities into durably PCN resistant varieties.
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- Ulrike Gartner
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- INRAE UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology Department, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Vivian C. Blok,
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Stasko AK, Batnini A, Bolanos-Carriel C, Lin JE, Lin Y, Blakeslee JJ, Dorrance AE. Auxin Profiling and GmPIN Expression in Phytophthora sojae-Soybean Root Interactions. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:1988-2002. [PMID: 32602813 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-02-20-0046-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA) has been implicated as a susceptibility factor in both beneficial and pathogenic molecular plant-microbe interactions. Previous studies have identified a large number of auxin-related genes underlying quantitative disease resistance loci (QDRLs) for Phytophthora sojae. Thus, we hypothesized that auxin may be involved the P. sojae-soybean interaction. The levels of IAA and related metabolites were measured in mycelia and media supernatant as well as in mock and inoculated soybean roots in a time course assay. The expression of 11 soybean Pin-formed (GmPIN) auxin efflux transporter genes was also examined. Tryptophan, an auxin precursor, was detected in the P. sojae mycelia and media supernatant. During colonization of roots, levels of IAA and related metabolites were significantly higher in both moderately resistant Conrad and moderately susceptible Sloan inoculated roots compared with mock controls at 48 h postinoculation (hpi) in one experiment and at 72 hpi in a second, with Sloan accumulating higher levels of the auxin catabolite IAA-Ala than Conrad. Additionally, one GmPIN at 24 hpi, one at 48 hpi, and three at 72 hpi had higher expression in inoculated compared with the mock control roots in Conrad. The ability of resistant cultivars to cope with auxin accumulation may play an important role in quantitative disease resistance. Levels of jasmonic acid (JA), another plant hormone associated with defense responses, were also higher in inoculated roots at these same time points, suggesting that JA also plays a role during the later stages of infection.
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- Anna K Stasko
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and OARDC Metabolite Analysis Cluster, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and OARDC Metabolite Analysis Cluster, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and OARDC Metabolite Analysis Cluster, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Center for Soybean Research, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
- Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Chandra S, Satapathy L, Basu S, Jha SK, Kumar M, Mukhopadhyay K. Characterization of the leaf rust responsive ARF genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLANT CELL REPORTS 2020; 39:1639-1654. [PMID: 32892289 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02591-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Genome-wide identification, classification, functional characterization and expression analysis of Auxin Responsive Factor (ARF) gene family in wheat reveal their attributes and role during leaf rust infection. Auxins are important plant growth regulators that also impact plant-pathogen interaction. Auxin responsive factors (ARF) are plant specific transcription factors that control responses to auxins. Whole genome investigation of ARF gene family is limited in allohexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Comprehensive study of this gene family was carried out by employing the currently available reference genome sequence of wheat. In total, 27 ARF genes were identified and located on the wheat genome as well as were positioned on wheat chromosome arms. Additionally, examination of the predicted genes unveiled a decent degree of relatedness within and among the phylogenetic clades. Leaf rust, caused by the obligate biotrophic fungal pathogen Puccinia triticina, is responsible for drastic loss of wheat crop worldwide reducing grain yield by 10-90%. Expression profiling of ARF genes in retort to leaf rust infection indicated their differential regulation during this plant-pathogen interaction. Highest expression of ARF genes were observed at 12 hpi that was maintained up to 72 hpi during incompatible interaction, whereas the high expression levels receded at 48 hpi during compatible interactions. Few of the identified ARF genes were likely to be post-transcriptionally regulated by microRNAs. Many light and stress responsive elements were detected in the promoter regions of ARF genes. Microsynteny analysis showed the conservation of ARF genes within the members of the Poaceae family. This study provides fundamental details for understanding the different types of ARF genes in wheat and there putative roles during leaf rust-wheat interaction.
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- Saket Chandra
- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 83844, USA
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- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India
- Faculty of Agriculture, Usha Martin University, Angara, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835103, India
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- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India
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- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India
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- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India.
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Desmedt W, Mangelinckx S, Kyndt T, Vanholme B. A Phytochemical Perspective on Plant Defense Against Nematodes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:602079. [PMID: 33281858 PMCID: PMC7691236 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.602079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Given the large yield losses attributed to plant-parasitic nematodes and the limited availability of sustainable control strategies, new plant-parasitic nematode control strategies are urgently needed. To defend themselves against nematode attack, plants possess sophisticated multi-layered immune systems. One element of plant immunity against nematodes is the production of small molecules with anti-nematode activity, either constitutively or after nematode infection. This review provides an overview of such metabolites that have been identified to date and groups them by chemical class (e.g., terpenoids, flavonoids, glucosinolates, etc.). Furthermore, this review discusses strategies that have been used to identify such metabolites and highlights the ways in which studying anti-nematode metabolites might be of use to agriculture and crop protection. Particular attention is given to emerging, high-throughput approaches for the identification of anti-nematode metabolites, in particular the use of untargeted metabolomics techniques based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS).
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- Willem Desmedt
- Research Group Epigenetics and Defense, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Group Synthesis, Bioresources and Bioorganic Chemistry (SynBioC), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Group Epigenetics and Defense, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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Dodueva IE, Lebedeva MA, Kuznetsova KA, Gancheva MS, Paponova SS, Lutova LL. Plant tumors: a hundred years of study. PLANTA 2020; 251:82. [PMID: 32189080 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03375-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The review provides information on the mechanisms underlying the development of spontaneous and pathogen-induced tumors in higher plants. The activation of meristem-specific regulators in plant tumors of various origins suggests the meristem-like nature of abnormal plant hyperplasia. Plant tumor formation has more than a century of research history. The study of this phenomenon has led to a number of important discoveries, including the development of the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation technique and the discovery of horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to plants. There are two main groups of plant tumors: pathogen-induced tumors (e.g., tumors induced by bacteria, viruses, fungi, insects, etc.), and spontaneous ones, which are formed in the absence of any pathogen in plants with certain genotypes (e.g., interspecific hybrids, inbred lines, and mutants). The causes of the transition of plant cells to tumor growth are different from those in animals, and they include the disturbance of phytohormonal balance and the acquisition of meristematic characteristics by differentiated cells. The aim of this review is to discuss the mechanisms underlying the development of most known examples of plant tumors.
