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Liu L, Qu J, Wang C, Liu M, Zhang C, Zhang X, Guo C, Wu C, Yang G, Huang J, Yan K, Shu H, Zheng C, Zhang S. An efficient genetic transformation system mediated by Rhizobium rhizogenes in fruit trees based on the transgenic hairy root to shoot conversion. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2024; 22:2093-2103. [PMID: 38491985 PMCID: PMC11258974 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14328] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
Abstract
Genetic transformation is a critical tool for gene editing and genetic improvement of plants. Although many model plants and crops can be genetically manipulated, genetic transformation systems for fruit trees are either lacking or perform poorly. We used Rhizobium rhizogenes to transfer the target gene into the hairy roots of Malus domestica and Actinidia chinensis. Transgenic roots were generated within 3 weeks, with a transgenic efficiency of 78.8%. Root to shoot conversion of transgenic hairy roots was achieved within 11 weeks, with a regeneration efficiency of 3.3%. Finally, the regulatory genes involved in stem cell activity were used to improve shoot regeneration efficiency. MdWOX5 exhibited the most significant effects, as it led to an improved regeneration efficiency of 20.6% and a reduced regeneration time of 9 weeks. Phenotypes of the overexpression of RUBY system mediated red roots and overexpression of MdRGF5 mediated longer root hairs were observed within 3 weeks, suggesting that the method can be used to quickly screen genes that influence root phenotype scores through root performance, such as root colour, root hair, and lateral root. Obtaining whole plants of the RUBY system and MdRGF5 overexpression lines highlights the convenience of this technology for studying gene functions in whole plants. Overall, we developed an optimized method to improve the transformation efficiency and stability of transformants in fruit trees.
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- Lin Liu
- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
- National Engineering Research Center for Apple and Technology Innovation Alliance of Apple IndustryShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- National Engineering Research Center for Apple and Technology Innovation Alliance of Apple IndustryShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
- College of Horticulture Science and EngineeringShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
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- College of Life SciencesShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
- National Engineering Research Center for Apple and Technology Innovation Alliance of Apple IndustryShandong Agricultural UniversityTai'anChina
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural CropsHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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Leso M, Kokla A, Feng M, Melnyk CW. Pectin modifications promote haustoria development in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 194:229-242. [PMID: 37311199 PMCID: PMC10762509 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Parasitic plants are globally prevalent pathogens with important ecological functions but also potentially devastating agricultural consequences. Common to all parasites is the formation of the haustorium which requires parasite organ development and tissue invasion into the host. Both processes involve cell wall modifications. Here, we investigated a role for pectins during haustorium development in the facultative parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Using transcriptomics data from infected Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice (Oryza sativa), we identified genes for multiple P. japonicum pectin methylesterases (PMEs) and their inhibitors (PMEIs) whose expression was upregulated by haustoria formation. Changes in PME and PMEI expression were associated with tissue-specific modifications in pectin methylesterification. While de-methylesterified pectins were present in outer haustorial cells, highly methylesterified pectins were present in inner vascular tissues, including the xylem bridge that connects parasite to host. Specifically blocking xylem bridge formation in the haustoria inhibited several PME and PMEI genes from activating. Similarly, inhibiting PME activity using chemicals or by overexpressing PMEI genes delayed haustoria development. Our results suggest a dynamic and tissue-specific regulation of pectin contributes to haustoria initiation and to the establishment of xylem connections between parasite and host.
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- Martina Leso
- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Almas allé 5, 756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Almas allé 5, 756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Almas allé 5, 756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Almas allé 5, 756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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Kirschner GK, Xiao TT, Jamil M, Al-Babili S, Lube V, Blilou I. A roadmap of haustorium morphogenesis in parasitic plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:7034-7044. [PMID: 37486862 PMCID: PMC10752351 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad284] [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: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Parasitic plants invade their host through their invasive organ, the haustorium. This organ connects to the vasculature of the host roots and hijacks water and nutrients. Although parasitism has evolved independently in plants, haustoria formation follows a similar mechanism throughout different plant species, highlighting the developmental plasticity of plant tissues. Here, we compare three types of haustoria formed by the root and shoot in the plant parasites Striga and Cuscuta. We discuss mechanisms underlying the interactions with their hosts and how different approaches have contributed to major understanding of haustoria formation and host invasion. We also illustrate the role of auxin and cytokinin in controlling this process.
