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Zhang J, Pan L, Xu W, Yang H, He F, Ma J, Bai L, Zhang Q, Zhou Q, Gao H. Extracellular vesicles in plant-microbe interactions: Recent advances and future directions. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 341:111999. [PMID: 38307350 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.111999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed nanoparticles that have a crucial role in mediating intercellular communication in mammals by facilitating the transport of proteins and small RNAs. However, the study of plant EVs has been limited for a long time due to insufficient isolation and detection methods. Recent research has shown that both plants and plant pathogens can release EVs, which contain various bioactive molecules like proteins, metabolites, lipids, and small RNAs. These EVs play essential roles in plant-microbe interactions by transferring these bioactive molecules across different kingdoms. Additionally, it has been discovered that EVs may contribute to symbiotic communication between plants and pathogens. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the pivotal roles played by EVs in mediating interactions between plants and microbes, including pathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses, and symbiotic pathogens. We highlight the potential of EVs in transferring immune signals between plant cells and facilitating the exchange of active substances between different species.
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- Junsong Zhang
- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China; College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
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- College of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China.
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Lauber E, González-Fuente M, Escouboué M, Vicédo C, Luneau JS, Pouzet C, Jauneau A, Gris C, Zhang ZM, Pichereaux C, Carrère S, Deslandes L, Noël LD. Bacterial host adaptation through sequence and structural variations of a single type III effector gene. iScience 2024; 27:109224. [PMID: 38439954 PMCID: PMC10909901 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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Molecular mechanisms underlying quantitative variations of pathogenicity remain elusive. Here, we identified the Xanthomonas campestris XopJ6 effector that triggers disease resistance in cauliflower and Arabidopsis thaliana. XopJ6 is a close homolog of the Ralstoniapseudosolanacearum PopP2 YopJ family acetyltransferase. XopJ6 is recognized by the RRS1-R/RPS4 NLR pair that integrates a WRKY decoy domain mimicking effector targets. We identified a XopJ6 natural variant carrying a single residue substitution in XopJ6 WRKY-binding site that disrupts interaction with WRKY proteins. This mutation allows XopJ6 to evade immune perception while retaining some XopJ6 virulence functions. Interestingly, xopJ6 resides in a Tn3-family transposon likely contributing to xopJ6 copy number variation (CNV). Using synthetic biology, we demonstrate that xopJ6 CNV tunes pathogen virulence on Arabidopsis through gene dosage-mediated modulation of xopJ6 expression. Together, our findings highlight how sequence and structural genetic variations restricted at a particular effector gene contribute to bacterial host adaptation.
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- Emmanuelle Lauber
- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- TRI-FRAIB Imaging Platform Facilities, FRAIB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- TRI-FRAIB Imaging Platform Facilities, FRAIB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31320 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Fédération de Recherche Agrobiosciences, Interactions et Biodiversité (FRAIB), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Auzeville-Tolosane, France
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Infrastructure nationale de protéomique, ProFI, FR 2048, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microbes-Environnement (LIPME), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Peng W, Garcia N, Servage KA, Kohler JJ, Ready JM, Tomchick DR, Fernandez J, Orth K. Pseudomonas effector AvrB is a glycosyltransferase that rhamnosylates plant guardee protein RIN4. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadd5108. [PMID: 38354245 PMCID: PMC10866546 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add5108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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The plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae encodes a type III secretion system avirulence effector protein, AvrB, that induces a form of programmed cell death called the hypersensitive response in plants as a defense mechanism against systemic infection. Despite the well-documented catalytic activities observed in other Fido (Fic, Doc, and AvrB) proteins, the enzymatic activity and target substrates of AvrB have remained elusive. Here, we show that AvrB is an unprecedented glycosyltransferase that transfers rhamnose from UDP-rhamnose to a threonine residue of the Arabidopsis guardee protein RIN4. We report structures of various enzymatic states of the AvrB-catalyzed rhamnosylation reaction of RIN4, which reveal the structural and mechanistic basis for rhamnosylation by a Fido protein. Collectively, our results uncover an unexpected reaction performed by a prototypical member of the Fido superfamily while providing important insights into the plant hypersensitive response pathway and foreshadowing more diverse chemistry used by Fido proteins and their substrates.