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- Irina E Dodueva
- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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Modulation of Arabidopsis Flavonol Biosynthesis Genes by Cyst and Root-Knot Nematodes. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9020253. [PMID: 32079157 PMCID: PMC7076660 DOI: 10.3390/plants9020253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Although it is well established that flavonoid synthesis is induced in diverse plant species during nematode parasitism, little is known about the regulation of genes controlling flavonol biosynthesis during the plant–nematode interaction. In this study, expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana flavonol-specific transcription factor, AtMYB12, the flavonol synthase genes, AtFLS1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and the gene encoding the central flavonoid enzyme, chalcone synthase (AtCHS), were examined in plant roots during infection by Heterodera schachtii (sugar beet cyst) and Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot) nematodes. These experiments showed that AtMYB12 was transiently upregulated at 9 dpi in syncytia associated with sugar beet cyst nematode infection and that an Atmyb12-deficient line was less susceptible to the parasite. This suggests that, rather than contributing to plant defense, this gene is essential for productive infection. However, the AtCHS and AtFLS1 genes, which are controlled by AtMYB12, did not exhibit a similar transient increase, but rather were expressly downregulated in syncytia relative to adjacent uninfected root tissue. Genetic analyses further indicated that AtFLS1 contributes to plant defense against Cyst nematode infection, while other AtFLS gene family members do not, consistent with prior reports that these other genes encode little or no enzyme activity. Together, these findings indicate a role of AtMyb12 in promoting the early stages of Cyst nematode infection, while flavonols produced through the action of AtFLS1 are essential for plant defense. On the other hand, a transient induction of AtMYB12 was not observed in galls produced during root-knot nematode infection, but this gene was instead substantially downregulated, starting at the 9 dpi sampling point, as were AtCHS and AtFLS1. In addition, both the AtMYB12- and AtFLS1-deficient lines were more susceptible to infection by this parasite. There was again little evidence for contributions from the other AtFLS gene family members, although an AtFLS5-deficient line appeared to be somewhat more susceptible to infection. Taken together, this study shows that sugar-beet cyst and root-knot nematodes modulate differently the genes involved in flavonol biosynthesis in order to successfully infect host roots and that AtFLS1 may be involved in the plant basal defense response against nematode infection.
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Jing Y, Zheng X, Zhang D, Shen N, Wang Y, Yang L, Fu A, Shi J, Zhao F, Lan W, Luan S. Danger-Associated Peptides Interact with PIN-Dependent Local Auxin Distribution to Inhibit Root Growth in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:1767-1787. [PMID: 31123046 PMCID: PMC6713309 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plant elicitor peptides (Peps) are damage/danger-associated molecular patterns that are perceived by the receptor-like kinases, PEPR1 and PEPR2, to enhance innate immunity and to inhibit root growth in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Here, we show that Arabidopsis Pep1 inhibits root growth in a PEPR2-dependent manner, which is accompanied by swelling epidermal and cortex cells and root hair formation in the transition zone (TZ). These Pep1-induced changes were mimicked by exogenous auxin application and were suppressed in the auxin perception mutants transport inhibitor response1 (tir1) and tir1 afb1 afb2 Pep1-induced auxin accumulation in the TZ region preceded cell expansion in roots. Because local auxin distribution depends on PIN-type auxin transporters, we examined Pep1-PEPR-induced root growth inhibition in several pin mutants and found that pin2 was highly sensitive but pin3 was less sensitive to Pep1. The pin2 pin3 double mutant was as sensitive to Pep1 treatment as wild-type plants. Pep1 reduced the abundance of PIN2 in the plasma membrane through activating endocytosis while increasing PIN3 expression in the TZ, leading to changes in local auxin distribution and inhibiting root growth. These results suggest that Pep-PEPR signaling undergoes crosstalk with auxin accumulation to control cell expansion and differentiation in roots during immune responses.
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- Yanping Jing
- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University-Nanjing Forestry University Joint Institute for Plant Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Ibrahim HMM, Ahmad EM, Martínez-Medina A, Aly MAM. Effective approaches to study the plant-root knot nematode interaction. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2019; 141:332-342. [PMID: 31207494 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plant-parasitic nematodes cause major agricultural losses worldwide. Examining the molecular mechanisms underlying plant-nematode interactions and how plants respond to different invading pathogens is attracting major attention to reduce the expanding gap between agricultural production and the needs of the growing world population. This review summarizes the most recent developments in plant-nematode interactions and the diverse approaches used to improve plant resistance against root knot nematode (RKN). We will emphasize the recent rapid advances in genome sequencing technologies, small interfering RNA techniques (RNAi) and targeted genome editing which are contributing to the significant progress in understanding the plant-nematode interaction mechanisms. Also, molecular approaches to improve plant resistance against nematodes are considered.
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- Heba M M Ibrahim
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Molecular Interaction Ecology, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Gheysen G, Mitchum MG. Phytoparasitic Nematode Control of Plant Hormone Pathways. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 179:1212-1226. [PMID: 30397024 PMCID: PMC6446774 DOI: 10.1104/pp.18.01067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Phytoparasitic nematodes use multiple tactics to influence phytohormone physiology and alter plant developmental programs to establish feeding sites.
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- Godelieve Gheysen
- Ghent University, Department of Biotechnology, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- University of Missouri, Division of Plant Sciences and Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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Perrine-Walker F. Interactions of endoparasitic and ectoparasitic nematodes within the plant root system. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2019; 46:295-303. [PMID: 32172739 DOI: 10.1071/fp18176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Root-knot and cyst nematodes have sophisticated mechanisms to invade their plant hosts to reprogram the plant developmental program to induce feeding structures essential for nematode survival and reproduction. This has a detrimental effect on the plant as this sedentary endoparasitic interaction affects the growth and yields of many crop plants. However, other migratory endoparasitic nematodes that do not establish root feeding sites are as aggressive on many crop plants. With new information gained from the genome and transcriptomes of the migratory endoparasitic nematode, Pratylenchus spp., this review compares the different lifestyles and the pathogenic interactions these nematodes have with their plant host. Pratylenchus spp. utilises a common arsenal of effectors involved in plant cell wall degradation and the manipulation of plant host innate immunity. The absence of specific cell reprogramming effector genes may explain its migratory endoparasitic lifestyle, making it relevant to pest management approaches in Australia.
