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Sarrette B, Luu TB, Johansson A, Fliegmann J, Pouzet C, Pichereaux C, Remblière C, Sauviac L, Carles N, Amblard E, Guyot V, Bonhomme M, Cullimore J, Gough C, Jacquet C, Pauly N. Medicago truncatula SOBIR1 controls pathogen immunity and specificity in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024. [PMID: 39225339 DOI: 10.1111/pce.15071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
Medicago truncatula Nod Factor Perception (MtNFP) plays a role in both the Rhizobium-Legume (RL) symbiosis and plant immunity, and evidence suggests that the immune-related function of MtNFP is relevant for symbiosis. To better understand these roles of MtNFP, we sought to identify new interacting partners. We screened a yeast-2-hybrid cDNA library from Aphanomyces euteiches infected and noninfected M. truncatula roots. The M. truncatula leucine-rich repeat (LRR) receptor-like kinase SUPPRESSOR OF BIR1 (MtSOBIR1) was identified as an interactor of MtNFP and was characterised for kinase activity, and potential roles in symbiosis and plant immunity. We showed that the kinase domain of MtSOBIR1 is active and can transphosphorylate the pseudo-kinase domain of MtNFP. MtSOBIR1 could functionally complement Atsobir1 and Nbsobir1/sobir1-like mutants for defence activation, and Mtsobir1 mutants were defective in immune responses to A. euteiches. For symbiosis, we showed that Mtsobir1 mutant plants had both a strong, early infection defect and defects in the defence suppression in nodules, and both effects were plant genotype- and rhizobial strain-specific. This work highlights a conserved function for MtSOBIR1 in activating defence responses to pathogen attack, and potentially novel symbiotic functions of downregulating defence in association with the control of symbiotic specificity.
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- Baptiste Sarrette
- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP) - Plant Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Fédération de Recherche Agrobiosciences, Interactions and Biodiversity Research (FR AIB) Imaging and Proteomics platforms, University of Toulouse III, CNRS, Auzeville-Tolosan, France
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- Fédération de Recherche Agrobiosciences, Interactions and Biodiversity Research (FR AIB) Imaging and Proteomics platforms, University of Toulouse III, CNRS, Auzeville-Tolosan, France
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Toulouse, France
- Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique, ProFI, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, University of Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, University of Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, University of Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions and Environment (LIPME), University Toulouse III, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Université Côte d'Azur, INRAE, CNRS, Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
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Beritza K, Watts EC, van der Hoorn RAL. Improving transient protein expression in agroinfiltrated Nicotiana benthamiana. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 243:846-850. [PMID: 38849321 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Agroinfiltration of Nicotiana benthamiana is routinely used in plant science and molecular pharming to transiently express proteins of interest. Here, we discuss four phenomena that should be avoided to improve transient expression. Immune responses can be avoided by depleting immune receptors and employing pathogen-derived effectors; transcript degradation by using silencing inhibitors or RNA interference machinery mutants; endoplasmic reticulum stress by co-expressing chaperones; and protein degradation can be avoided with subcellular targeting, protease mutants and co-expressing protease inhibitors. We summarise the reported increased yields for various recombinant proteins achieved with these approaches and highlight remaining challenges to further improve the efficiency of this versatile protein expression platform.
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- Konstantina Beritza
- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK
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- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK
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- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB, Oxford, UK
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Cho H, Seo D, Kim M, Nam BE, Ahn S, Kang M, Bang G, Kwon CT, Joo Y, Oh E. SERKs serve as co-receptors for SYR1 to trigger systemin-mediated defense responses in tomato. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39041927 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Systemin, the first peptide hormone identified in plants, was initially isolated from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves. Systemin mediates local and systemic wound-induced defense responses in plants, conferring resistance to necrotrophic fungi and herbivorous insects. Systemin is recognized by the leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR-RLK) receptor SYSTEMIN RECEPTOR1 (SYR1), but how the systemin recognition signal is transduced to intracellular signaling pathways to trigger defense responses is poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that SERK family LRR-RLKs function as co-receptors for SYR1 to mediate systemin signal transduction in tomato. By using chemical genetic approaches coupled with engineered receptors, we revealed that the association of the cytoplasmic kinase domains of SYR1 with SERKs leads to their mutual trans-phosphorylation and the activation of SYR1, which in turn induces a wide range of defense responses. Systemin stimulates the association between SYR1 and all tomato SERKs (SlSERK1, SlSERK3A, and SlSERK3B). The resulting SYR1-SlSERK heteromeric complexes trigger the phosphorylation of TOMATO PROTEIN KINASE 1B (TPK1b), a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase that positively regulates systemin responses. Additionally, upon association with SYR1, SlSERKs are cleaved by the Pseudomonas syringae effector HopB1, further supporting the finding that SlSERKs are activated by systemin-bound SYR1. Finally, genetic analysis using Slserk mutants showed that SlSERKs are essential for systemin-mediated defense responses. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that the systemin-mediated association of SYR1 and SlSERKs activates defense responses against herbivorous insects.
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- Hyewon Cho
- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Research, Institute of Basic Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Digital Omics Research Center, Ochang Institute of Biological and Environmental Science, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Korea
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- Department of Smart Farm Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 17104, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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Li S, Zhao Y, Wu P, Grierson D, Gao L. Ripening and rot: How ripening processes influence disease susceptibility in fleshy fruits. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39016673 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Fleshy fruits become more susceptible to pathogen infection when they ripen; for example, changes in cell wall properties related to softening make it easier for pathogens to infect fruits. The need for high-quality fruit has driven extensive research on improving pathogen resistance in important fruit crops such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). In this review, we summarize current progress in understanding how changes in fruit properties during ripening affect infection by pathogens. These changes affect physical barriers that limit pathogen entry, such as the fruit epidermis and its cuticle, along with other defenses that limit pathogen growth, such as preformed and induced defense compounds. The plant immune system also protects ripening fruit by recognizing pathogens and initiating defense responses involving reactive oxygen species production, mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascades, and jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, ethylene, and abscisic acid signaling. These phytohormones regulate an intricate web of transcription factors (TFs) that activate resistance mechanisms, including the expression of pathogenesis-related genes. In tomato, ripening regulators, such as RIPENING INHIBITOR and NON_RIPENING, not only regulate ripening but also influence fruit defenses against pathogens. Moreover, members of the ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF) family play pivotal and distinct roles in ripening and defense, with different members being regulated by different phytohormones. We also discuss the interaction of ripening-related and defense-related TFs with the Mediator transcription complex. As the ripening processes in climacteric and non-climacteric fruits share many similarities, these processes have broad applications across fruiting crops. Further research on the individual contributions of ERFs and other TFs will inform efforts to diminish disease susceptibility in ripe fruit, satisfy the growing demand for high-quality fruit and decrease food waste and related economic losses.
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- Shan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Plant and Crop Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Yang W, Zhai H, Wu F, Deng L, Chao Y, Meng X, Chen Q, Liu C, Bie X, Sun C, Yu Y, Zhang X, Zhang X, Chang Z, Xue M, Zhao Y, Meng X, Li B, Zhang X, Zhang D, Zhao X, Gao C, Li J, Li C. Peptide REF1 is a local wound signal promoting plant regeneration. Cell 2024; 187:3024-3038.e14. [PMID: 38781969 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.040] [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: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Plants frequently encounter wounding and have evolved an extraordinary regenerative capacity to heal the wounds. However, the wound signal that triggers regenerative responses has not been identified. Here, through characterization of a tomato mutant defective in both wound-induced defense and regeneration, we demonstrate that in tomato, a plant elicitor peptide (Pep), REGENERATION FACTOR1 (REF1), acts as a systemin-independent local wound signal that primarily regulates local defense responses and regenerative responses in response to wounding. We further identified PEPR1/2 ORTHOLOG RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE1 (PORK1) as the receptor perceiving REF1 signal for plant regeneration. REF1-PORK1-mediated signaling promotes regeneration via activating WOUND-INDUCED DEDIFFERENTIATION 1 (WIND1), a master regulator of wound-induced cellular reprogramming in plants. Thus, REF1-PORK1 signaling represents a conserved phytocytokine pathway to initiate, amplify, and stabilize a signaling cascade that orchestrates wound-triggered organ regeneration. Application of REF1 provides a simple method to boost the regeneration and transformation efficiency of recalcitrant crops.
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- Wentao Yang
- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China
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- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China; College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong, China.