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- Wei Peng
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Jiménez‐Guerrero I, López‐Baena FJ, Borrero‐de Acuña JM, Pérez‐Montaño F. Membrane vesicle engineering with "à la carte" bacterial-immunogenic molecules for organism-free plant vaccination. Microb Biotechnol 2023; 16:2223-2235. [PMID: 37530752 PMCID: PMC10686165 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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The United Nations heralds a world population exponential increase exceeding 9.7 billion by 2050. This poses the challenge of covering the nutritional needs of an overpopulated world by the hand of preserving the environment. Extensive agriculture practices harnessed the employment of fertilizers and pesticides to boost crop productivity and prevent economic and harvest yield losses attributed to plagues and diseases. Unfortunately, the concomitant hazardous effects stemmed from such agriculture techniques are cumbersome, that is, biodiversity loss, soils and waters contaminations, and human and animal poisoning. Hence, the so-called 'green agriculture' research revolves around designing novel biopesticides and plant growth-promoting bio-agents to the end of curbing the detrimental effects. In this field, microbe-plant interactions studies offer multiple possibilities for reshaping the plant holobiont physiology to its benefit. Along these lines, bacterial extracellular membrane vesicles emerge as an appealing molecular tool to capitalize on. These nanoparticles convey a manifold of molecules that mediate intricate bacteria-plant interactions including plant immunomodulation. Herein, we bring into the spotlight bacterial extracellular membrane vesicle engineering to encase immunomodulatory effectors into their cargo for their application as biocontrol agents. The overarching goal is achieving plant priming by deploying its innate immune responses thereby preventing upcoming infections.
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Lin L, Yuan K, Xing C, Qiao Q, Chen Q, Dong H, Qi K, Xie Z, Chen X, Huang X, Zhang S. Transcription factor PbbZIP4 is targeted for proteasome-mediated degradation by the ubiquitin ligase PbATL18 to influence pear's resistance to Colletotrichum fructicola by regulating the expression of PbNPR3. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 116:903-920. [PMID: 37549222 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Pear anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum fructicola is one of the main fungal diseases in all pear-producing areas. The degradation of ubiquitinated proteins by the 26S proteasome is a regulatory mechanism of eukaryotes. E3 ubiquitin ligase is substrate specific and is one of the most diversified and abundant enzymes in the regulation mechanism of plant ubiquitination. Although numerous studies in other plants have shown that the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins by the 26S proteasome is closely related to plant immunity, there are limited studies on them in pear trees. Here, we found that an E3 ubiquitin ligase, PbATL18, interacts with and ubiquitinates the transcription factor PbbZIP4, and this process is enhanced by C. fructicola infection. PbATL18 overexpression in pear callus enhanced resistance to C. fructicola infection, whereas PbbZIP4 overexpression increased sensitivity to C. fructicola infection. Silencing PbATL18 and PbbZIP4 in Pyrus betulaefolia seedlings resulted in opposite effects, with PbbZIP4 silencing enhancing resistance to C. fructicola infection and PbATL18 silencing increasing sensitivity to C. fructicola infection. Using yeast one-hybrid screens, an electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and dual-luciferase assays, we demonstrated that the transcription factor PbbZIP4 upregulated the expression of PbNPR3 by directly binding to its promoter. PbNPR3 is one of the key genes in the salicylic acid (SA) signal transduction pathway that can inhibit SA signal transduction. Here, we proposed a PbATL18-PbbZIP4-PbNPR3-SA model for plant response to C. fructicola infection. PbbZIP4 was ubiquitinated by PbATL18 and degraded by the 26S proteasome, which decreased the expression of PbNPR3 and promoted SA signal transduction, thereby enhancing plant C. fructicola resistance. Our study provides new insights into the molecular mechanism of pear response to C. fructicola infection, which can serve as a theoretical basis for breeding superior disease-resistant pear varieties.