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- Francine Perrine-Walker
- Sydney Institute of Agriculture, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Biomedical Building C81, 1 Central Avenue, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, NSW 2015, Australia. Email
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Transcriptional profiling of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during a compatible interaction with the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera avenae. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2184. [PMID: 30778126 PMCID: PMC6379437 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37824-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cereal cyst nematode (CCN, Heterodera avenae) presents severe challenges to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production worldwide. An investigation of the interaction between wheat and CCN can greatly improve our understanding of how nematodes alter wheat root metabolic pathways for their development and could contribute to new control strategies against CCN. In this study, we conducted transcriptome analyses of wheat cv. Wen 19 (Wen19) by using RNA-Seq during the compatible interaction with CCN at 1, 3 and 8 days past inoculation (dpi). In total, 71,569 transcripts were identified, and 10,929 of them were examined as differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in response to CCN infection. Based on the functional annotation and orthologous findings, the protein phosphorylation, oxidation-reduction process, regulation of transcription, metabolic process, transport, and response process as well as many other pathways previously reported were enriched at the transcriptional level. Plant cell wall hydrolysis and modifying proteins, auxin biosynthesis, signalling and transporter genes were up-regulated by CCN infection to facilitate penetration, migration and syncytium establishment. Genes responding to wounding and jasmonic acid stimuli were enriched at 1 dpi. We found 16 NBS-LRR genes, 12 of which were down-regulated, indicating the repression of resistance. The expression of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes, glutathione S-transferases and UDP-glucosyltransferase was significantly up-regulated during CCN infection, indicating that they may play key roles in the compatible interaction of wheat with CCN. Taken together, the results obtained from the transcriptome analyses indicate that the genes involved in oxidation-reduction processes, induction and suppression of resistance, metabolism, transport and syncytium establishment may be involved in the compatible interaction of Wen 19 with CCN. This study provides new insights into the responses of wheat to CCN infection. These insights could facilitate the elucidation of the potential mechanisms of wheat responses to CCN.
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Piya S, Binder BM, Hewezi T. Canonical and noncanonical ethylene signaling pathways that regulate Arabidopsis susceptibility to the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:946-959. [PMID: 30136723 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Plant-parasitic cyst nematodes successfully exploit various phytohormone signaling pathways to establish a new hormonal equilibrium that facilitates nematode parasitism. Although it is largely accepted that ethylene regulates plant responses to nematode infection, a mechanistic understanding of how ethylene shapes plant-nematode interactions remains largely unknown. In this study, we examined the involvement of various components regulating ethylene perception and signaling in establishing Arabidopsis susceptibility to the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii using a large set of well-characterized single and higher order mutants. Our analyses revealed the existence of two pathways that separately engage ethylene with salicylic acid (SA) and cytokinin signaling during plant response to nematode infection. One pathway involves the canonical ethylene signaling pathway in which activation of ethylene signaling results in suppression of SA-based immunity. The second pathway involves the ethylene receptor ETR1, which signals independently of SA acid to affect immunity, instead altering cytokinin-mediated regulation of downstream components. Our results reveal important mechanisms through which cyst nematodes exploit components of ethylene perception and signaling to affect the balance of hormonal signaling through ethylene interaction with SA and cytokinin networks. This hormonal interaction overcomes plant defense and provokes a susceptible response.
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- Sarbottam Piya
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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Olmo R, Cabrera J, Fenoll C, Escobar C. A role for ALF4 during gall and giant cell development in the biotic interaction between Arabidopsis and Meloidogyne spp. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 165:17-28. [PMID: 29573275 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.) are a major pest for the agriculture worldwide. RKNs induce specialized feeding cells (giant cells, GCs) inside galls which are de novo formed pseudo-organs in the roots that share similarities with other developmental processes as lateral root (LR) and callus formation or grafting involving new vascular development or pericycle proliferation. Hence, it is pertinent to study the molecular mechanisms directing the plant-nematode interaction. In this respect, ALF4 is a key gene during LR formation, vascular vessels reconnection in grafting, hormone-induced callus formation or de novo root organogenesis from leaf explants. Our results show that ALF4 is also induced in galls at early infection stages in an auxin-independent way. Furthermore, ALF4 activity is necessary for the formation of proper galls and GCs, as the mutant alf4-1 presents aberrant galls and GCs with severe structural abnormalities leading to a dramatic reduction in the nematode egg production. However, a low-reproduction rate is maintained, that might be explained by the local auxin maximum build by the nematodes in galls, partially rescuing alf4-1 phenotype. This would be similar to the partial rescue described for LR formation with exogenous auxins and also agrees with the LR emergence from alf4-1 galls but not from uninfected roots. In addition, ALF4 is also induced in syncytia formed by cyst nematodes. All these data support a pivotal role for ALF4 during de novo organogenesis processes induced by endoparasitic nematodes, in addition to its role in LR formation, callus development or vessel reconnection during grafting.
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- Rocio Olmo
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Avda, Carlos III, s/n, 45071, Toledo, Spain
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Avda, Carlos III, s/n, 45071, Toledo, Spain
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Avda, Carlos III, s/n, 45071, Toledo, Spain
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Avda, Carlos III, s/n, 45071, Toledo, Spain
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Functions of Flavonoids in Plant⁻Nematode Interactions. PLANTS 2018; 7:plants7040085. [PMID: 30326617 PMCID: PMC6313853 DOI: 10.3390/plants7040085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Most land plants can become infected by plant parasitic nematodes in the field. Plant parasitic nematodes can be free-living or endoparasitic, and they usually infect plant roots. Most damaging are endoparasites, which form feeding sites inside plant roots that damage the root system and redirect nutrients towards the parasite. This process involves developmental changes to the root in parallel with the induction of defense responses. Plant flavonoids are secondary metabolites that have roles in both root development and plant defense responses against a range of microorganisms. Here, we review our current knowledge of the roles of flavonoids in the interactions between plants and plant parasitic nematodes. Flavonoids are induced during nematode infection in plant roots, and more highly so in resistant compared with susceptible plant cultivars, but many of their functions remain unclear. Flavonoids have been shown to alter feeding site development to some extent, but so far have not been found to be essential for root–parasite interactions. However, they likely contribute to chemotactic attraction or repulsion of nematodes towards or away from roots and might help in the general plant defense against nematodes. Certain flavonoids have also been associated with functions in nematode reproduction, although the mechanism remains unknown. Much remains to be examined in this area, especially under field conditions.