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Stevens DM, Moreno-Pérez A, Weisberg AJ, Ramsing C, Fliegmann J, Zhang N, Madrigal M, Martin G, Steinbrenner A, Felix G, Coaker G. Natural variation of immune epitopes reveals intrabacterial antagonism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2319499121. [PMID: 38814867 PMCID: PMC11161748 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319499121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Plants and animals detect biomolecules termed microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) and induce immunity. Agricultural production is severely impacted by pathogens which can be controlled by transferring immune receptors. However, most studies use a single MAMP epitope and the impact of diverse multicopy MAMPs on immune induction is unknown. Here, we characterized the epitope landscape from five proteinaceous MAMPs across 4,228 plant-associated bacterial genomes. Despite the diversity sampled, natural variation was constrained and experimentally testable. Immune perception in both Arabidopsis and tomato depended on both epitope sequence and copy number variation. For example, Elongation Factor Tu is predominantly single copy, and 92% of its epitopes are immunogenic. Conversely, 99.9% of bacterial genomes contain multiple cold shock proteins, and 46% carry a nonimmunogenic form. We uncovered a mechanism for immune evasion, intrabacterial antagonism, where a nonimmunogenic cold shock protein blocks perception of immunogenic forms encoded in the same genome. These data will lay the foundation for immune receptor deployment and engineering based on natural variation.
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- Danielle M. Stevens
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, CA95616
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR97331
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen72074, Germany
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY14853
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY14853
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen72074, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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Singh D, Mathur S, Ranjan R. Pattern recognition receptors as potential therapeutic targets for developing immunological engineered plants. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2024; 140:525-555. [PMID: 38762279 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2024.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
Abstract
There is an urgent need to combat pathogen infestations in crop plants to ensure food security worldwide. To counter this, plants have developed innate immunity mediated by Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage- associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). PRRs activate Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI), a defence mechanism involving intricate cell-surface and intracellular receptors. The diverse ligand-binding ectodomains of PRRs, including leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) and lectin domains, facilitate the recognition of MAMPs and DAMPs. Pathogen resistance is mediated by a variety of PTI responses, including membrane depolarization, ROS production, and the induction of defence genes. An integral part of intracellular immunity is the Nucleotide-binding Oligomerization Domain, Leucine-rich Repeat proteins (NLRs) which recognize and respond to effectors in a potent manner. Enhanced understanding of PRRs, their ligands, and downstream signalling pathways has contributed to the identification of potential targets for genetically modified plants. By transferring PRRs across plant species, it is possible to create broad-spectrum resistance, potentially offering innovative solutions for plant protection and global food security. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an update on PRRs involved in disease resistance, clarify the mechanisms by which PRRs recognize ligands to form active receptor complexes and present various applications of PRRs and PTI in disease resistance management for plants.
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- Deeksha Singh
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India.
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Chen C, van der Hoorn RAL, Buscaill P. Releasing hidden MAMPs from precursor proteins in plants. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 29:428-436. [PMID: 37945394 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The recognition of pathogens by plants at the cell surface is crucial for activating plant immunity. Plants employ pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). However, our knowledge of the release of peptide MAMPs from their precursor proteins is very limited. Here, we explore seven protein precursors of well-known MAMP peptides and discuss the likelihood of processing being required for their recognition based on structural models and public knowledge. This analysis indicates the existence of multiple extracellular events that are likely pivotal for pathogen perception but remain to be uncovered.
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- Changlong Chen
- Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China; The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Stevens DM, Moreno-Pérez A, Weisberg AJ, Ramsing C, Fliegmann J, Zhang N, Madrigal M, Martin G, Steinbrenner A, Felix G, Coaker G. Natural variation of immune epitopes reveals intrabacterial antagonism. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.09.21.558511. [PMID: 37790530 PMCID: PMC10543004 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.21.558511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
Plants and animals detect biomolecules termed Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns (MAMPs) and induce immunity. Agricultural production is severely impacted by pathogens which can be controlled by transferring immune receptors. However, most studies use a single MAMP epitope and the impact of diverse multi-copy MAMPs on immune induction is unknown. Here we characterized the epitope landscape from five proteinaceous MAMPs across 4,228 plant-associated bacterial genomes. Despite the diversity sampled, natural variation was constrained and experimentally testable. Immune perception in both Arabidopsis and tomato depended on both epitope sequence and copy number variation. For example, Elongation Factor Tu is predominantly single copy and 92% of its epitopes are immunogenic. Conversely, 99.9% of bacterial genomes contain multiple Cold Shock Proteins and 46% carry a non-immunogenic form. We uncovered a new mechanism for immune evasion, intrabacterial antagonism, where a non-immunogenic Cold Shock Protein blocks perception of immunogenic forms encoded in the same genome. These data will lay the foundation for immune receptor deployment and engineering based on natural variation.
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- Danielle M. Stevens
- Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca NY, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca NY, USA
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Biology, Box 351800, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis CA 95616, USA
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Daubermann AG, Dressano K, de Oliveira Ceciliato PH, Moura DS. Acridinium-Based Chemiluminescent Receptor-Ligand Binding Assay for Protein/Peptide Hormones. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2731:253-263. [PMID: 38019440 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3511-7_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Chemiluminescent acridinium esters (AE) have been extensively used for oligonucleotide probing and peptide-binding assays in molecular research due to labeling efficiency, lack of radioactivity, and ease of application. In addition to being a powerful and reliable alternative to radiolabeling, AE can be directly bound to the target molecule, with high specificity. Here, we describe an AE-based protein/peptide labeling method and the use of the labeled protein/peptide in a ligand-binding assay.
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- André Guilherme Daubermann
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, Brazil
- Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira - CTC, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, Brazil
- Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira - CTC, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, Brazil.
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Burggraf R, Albert M. In-vivo Cross-linking of Biotinylated Peptide Ligands to Cell Surface Receptors. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2731:217-230. [PMID: 38019437 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3511-7_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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In-vivo cross-linking of biotinylated peptides is a technique to analyze the interaction of small proteins or peptide ligands with their corresponding receptors. Here, we describe an in-vivo method in which leaves of living plants, transiently expressing receptor proteins, are infiltrated with biotinylated peptides. The interaction between ligand and receptor is irreversibly fixed by the infiltration of a cross-linking agent. Subsequently, co-immunoprecipitation is used to pull down the receptor-ligand pair. After western blotting, the biotin tag of the ligand peptide cross-linked to the receptor can be detected by streptavidin-AP conjugate on the membrane.
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- Ronja Burggraf
- Department of Biology, Chair of Molecular Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chair of Molecular Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Wang R, Li C, Jia Z, Su Y, Ai Y, Li Q, Guo X, Tao Z, Lin F, Liang Y. Reversible phosphorylation of a lectin-receptor-like kinase controls xylem immunity. Cell Host Microbe 2023; 31:2051-2066.e7. [PMID: 37977141 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) mediate basal resistance to most phytopathogens. However, plant responses can be cell type specific, and the mechanisms governing xylem immunity remain largely unknown. We show that the lectin-receptor-like kinase LORE contributes to xylem basal resistance in Arabidopsis upon infection with Ralstonia solanacearum, a destructive plant pathogen that colonizes the xylem to cause bacterial wilt. Following R. solanacearum infection, LORE is activated by phosphorylation at residue S761, initiating a phosphorelay that activates reactive oxygen species production and cell wall lignification. To prevent prolonged activation of immune signaling, LORE recruits and phosphorylates type 2C protein phosphatase LOPP, which dephosphorylates LORE and attenuates LORE-mediated xylem immunity to maintain immune homeostasis. A LOPP knockout confers resistance against bacterial wilt disease in Arabidopsis and tomatoes without impacting plant growth. Thus, our study reveals a regulatory mechanism in xylem immunity involving the reversible phosphorylation of receptor-like kinases.
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- Ran Wang
- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Hangzhou 311200, China.