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- Likun Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Rufián JS, Rueda-Blanco J, Beuzón CR, Ruiz-Albert J. Suppression of NLR-mediated plant immune detection by bacterial pathogens. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:6069-6088. [PMID: 37429579 PMCID: PMC10575702 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad246] [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: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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The plant immune system is constituted of two functionally interdependent branches that provide the plant with an effective defense against microbial pathogens. They can be considered separate since one detects extracellular pathogen-associated molecular patterns by means of receptors on the plant surface, while the other detects pathogen-secreted virulence effectors via intracellular receptors. Plant defense depending on both branches can be effectively suppressed by host-adapted microbial pathogens. In this review we focus on bacterially driven suppression of the latter, known as effector-triggered immunity (ETI) and dependent on diverse NOD-like receptors (NLRs). We examine how some effectors secreted by pathogenic bacteria carrying type III secretion systems can be subject to specific NLR-mediated detection, which can be evaded by the action of additional co-secreted effectors (suppressors), implying that virulence depends on the coordinated action of the whole repertoire of effectors of any given bacterium and their complex epistatic interactions within the plant. We consider how ETI activation can be avoided by using suppressors to directly alter compromised co-secreted effectors, modify plant defense-associated proteins, or occasionally both. We also comment on the potential assembly within the plant cell of multi-protein complexes comprising both bacterial effectors and defense protein targets.
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- José S Rufián
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’, Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Depto. Biología Celular, Genética y Fisiología, Málaga, Spain
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Kim B, Kim I, Yu W, Li M, Kim H, Ahn YJ, Sohn KH, Macho AP, Segonzac C. The Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum effector RipE1 is recognized at the plasma membrane by NbPtr1, the Nicotiana benthamiana homologue of Pseudomonas tomato race 1. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023; 24:1312-1318. [PMID: 37310613 PMCID: PMC10502825 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The bacterial wilt disease caused by soilborne bacteria of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) threatens important crops worldwide. Only a few immune receptors conferring resistance to this devastating disease are known so far. Individual RSSC strains deliver around 70 different type III secretion system effectors into host cells to manipulate the plant physiology. RipE1 is an effector conserved across the RSSC and triggers immune responses in the model solanaceous plant Nicotiana benthamiana. Here, we used multiplexed virus-induced gene silencing of the nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat receptor family to identify the genetic basis of RipE1 recognition. Specific silencing of the N. benthamiana homologue of Solanum lycopersicoides Ptr1 (confers resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato race 1) gene (NbPtr1) completely abolished RipE1-induced hypersensitive response and immunity to Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum. The expression of the native NbPtr1 coding sequence was sufficient to restore RipE1 recognition in Nb-ptr1 knockout plants. Interestingly, RipE1 association with the host cell plasma membrane was necessary for NbPtr1-dependent recognition. Furthermore, NbPtr1-dependent recognition of RipE1 natural variants is polymorphic, providing additional evidence for the indirect mode of activation of NbPtr1. Altogether, this work supports NbPtr1 relevance for resistance to bacterial wilt disease in Solanaceae.
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- Boyoung Kim
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and BioresourcesSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and BioresourcesSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Life SciencesPohang University of Science and TechnologyPohangRepublic of Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologySeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and BioresourcesSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding InstituteSeoul National UniversitySeoulRepublic of Korea
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Lee GH, Min CW, Jang JW, Wang Y, Jeon JS, Gupta R, Kim ST. Analysis of post-translational modification dynamics unveiled novel insights into Rice responses to MSP1. J Proteomics 2023; 287:104970. [PMID: 37467888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2023.104970] [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] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Magnaporthe oryzae snodprot1 homologous protein (MSP1) is known to function as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) and trigger PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) in rice including induction of programmed cell death and expression of defense-related genes. The involvement of several post-translational modifications (PTMs) in the regulation of plant immune response, especially PTI, is well established, however, the information on the regulatory roles of these PTMs in response to MSP1-induced signaling is currently elusive. Here, we report the phosphoproteome, ubiquitinome, and acetylproteome to investigate the MSP1-induced PTMs alterations in MSP1 overexpressed and wild-type rice. Our analysis identified a total of 4666 PTMs-modified sites in rice leaves including 4292 phosphosites, 189 ubiquitin sites, and 185 acetylation sites. Among these, the PTM status of 437 phosphorylated, 53 ubiquitinated, and 68 acetylated peptides was significantly changed by MSP1. Functional annotation of MSP1 modulated peptides by MapMan analysis revealed that these were majorly associated with cellular immune responses including signaling, transcription factors, DNA and RNA regulation, and protein metabolism, among others. Taken together, our study provides novel insights into post-translational mediated regulation of rice proteins in response to M. oryzae secreted PAMP which help in understanding the molecular mechanism of MSP1-induced signaling in rice in greater detail. SIGNIFICANCE: The research investigates the effect of overexpression of MSP1 protein in rice leaves on the phosphoproteome, acetylome, and ubiquitinome. The study found that MSP1 is involved in rice protein phosphorylation, particularly in signaling pathways, and identified a key component, PTAC16, in MSP1-induced signaling. The analysis also revealed MSP1's role in protein degradation and modification by inducing ubiquitination of the target rice proteins. The research identified potential kinases involved in the phosphorylation of rice proteins, including casein kinase II, 14-3-3 domain binding motif, β-adrenergic receptor kinase, ERK1,2 kinase substrate motif, and casein kinase I motifs. Overall, the findings provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying of MSP1 induced signaling in rice which may have implications for improving crop yield and quality.
