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Qu W, Robert CAM, Erb M, Hibbard BE, Paven M, Gleede T, Riehl B, Kersting L, Cankaya AS, Kunert AT, Xu Y, Schueller MJ, Shea C, Alexoff D, Lee SJ, Fowler JS, Ferrieri RA. Dynamic Precision Phenotyping Reveals Mechanism of Crop Tolerance to Root Herbivory. Plant Physiol 2016; 172:776-788. [PMID: 27406166 PMCID: PMC5047087 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The western corn rootworm (WCR; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) is a major pest of maize (Zea mays) that is well adapted to most crop management strategies. Breeding for tolerance is a promising alternative to combat WCR but is currently constrained by a lack of physiological understanding and phenotyping tools. We developed dynamic precision phenotyping approaches using 11C with positron emission tomography, root autoradiography, and radiometabolite flux analysis to understand maize tolerance to WCR Our results reveal that WCR attack induces specific patterns of lateral root growth that are associated with a shift in auxin biosynthesis from indole-3-pyruvic acid to indole-3-acetonitrile. WCR attack also increases transport of newly synthesized amino acids to the roots, including the accumulation of Gln. Finally, the regrowth zones of WCR-attacked roots show an increase in Gln turnover, which strongly correlates with the induction of indole-3-acetonitrile-dependent auxin biosynthesis. In summary, our findings identify local changes in the auxin biosynthesis flux network as a promising marker for induced WCR tolerance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenchao Qu
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Christelle A M Robert
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Matthias Erb
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Bruce E Hibbard
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Maxim Paven
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Tassilo Gleede
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Barbara Riehl
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Lena Kersting
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Aylin S Cankaya
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Anna T Kunert
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Youwen Xu
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Michael J Schueller
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Colleen Shea
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - David Alexoff
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - So Jeong Lee
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Joanna S Fowler
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
| | - Richard A Ferrieri
- Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (W.Q., Y.X., M.J.S., C.S., D.A., S.J.L., J.S.F., R.A.F.);Biotic Interactions, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, 3013 Bern, Switzerland (C.A.M.R., M.E.);Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 (B.E.H.); andInstitut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, 55128 Mainz, Germany (M.P., T.G., B.R., L.K., A.S.C., A.T.K.)
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