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Ali MA, Anjam MS, Nawaz MA, Lam HM, Chung G. Signal Transduction in Plant⁻Nematode Interactions. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061648. [PMID: 29865232 PMCID: PMC6032140 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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To successfully invade and infect their host plants, plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) need to evolve molecular mechanisms to overcome the defense responses from the plants. Nematode-associated molecular patterns (NAMPs), including ascarosides and certain proteins, while instrumental in enabling the infection, can be perceived by the host plants, which then initiate a signaling cascade leading to the induction of basal defense responses. To combat host resistance, some nematodes can inject effectors into the cells of susceptible hosts to reprogram the basal resistance signaling and also modulate the hosts’ gene expression patterns to facilitate the establishment of nematode feeding sites (NFSs). In this review, we summarized all the known signaling pathways involved in plant–nematode interactions. Specifically, we placed particular focus on the effector proteins from PPNs that mimic the signaling of the defense responses in host plants. Furthermore, we gave an updated overview of the regulation by PPNs of different host defense pathways such as salicylic acid (SA)/jasmonic acid (JA), auxin, and cytokinin and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling to facilitate their parasitic successes in plants. This review will enhance the understanding of the molecular signaling pathways involved in both compatible and incompatible plant–nematode interactions.
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- Muhammad Amjad Ali
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
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- School of Life Sciences and Centre for Soybean Research of the Partner State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Korea.
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Bayless AM, Zapotocny RW, Grunwald DJ, Amundson KK, Diers BW, Bent AF. An atypical N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor enables the viability of nematode-resistant Rhg1 soybeans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E4512-E4521. [PMID: 29695628 PMCID: PMC5948960 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717070115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor (NSF) and α-soluble NSF attachment protein (α-SNAP) are essential eukaryotic housekeeping proteins that cooperatively function to sustain vesicular trafficking. The "resistance to Heterodera glycines 1" (Rhg1) locus of soybean (Glycine max) confers resistance to soybean cyst nematode, a highly damaging soybean pest. Rhg1 loci encode repeat copies of atypical α-SNAP proteins that are defective in promoting NSF function and are cytotoxic in certain contexts. Here, we discovered an unusual NSF allele (Rhg1-associated NSF on chromosome 07; NSFRAN07 ) in Rhg1+ germplasm. NSFRAN07 protein modeling to mammalian NSF/α-SNAP complex structures indicated that at least three of the five NSFRAN07 polymorphisms reside adjacent to the α-SNAP binding interface. NSFRAN07 exhibited stronger in vitro binding with Rhg1 resistance-type α-SNAPs. NSFRAN07 coexpression in planta was more protective against Rhg1 α-SNAP cytotoxicity, relative to WT NSFCh07 Investigation of a previously reported segregation distortion between chromosome 18 Rhg1 and a chromosome 07 interval now known to contain the Glyma.07G195900 NSF gene revealed 100% coinheritance of the NSFRAN07 allele with disease resistance Rhg1 alleles, across 855 soybean accessions and in all examined Rhg1+ progeny from biparental crosses. Additionally, we show that some Rhg1-mediated resistance is associated with depletion of WT α-SNAP abundance via selective loss of WT α-SNAP loci. Hence atypical coevolution of the soybean SNARE-recycling machinery has balanced the acquisition of an otherwise disruptive housekeeping protein, enabling a valuable disease resistance trait. Our findings further indicate that successful engineering of Rhg1-related resistance in plants will require a compatible NSF partner for the resistance-conferring α-SNAP.
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- Adam M Bayless
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706;
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Yimer HZ, Nahar K, Kyndt T, Haeck A, Van Meulebroek L, Vanhaecke L, Demeestere K, Höfte M, Gheysen G. Gibberellin antagonizes jasmonate-induced defense against Meloidogyne graminicola in rice. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 218:646-660. [PMID: 29464725 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Gibberellin (GA) regulates various plant growth and developmental processes, but its role in pathogen attack, and especially nematode-plant interactions, still remains to be elucidated. An in-depth characterization of the role of GA in nematode infection was conducted using mutant lines of rice, chemical inhibitors, and phytohormone measurements. Our results showed that GA influences rice-Meloidogyne graminicola interactions in a concentration-dependent manner. Foliar spray of plants with a low concentration of gibberellic acid enhanced nematode infection. Biosynthetic and signaling mutants confirmed the importance of gibberellin for rice susceptibility to M. graminicola infection. Our study also demonstrates that GA signaling suppresses jasmonate (JA)-mediated defense against M. graminicola, and likewise the JA-induced defense against M. graminicola requires SLENDER RICE1 (SLR1)-mediated repression of the GA pathway. In contrast to observations from other plant-pathogen interactions, GA plays a dominant role over JA in determining susceptibility to M. graminicola in rice. This GA-induced nematode susceptibility was largely independent of auxin biosynthesis, but relied on auxin transport. In conclusion, we showed that GA-JA antagonistic crosstalk is at the forefront of the interaction between rice and M. graminicola, and SLR1 plays a central role in the JA-mediated defense response in rice against this nematode.
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- Henok Zemene Yimer
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Crop protection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Group EnVOC, Department of Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Research Group EnVOC, Department of Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Crop protection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Koter MD, Święcicka M, Matuszkiewicz M, Pacak A, Derebecka N, Filipecki M. The miRNAome dynamics during developmental and metabolic reprogramming of tomato root infected with potato cyst nematode. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 268:18-29. [PMID: 29362080 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Cyst-forming plant-parasitic nematodes are pests threatening many crops. By means of their secretions cyst nematodes induce the developmental and metabolic reprogramming of host cells that lead to the formation of a syncytium, which is the sole food source for growing nematodes. The in depth micro RNA (miRNA) dynamics in the syncytia induced by Globodera rostochiensis in tomato roots was studied. The miRNAomes were obtained from syncytia covering the early and intermediate developmental stages, and were the subject of differential expression analysis. The expression of 1235 miRNAs was monitored. The fold change (log2FC) ranged from -7.36 to 8.38, indicating that this transcriptome fraction was very variable. Moreover, we showed that the DE (differentially expressed) miRNAs do not fully overlap between the selected time points, suggesting infection stage specific regulation by miRNA. The correctness of RNA-seq expression profiling was confirmed by qRT-PCR (quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction) for seven miRNA species. Down- and up-regulated miRNA species, including their isomiRs, were further used to identify their potential targets. Among them there are a large number of transcription factors linked to different aspects of plant development belonging to gene families, such as APETALA2 (AP2), SQUAMOSA (MADS-box), MYB, GRAS, and AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF). The substantial portion of potential target genes belong to the NB-LRR and RLK (RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE) families, indicating the involvement of miRNA mediated regulation in defense responses. We also collected the evidence for target cleavage in the case of 29 miRNAs using one of three alternative methods: 5' RACE (5' Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends), a search of tasiRNA within our datasets, and the meta-analysis of tomato degradomes in the GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) database. Eight target transcripts showed a negative correlation with their respective miRNAs at two or three time points. These results indicate a large regulatory potential for miRNAs in tuning the development and defense responses.