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- Gi Hyun Lee
- Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, South Korea
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- Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, South Korea
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- Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Disease and Pests, Ministry of Education, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, China
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
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- College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, South Korea.
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- Department of Plant Bioscience, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, South Korea.
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Ahn YJ, Kim H, Choi S, Mazo-Molina C, Prokchorchik M, Zhang N, Kim B, Mang H, Koehler N, Kim J, Lee S, Yoon H, Choi D, Kim MS, Segonzac C, Martin GB, Schultink A, Sohn KH. Ptr1 and ZAR1 immune receptors confer overlapping and distinct bacterial pathogen effector specificities. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 239:1935-1953. [PMID: 37334551 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
Abstract
Some nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) indirectly detect pathogen effectors by monitoring their host targets. In Arabidopsis thaliana, RIN4 is targeted by multiple sequence-unrelated effectors and activates immune responses mediated by RPM1 and RPS2. These effectors trigger cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana, but the corresponding NLRs have yet not been identified. To identify N. benthamiana NLRs (NbNLRs) that recognize Arabidopsis RIN4-targeting effectors, we conducted a rapid reverse genetic screen using an NbNLR VIGS library. We identified that the N. benthamiana homolog of Ptr1 (Pseudomonas tomato race 1) recognizes the Pseudomonas effectors AvrRpt2, AvrRpm1, and AvrB. We demonstrated that recognition of the Xanthomonas effector AvrBsT and the Pseudomonas effector HopZ5 is conferred independently by the N. benthamiana homolog of Ptr1 and ZAR1. Interestingly, the recognition of HopZ5 and AvrBsT is contributed unequally by Ptr1 and ZAR1 in N. benthamiana and Capsicum annuum. In addition, we showed that the RLCK XII family protein JIM2 is required for the NbZAR1-dependent recognition of AvrBsT and HopZ5. The recognition of sequence-unrelated effectors by NbPtr1 and NbZAR1 provides an additional example of convergently evolved effector recognition. Identification of key components involved in Ptr1 and ZAR1-mediated immunity could reveal unique mechanisms of expanded effector recognition.
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- Ye Jin Ahn
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Fortiphyte Inc., 3071 Research Drive, Richmond, CA, 94806, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Fortiphyte Inc., 3071 Research Drive, Richmond, CA, 94806, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Korea
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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Newman TE, Kim H, Khentry Y, Sohn KH, Derbyshire MC, Kamphuis LG. The broad host range pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum produces multiple effector proteins that induce host cell death intracellularly. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023; 24:866-881. [PMID: 37038612 PMCID: PMC10346375 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13333] [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: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a broad host range necrotrophic fungal pathogen, which causes disease on many economically important crop species. S. sclerotiorum has been shown to secrete small effector proteins to kill host cells and acquire nutrients. We set out to discover novel necrosis-inducing effectors and characterize their activity using transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Five intracellular necrosis-inducing effectors were identified with differing host subcellular localization patterns, which were named intracellular necrosis-inducing effector 1-5 (SsINE1-5). We show for the first time a broad host range pathogen effector, SsINE1, that uses an RxLR-like motif to enter host cells. Furthermore, we provide preliminary evidence that SsINE5 induces necrosis via an NLR protein. All five of the identified effectors are highly conserved in globally sourced S. sclerotiorum isolates. Taken together, these results advance our understanding of the virulence mechanisms employed by S. sclerotiorum and reveal potential avenues for enhancing genetic resistance to this damaging fungal pathogen.