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- Zhejiang Xianghu Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Meline V, Hendrich CG, Truchon AN, Caldwell D, Hiles R, Leuschen-Kohl R, Tran T, Mitra RM, Allen C, Iyer-Pascuzzi AS. Tomato deploys defence and growth simultaneously to resist bacterial wilt disease. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3040-3058. [PMID: 36213953 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14456] [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: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plant disease limits crop production, and host genetic resistance is a major means of control. Plant pathogenic Ralstonia causes bacterial wilt disease and is best controlled with resistant varieties. Tomato wilt resistance is multigenic, yet the mechanisms of resistance remain largely unknown. We combined metaRNAseq analysis and functional experiments to identify core Ralstonia-responsive genes and the corresponding biological mechanisms in wilt-resistant and wilt-susceptible tomatoes. While trade-offs between growth and defence are common in plants, wilt-resistant plants activated both defence responses and growth processes. Measurements of innate immunity and growth, including reactive oxygen species production and root system growth, respectively, validated that resistant plants executed defence-related processes at the same time they increased root growth. In contrast, in wilt-susceptible plants roots senesced and root surface area declined following Ralstonia inoculation. Wilt-resistant plants repressed genes predicted to negatively regulate water stress tolerance, while susceptible plants repressed genes predicted to promote water stress tolerance. Our results suggest that wilt-resistant plants can simultaneously promote growth and defence by investing in resources that act in both processes. Infected susceptible plants activate defences, but fail to grow and so succumb to Ralstonia, likely because they cannot tolerate the water stress induced by vascular wilt.
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- Valerian Meline
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biology, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Wang L, Jäggi S, Cofer TM, Waterman JM, Walthert M, Glauser G, Erb M. Immature leaves are the dominant volatile-sensing organs of maize. Curr Biol 2023; 33:3679-3689.e3. [PMID: 37597519 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Plants perceive herbivory-induced volatiles and respond to them by upregulating their defenses. To date, the organs responsible for volatile perception remain poorly described. Here, we show that responsiveness to the herbivory-induced green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate (HAC) in terms of volatile emission, transcriptional regulation, and jasmonate defense hormone activation is largely constrained to younger maize leaves. Older leaves are much less sensitive to HAC. In a given leaf, responsiveness to HAC is high at immature developmental stages and drops off rapidly during maturation. Responsiveness to the non-volatile elicitor ZmPep3 shows an opposite pattern, demonstrating that this form of hyposmia (i.e., decreased sense of smell) is not due to a general defect in jasmonate defense signaling in mature leaves. Neither stomatal conductance nor leaf cuticle composition explains the unresponsiveness of older leaves to HAC, suggesting perception mechanisms upstream of jasmonate signaling as driving factors. Finally, we show that hyposmia in older leaves is not restricted to HAC and extends to the full blend of herbivory-induced volatiles. In conclusion, our work identifies immature maize leaves as dominant stress volatile-sensing organs. The tight spatiotemporal control of volatile perception may facilitate within plant defense signaling to protect young leaves and may allow plants with complex architectures to explore the dynamic odor landscapes at the outer periphery of their shoots.
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- Lei Wang
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Neuchâtel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland.
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McMillan HM. New receptors for common MAMPs: Can wild relatives save citrus from disease? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 193:162-165. [PMID: 37221322 PMCID: PMC10469516 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Hannah M McMillan
- Assistant Features Editor, Plant Physiology, American Society of Plant Biologists, USA
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Trinh J, Li T, Franco JY, Toruño TY, Stevens DM, Thapa SP, Wong J, Pineda R, de Dios EÁ, Kahn TL, Seymour DK, Ramadugu C, Coaker GL. Variation in microbial feature perception in the Rutaceae family with immune receptor conservation in citrus. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 193:689-707. [PMID: 37144828 PMCID: PMC10686701 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Although much is known about the responses of model plants to microbial features, we still lack an understanding of the extent of variation in immune perception across members of a plant family. In this work, we analyzed immune responses in Citrus and wild relatives, surveying 86 Rutaceae genotypes with differing leaf morphologies and disease resistances. We found that responses to microbial features vary both within and between members. Species in 2 subtribes, the Balsamocitrinae and Clauseninae, can recognize flagellin (flg22), cold shock protein (csp22), and chitin, including 1 feature from Candidatus Liberibacter species (csp22CLas), the bacterium associated with Huanglongbing. We investigated differences at the receptor level for the flagellin receptor FLAGELLIN SENSING 2 (FLS2) and the chitin receptor LYSIN MOTIF RECEPTOR KINASE 5 (LYK5) in citrus genotypes. We characterized 2 genetically linked FLS2 homologs from "Frost Lisbon" lemon (Citrus ×limon, responsive) and "Washington navel" orange (Citrus ×aurantium, nonresponsive). Surprisingly, FLS2 homologs from responsive and nonresponsive genotypes were expressed in Citrus and functional when transferred to a heterologous system. "Washington navel" orange weakly responded to chitin, whereas "Tango" mandarin (C. ×aurantium) exhibited a robust response. LYK5 alleles were identical or nearly identical between the 2 genotypes and complemented the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) lyk4/lyk5-2 mutant with respect to chitin perception. Collectively, our data indicate that differences in chitin and flg22 perception in these citrus genotypes are not the results of sequence polymorphisms at the receptor level. These findings shed light on the diversity of perception of microbial features and highlight genotypes capable of recognizing polymorphic pathogen features.
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- Jessica Trinh
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Yang Y, Steidele CE, Rössner C, Löffelhardt B, Kolb D, Leisen T, Zhang W, Ludwig C, Felix G, Seidl MF, Becker A, Nürnberger T, Hahn M, Gust B, Gross H, Hückelhoven R, Gust AA. Convergent evolution of plant pattern recognition receptors sensing cysteine-rich patterns from three microbial kingdoms. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3621. [PMID: 37336953 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39208-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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The Arabidopsis thaliana Receptor-Like Protein RLP30 contributes to immunity against the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Here we identify the RLP30-ligand as a small cysteine-rich protein (SCP) that occurs in many fungi and oomycetes and is also recognized by the Nicotiana benthamiana RLP RE02. However, RLP30 and RE02 share little sequence similarity and respond to different parts of the native/folded protein. Moreover, some Brassicaceae other than Arabidopsis also respond to a linear SCP peptide instead of the folded protein, suggesting that SCP is an eminent immune target that led to the convergent evolution of distinct immune receptors in plants. Surprisingly, RLP30 shows a second ligand specificity for a SCP-nonhomologous protein secreted by bacterial Pseudomonads. RLP30 expression in N. tabacum results in quantitatively lower susceptibility to bacterial, fungal and oomycete pathogens, thus demonstrating that detection of immunogenic patterns by Arabidopsis RLP30 is involved in defense against pathogens from three microbial kingdoms.
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- Yuankun Yang
- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Chair of Phytopathology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Developmental Biology of Plants, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Phytopathology group, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Faculty of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Botany, Developmental Biology of Plants, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Phytopathology group, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmaceutical Institute, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmaceutical Institute, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Chair of Phytopathology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Department of Plant Biochemistry, Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Lu HH, Meents AK, Fliegmann J, Hwang MJ, Suen CS, Masch D, Felix G, Mithöfer A, Yeh KW. Identification of a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) receptor and its cognate peptide ligand in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023. [PMID: 37267124 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is an important tuber crop, but also target of numerous insect pests. Intriguingly, the abundant storage protein in tubers, sporamin, has intrinsic trypsin protease inhibitory activity. In leaves, sporamin is induced by wounding or a volatile homoterpene and enhances insect resistance. While the signalling pathway leading to sporamin synthesis is partially established, the initial event, perception of a stress-related signal is still unknown. Here, we identified an IbLRR-RK1 that is induced upon wounding and herbivory, and related to peptide-elicitor receptors (PEPRs) from tomato and Arabidopsis. We also identified a gene encoding a precursor protein comprising a peptide ligand (IbPep1) for IbLRR-RK1. IbPep1 represents a distinct signal in sweet potato, which might work in a complementary and/or parallel pathway to the previously described hydroxyproline-rich systemin (HypSys) peptides to strengthen insect resistance. Notably, an interfamily compatibility in the Pep/PEPR system from Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae was identified.
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- Hsueh-Han Lu
- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Group Plant Defense Physiology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Group Plant Defense Physiology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Research Group Plant Defense Physiology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- The Weather Climate and Disaster Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Dodds I, Chen C, Buscaill P, van der Hoorn RAL. Depletion of the NbCORE receptor drastically improves agroinfiltration productivity in older Nicotiana benthamiana plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 21:1103-1105. [PMID: 36917445 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Nicotiana benthamiana is increasingly used for transient gene expression to produce antibodies, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical proteins but transient gene expression is low in fully developed, 6-8-week old plants. This low gene expression is thought to be caused by the perception of the cold shock protein (CSP) of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The CSP receptor is contested because both NbCSPR and NbCORE have been claimed to perceive CSP. Here, we demonstrate that CSP perception is abolished in 6-week-old plants silenced for NbCORE but not NbCSPR. Importantly, older NbCORE-silenced plants support a highly increased level of GFP fluorescence and protein upon agroinfiltration. The drastic increase in transient protein production in NbCORE-depleted plants offers new opportunities for molecular farming, where older plants with larger biomass can now be used for efficient protein expression.