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- Marek D Koter
- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Horticulture, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Horticulture, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Horticulture, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gene Expression, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of High Throughput Technologies, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Horticulture, Biotechnology and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Smant G, Helder J, Goverse A. Parallel adaptations and common host cell responses enabling feeding of obligate and facultative plant parasitic nematodes. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 93:686-702. [PMID: 29277939 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Revised: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Parallel adaptations enabling the use of plant cells as the primary food source have occurred multiple times in distinct nematode clades. The hallmark of all extant obligate and facultative plant-feeding nematodes is the presence of an oral stylet, which is required for penetration of plant cell walls, delivery of pharyngeal gland secretions into host cells and selective uptake of plant assimilates. Plant parasites from different clades, and even within a single clade, display a large diversity in feeding behaviours ranging from short feeding cycles on single cells to prolonged feeding on highly sophisticated host cell complexes. Despite these differences, feeding of nematodes frequently (but certainly not always) induces common responses in host cells (e.g. endopolyploidization and cellular hypertrophy). It is thought that these host cell responses are brought about by the interplay of effectors and other biological active compounds in stylet secretions of feeding nematodes, but this has only been studied for the most advanced sedentary plant parasites. In fact, these responses are thought to be fundamental for prolonged feeding of sedentary plant parasites on host cells. However, as we discuss in this review, some of these common plant responses to independent lineages of plant parasitic nematodes might also be generic reactions to cell stress and as such their onset may not require specific inputs from plant parasitic nematodes. Sedentary plant parasitic nematodes may utilize effectors and their ability to synthesize other biologically active compounds to tailor these common responses for prolonged feeding on host cells.
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- Geert Smant
- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands
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Dolzblasz A, Banasiak A, Vereecke D. Neovascularization during leafy gall formation on Arabidopsis thaliana upon Rhodococcus fascians infection. PLANTA 2018; 247:215-228. [PMID: 28942496 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-017-2778-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Extensive de novo vascularization of leafy galls emerging upon Rhodococcus fascians infection is achieved by fascicular/interfascicular cambium activity and transdifferentiation of parenchyma cells correlated with increased auxin signaling. A leafy gall consisting of fully developed yet growth-inhibited shoots, induced by the actinomycete Rhodococcus fascians, differs in structure compared to the callus-like galls induced by other bacteria. To get insight into the vascular development accompanying the emergence of the leafy gall, the anatomy of infected axillary regions of the inflorescence stem of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana accession Col-0 plants and the auxin response in pDR5:GUS-tagged plants were followed in time. Based on our observations, three phases can be discerned during vascularization of the symptomatic tissue. First, existing fascicular cambium becomes activated and interfascicular cambium is formed giving rise to secondary vascular elements in a basipetal direction below the infection site in the main stem and in an acropetal direction in the entire side branch. Then, parenchyma cells in the region between both stems transdifferentiate acropetally towards the surface of the developing symptomatic tissue leading to the formation of xylem and vascularize the hyperplasia as they expand. Finally, parenchyma cells in the developing gall also transdifferentiate to vascular elements without any specific direction resulting in excessive vasculature disorderly distributed in the leafy gall. Prior to any apparent anatomical changes, a strong auxin response is mounted, implying that auxin is the signal that controls the vascular differentiation induced by the infection. To conclude, we propose the "sidetracking gall hypothesis" as we discuss the mechanisms driving the formation of superfluous vasculature of the emerging leafy gall.
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- Alicja Dolzblasz
- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Biosciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Yang YX, Wu C, Ahammed GJ, Wu C, Yang Z, Wan C, Chen J. Red Light-Induced Systemic Resistance Against Root-Knot Nematode Is Mediated by a Coordinated Regulation of Salicylic Acid, Jasmonic Acid and Redox Signaling in Watermelon. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:899. [PMID: 30042771 PMCID: PMC6048386 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Red light (RL) can stimulate plant defense against foliar diseases; however, its role in activation of systemic defense against root diseases remains unclear. Here, the effect of RL on root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (RKN) infestation was investigated in watermelon plants (Citrullus lanatus L.). Plants were exposed to 200 μmol m-2 s-1 photosynthetic photon flux density RL at the canopy level for 21 days using light-emitting photodiodes. The results showed that RL significantly suppressed gall formation and nematode development, which was closely associated with the RL-induced attenuation of oxidative stress in roots. Gene expression analysis showed that RL caused a transient upregulation of PR1 and WRKY70 transcripts at 7 days post inoculation in RKN-infected plants. Further investigation revealed that RL-induced systemic defense against RKN was attributed to increased jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) content, and transcript levels of their biosynthetic genes in roots. Interestingly, while malondialdehyde content decreased, H2O2 accumulation increased in RL-treated RKN-plants, indicating a potential signaling role of H2O2 in mediating RL-induced systemic defense. Furthermore, analysis of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antidoxidants revealed that RL-induced enhanced defense agaist RKN was also attributed to increased activities of antioxidant enzymes as well as redox homeostasis. Taken together, these findings suggest that RL could enhance systemic resistance against RKN, which is mediated by a coordinated regulation of JA- and SA-dependent signaling, antioxidants, and redox homeostasis in watermelon plants.