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- Toby E. Newman
- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Plant Immunity Research CenterSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural BiotechnologySeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern AustraliaAustralia
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Kim H, Ahn YJ, Lee H, Chung EH, Segonzac C, Sohn KH. Diversified host target families mediate convergently evolved effector recognition across plant species. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 74:102398. [PMID: 37295296 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recognition of pathogen effectors is a crucial step for triggering plant immunity. Resistance (R) genes often encode for nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs), and NLRs detect effectors from pathogens to trigger effector-triggered immunity (ETI). NLR recognition of effectors is observed in diverse forms where NLRs directly interact with effectors or indirectly detect effectors by monitoring host guardees/decoys (HGDs). HGDs undergo different biochemical modifications by diverse effectors and expand the effector recognition spectrum of NLRs, contributing robustness to plant immunity. Interestingly, in many cases of the indirect recognition of effectors, HGD families targeted by effectors are conserved across the plant species while NLRs are not. Notably, a family of diversified HGDs can activate multiple non-orthologous NLRs across plant species. Further investigation on HGDs would reveal the mechanistic basis of how the diversification of HGDs confers novel effector recognition by NLRs.
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- Haseong Kim
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Jayaraman J, Yoon M, Hemara LM, Bohne D, Tahir J, Chen RKY, Brendolise C, Rikkerink EHA, Templeton MD. Contrasting effector profiles between bacterial colonisers of kiwifruit reveal redundant roles converging on PTI-suppression and RIN4. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 238:1605-1619. [PMID: 36856342 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Testing effector knockout strains of the Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae biovar 3 (Psa3) for reduced in planta growth in their native kiwifruit host revealed a number of nonredundant effectors that contribute to Psa3 virulence. Conversely, complementation in the weak kiwifruit pathogen P. syringae pv. actinidifoliorum (Pfm) for increased growth identified redundant Psa3 effectors. Psa3 effectors hopAZ1a and HopS2b and the entire exchangeable effector locus (ΔEEL; 10 effectors) were significant contributors to bacterial colonisation of the host and were additive in their effects on virulence. Four of the EEL effectors (HopD1a, AvrB2b, HopAW1a and HopD2a) redundantly contribute to virulence through suppression of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). Important Psa3 effectors include several redundantly required effectors early in the infection process (HopZ5a, HopH1a, AvrPto1b, AvrRpm1a and HopF1e). These largely target the plant immunity hub, RIN4. This comprehensive effector profiling revealed that Psa3 carries robust effector redundancy for a large portion of its effectors, covering a few functions critical to disease.
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- Jay Jayaraman
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Food Industry Science Centre, Palmerston North, 4472, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
- Bioprotection Aotearoa, Lincoln, 7647, New Zealand
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Advances in Biological Control and Resistance Genes of Brassicaceae Clubroot Disease-The Study Case of China. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24010785. [PMID: 36614228 PMCID: PMC9821010 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Clubroot disease is a soil-borne disease caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae. It occurs in cruciferous crops exclusively, and causes serious damage to the economic value of cruciferous crops worldwide. Although different measures have been taken to prevent the spread of clubroot disease, the most fundamental and effective way is to explore and use disease-resistance genes to breed resistant varieties. However, the resistance level of plant hosts is influenced both by environment and pathogen race. In this work, we described clubroot disease in terms of discovery and current distribution, life cycle, and race identification systems; in particular, we summarized recent progress on clubroot control methods and breeding practices for resistant cultivars. With the knowledge of these identified resistance loci and R genes, we discussed feasible strategies for disease-resistance breeding in the future.
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Guo J, Ma Z, Deng C, Ding J, Chang Y. A comprehensive dynamic immune acetylproteomics profiling induced by Puccinia polysora in maize. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:610. [PMID: 36564751 PMCID: PMC9789614 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03964-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lysine-ε-acetylation (Kac) is a reversible post-translational modification that plays important roles during plant-pathogen interactions. Some pathogens can deliver secreted effectors encoding acetyltransferases or deacetylases into host cell to directly modify acetylation of host proteins. However, the function of these acetylated host proteins in plant-pathogen defense remains to be determined. Employing high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry, we analyzed protein abundance and lysine acetylation changes in maize infected with Puccinia polysora (P. polysora) at 0 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h. A total of 7412 Kac sites from 4697 proteins were identified, and 1732 Kac sites from 1006 proteins were quantified. Analyzed the features of lysine acetylation, we found that Kac is ubiquitous in cellular compartments and preferentially targets lysine residues in the -F/W/Y-X-X-K (ac)-N/S/T/P/Y/G- motif of the protein, this Kac motif contained proteins enriched in basic metabolism and defense-associated pathways during fungal infection. Further analysis of acetylproteomics data indicated that maize regulates cellular processes in response to P. polysora infection by altering Kac levels of histones and non-histones. In addition, acetylation of pathogen defense-related proteins presented converse patterns in signaling transduction, defense response, cell wall fortification, ROS scavenging, redox reaction and proteostasis. Our results provide informative resources for studying protein acetylation in plant-pathogen interactions, not only greatly extending the understanding on the roles of acetylation in vivo, but also providing a comprehensive dynamic pattern of Kac modifications in the process of plant immune response.