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- Gwendolyn K Kirschner
- BESE Division, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- BESE Division, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- BESE Division, The BioActives Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- BESE Division, The BioActives Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- BESE Division, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- BESE Division, Plant Cell and Developmental Biology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ferguson S, Abel NB, Reid D, Madsen LH, Luu TB, Andersen KR, Stougaard J, Radutoiu S. A simple and efficient protocol for generating transgenic hairy roots using Agrobacterium rhizogenes. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0291680. [PMID: 37910566 PMCID: PMC10619795 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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For decades, Agrobacterium rhizogenes (now Rhizobium rhizogenes), the causative agent of hairy root disease, has been harnessed as an interkingdom DNA delivery tool for generating transgenic hairy roots on a wide variety of plants. One of the strategies involves the construction of transconjugant R. rhizogenes by transferring gene(s) of interest into previously constructed R. rhizogenes pBR322 acceptor strains; little has been done, however, to improve upon this system since its implementation. We developed a simplified method utilising bi-parental mating in conjunction with effective counterselection for generating R. rhizogenes transconjugants. Central to this was the construction of a new Modular Cloning (MoClo) compatible pBR322-derived integration vector (pIV101). Although this protocol remains limited to pBR322 acceptor strains, pIV101 facilitated an efficient construction of recombinant vectors, effective screening of transconjugants, and RP4-based mobilisation compatibility that enabled simplified conjugal transfer. Transconjugants from this system were tested on Lotus japonicus and found to be efficient for the transformation of transgenic hairy roots and supported infection of nodules by a rhizobia symbiont. The expedited protocol detailed herein substantially decreased both the time and labour for creating transconjugant R. rhizogenes for the subsequent transgenic hairy root transformation of Lotus, and it could readily be applied for the transformation of other plants.
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- Shaun Ferguson
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Huizinga S, Bouwmeester HJ. Role of Strigolactones in the Host Specificity of Broomrapes and Witchweeds. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 64:936-954. [PMID: 37319019 PMCID: PMC10504575 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcad058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Root parasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae, broomrapes and witchweeds, pose a severe problem to agriculture in Europe, Asia and especially Africa. These parasites are totally dependent on their host for survival, and therefore, their germination is tightly regulated by host presence. Indeed, their seeds remain dormant in the soil until a host root is detected through compounds called germination stimulants. Strigolactones (SLs) are the most important class of germination stimulants. They play an important role in planta as a phytohormone and, upon exudation from the root, function in the recruitment of symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plants exude mixtures of various different SLs, possibly to evade detection by these parasites and still recruit symbionts. Vice versa, parasitic plants must only respond to the SL composition that is exuded by their host, or else risk germination in the presence of non-hosts. Therefore, parasitic plants have evolved an entire clade of SL receptors, called HTL/KAI2s, to perceive the SL cues. It has been demonstrated that these receptors each have a distinct sensitivity and specificity to the different known SLs, which possibly allows them to recognize the SL-blend characteristic of their host. In this review, we will discuss the molecular basis of SL sensitivity and specificity in these parasitic plants through HTL/KAI2s and review the evidence that these receptors contribute to host specificity of parasitic plants.