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- You-xin Yang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Germplasm Lab, Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
- Pingxiang University, Pingxiang, China
- *Correspondence: Jinyin Chen,
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Kakrana A, Kumar A, Satheesh V, Abdin MZ, Subramaniam K, Bhattacharya RC, Srinivasan R, Sirohi A, Jain PK. Identification, Validation and Utilization of Novel Nematode-Responsive Root-Specific Promoters in Arabidopsis for Inducing Host-Delivered RNAi Mediated Root-Knot Nematode Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:2049. [PMID: 29312363 PMCID: PMC5733009 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The root-knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne incognita, is an obligate, sedentary endoparasite that infects a large number of crops and severely affects productivity. The commonly used nematode control strategies have their own limitations. Of late, RNA interference (RNAi) has become a popular approach for the development of nematode resistance in plants. Transgenic crops capable of expressing dsRNAs, specifically in roots for disrupting the parasitic process, offer an effective and efficient means of producing resistant crops. We identified nematode-responsive and root-specific (NRRS) promoters by using microarray data from the public domain and known conserved cis-elements. A set of 51 NRRS genes was identified which was narrowed down further on the basis of presence of cis-elements combined with minimal expression in the absence of nematode infection. The comparative analysis of promoters from the enriched NRRS set, along with earlier reported nematode-responsive genes, led to the identification of specific cis-elements. The promoters of two candidate genes were used to generate transgenic plants harboring promoter GUS constructs and tested in planta against nematodes. Both promoters showed preferential expression upon nematode infection, exclusively in the root in one and galls in the other. One of these NRRS promoters was used to drive the expression of splicing factor, a nematode-specific gene, for generating host-delivered RNAi-mediated nematode-resistant plants. Transgenic lines expressing dsRNA of splicing factor under the NRRS promoter exhibited upto a 32% reduction in number of galls compared to control plants.
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- Atul Kakrana
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Centre for Transgenic Plant Development, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Centre for Transgenic Plant Development, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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Salazar-Iribe A, Zúñiga-Sánchez E, Mejía EZ, Gamboa-deBuen A. Cell Wall Localization of Two DUF642 Proteins, BIIDXI and TEEBE, during Meloidogyne incognita Early Inoculation. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2017; 33:614-618. [PMID: 29238286 PMCID: PMC5720610 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.nt.05.2017.0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita infects a variety of plants, including Arabidopsis thaliana. During migration, root-knot nematodes secrete different proteins to modify cell walls, which include pectolytic enzymes. However, the contribution of host cell wall proteins has not been described during this process. The function of two DUF642 cell wall proteins, BIIDXI (BDX, At4g32460) and TEEBE (TEB, At2g41800), in plant development could be related to the regulation of pectin methyl esterification status in the cell walls of different tissues. Accordingly, the expression of these two genes is up-regulated by auxin. BDX and TEB were highly induced during early M. incognita inoculation. Moreover, cell wall localization of the proteins was also induced. The cell wall localization of BDX and TEB DUF642 proteins during M. incognita early inoculation suggested that these two proteins could be involved in the regulation of the degree of pectin methylation during cell separation.
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- Alexis Salazar-Iribe
- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Avenida Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, C.P. 04510
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, C.P. 04510. Edificio E Laboratorio L-102
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- Colegio de Postgraduados (CP), Instituto de Fitosanidad, km 35.5 Carr. México-Texcoco, Montecillo, Edo. de México CP 56230
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- Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Avenida Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, C.P. 04510
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Wildermuth MC, Steinwand MA, McRae AG, Jaenisch J, Chandran D. Adapted Biotroph Manipulation of Plant Cell Ploidy. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2017; 55:537-564. [PMID: 28617655 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080516-035458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Diverse plant biotrophs that establish a sustained site of nutrient acquisition induce localized host endoreduplication. Endoreduplication is a process by which cells successively replicate their genomes without mitosis, resulting in an increase in nuclear DNA ploidy. Elevated ploidy is associated with enhanced cell size, metabolic capacity, and the capacity to differentiate. Localized host endoreduplication induced by adapted plant biotrophs promotes biotroph colonization, development, and/or proliferation. When induced host endoreduplication is limited, biotroph growth and/or development are compromised. Herein, we examine a diverse set of plant-biotroph interactions to identify (a) common host components manipulated to promote induced host endoreduplication and (b) biotroph effectors that facilitate this induced host process. Shared mechanisms to promote host endoreduplication and development of nutrient exchange/feeding sites include manipulation centered on endocycle entry at the G2-M transition as well as yet undefined roles for differentiation regulators (e.g., CLE peptides) and pectin/cell wall modification.
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- Mary C Wildermuth
- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720;
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- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720;
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- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720;
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- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720;
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- Regional Center for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India 121001
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Piya S, Kihm C, Rice JH, Baum TJ, Hewezi T. Cooperative Regulatory Functions of miR858 and MYB83 during Cyst Nematode Parasitism. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:1897-1912. [PMID: 28512179 PMCID: PMC5490899 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) recently have been established as key regulators of transcriptome reprogramming that define cell function and identity. Nevertheless, the molecular functions of the greatest number of miRNA genes remain to be determined. Here, we report cooperative regulatory functions of miR858 and its MYB83 transcription factor target gene in transcriptome reprogramming during Heterodera cyst nematode parasitism of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Gene expression analyses and promoter-GUS fusion assays documented a role of miR858 in posttranscriptional regulation of MYB83 in the Heterodera schachtii-induced feeding sites, the syncytia. Constitutive overexpression of miR858 interfered with H. schachtii parasitism of Arabidopsis, leading to reduced susceptibility, while reduced miR858 abundance enhanced plant susceptibility. Similarly, MYB83 expression increases were conducive to nematode infection because overexpression of a noncleavable coding sequence of MYB83 significantly increased plant susceptibility, whereas a myb83 mutation rendered the plants less susceptible. In addition, RNA-seq analysis revealed that genes involved in hormone signaling pathways, defense response, glucosinolate biosynthesis, cell wall modification, sugar transport, and transcriptional control are the key etiological factors by which MYB83 facilitates nematode parasitism of Arabidopsis. Furthermore, we discovered that miR858-mediated silencing of MYB83 is tightly regulated through a feedback loop that might contribute to fine-tuning the expression of more than a thousand of MYB83-regulated genes in the H. schachtii-induced syncytium. Together, our results suggest a role of the miR858-MYB83 regulatory system in finely balancing gene expression patterns during H. schachtii parasitism of Arabidopsis to ensure optimal cellular function.