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- Jianfei Guo
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Henan university, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Center for Crop Genome Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
- The State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science and Center for Crop Genome Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
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Dai Z, Yan P, He S, Jia L, Wang Y, Liu Q, Zhai H, Zhao N, Gao S, Zhang H. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of SWEET Family Genes in Sweet Potato and Its Two Diploid Relatives. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415848. [PMID: 36555491 PMCID: PMC9785306 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Sugar Will Eventually be Exported Transporter (SWEET) proteins are key transporters in sugar transportation. They are involved in the regulation of plant growth and development, hormone crosstalk, and biotic and abiotic stress responses. However, SWEET family genes have not been explored in the sweet potato. In this study, we identified 27, 27, and 25 SWEETs in cultivated hexaploid sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas, 2n = 6x = 90) and its two diploid relatives, Ipomoea trifida (2n = 2x = 30) and Ipomoea triloba (2n = 2x = 30), respectively. These SWEETs were divided into four subgroups according to their phylogenetic relationships with Arabidopsis. The protein physiological properties, chromosome localization, phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, promoter cis-elements, protein interaction networks, and expression patterns of these 79 SWEETs were systematically investigated. The results suggested that homologous SWEETs are differentiated in sweet potato and its two diploid relatives and play various vital roles in plant growth, tuberous root development, carotenoid accumulation, hormone crosstalk, and abiotic stress response. This work provides a comprehensive comparison and furthers our understanding of the SWEET genes in the sweet potato and its two diploid relatives, thereby supplying a theoretical foundation for their functional study and further facilitating the molecular breeding of sweet potato.
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- Zhuoru Dai
- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Sanya Institute, China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- Institute of Grain and Oil Crops, Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yantai 265500, China
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- Cereal Crops Research Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweet Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement/Laboratory of Crop Heterosis & Utilization and Joint Laboratory for International Cooperation in Crop Molecular Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Sanya Institute, China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-010-6273-2559
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Yoon M, Middleditch MJ, Rikkerink EHA. A conserved glutamate residue in RPM1-INTERACTING PROTEIN4 is ADP-ribosylated by the Pseudomonas effector AvrRpm2 to activate RPM1-mediated plant resistance. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:4950-4972. [PMID: 36130293 PMCID: PMC9710000 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Gram-negative bacterial plant pathogens inject effectors into their hosts to hijack and manipulate metabolism, eluding surveillance at the battle frontier on the cell surface. The effector AvrRpm1Pma from Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola functions as an ADP-ribosyl transferase that modifies RESISTANCE TO P. SYRINGAE PV MACULICOLA1 (RPM1)-INTERACTING PROTEIN4 (RIN4), leading to the activation of Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) resistance protein RPM1. Here we confirmed the ADP-ribosyl transferase activity of another bacterial effector, AvrRpm2Psa from P. syringae pv. actinidiae, via sequential inoculation of Pseudomonas strain Pto DC3000 harboring avrRpm2Psa following Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression of RIN4 in Nicotiana benthamiana. We conducted mutational analysis in combination with mass spectrometry to locate the target site in RIN4. A conserved glutamate residue (Glu156) is the most likely target for AvrRpm2Psa, as only Glu156 could be ADP-ribosylated to activate RPM1 among candidate target residues identified from the MS/MS fragmentation spectra. Soybean (Glycine max) and snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) RIN4 homologs without glutamate at the positions corresponding to Glu156 of Arabidopsis RIN4 are not ADP-ribosylated by bacterial AvrRpm2Psa. In contrast to the effector AvrB, AvrRpm2Psa does not require the phosphorylation of Thr166 in RIN4 to activate RPM1. Therefore, separate biochemical reactions by different pathogen effectors may trigger the activation of the same resistance protein via distinct modifications of RIN4.
