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Wang Y, Liao X, Shang W, Qin J, Xu X, Hu X. The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR. Mol Plant Pathol 2024; 25:e13431. [PMID: 38353627 PMCID: PMC10866084 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Feruloyl esterase (ferulic acid esterase, FAE) is an essential component of many biological processes in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. This research aimed to investigate the role of FAE and its regulation mechanism in plant immunity. We identified a secreted feruloyl esterase VdFAE from the hemibiotrophic plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae. VdFAE acted as an important virulence factor during V. dahliae infection, and triggered plant defence responses, including cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana. Deletion of VdFAE led to a decrease in the degradation of ethyl ferulate. VdFAE interacted with Gossypium hirsutum protein dihydroflavanol 4-reductase (GhDFR), a positive regulator in plant innate immunity, and promoted the degradation of GhDFR. Furthermore, silencing of GhDFR led to reduced resistance of cotton plants against V. dahliae. The results suggested a fungal virulence strategy in which a fungal pathogen secretes FAE to interact with host DFR and interfere with plant immunity, thereby promoting infection.
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- Yajuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High‐Efficiency Production, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Integrated Management of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High‐Efficiency Production, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Integrated Management of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High‐Efficiency Production, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Integrated Management of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High‐Efficiency Production, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Integrated Management of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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- Pest & Pathogen Ecology, NIAB East MallingWest MallingUK
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High‐Efficiency Production, Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Integrated Management of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Northwestern Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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Lin S, Hunt CJ, Holck J, Brask J, Krogh KBRM, Meyer AS, Wilkens C, Agger JW. Fungal feruloyl esterases can catalyze release of diferulic acids from complex arabinoxylan. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 232:123365. [PMID: 36690236 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Feruloyl esterases (FAEs, EC 3.1.1.73) catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of ester bonds between feruloyl and arabinosyl moieties in arabinoxylans. Recently, we discovered that two bacterial FAEs could catalyze release of diferulic acids (diFAs) from highly substituted, cross-linked corn bran arabinoxylan. Here, we show that several fungal FAEs, notably AnFae1 (Aspergillus niger), AoFae1 (A. oryzae), and MgFae1 (Magnaporthe oryzae (also known as M. grisae)) also catalyze liberation of diFAs from complex arabinoxylan. By comparing the enzyme kinetics of diFA release to feruloyl esterase activity of the enzymes on methyl- and arabinosyl-ferulate substrates we demonstrate that the diFA release activity cannot be predicted from the activity of the enzymes on these synthetic substrates. A detailed structure-function analysis, based on AlphaFold2 modeled enzyme structures and docking with the relevant di-feruloyl ligands, reveal how distinct differences in the active site topology and surroundings may explain the diFA releasing action of the enzymes. Interestingly, the analysis also unveils that the carbohydrate binding module of the MgFae1 may play a key role in the diFA releasing ability of this enzyme. The findings contribute further understanding of the function of FAEs in the deconstruction of complex arabinoxylans and provide new opportunities for enzyme assisted upgrading of complex bran arabinoxylans.
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- Shang Lin
- Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Novozymes A/S, Biologiens Vej 2, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Section for Protein Chemistry and Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Muthu Narayanan M, Ahmad N, Shivanand P, Metali F. The Role of Endophytes in Combating Fungal- and Bacterial-Induced Stress in Plants. Molecules 2022; 27:6549. [PMID: 36235086 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Plants are subjected to multifaceted stresses that significantly jeopardize crop production. Pathogenic microbes influence biotic stress in plants, which ultimately causes annual crop loss worldwide. Although the use of pesticides and fungicides can curb the proliferation of pathogens in plants and enhance crop production, they pollute the environment and cause several health issues in humans and animals. Hence, there is a need for alternative biocontrol agents that offer an eco-friendly mode of controlling plant diseases. This review discusses fungal- and bacterial-induced stress in plants, which causes various plant diseases, and the role of biocontrol defense mechanisms, for example, the production of hydrolytic enzymes, secondary metabolites, and siderophores by stress-tolerant fungi and bacteria to combat plant pathogens. It is observed that beneficial endophytes could sustain crop production and resolve the issues regarding crop yield caused by bacterial and fungal pathogens. The collated literature review indicates that future research is necessary to identify potential biocontrol agents that can minimize the utility of synthetic pesticides and increase the tenable agricultural production.
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Dou Y, Yang Y, Mund NK, Wei Y, Liu Y, Wei L, Wang Y, Du P, Zhou Y, Liesche J, Huang L, Fang H, Zhao C, Li J, Wei Y, Chen S. Comparative Analysis of Herbaceous and Woody Cell Wall Digestibility by Pathogenic Fungi. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237220. [PMID: 34885803 PMCID: PMC8659149 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fungal pathogens have evolved combinations of plant cell-wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) to deconstruct host plant cell walls (PCWs). An understanding of this process is hoped to create a basis for improving plant biomass conversion efficiency into sustainable biofuels and bioproducts. Here, an approach integrating enzyme activity assay, biomass pretreatment, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and genomic analysis of PCWDEs were applied to examine digestibility or degradability of selected woody and herbaceous biomass by pathogenic fungi. Preferred hydrolysis of apple tree branch, rapeseed straw, or wheat straw were observed by the apple-tree-specific pathogen Valsa mali, the rapeseed pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and the wheat pathogen Rhizoctonia cerealis, respectively. Delignification by peracetic acid (PAA) pretreatment increased PCW digestibility, and the increase was generally more profound with non-host than host PCW substrates. Hemicellulase pretreatment slightly reduced or had no effect on hemicellulose content in the PCW substrates tested; however, the pretreatment significantly changed hydrolytic preferences of the selected pathogens, indicating a role of hemicellulose branching in PCW digestibility. Cellulose organization appears to also impact digestibility of host PCWs, as reflected by differences in cellulose microfibril organization in woody and herbaceous PCWs and variation in cellulose-binding domain organization in cellulases of pathogenic fungi, which is known to influence enzyme access to cellulose. Taken together, this study highlighted the importance of chemical structure of both hemicelluloses and cellulose in host PCW digestibility by fungal pathogens.
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- Yanhua Dou
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, China;
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China;
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (S.C.); Tel.: +86-029-87091021 (S.C.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China; (Y.D.); (N.K.M.); (Y.W.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (Y.W.); (P.D.); (Y.Z.); (J.L.); (H.F.); (C.Z.); (J.L.)
- Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Xianyang 712100, China
- Correspondence: (Y.W.); (S.C.); Tel.: +86-029-87091021 (S.C.)
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