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- Sarbottam Piya
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
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Clevenger J, Chu Y, Arrais Guimaraes L, Maia T, Bertioli D, Leal-Bertioli S, Timper P, Holbrook CC, Ozias-Akins P. Gene expression profiling describes the genetic regulation of Meloidogyne arenaria resistance in Arachis hypogaea and reveals a candidate gene for resistance. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1317. [PMID: 28465503 PMCID: PMC5430994 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00971-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Resistance to root-knot nematode was introgressed into cultivated peanut Arachis hypogaea from a wild peanut relative, A. cardenasii and previously mapped to chromosome A09. The highly resistant recombinant inbred RIL 46 and moderately resistant RIL 48 were selected from a population with cv. Gregory (susceptible) and Tifguard (resistant) as female and male parents, respectively. RNA-seq analysis was performed on these four genotypes using root tissue harvested from root-knot nematode infected plants at 0, 3, 7 days after inoculation. Differential gene expression analysis provides evidence that root-knot nematodes modulate biological pathways involved in plant hormone, defense, cell signaling, cytoskeleton and cell wall metabolism in a susceptible reaction. Corresponding to resistance reaction, an effector-induced-immune response mediated by an R-gene was identified in Tifguard. Mapping of the introgressed region indicated that 92% of linkage group A09 was of A. cardenasii origin in Tifguard. RIL46 and RIL 48 possessed 3.6% and 83.5% of the introgression on A09, respectively. Within the small introgressed region carried by RIL 46, a constitutively expressed TIR-NBS-LRR gene was identified as the candidate for nematode resistance. Potential defense responsive pathways include effector endocytosis through clathrin-coated vesicle trafficking, defense signaling through membrane lipid metabolism and mucilage production.
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- Josh Clevenger
- Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
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- Center for Applied Genetic Technologies and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- University of Brasília, Institute of Biological Sciences, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Genetic Technologies and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Horticulture and Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA.
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Melnyk CW. Connecting the plant vasculature to friend or foe. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 213:1611-1617. [PMID: 27716935 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Contents 1611 I. 1611 II. 1612 III. 1612 IV. 1614 V. 1614 VI. 1614 VII. 1615 VIII. 1616 1616 References 1616 SUMMARY: The plant vasculature transports water, sugars, hormones, RNAs and proteins. Such critical functions need to be protected from attack by pests and pathogens or from damage by wounding. Plants have developed mechanisms to repair vasculature when such protections fail and to even initiate new vascular connections to tissues supporting symbionts. The developmental phenomena underlying vascular repair and rewiring are therefore critical for horticultural grafting, for plant infection and for mutualist associations with rhizosphere microbes. Despite the biological and economic interest, we are only beginning to understand how plants connect and reconnect their vasculature to a wide variety of organisms. Here, I discuss recent work and future prospects for this emerging field.
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- Charles W Melnyk
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1LR, UK
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Hu Y, You J, Li C, Williamson VM, Wang C. Ethylene response pathway modulates attractiveness of plant roots to soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41282. [PMID: 28112257 PMCID: PMC5256374 DOI: 10.1038/srep41282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Plant parasitic nematodes respond to root exudates to locate their host roots. In our studies second stage juveniles of Heterodera glycines, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), quickly migrated to soybean roots in Pluronic F-127 gel. Roots of soybean and non-host Arabidopsis treated with the ethylene (ET)-synthesis inhibitor aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) were more attractive to SCN than untreated roots, and significantly more nematodes penetrated into roots. Moreover, Arabidopsis ET insensitive mutants (ein2, ein2-1, ein2-5, ein3-1, ein5-1, and ein6) were more attractive than wild-type plants. Conversely, the constitutive triple-response mutant ctr1-1, was less attractive to SCN. While ET receptor gain-of-function mutant ein4-1 attracted more SCN than the wild-type, there were no significant differences in attractiveness between another gain-of-function ET receptor mutant, etr1-3, or the loss-of-function mutants etr1-7 and ers1-3 and the wild type. Expression of the reporter construct EBS: β-glucuronidase (GUS) was detected in Arabidopsis root tips as early as 6 h post infection, indicating that ET signaling was activated in Arabidopsis early by SCN infection. These results suggest that an active ET signaling pathway reduces root attractiveness to SCN in a way similar to that reported for root-knot nematodes, but opposite to that suggested for the sugar beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii.
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- Yanfeng Hu
- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081 China
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Kyndt T, Goverse A, Haegeman A, Warmerdam S, Wanjau C, Jahani M, Engler G, de Almeida Engler J, Gheysen G. Redirection of auxin flow in Arabidopsis thaliana roots after infection by root-knot nematodes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:4559-70. [PMID: 27312670 PMCID: PMC4973730 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes induce the formation of giant cells within the plant root, and it has been recognized that auxin accumulates in these feeding sites. Here, we studied the role of the auxin transport system governed by AUX1/LAX3 influx proteins and different PIN efflux proteins during feeding site development in Arabidopsis thaliana roots. Data generated via promoter-reporter line and protein localization analyses evoke a model in which auxin is being imported at the basipetal side of the feeding site by the concerted action of the influx proteins AUX1 and LAX3, and the efflux protein PIN3. Mutants in auxin influx proteins AUX1 and LAX3 bear significantly fewer and smaller galls, revealing that auxin import into the feeding sites is needed for their development and expansion. The feeding site development in auxin export (PIN) mutants was only slightly hampered. Expression of some PINs appears to be suppressed in galls, probably to prevent auxin drainage. Nevertheless, a functional PIN4 gene seems to be a prerequisite for proper nematode development and gall expansion, most likely by removing excessive auxin to stabilize the hormone level in the feeding site. Our data also indicate a role of local auxin peaks in nematode attraction towards the root.