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- Sjors Huizinga
- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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- Plant Hormone Biology Group, Green Life Sciences Cluster, Swammerdam Institute for Life Science, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands
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Ogawa S, Shirasu K. Strigol induces germination of the facultative parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum in the absence of nitrate ions. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2022; 17:2114647. [PMID: 35993137 PMCID: PMC9397475 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2114647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Root parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae, such as Striga and Orobanche spp., infest major crops worldwide, leading to a multibillion-dollar loss annually. Host-derived strigolactones (SLs), recognized by a group of α/β hydrolase receptors (KAI2d) in these parasites, are important determinants for germinating root parasitic plants near the roots of host plants. Phtheirospermum japonicum, a facultative hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae plant, can germinate and grow in the presence or absence of the host and can also exhibit root chemotropism to host-derived SLs that are perceived via KAI2d. However, the importance of SLs in P. japonicum germination remains unclear. In this study, we found that germination of P. japonicum was suppressed in the absence of nitrate ions and that germination of P. japonicum was promoted by exogenous strigol, an SL, under such conditions. We propose a model in which P. japonicum may select either independent living or parasitism in response to ambient nitrogen conditions and host presence.
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- Satoshi Ogawa
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Ogawa S, Cui S, White ARF, Nelson DC, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Strigolactones are chemoattractants for host tropism in Orobanchaceae parasitic plants. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4653. [PMID: 35970835 PMCID: PMC9378612 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32314-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Parasitic plants are worldwide threats that damage major agricultural crops. To initiate infection, parasitic plants have developed the ability to locate hosts and grow towards them. This ability, called host tropism, is critical for parasite survival, but its underlying mechanism remains mostly unresolved. To characterise host tropism, we used the model facultative root parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum, a member of the Orobanchaceae. Here, we show that strigolactones (SLs) function as host-derived chemoattractants. Chemotropism to SLs is also found in Striga hermonthica, a parasitic member of the Orobanchaceae, but not in non-parasites. Intriguingly, chemotropism to SLs in P. japonicum is attenuated in ammonium ion-rich conditions, where SLs are perceived, but the resulting asymmetrical accumulation of the auxin transporter PIN2 is diminished. P. japonicum encodes putative receptors that sense exogenous SLs, whereas expression of a dominant-negative form reduces its chemotropic ability. We propose a function for SLs as navigators for parasite roots.
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- Satoshi Ogawa
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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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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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan. .,Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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Nitrogen represses haustoria formation through abscisic acid in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2976. [PMID: 35624089 PMCID: PMC9142502 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30550-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Parasitic plants are globally prevalent pathogens that withdraw nutrients from their host plants using an organ known as the haustorium. The external environment including nutrient availability affects the extent of parasitism and to understand this phenomenon, we investigated the role of nutrients and found that nitrogen is sufficient to repress haustoria formation in the root parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum. Nitrogen increases levels of abscisic acid (ABA) in P. japonicum and prevents the activation of hundreds of genes including cell cycle and xylem development genes. Blocking ABA signaling overcomes nitrogen’s inhibitory effects indicating that nitrogen represses haustoria formation by increasing ABA. The effect of nitrogen appears more widespread since nitrogen also inhibits haustoria in the obligate root parasite Striga hermonthica. Together, our data show that nitrogen acts as a haustoria repressing factor and suggests a mechanism whereby parasitic plants use nitrogen availability in the external environment to regulate the extent of parasitism. Parasitic plants obtain nutrients from their hosts. Here the authors show that nitrogen sufficiency suppresses parasitism in the root parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum by increasing levels of the phytohormone ABA suggesting that the degree of parasitism is regulated by nutrient availability.
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Greifenhagen A, Braunstein I, Pfannstiel J, Yoshida S, Shirasu K, Schaller A, Spallek T. The Phtheirospermum japonicum isopentenyltransferase PjIPT1a regulates host cytokinin responses in Arabidopsis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:1582-1590. [PMID: 34254310 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The hemiparasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum (Phtheirospermum) is a nutritional specialist that supplements its nutrient requirements by parasitizing other plants through haustoria. During parasitism, the Phtheirospermum haustorium transfers hypertrophy-inducing cytokinins (CKs) to the infected host root. The CK biosynthesis genes required for haustorium-derived CKs and the induction of hypertrophy are still unknown. We searched for haustorium-expressed isopentenyltransferases (IPTs) that catalyze the first step of CK biosynthesis, confirmed the specific expression by in vivo imaging of a promoter-reporter, and further analyzed the subcellular localization, the enzymatic function and contribution to inducing hypertrophy by studying CRISPR-Cas9-induced Phtheirospermum mutants. PjIPT1a was expressed in intrusive cells of the haustorium close to the host vasculature. PjIPT1a and its closest homolog PjIPT1b located to the cytosol and showed IPT activity in vitro with differences in substrate specificity. Mutating PjIPT1a abolished parasite-induced CK responses in the host. A homolog of PjIPT1a also was identified in the related weed Striga hermonthica. With PjIPT1a, we identified the IPT enzyme that induces CK responses in Phtheirospermum japonicum-infected Arabidopsis roots. We propose that PjIPT1a exemplifies how parasitism-related functions evolve through gene duplications and neofunctionalization.