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- Isobel Dodds
- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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- The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Sobol G, Majhi BB, Pasmanik-Chor M, Zhang N, Roberts HM, Martin GB, Sessa G. Tomato receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase Fir1 is involved in flagellin signaling and preinvasion immunity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 192:565-581. [PMID: 36511947 PMCID: PMC10152693 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Detection of bacterial flagellin by the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) receptors Flagellin sensing 2 (Fls2) and Fls3 triggers activation of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). We identified the tomato Fls2/Fls3-interacting receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase 1 (Fir1) protein that is involved in PTI triggered by flagellin perception. Fir1 localized to the plasma membrane and interacted with Fls2 and Fls3 in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and in planta. CRISPR/Cas9-generated tomato fir1 mutants were impaired in several immune responses induced by the flagellin-derived peptides flg22 and flgII-28, including resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000, production of reactive oxygen species, and enhanced PATHOGENESIS-RELATED 1b (PR1b) gene expression, but not MAP kinase phosphorylation. Remarkably, fir1 mutants developed larger Pst DC3000 populations than wild-type plants, whereas no differences were observed in wild-type and fir1 mutant plants infected with the flagellin deficient Pst DC3000ΔfliC. fir1 mutants failed to close stomata when infected with Pst DC3000 and Pseudomonas fluorescens and were more susceptible to Pst DC3000 than wild-type plants when inoculated by dipping, but not by vacuum-infiltration, indicating involvement of Fir1 in preinvasion immunity. RNA-seq analysis detected fewer differentially expressed genes in fir1 mutants and altered expression of jasmonic acid (JA)-related genes. In support of JA response deregulation in fir1 mutants, these plants were similarly susceptible to Pst DC3000 and to the coronatine-deficient Pst DC3118 strain, and more resistant to the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea following PTI activation. These results indicate that tomato Fir1 is required for a subset of flagellin-triggered PTI responses and support a model in which Fir1 negatively regulates JA signaling during PTI activation.
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- Guy Sobol
- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Bioinformatics Unit, G.S. Wise Faculty of Life Science, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel- Aviv, Israel
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Wang Y, Tang M, Zhang Y, Huang M, Wei L, Lin Y, Xie J, Cheng J, Fu Y, Jiang D, Li B, Yu X. Coordinated regulation of plant defense and autoimmunity by paired trihelix transcription factors ASR3/AITF1 in Arabidopsis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 237:914-929. [PMID: 36266950 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plants perceive pathogens and induce robust transcriptional reprogramming to rapidly achieve immunity. The mechanisms of how immune-related genes are transcriptionally regulated remain largely unknown. Previously, the trihelix transcriptional factor ARABIDOPSIS SH4-RELATED 3 (ASR3) was shown to negatively regulate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we identified another trihelix family member ASR3-Interacting Transcriptional Factor 1 (AITF1) as an interacting protein of ASR3. ASR3-Interacting Transcriptional Factor 1 and ASR3 form heterogenous and homogenous dimers in planta. Both aitf1 and asr3 single mutants exhibited increased resistance against the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae, but the double mutant showed reduced resistance, suggesting AITF1 and ASR3 interdependently regulate immune gene expression and resistance. Overexpression of AITF1 triggered autoimmunity dependently on its DNA-binding ability and the presence of ASR3. Notably, autoimmunity caused by overexpression of AITF1 was dependent on a TIR-NBS-LRR (TNL) protein suppressor of AITF1-induced autoimmunity 1 (SAA1), as well as enhanced disease susceptibility 1 (EDS1), the central regulator of TNL signaling. ASR3-Interacting Transcriptional Factor 1 and ASR3 directly activated SAA1 expression through binding to the GT-boxes in SAA1 promoter. Collectively, our results revealed a mechanism of trihelix transcription factor complex in regulating immune gene expression, thereby modulating plant disease resistance and autoimmunity.
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- Ying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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Tseng YH, Scholz SS, Fliegmann J, Krüger T, Gandhi A, Furch ACU, Kniemeyer O, Brakhage AA, Oelmüller R. CORK1, A LRR-Malectin Receptor Kinase, Is Required for Cellooligomer-Induced Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Cells 2022; 11:cells11192960. [PMID: 36230919 PMCID: PMC9563578 DOI: 10.3390/cells11192960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cell wall integrity (CWI) maintenance is central for plant cells. Mechanical and chemical distortions, pH changes, and breakdown products of cell wall polysaccharides activate plasma membrane-localized receptors and induce appropriate downstream responses. Microbial interactions alter or destroy the structure of the plant cell wall, connecting CWI maintenance to immune responses. Cellulose is the major polysaccharide in the primary and secondary cell wall. Its breakdown generates short-chain cellooligomers that induce Ca2+-dependent CWI responses. We show that these responses require the malectin domain-containing CELLOOLIGOMER-RECEPTOR KINASE 1 (CORK1) in Arabidopsis and are preferentially activated by cellotriose (CT). CORK1 is required for cellooligomer-induced cytoplasmic Ca2+ elevation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitogen-associated protein kinase (MAPK) activation, cellulose synthase phosphorylation, and the regulation of CWI-related genes, including those involved in biosynthesis of cell wall material, secondary metabolites and tryptophan. Phosphoproteome analyses identified early targets involved in signaling, cellulose synthesis, the endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi secretory pathway, cell wall repair and immune responses. Two conserved phenylalanine residues in the malectin domain are crucial for CORK1 function. We propose that CORK1 is required for CWI and immune responses activated by cellulose breakdown products.
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- Yu-Heng Tseng
- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Department of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Department of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI), 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Department of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Department of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI), 07745 Jena, Germany
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI), 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Department of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Sobol G, Chakraborty J, Martin GB, Sessa G. The Emerging Role of PP2C Phosphatases in Tomato Immunity. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:737-747. [PMID: 35696659 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-02-22-0037-cr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The antagonistic effect of plant immunity on growth likely drove evolution of molecular mechanisms that prevent accidental initiation and prolonged activation of plant immune responses. Signaling networks of pattern-triggered and effector-triggered immunity, the two main layers of plant immunity, are tightly regulated by the activity of protein phosphatases that dephosphorylate their protein substrates and reverse the action of protein kinases. Members of the PP2C class of protein phosphatases have emerged as key negative regulators of plant immunity, primarily from research in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, revealing the potential to employ PP2C proteins to enhance plant disease resistance. As a first step towards focusing on the PP2C family for both basic and translational research, we analyzed the tomato genome sequence to ascertain the complement of the tomato PP2C family, identify conserved protein domains and signals in PP2C amino acid sequences, and examine domain combinations in individual proteins. We then identified tomato PP2Cs that are candidate regulators of single or multiple layers of the immune signaling network by in-depth analysis of publicly available RNA-seq datasets. These included expression profiles of plants treated with fungal or bacterial pathogen-associated molecular patterns, with pathogenic, nonpathogenic, and disarmed bacteria, as well as pathogenic fungi and oomycetes. Finally, we discuss the possible use of immunity-associated PP2Cs to better understand the signaling networks of plant immunity and to engineer durable and broad disease resistance in crop plants. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Guy Sobol
- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Ngou BPM, Ding P, Jones JDG. Thirty years of resistance: Zig-zag through the plant immune system. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:1447-1478. [PMID: 35167697 PMCID: PMC9048904 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 147.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Understanding the plant immune system is crucial for using genetics to protect crops from diseases. Plants resist pathogens via a two-tiered innate immune detection-and-response system. The first plant Resistance (R) gene was cloned in 1992 . Since then, many cell-surface pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) have been identified, and R genes that encode intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) have been cloned. Here, we provide a list of characterized PRRs and NLRs. In addition to immune receptors, many components of immune signaling networks were discovered over the last 30 years. We review the signaling pathways, physiological responses, and molecular regulation of both PRR- and NLR-mediated immunity. Recent studies have reinforced the importance of interactions between the two immune systems. We provide an overview of interactions between PRR- and NLR-mediated immunity, highlighting challenges and perspectives for future research.