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- Minsoo Yoon
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
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Breit-McNally C, Laflamme B, Singh RA, Desveaux D, Guttman DS. ZAR1: Guardian of plant kinases. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:981684. [PMID: 36212348 PMCID: PMC9539561 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.981684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A key facet of innate immunity in plants entails the recognition of pathogen "effector" virulence proteins by host Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptors (NLRs). Among characterized NLRs, the broadly conserved ZAR1 NLR is particularly remarkable due to its capacity to recognize at least six distinct families of effectors from at least two bacterial genera. This expanded recognition spectrum is conferred through interactions between ZAR1 and a dynamic network of two families of Receptor-Like Cytoplasmic Kinases (RLCKs): ZED1-Related Kinases (ZRKs) and PBS1-Like Kinases (PBLs). In this review, we survey the history of functional studies on ZAR1, with an emphasis on how the ZAR1-RLCK network functions to trap diverse effectors. We discuss 1) the dynamics of the ZAR1-associated RLCK network; 2) the specificity between ZRKs and PBLs; and 3) the specificity between effectors and the RLCK network. We posit that the shared protein fold of kinases and the switch-like properties of their interactions make them ideal effector sensors, enabling ZAR1 to act as a broad spectrum guardian of host kinases.
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- Clare Breit-McNally
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Bundalovic-Torma C, Lonjon F, Desveaux D, Guttman DS. Diversity, Evolution, and Function of Pseudomonas syringae Effectoromes. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 60:211-236. [PMID: 35537470 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-021621-121935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae is an evolutionarily diverse bacterial species complex and a preeminent model for the study of plant-pathogen interactions due in part to its remarkably broad host range. A critical feature of P. syringae virulence is the employment of suites of type III secreted effector (T3SE) proteins, which vary widely in composition and function. These effectors act on a variety of plant intracellular targets to promote pathogenesis but can also be avirulence factors when detected by host immune complexes. In this review, we survey the phylogenetic diversity (PD) of the P. syringae effectorome, comprising 70 distinct T3SE families identified to date, and highlight how avoidance of host immune detection has shaped effectorome diversity through functional redundancy, diversification, and horizontal transfer. We present emerging avenues for research and novel insights that can be gained via future investigations of plant-pathogen interactions through the fusion of large-scale interaction screens and phylogenomic approaches.
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ,
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ,
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ,
- Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zheng X, Zhou Z, Gong Z, Hu M, Ahn YJ, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Gong G, Zhang J, Zuo J, Han GZ, Hoon SK, Zhou JM. Two plant NLR proteins confer strain-specific resistance conditioned by an effector from Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. J Genet Genomics 2022; 49:823-832. [PMID: 35760352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2022.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) causes bacterial canker, a devastating disease threatening the Actinidia fruit industry. In a search for non-host resistance genes against Psa, we found that the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptor (NLR) protein ZAR1 from both Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana (Nb) recognizes HopZ5 and triggers cell death. The recognition requires ZED1 in Arabidopsis and JIM2 in Nb plants, which are members of the ZRK pseudokinases and known components of the ZAR1 resistosome. Surprisingly, Arabidopsis ZAR1 and RPM1, another NLR known to recognize HopZ5, confer disease resistance to HopZ5 in a strain-specific manner. Thus, ZAR1, but not RPM1, is solely required for resistance to P. s. maculicola ES4326 (Psm) carrying hopZ5, whereas RPM1 is primarily required for resistance to P. s. tomato DC3000 (Pst) carrying hopZ5. Furthermore, the ZAR1-mediated resistance to Psm hopZ5 in Arabidopsis is insensitive to SOBER1, which encodes a deacetylase known to suppress the RPM1-mediated resistance to Pst hopZ5. In addition, hopZ5 enhances P. syringae virulence in the absence of ZAR1 or RPM1, and that SOBER1 abolishes such virulence function. Together the study suggests that ZAR1 may be used for improving Psa resistance in Actinidia and uncovers previously unknown complexity of effector-triggered immunity and effector-triggered virulence.
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- Xiaojuan Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea; School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Plant Protection Department and Major Crop Disease Laboratory, College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya 572025, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea; School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China; CAS Center for Excellence in Biotic Interactions, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China; Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya 572025, P. R. China.