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- Anne Greifenhagen
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Core Facility Hohenheim, Mass Spectrometry Unit, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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Fishman MR, Shirasu K. How to resist parasitic plants: pre- and post-attachment strategies. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 62:102004. [PMID: 33647828 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The lifecycle of parasitic plants can be divided into pre-attachment and post-attachment phases that equate to free living and parasitic stages. Similarly, plant resistance to parasitic plants can be defined as pre-attachment and post-attachment resistance. Parasitic plants rely on host cues for successful host invasion. During pre-attachment resistance, changes in the composition of host signals can disrupt parasitic plant development and ultimately host invasion. Recent studies have only now begun to elucidate the genetic elements in the host that promote pre-attachment resistance. In comparison, new research points to post-attachment resistance using the common molecular mechanisms utilized by the plant immune system during plant-pathogen interactions. In kind, parasitic plants secrete proteinaceous and RNA-based effectors post-attachment to subvert the host immune system.
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan; Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ramachandran P, Augstein F, Mazumdar S, Nguyen TV, Minina EA, Melnyk CW, Carlsbecker A. Abscisic acid signaling activates distinct VND transcription factors to promote xylem differentiation in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 2021; 31:3153-3161.e5. [PMID: 34043949 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Plants display remarkable abilities to adjust growth and development to environmental conditions, such as the amount of available water. This developmental plasticity is apparent not only in root and shoot growth rates, but also in tissue patterning and cell morphology.1,2 We have previously shown that in response to limited water availability, Arabidopsis thaliana root displays changes in xylem morphology, mediated by the non-cell-autonomous action of abscisic acid, ABA.2 Here, we show, through analyses of ABA response reporters and tissue-specific suppression of ABA signaling, that xylem cells themselves act as primary signaling centers governing both xylem cell fate and xylem differentiation rate, revealing the cell-autonomous control of multiple aspects of xylem development by ABA. ABA rapidly activates the expression of genes encoding VASCULAR-RELATED NAC DOMAIN (VND) transcription factors. Molecular and genetic analyses revealed that the two ABA-mediated xylem developmental changes are regulated by distinct members of this transcription factor family, with VND2 and VND3 promoting differentiation rate of metaxylem cells, while VND7 promotes the conversion of metaxylem toward protoxylem morphology. This phenomenon shows how different aspects of developmental plasticity can be interlinked, yet genetically separable. Moreover, similarities in phenotypic and molecular responses to ABA in diverse species indicate evolutionary conservation of the ABA-xylem development regulatory network among eudicots. Hence, this study gives molecular insights into how environmental stress modifies plant vascular anatomy and has potential relevance for water use optimization and adaptation to drought conditions.
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- Prashanth Ramachandran
- Department of Organismal Biology, Physiological Botany, Linnean Centre for Plant Biology, Uppsala University, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Physiological Botany, Linnean Centre for Plant Biology, Uppsala University, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Physiological Botany, Linnean Centre for Plant Biology, Uppsala University, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Physiological Botany, Linnean Centre for Plant Biology, Uppsala University, Ullsv. 24E, SE-756 51 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Yoshida S, Kee YJ. Large-scale sequencing paves the way for genomic and genetic analyses in parasitic plants. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2021; 70:248-254. [PMID: 34242992 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Parasitic plants pose a serious agricultural threat, but are also precious resources for valuable metabolites. The heterotrophic nature of these plants has resulted in the development of several morphological and physiological features that are of evolutionary significance. Recent advances in large-scale sequencing technology have provided insights into the evolutionary and molecular mechanisms of plant parasitism. Genome sequencing has revealed gene losses and horizontal gene transfers in parasitic plants. Mobile signals traveling between the parasite and host may have contributed to the increased fitness of parasitic life styles. Transcriptome analyses implicate shared processes among various parasitic species and the establishment of functional analysis is beginning to reveal molecular mechanisms during host and parasite interactions.