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- Bruno Pok Man Ngou
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden 2333 BE, The Netherlands
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Fan L, Fröhlich K, Melzer E, Pruitt RN, Albert I, Zhang L, Joe A, Hua C, Song Y, Albert M, Kim ST, Weigel D, Zipfel C, Chae E, Gust AA, Nürnberger T. Genotyping-by-sequencing-based identification of Arabidopsis pattern recognition receptor RLP32 recognizing proteobacterial translation initiation factor IF1. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1294. [PMID: 35277499 PMCID: PMC8917236 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28887-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Activation of plant pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) relies on the recognition of microbe-derived structures, termed patterns, through plant-encoded surface-resident pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). We show that proteobacterial translation initiation factor 1 (IF1) triggers PTI in Arabidopsis thaliana and related Brassicaceae species. Unlike for most other immunogenic patterns, IF1 elicitor activity cannot be assigned to a small peptide epitope, suggesting that tertiary fold features are required for IF1 receptor activation. We have deployed natural variation in IF1 sensitivity to identify Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat (LRR) receptor-like protein 32 (RLP32) as IF1 receptor using a restriction site-associated DNA sequencing approach. RLP32 confers IF1 sensitivity to rlp32 mutants, IF1-insensitive Arabidopsis accessions and IF1-insensitive Nicotiana benthamiana, binds IF1 specifically and forms complexes with LRR receptor kinases SOBIR1 and BAK1 to mediate signaling. Similar to other PRRs, RLP32 confers resistance to Pseudomonas syringae, highlighting an unexpectedly complex array of bacterial pattern sensors within a single plant species. Pattern-triggered immunity is activated by recognition of microbe-derived structures by host pattern recognition receptors. Here the authors use a genotype-by sequencing approach to show that bacterial translation initiation factor 1 triggers PTI in Arabidopsis thaliana after recognition by the RLP32 receptor.
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- Li Fan
- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,BioChem agrar, Labor für biologische und chemische Analytik GmbH, Machern, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Biology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Biology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Medical & Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon-si, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Zürich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany. .,Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Center of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. .,Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Yang K, Chen C, Wang Y, Li J, Dong X, Cheng Y, Zhang H, Zhai Y, Ai G, Song Q, Wang B, Liu W, Yin Z, Peng H, Shen D, Fang S, Dou D, Jing M. Nep1-Like Proteins From the Biocontrol Agent Pythium oligandrum Enhance Plant Disease Resistance Independent of Cell Death and Reactive Oxygen Species. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:830636. [PMID: 35310640 PMCID: PMC8931738 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.830636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Microbial necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)-like proteins (NLPs) act as cytolytic toxins and immunogenic patterns in plants. Our previous work shows that cytolytic NLPs (i.e., PyolNLP5 and PyolNLP7) from the biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum enhance plant resistance against Phytophthora pathogens by inducing the expression of plant defensins. However, the relevance between PyolNLP-induced necrosis and plant resistance activation is still unclear. Here, we find that the necrosis-inducing activity of PyolNLP5 requires amino acid residues D127 and E129 within the conserved "GHRHDLE" motif. However, PyolNLP5-mediated plant disease resistance is irrelevant to its necrosis-inducing activity and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, we reveal the positive role of non-cytotoxic PyolNLPs in enhancing plant resistance against Phytophthora pathogens and the fugal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Similarly, non-cytotoxic PyolNLPs also activate plant defense in a cell death-independent manner and induce defensin expression. The functions of non-cytotoxic PyolNLP13/14 rely on their conserved nlp24-like peptide pattern. Synthetic Pyolnlp24s derived from both cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic PyolNLPs can induce plant defensin expression. Unlike classic nlp24, Pyolnlp24s lack the ability of inducing ROS burst in plants with the presence of Arabidopsis nlp24 receptor RLP23. Taken together, our work demonstrates that PyolNLPs enhance plant resistance in an RLP23-independent manner, which requires the conserved nlp24-like peptide pattern but is uncoupled with ROS burst and cell death.
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- Kun Yang
- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Shandong Linyi Tobacco Co., Ltd., Linyi, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Biological Interaction and Crop Health, Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), Nanjing, China
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Zeiss DR, Steenkamp PA, Piater LA, Dubery IA. Metabolomic Evaluation of Ralstonia solanacearum Cold Shock Protein Peptide (csp22)-Induced Responses in Solanum lycopersicum. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:803104. [PMID: 35069661 PMCID: PMC8780328 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.803104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt, is one of the most destructive bacterial plant pathogens. This is linked to its evolutionary adaptation to evade host surveillance during the infection process since many of the pathogen's associated molecular patterns escape recognition. However, a 22-amino acid sequence of R. solanacearum-derived cold shock protein (csp22) was discovered to elicit an immune response in the Solanaceae. Using untargeted metabolomics, the effects of csp22-elicitation on the metabolome of Solanum lycopersicum leaves were investigated. Additionally, the study set out to discover trends that may suggest that csp22 inoculation bestows enhanced resistance on tomato against bacterial wilt. Results revealed the redirection of metabolism toward the phenylpropanoid pathway and sub-branches thereof. Compared to the host response with live bacteria, csp22 induced a subset of the discriminant metabolites, but also metabolites not induced in response to R. solanacearum. Here, a spectrum of hydroxycinnamic acids (especially ferulic acid), their conjugates and derivatives predominated as signatory biomarkers. From a metabolomics perspective, the results support claims that csp22 pre-treatment of tomato plants elicits increased resistance to R. solanacearum infection and contribute to knowledge on plant immune systems operation at an integrative level. The functional significance of these specialized compounds may thus support a heightened state of defense that can be applied to ward off attacking pathogens or toward priming of defense against future infections.
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Rahman A, Sinha KV, Sopory SK, Sanan-Mishra N. Influence of virus-host interactions on plant response to abiotic stress. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2021; 40:2225-2245. [PMID: 34050797 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02718-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Environmental factors play a significant role in controlling growth, development and defense responses of plants. Changes in the abiotic environment not only significantly alter the physiological and molecular pathways in plants, but also result in attracting the insect pests that carry a payload of viruses. Invasion of plants by viruses triggers the RNA silencing based defense mechanism in plants. In counter defense the viruses have gained the ability to suppress the host RNA silencing activities. A new paradigm has emerged, with the recognition that plant viruses also have the intrinsic capacity to modulate host plant response to environmental cues, in an attempt to favour their own survival. Thus, plant-virus interactions provide an excellent system to understand the signals in crosstalk between biotic (virus) and abiotic stresses. In this review, we have summarized the basal plant defense responses to pathogen invasion while emphasizing on the role of RNA silencing as a front line of defense response to virus infection. The emerging knowledge indicates overlap between RNA silencing with the innate immune responses during antiviral defense. The suppressors of RNA silencing serve as Avr proteins, which can be recognized by the host R proteins. The defense signals also function in concert with the phytohormones to influence plant responses to abiotic stresses. The current evidence on the role of virus induced host tolerance to abiotic stresses is also discussed.
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- Adeeb Rahman
- Plant RNAi Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant RNAi Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant RNAi Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant RNAi Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
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Jutras PV, Soldan R, Dodds I, Schuster M, Preston GM, van der Hoorn RAL. AgroLux: bioluminescent Agrobacterium to improve molecular pharming and study plant immunity. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:600-612. [PMID: 34369027 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Agroinfiltration in Nicotiana benthamiana is widely used to transiently express heterologous proteins in plants. However, the state of Agrobacterium itself is not well studied in agroinfiltrated tissues, despite frequent studies of immunity genes conducted through agroinfiltration. Here, we generated a bioluminescent strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens GV3101 to monitor the luminescence of Agrobacterium during agroinfiltration. By integrating a single copy of the lux operon into the genome, we generated a stable 'AgroLux' strain, which is bioluminescent without affecting Agrobacterium growth in vitro and in planta. To illustrate its versatility, we used AgroLux to demonstrate that high light intensity post infiltration suppresses both Agrobacterium luminescence and protein expression. We also discovered that AgroLux can detect Avr/Cf-induced immune responses before tissue collapse, establishing a robust and rapid quantitative assay for the hypersensitive response (HR). Thus, AgroLux provides a non-destructive, versatile and easy-to-use imaging tool to monitor both Agrobacterium and plant responses.