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- Tina Kyndt
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University (UGent), Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University (UGent), Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University (UGent), Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University (UGent), Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- INRA, Univ. Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900 Sophia Antipolis, France
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- INRA, Univ. Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 1355-7254 Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900 Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University (UGent), Coupure links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Akram W, Anjum T, Ali B. Phenylacetic Acid Is ISR Determinant Produced by Bacillus fortis IAGS162, Which Involves Extensive Re-modulation in Metabolomics of Tomato to Protect against Fusarium Wilt. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:498. [PMID: 27148321 PMCID: PMC4835451 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Bacillus fortis IAGS162 has been previously shown to induce systemic resistance in tomato plants against Fusarium wilt disease. In the first phase of current study, the ISR determinant was isolated from extracellular metabolites of this bacterium. ISR bioassays combined with solvent extraction, column chromatography and GC/MS analysis proved that phenylacetic acid (PAA) was the potential ISR determinant that significantly ameliorated Fusarium wilt disease of tomato at concentrations of 0.1 and 1 mM. In the second phase, the biochemical basis of the induced systemic resistance (ISR) under influence of PAA was elucidated by performing non-targeted whole metabolomics through GC/MS analysis. Tomato plants were treated with PAA and fungal pathogen in various combinations. Exposure to PAA and subsequent pathogen challenge extensively re-modulated tomato metabolic networks along with defense related pathways. In addition, various phenylpropanoid precursors were significantly up-regulated in treatments receiving PAA. This work suggests that ISR elicitor released from B. fortis IAGS162 contributes to resistance against fungal pathogens through dynamic reprogramming of plant pathways that are functionally correlated with defense responses.
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- Waheed Akram
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of LahoreLahore, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Waheed Akram,
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the PunjabLahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the PunjabLahore, Pakistan
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Gleason C, Leelarasamee N, Meldau D, Feussner I. OPDA Has Key Role in Regulating Plant Susceptibility to the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne hapla in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1565. [PMID: 27822219 PMCID: PMC5075541 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Jasmonic acid (JA) is a plant hormone that plays important roles in regulating plant defenses against necrotrophic pathogens and herbivorous insects, but the role of JA in mediating the plant responses to root-knot nematodes has been unclear. Here we show that an application of either methyl jasmonate (MeJA) or the JA-mimic coronatine (COR) on Arabidopsis significantly reduced the number of galls caused by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla. Interestingly, the MeJA-induced resistance was independent of the JA-receptor COI1 (CORONATINE INSENSITIVE 1). The MeJA-treated plants accumulated the JA precursor cis-(+)-12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA) in addition to JA/JA-Isoleucine, indicating a positive feedback loop in JA biosynthesis. Using mutants in the JA-biosynthetic pathway, we found that plants deficient in the biosynthesis of JA and OPDA were hyper-susceptible to M. hapla. However, the opr3 mutant, which cannot convert OPDA to JA, exhibited wild-type levels of nematode galling. In addition, mutants in the JA-biosynthesis and perception which lie downstream of opr3 also displayed wild-type levels of galling. The data put OPR3 (OPDA reductase 3) as the branch point between hyper-susceptibility and wild-type like levels of disease. Overall, the data suggests that the JA precursor, OPDA, plays a role in regulating plant defense against nematodes.
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- Cynthia Gleason
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Physiology, Georg August University - Albrecht von Haller InstituteGöttingen, Germany
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Physiology, Georg August University - Göttingen Center for Molecular BiosciencesGöttingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Cynthia Gleason,
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Physiology, Georg August University - Albrecht von Haller InstituteGöttingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Georg August University - Albrecht von Haller InstituteGöttingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Georg August University - Albrecht von Haller InstituteGöttingen, Germany
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Georg August University - Göttingen Center for Molecular BiosciencesGöttingen, Germany
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Li R, Rashotte AM, Singh NK, Lawrence KS, Weaver DB, Locy RD. Transcriptome Analysis of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Genotypes That Are Susceptible, Resistant, and Hypersensitive to Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis). PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143261. [PMID: 26571375 PMCID: PMC4646469 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reniform nematode is a semi-endoparasitic nematode species causing significant yield loss in numerous crops, including cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). An RNA-sequencing analysis was conducted to measure transcript abundance in reniform nematode susceptible (DP90 & SG747), resistant (BARBREN-713), and hypersensitive (LONREN-1) genotypes of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) with and without reniform nematode infestation. Over 90 million trimmed high quality reads were assembled into 84,711 and 80, 353 transcripts using the G. arboreum and the G. raimondii genomes as references. Many transcripts were significantly differentially expressed between the three different genotypes both prior to and during nematode pathogenesis, including transcripts corresponding to the gene ontology categories of cell wall, hormone metabolism and signaling, redox reactions, secondary metabolism, transcriptional regulation, stress responses, and signaling. Further analysis revealed that a number of these differentially expressed transcripts mapped to the G. raimondii and/or the G. arboreum genomes within 1 megabase of quantitative trait loci that had previously been linked to reniform nematode resistance. Several resistance genes encoding proteins known to be strongly linked to pathogen perception and resistance, including LRR-like and NBS-LRR domain-containing proteins, were among the differentially expressed transcripts mapping near these quantitative trait loci. Further investigation is required to confirm a role for these transcripts in reniform nematode susceptibility, hypersensitivity, and/or resistance. This study presents the first systemic investigation of reniform nematode resistance-associated genes using different genotypes of cotton. The candidate reniform nematode resistance-associated genes identified in this study can serve as the basis for further functional analysis and aid in further development of reniform a nematode resistant cotton germplasm.
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- Ruijuan Li
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Ng JLP, Perrine-Walker F, Wasson AP, Mathesius U. The Control of Auxin Transport in Parasitic and Symbiotic Root-Microbe Interactions. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 4:606-43. [PMID: 27135343 PMCID: PMC4844411 DOI: 10.3390/plants4030606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Most field-grown plants are surrounded by microbes, especially from the soil. Some of these, including bacteria, fungi and nematodes, specifically manipulate the growth and development of their plant hosts, primarily for the formation of structures housing the microbes in roots. These developmental processes require the correct localization of the phytohormone auxin, which is involved in the control of cell division, cell enlargement, organ development and defense, and is thus a likely target for microbes that infect and invade plants. Some microbes have the ability to directly synthesize auxin. Others produce specific signals that indirectly alter the accumulation of auxin in the plant by altering auxin transport. This review highlights root-microbe interactions in which auxin transport is known to be targeted by symbionts and parasites to manipulate the development of their host root system. We include case studies for parasitic root-nematode interactions, mycorrhizal symbioses as well as nitrogen fixing symbioses in actinorhizal and legume hosts. The mechanisms to achieve auxin transport control that have been studied in model organisms include the induction of plant flavonoids that indirectly alter auxin transport and the direct targeting of auxin transporters by nematode effectors. In most cases, detailed mechanisms of auxin transport control remain unknown.
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- Jason Liang Pin Ng
- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Linnaeus Way, Building 134, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Linnaeus Way, Building 134, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
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