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Cheng C, Zhong Y, Wang B, Zhang Y, Wu H, Jiang N, Wu B, Lv Y, Jiang B. The Upregulated Expression of the Citrus RIN4 Gene in HLB Diseased Citrus Aids Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23136971. [PMID: 35805971 PMCID: PMC9266415 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The citrus industry has been threatened by Huanglongbing (HLB) for over a century. Here, an HLB-induced Arabidopsis RPM1-interacting protein 4 (RIN4) homologous gene was cloned from Citrus clementina, and its characteristics and function were analyzed to determine its role during citrus–Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) interactions. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that RIN4 was expressed in roots, stems, leaves and flowers, with the greatest expression level in leaves. Its expression was suppressed by gibberellic acid, indole-3-acetic acid, salicylic acid and jasmonic acid treatments, but was induced by abscisic acid and salt treatments, as well as wounding. The transient expression of a RIN4-GFP showed that RIN4 was localized in the cell membrane. RIN4-overexpressing transgenic C. maxima cv. ‘Shatianyou’ plants were obtained, and some transgenic plants showed greater sensitivity to CLas infection and earlier HLB symptoms appearance than non-transgenic controls. Results obtained in this study indicated that the upregulated expression of RIN4 in HLB diseased citrus may aid CLas infection.
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- Chunzhen Cheng
- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.C.); (B.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.W.)
- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; (N.J.); (B.W.); (B.J.)
- Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640, China;
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; (N.J.); (B.W.); (B.J.)
- Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640, China;
- Correspondence:
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.C.); (B.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.W.)
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.C.); (B.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.W.)
- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; (N.J.); (B.W.); (B.J.)
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China; (C.C.); (B.W.); (Y.Z.); (H.W.)
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; (N.J.); (B.W.); (B.J.)
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; (N.J.); (B.W.); (B.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640, China;
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; (N.J.); (B.W.); (B.J.)
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Indirect recognition of pathogen effectors by NLRs. Essays Biochem 2022; 66:485-500. [PMID: 35535995 DOI: 10.1042/ebc20210097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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To perceive pathogen threats, plants utilize both plasma membrane-localized and intracellular receptors. Nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat containing (NLR) proteins are key receptors that can recognize pathogen-derived intracellularly delivered effectors and activate downstream defense. Exciting recent findings have propelled our understanding of the various recognition and activation mechanisms of plant NLRs. Some NLRs directly bind to effectors, but others can perceive effector-induced changes on targeted host proteins (guardees), or non-functional host protein mimics (decoys). Such guarding strategies are thought to afford the host more durable resistance to quick-evolving and diverse pathogens. Here, we review classic and recent examples of indirect effector recognition by NLRs and discuss strategies for the discovery and study of new NLR-decoy/guardee systems. We also provide a perspective on how executor NLRs and helper NLRs (hNLRs) provide recognition for a wider range of effectors through sensor NLRs and how this can be considered an expanded form of indirect recognition. Furthermore, we summarize recent structural findings on NLR activation and resistosome formation upon indirect recognition. Finally, we discuss existing and potential applications that harness NLR indirect recognition for plant disease resistance and crop resilience.
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Zhang J, Zhou M, Liu W, Nie J, Huang L. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Effector HopAU1 Interacts with Calcium-Sensing Receptor to Activate Plant Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:508. [PMID: 35008934 PMCID: PMC8745740 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Kiwifruit canker, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), is a destructive pathogen that globally threatens the kiwifruit industry. Understanding the molecular mechanism of plant-pathogen interaction can accelerate applying resistance breeding and controlling plant diseases. All known effectors secreted by pathogens play an important role in plant-pathogen interaction. However, the effectors in Psa and their function mechanism remain largely unclear. Here, we successfully identified a T3SS effector HopAU1 which had no virulence contribution to Psa, but could, however, induce cell death and activate a series of immune responses by agroinfiltration in Nicotiana benthamiana, including elevated transcripts of immune-related genes, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and callose deposition. We found that HopAU1 interacted with a calcium sensing receptor in N. benthamiana (NbCaS) as well as its close homologue in kiwifruit (AcCaS). More importantly, silencing CaS by RNAi in N. benthamiana greatly attenuated HopAU1-triggered cell death, suggesting CaS is a crucial component for HopAU1 detection. Further researches showed that overexpression of NbCaS in N. benthamiana significantly enhanced plant resistance against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Phytophthora capsici, indicating that CaS serves as a promising resistance-related gene for disease resistance breeding. We concluded that HopAU1 is an immune elicitor that targets CaS to trigger plant immunity.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China; (J.Z.); (M.Z.); (W.L.); (J.N.)
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