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- Philippe V Jutras
- Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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Mou S, Meng Q, Gao F, Zhang T, He W, Guan D, He S. A cysteine-rich receptor-like protein kinase CaCKR5 modulates immune response against Ralstonia solanacearum infection in pepper. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:382. [PMID: 34412592 PMCID: PMC8375189 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03150-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cysteine-rich receptor-like kinases (CRKs) represent a large subfamily of receptor-like kinases and play vital roles in diverse physiological processes in regulating plant growth and development. RESULTS CaCRK5 transcripts were induced in pepper upon the infection of Ralstonia solanacearum and treatment with salicylic acid. The fusions between CaCRK5 and green fluorescence protein were targeted to the plasma membrane. Suppression of CaCRK5 via virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) made pepper plants significantly susceptible to R. solanacearum infection, which was accompanied with decreased expression of defense related genes CaPR1, CaSAR8.2, CaDEF1 and CaACO1. Overexpression of CaCRK5 increased resistance against R. solanacearum in Nicotiana benthamiana. Furthermore, electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that a homeodomain zipper I protein CaHDZ27 can active the expression of CaCRK5 through directly binding to its promoter. Yeast two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) analyses suggested that CaCRK5 heterodimerized with the homologous member CaCRK6 on the plasma membrane. CONCLUSIONS Our data revealed that CaCRK5 played a positive role in regulating immune responses against R. solanacearum infection in pepper.
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- Shaoliang Mou
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- College of Agriculture Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Genetics of Universities in Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement, National Education Minister, Comprehensive Utilization Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
- College of Agriculture Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, 350002, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Schultink A, Steinbrenner AD. A playbook for developing disease-resistant crops through immune receptor identification and transfer. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 62:102089. [PMID: 34333377 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plants are resistant to most pathogens because of an immune system that perceives invading microbes and activates defense. A large repertoire of innate immune receptors mediates specific direct or indirect recognition of pathogen-derived molecules. Disease is often a consequence of insufficient immune surveillance, and the transfer of immune receptor genes from resistant plants to susceptible crop varieties is an effective strategy for combating disease outbreaks. We discuss approaches for identifying intracellular and cell surface immune receptors, with particular focus on recently developed and emerging methodologies. We also review considerations for the transfer of immune receptor genes into crop species, including additional host factors that may be required for immune receptor function. Together, these concepts lay out a broadly applicable playbook for developing crop varieties with durable disease resistance.
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Lee DH, Lee HS, Belkhadir Y. Coding of plant immune signals by surface receptors. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 62:102044. [PMID: 33979769 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The detection of molecular signals derived from other organisms is central to the evolutionary success of plants in the colonization of Earth. The sensory coding of these signals is critical for marshaling local and systemic immune responses that keep most invading organisms at bay. Plants detect immune signals inside and outside their cells using receptors. Here, we focus on receptors that function at the cell surface. We present recent work that expands our understanding of the repertoire of immune signals sensed by this family of receptors.
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- Du-Hwa Lee
- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna, Austria.
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Yu TY, Sun MK, Liang LK. Receptors in the Induction of the Plant Innate Immunity. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2021; 34:587-601. [PMID: 33512246 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-07-20-0173-cr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plants adjust amplitude and duration of immune responses via different strategies to maintain growth, development, and resistance to pathogens. Pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) play vital roles. Pattern recognition receptors, comprising a large number of receptor-like protein kinases and receptor-like proteins, recognize related ligands and trigger immunity. PTI is the first layer of the innate immune system, and it recognizes PAMPs at the plasma membrane to prevent infection. However, pathogens exploit effector proteins to bypass or directly inhibit the PTI immune pathway. Consistently, plants have evolved intracellular nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat-containing proteins to detect pathogenic effectors and trigger a hypersensitive response to activate ETI. PTI and ETI work together to protect plants from infection by viruses and other pathogens. Diverse receptors and the corresponding ligands, especially several pairs of well-studied receptors and ligands in PTI immunity, are reviewed to illustrate the dynamic process of PTI response here.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Tian-Ying Yu
- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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Yin Z, Wang N, Pi L, Li L, Duan W, Wang X, Dou D. Nicotiana benthamiana LRR-RLP NbEIX2 mediates the perception of an EIX-like protein from Verticillium dahliae. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:949-960. [PMID: 33205907 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Verticillium wilt diseases caused by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae result in devastating yield losses in many economically important crops annually. Here, we identified a novel ethylene-inducing xylanase (EIX)-like protein, VdEIX3, from V. dahliae, which exhibits immunity-inducing activity in Nicotiana benthamiana. In vitro-purified VdEIX3 can induce strong oxidative burst, activate the expression of defense-related genes, and increase resistance against oomycete and fungal pathogens in N. benthamiana. VdEIX3 orthologs of other Verticillium pathogens also induce cell death in N. benthamiana, which form a new type of EIX protein family that is distinct from the known EIX proteins. A leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein, NbEIX2, regulates the perception of VdEIX3 in N. benthamiana. Our results demonstrate that VdEIX3 is a novel EIX-like protein that can be recognized by N. benthamiana NbEIX2, and also suggest that NbEIX2 is a promising receptor-like protein that is potentially applicable to transgenic breeding for improving resistance to Verticillium wilt diseases.
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- Zhiyuan Yin
- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- College of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Kashyap A, Planas-Marquès M, Capellades M, Valls M, Coll NS. Blocking intruders: inducible physico-chemical barriers against plant vascular wilt pathogens. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:184-198. [PMID: 32976552 PMCID: PMC7853604 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Xylem vascular wilt pathogens cause devastating diseases in plants. Proliferation of these pathogens in the xylem causes massive disruption of water and mineral transport, resulting in severe wilting and death of the infected plants. Upon reaching the xylem vascular tissue, these pathogens multiply profusely, spreading vertically within the xylem sap, and horizontally between vessels and to the surrounding tissues. Plant resistance to these pathogens is very complex. One of the most effective defense responses in resistant plants is the formation of physico-chemical barriers in the xylem tissue. Vertical spread within the vessel lumen is restricted by structural barriers, namely, tyloses and gels. Horizontal spread to the apoplast and surrounding healthy vessels and tissues is prevented by vascular coating of the colonized vessels with lignin and suberin. Both vertical and horizontal barriers compartmentalize the pathogen at the infection site and contribute to their elimination. Induction of these defenses are tightly coordinated, both temporally and spatially, to avoid detrimental consequences such as cavitation and embolism. We discuss current knowledge on mechanisms underlying plant-inducible structural barriers against major xylem-colonizing pathogens. This knowledge may be applied to engineer metabolic pathways of vascular coating compounds in specific cells, to produce plants resistant towards xylem colonizers.
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- Anurag Kashyap
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Bellaterra, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Bellaterra, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Bellaterra, Spain
- Genetics Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB), Bellaterra, Spain
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Buscaill P, Sanguankiattichai N, Lee YJ, Kourelis J, Preston G, van der Hoorn RAL. Agromonas: a rapid disease assay for Pseudomonas syringae growth in agroinfiltrated leaves. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:831-840. [PMID: 33124734 PMCID: PMC7898395 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The lengthy process to generate transformed plants is a limitation in current research on the interactions of the model plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae with plant hosts. Here we present an easy method called agromonas, where we quantify P. syringae growth in agroinfiltrated leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana using a cocktail of antibiotics to select P. syringae on plates. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate that transient expression of PAMP receptors reduces bacterial growth, and that transient depletion of a host immune gene and transient expression of a type-III effector increase P. syringae growth in agromonas assays. We show that we can rapidly achieve structure-function analysis of immune components and test the function of immune hydrolases. The agromonas method is easy, fast and robust for routine disease assays with various Pseudomonas strains without transforming plants or bacteria. The agromonas assay offers a reliable approach for further comprehensive analysis of plant immunity.
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- Pierre Buscaill
- Plant Chemetics LabDepartment of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Plant Chemetics LabDepartment of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Plant Chemetics LabDepartment of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Plant Chemetics LabDepartment of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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Nie J, Zhou W, Liu J, Tan N, Zhou JM, Huang L. A receptor-like protein from Nicotiana benthamiana mediates VmE02 PAMP-triggered immunity. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 229:2260-2272. [PMID: 33037676 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plants use their innate immune system to defend against phytopathogens. As a part of this, pattern triggered-immunity is activated via pattern recognition receptor (PRR) detection of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Although an increasing number of PAMPs have been identified, the PRRs for their recognition remain largely unknown. In the present study, we report a receptor-like protein RE02 (Response to VmE02) in Nicotiana benthamiana, which mediates the perception of VmE02, a PAMP previously identified from the phytopathogenic fungus Valsa mali, using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), co-immunoprecipitation, pull-down and microscale thermophoresis assays. We show that silencing of RE02 markedly attenuated VmE02-triggred cell death and immune responses. RE02 specifically interacted with VmE02 in vivo and in vitro, and it displayed a high affinity for VmE02. Formation of a complex with the receptor-like kinases SOBIR1 and BAK1 was essential for RE02 to perceive VmE02. Moreover, RE02-silenced plants exhibited enhanced susceptibility to both the oomycete Phytophthora capsici and the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, while overexpression of RE02 increased plant resistance to these pathogens. Together, our results indicate that the PAMP VmE02 and the receptor-like protein RE02 represent a new ligand-receptor pair in plant immunity, and that RE02 represents a promising target for engineering disease resistance.
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- Jiajun Nie
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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Buscaill P, Sanguankiattichai N, Lee YJ, Kourelis J, Preston G, van der Hoorn RAL. Agromonas: a rapid disease assay for Pseudomonas syringae growth in agroinfiltrated leaves. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:831-840. [PMID: 33124734 DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.10.243808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The lengthy process to generate transformed plants is a limitation in current research on the interactions of the model plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae with plant hosts. Here we present an easy method called agromonas, where we quantify P. syringae growth in agroinfiltrated leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana using a cocktail of antibiotics to select P. syringae on plates. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate that transient expression of PAMP receptors reduces bacterial growth, and that transient depletion of a host immune gene and transient expression of a type-III effector increase P. syringae growth in agromonas assays. We show that we can rapidly achieve structure-function analysis of immune components and test the function of immune hydrolases. The agromonas method is easy, fast and robust for routine disease assays with various Pseudomonas strains without transforming plants or bacteria. The agromonas assay offers a reliable approach for further comprehensive analysis of plant immunity.
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- Pierre Buscaill
- Plant Chemetics Lab, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Plant Chemetics Lab, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Plant Chemetics Lab, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Plant Chemetics Lab, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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Han SJ, Choi B, Kim MH, Kwon SJ, Kwak HR, Seo JK. Viral Strain-Specific Activation of Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern-Triggered Immunity Enhances Symptom Severity in Broad Bean Wilt Virus 2 Infection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:746543. [PMID: 34721473 PMCID: PMC8549444 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.746543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV2) is an emerging virus in various economically important crops, especially pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), worldwide. Recently, the emergence of various BBWV2 strains that induce severe symptoms has increased damage to pepper crops. While the symptomatic variations among virus strains should be associated with differences in the transcriptomic reprogramming of host plants upon infection, underlying molecular mechanisms and associated genes are largely unknown. In the present study, we employed transcriptome analysis to identify responsible host factors for symptom enhancement in the BBWV2-pepper pathosystem using two distinct BBWV2 strains, PAP1 (a severe strain) and RP1 (a mild strain). Comparative analysis of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) revealed that various genes associated with pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) and ethylene signaling were significantly upregulated upon infection with the severe PAP1 strain, but not with the mild RP1 strain. Indeed, hormone analysis revealed that ethylene emission was significantly increased in pepper plants infected with PAP1. These observations imply that the activation of the PTI-associated defense responses reinforce symptom formation during BBWV2 infection in a virus strain-specific manner.
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- Soo-Jung Han
- Department of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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- Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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- Department of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, South Korea
- Integrated Major in Global Smart Farm, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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- Crop Protection Division, Rural Development Administration, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Wanju, South Korea
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- Department of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, South Korea
- Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, South Korea
- Integrated Major in Global Smart Farm, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Jang-Kyun Seo,
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Yu G, Xian L, Zhuang H, Macho AP. SGT1 is not required for plant LRR-RLK-mediated immunity. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2021; 22:145-150. [PMID: 33174685 PMCID: PMC7749753 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Plant immune signalling activated by the perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or effector proteins is mediated by pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat domain-containing receptors (NLRs), which often share cellular components and downstream responses. Many PRRs are leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs), which mostly perceive proteinaceous PAMPs. The suppressor of the G2 allele of skp1 (SGT1) is a core immune regulator required for the activation of NLR-mediated immunity. In this work, we examined the requirement of SGT1 for immune responses mediated by several LRR-RLKs in both Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis. Using complementary genetic approaches, we found that SGT1 is not limiting for early PRR-dependent responses or antibacterial immunity. We therefore conclude that SGT1 does not play a significant role in bacterial PAMP-triggered immunity.
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- Gang Yu
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress BiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress BiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress BiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress BiologyCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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de Azevedo Manhães AME, Ortiz-Morea FA, He P, Shan L. Plant plasma membrane-resident receptors: Surveillance for infections and coordination for growth and development. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:79-101. [PMID: 33305880 PMCID: PMC7855669 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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As sessile organisms, plants are exposed to pathogen invasions and environmental fluctuations. To overcome the challenges of their surroundings, plants acquire the potential to sense endogenous and exogenous cues, resulting in their adaptability. Hence, plants have evolved a large collection of plasma membrane-resident receptors, including RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASEs (RLKs) and RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEINs (RLPs) to perceive those signals and regulate plant growth, development, and immunity. The ability of RLKs and RLPs to recognize distinct ligands relies on diverse categories of extracellular domains evolved. Co-regulatory receptors are often required to associate with RLKs and RLPs to facilitate cellular signal transduction. RECEPTOR-LIKE CYTOPLASMIC KINASEs (RLCKs) also associate with the complex, bifurcating the signal to key signaling hubs, such as MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (MAPK) cascades, to regulate diverse biological processes. Here, we discuss recent knowledge advances in understanding the roles of RLKs and RLPs in plant growth, development, and immunity, and their connection with co-regulatory receptors, leading to activation of diverse intracellular signaling pathways.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Centro de Investigaciones Amazonicas CIMAZ-MACAGUAL, Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia 180002622, Colombia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 F9 Fimbriae Recognize Plant Xyloglucan and Elicit a Response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249720. [PMID: 33352760 PMCID: PMC7766294 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fresh produce is often a source of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) outbreaks. Fimbriae are extracellular structures involved in cell-to-cell attachment and surface colonisation. F9 (Fml) fimbriae have been shown to be expressed at temperatures lower than 37 °C, implying a function beyond the mammalian host. We demonstrate that F9 fimbriae recognize plant cell wall hemicellulose, specifically galactosylated side chains of xyloglucan, using glycan arrays. E. coli expressing F9 fimbriae had a positive advantage for adherence to spinach hemicellulose extract and tissues, which have galactosylated oligosaccharides as recognized by LM24 and LM25 antibodies. As fimbriae are multimeric structures with a molecular pattern, we investigated whether F9 fimbriae could induce a transcriptional response in model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, compared with flagella and another fimbrial type, E. coli common pilus (ECP), using DNA microarrays. F9 induced the differential expression of 435 genes, including genes involved in the plant defence response. The expression of F9 at environmentally relevant temperatures and its recognition of plant xyloglucan adds to the suite of adhesins EHEC has available to exploit the plant niche.
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Bentham AR, De la Concepcion JC, Mukhi N, Zdrzałek R, Draeger M, Gorenkin D, Hughes RK, Banfield MJ. A molecular roadmap to the plant immune system. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:14916-14935. [PMID: 32816993 PMCID: PMC7606695 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.010852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Plant diseases caused by pathogens and pests are a constant threat to global food security. Direct crop losses and the measures used to control disease (e.g. application of pesticides) have significant agricultural, economic, and societal impacts. Therefore, it is essential that we understand the molecular mechanisms of the plant immune system, a system that allows plants to resist attack from a wide variety of organisms ranging from viruses to insects. Here, we provide a roadmap to plant immunity, with a focus on cell-surface and intracellular immune receptors. We describe how these receptors perceive signatures of pathogens and pests and initiate immune pathways. We merge existing concepts with new insights gained from recent breakthroughs on the structure and function of plant immune receptors, which have generated a shift in our understanding of cell-surface and intracellular immunity and the interplay between the two. Finally, we use our current understanding of plant immunity as context to discuss the potential of engineering the plant immune system with the aim of bolstering plant defenses against disease.
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- Adam R Bentham
- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom.
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Farvardin A, González-Hernández AI, Llorens E, García-Agustín P, Scalschi L, Vicedo B. The Apoplast: A Key Player in Plant Survival. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:E604. [PMID: 32664231 PMCID: PMC7402137 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9070604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The apoplast comprises the intercellular space, the cell walls, and the xylem. Important functions for the plant, such as nutrient and water transport, cellulose synthesis, and the synthesis of molecules involved in plant defense against both biotic and abiotic stresses, take place in it. The most important molecules are ROS, antioxidants, proteins, and hormones. Even though only a small quantity of ROS is localized within the apoplast, apoplastic ROS have an important role in plant development and plant responses to various stress conditions. In the apoplast, like in the intracellular cell compartments, a specific set of antioxidants can be found that can detoxify the different types of ROS produced in it. These scavenging ROS components confer stress tolerance and avoid cellular damage. Moreover, the production and accumulation of proteins and peptides in the apoplast take place in response to various stresses. Hormones are also present in the apoplast where they perform important functions. In addition, the apoplast is also the space where microbe-associated molecular Patterns (MAMPs) are secreted by pathogens. In summary, the diversity of molecules found in the apoplast highlights its importance in the survival of plant cells.
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- Atefeh Farvardin
- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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Miao S, Liu J, Guo J, Li JF. Engineering plants to secrete affinity-tagged pathogen elicitors for deciphering immune receptor complex or inducing enhanced immunity. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 62:761-776. [PMID: 31359599 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Plant cells mount plenty of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect the microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) from potential microbial pathogens. MAMPs are overrepresented by proteinaneous patterns, such as the flg22 peptide from bacterial flagellin. Identification of PRR receptor complex components by forward or reverse genetics can be time/labor-consuming, and be confounded by functional redundancies. Here, we present a strategy for identifying PRR complex components by engineering plants to inducibly secrete affinity-tagged proteinaneous MAMPs to the apoplast. The PRR protein complexes bound to self-secreted MAMPs are enriched through affinity purification and dissected by mass spectrometry. As a proof of principle, we could capture the flg22 receptor FLS2 and co-receptor BAK1 using Arabidopsis plants secreting FLAG-tagged flg22 under estradiol induction. Moreover, we identified receptor-like kinases LIK1 and PEPR1/PEPR2 as potential components in the FLS2 receptor complex, which were further validated by protein-protein interaction assays and the reverse genetics approach. Our study showcases a simple way to biochemically identify endogenous PRR complex components without overexpressing the PRR or using chemical cross-linkers, and suggests a possible crosstalk between different immune receptors in plants. A modest dose of estradiol can also be applied to inducing enhanced immunity in engineered plants to both bacterial and fungal pathogens.
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- Shuang Miao
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Xue H, Lozano-Durán R, Macho AP. Insights into the Root Invasion by the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E516. [PMID: 32316375 PMCID: PMC7238422 DOI: 10.3390/plants9040516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The plant pathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum, causal agent of the devastating bacterial wilt disease, is a soil-borne microbe that infects host plants through their roots. The initial mutual recognition between host plants and bacteria and the ensuing invasion of root tissues by R. solanacearum are critical steps in the establishment of the infection, and can determine the outcome of the interaction between plant and pathogen. In this minireview, we will focus on the early stages of the bacterial invasion, offering an overview of the defence mechanisms deployed by the host plants, the manipulation exerted by the pathogen in order to promote virulence, and the alterations in root development concomitant to bacterial colonization.
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- Hao Xue
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China;
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China;
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China;
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Offor BC, Dubery IA, Piater LA. Prospects of Gene Knockouts in the Functional Study of MAMP-Triggered Immunity: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21072540. [PMID: 32268496 PMCID: PMC7177850 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Plants depend on both preformed and inducible defence responses to defend themselves against biotic stresses stemming from pathogen attacks. In this regard, plants perceive pathogenic threats from the environment through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that recognise microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), and so induce plant defence responses against invading pathogens. Close to thirty PRR proteins have been identified in plants, however, the molecular mechanisms underlying MAMP perception by these receptors/receptor complexes are not fully understood. As such, knockout (KO) of genes that code for PRRs and co-receptors/defence-associated proteins is a valuable tool to study plant immunity. The loss of gene activity often causes changes in the phenotype of the model plant, allowing in vivo studies of gene function and associated biological mechanisms. Here, we review the functions of selected PRRs, brassinosteroid insensitive 1 (BRI1) associated receptor kinase 1 (BAK1) and other associated defence proteins that have been identified in plants, and also outline KO lines generated by T-DNA insertional mutagenesis as well as the effect on MAMP perception—and triggered immunity (MTI). In addition, we further review the role of membrane raft domains in flg22-induced MTI in Arabidopsis, due to the vital role in the activation of several proteins that are part of the membrane raft domain theory in this regard.
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- Benedict C Offor
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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Kim JH, Castroverde CDM. Diversity, Function and Regulation of Cell Surface and Intracellular Immune Receptors in Solanaceae. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9040434. [PMID: 32244634 PMCID: PMC7238418 DOI: 10.3390/plants9040434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The first layer of the plant immune system comprises plasma membrane-localized receptor proteins and intracellular receptors of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat protein superfamily. Together, these immune receptors act as a network of surveillance machines in recognizing extracellular and intracellular pathogen invasion-derived molecules, ranging from conserved structural epitopes to virulence-promoting effectors. Successful pathogen recognition leads to physiological and molecular changes in the host plants, which are critical for counteracting and defending against biotic attack. A breadth of significant insights and conceptual advances have been derived from decades of research in various model plant species regarding the structural complexity, functional diversity, and regulatory mechanisms of these plant immune receptors. In this article, we review the current state-of-the-art of how these host surveillance proteins function and how they are regulated. We will focus on the latest progress made in plant species belonging to the Solanaceae family, because of their tremendous importance as model organisms and agriculturally valuable crops.
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- Jong Hum Kim
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Correspondence: (J.H.K.); (C.D.M.C.)
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Elicitor and Receptor Molecules: Orchestrators of Plant Defense and Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030963. [PMID: 32024003 PMCID: PMC7037962 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), herbivore-associated molecular patterns (HAMPs), and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are molecules produced by microorganisms and insects in the event of infection, microbial priming, and insect predation. These molecules are then recognized by receptor molecules on or within the plant, which activates the defense signaling pathways, resulting in plant’s ability to overcome pathogenic invasion, induce systemic resistance, and protect against insect predation and damage. These small molecular motifs are conserved in all organisms. Fungi, bacteria, and insects have their own specific molecular patterns that induce defenses in plants. Most of the molecular patterns are either present as part of the pathogen’s structure or exudates (in bacteria and fungi), or insect saliva and honeydew. Since biotic stresses such as pathogens and insects can impair crop yield and production, understanding the interaction between these organisms and the host via the elicitor–receptor interaction is essential to equip us with the knowledge necessary to design durable resistance in plants. In addition, it is also important to look into the role played by beneficial microbes and synthetic elicitors in activating plants’ defense and protection against disease and predation. This review addresses receptors, elicitors, and the receptor–elicitor interactions where these components in fungi, bacteria, and insects will be elaborated, giving special emphasis to the molecules, responses, and mechanisms at play, variations between organisms where applicable, and applications and prospects.
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Fürst U, Zeng Y, Albert M, Witte AK, Fliegmann J, Felix G. Perception of Agrobacterium tumefaciens flagellin by FLS2 XL confers resistance to crown gall disease. NATURE PLANTS 2020; 6:22-27. [PMID: 31949311 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-019-0578-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bacterial flagella are perceived by the innate immune systems of plants1 and animals2 alike, triggering resistance. Common to higher plants is the immunoreceptor FLAGELLIN-SENSING 2 (FLS2)3, which detects flagellin via its most conserved epitope, flg22. Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which causes crown gall disease in many crop plants, has a highly diverged flg22 epitope and evades immunodetection by plants so far studied. We asked whether, as a next step in this game of 'hide and seek', there are plant species that have evolved immunoreceptors with specificity for the camouflaged flg22Atum of A. tumefaciens. In the wild grape species Vitis riparia, we discovered FLS2XL, a previously unknown form of FLS2, that provides exquisite sensitivity to typical flg22 and to flg22Atum. As exemplified by ectopic expression in tobacco, FLS2XL can limit crown gall disease caused by A. tumefaciens.
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- Ursula Fürst
- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- The Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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