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- Satoko Yoshida
- Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Grad. School Sci. Tech., Ikoma, Nara, Japan; JST, PRESTO, Japan.
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- Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Grad. School Sci. Tech., Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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Lyko P, Wicke S. Genomic reconfiguration in parasitic plants involves considerable gene losses alongside global genome size inflation and gene births. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 186:1412-1423. [PMID: 33909907 PMCID: PMC8260112 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Parasitic plant genomes and transcriptomes reveal numerous genetic innovations, the functional-evolutionary relevance and roles of which open unprecedented research avenues.
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- Peter Lyko
- Institute for Biology, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany
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An Optimized Transformation System and Functional Test of CYC-Like TCP Gene CpCYC in Chirita pumila (Gesneriaceae). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094544. [PMID: 33925272 PMCID: PMC8123712 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The development of an ideal model plant located at a key phylogenetic node is critically important to advance functional and regulatory studies of key regulatory genes in the evolutionary developmental (evo-devo) biology field. In this study, we selected Chirita pumila in the family Gesneriaceae, a basal group in Lamiales, as a model plant to optimize its genetic transformation system established previously by us through investigating a series of factors and further conduct functional test of the CYC-like floral symmetry gene CpCYC. By transforming a RNAi:CpCYC vector, we successfully achieved the desired phenotypes of upright actinomorphic flowers, which suggest that CpCYC actually determines the establishment of floral zygomorphy and the horizontal orientation of flowers in C. pumila. We also confirmed the activities of CpCYC promoter in dorsal petals, dorsal/lateral staminodes, as well as the pedicel by transferring a CpCYC promoter:GUS vector into C. pumila. Furthermore, we testified the availability of a transient gene expression system using C. pumila mesophyll protoplasts. The improved transformation system together with the inherent biological features would make C. pumila an attractive new model in functional and regulatory studies for a broad range of evo-devo issues.
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Nelson DC. The mechanism of host-induced germination in root parasitic plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:1353-1373. [PMID: 33793958 PMCID: PMC8133615 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Chemical signals known as strigolactones (SLs) were discovered more than 50 years ago as host-derived germination stimulants of parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae. Strigolactone-responsive germination is an essential adaptation of obligate parasites in this family, which depend upon a host for survival. Several species of obligate parasites, including witchweeds (Striga, Alectra spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche, Phelipanche spp.), are highly destructive agricultural weeds that pose a significant threat to global food security. Understanding how parasites sense SLs and other host-derived stimulants will catalyze the development of innovative chemical and biological control methods. This review synthesizes the recent discoveries of strigolactone receptors in parasitic Orobanchaceae, their signaling mechanism, and key steps in their evolution.
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- David C Nelson
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
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Ogawa S, Wakatake T, Spallek T, Ishida JK, Sano R, Kurata T, Demura T, Yoshida S, Ichihashi Y, Schaller A, Shirasu K. Subtilase activity in intrusive cells mediates haustorium maturation in parasitic plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:1381-1394. [PMID: 33793894 PMCID: PMC8133603 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Parasitic plants that infect crops are devastating to agriculture throughout the world. These parasites develop a unique inducible organ called the haustorium that connects the vascular systems of the parasite and host to establish a flow of water and nutrients. Upon contact with the host, the haustorial epidermal cells at the interface with the host differentiate into specific cells called intrusive cells that grow endophytically toward the host vasculature. Following this, some of the intrusive cells re-differentiate to form a xylem bridge (XB) that connects the vasculatures of the parasite and host. Despite the prominent role of intrusive cells in host infection, the molecular mechanisms mediating parasitism in the intrusive cells remain poorly understood. In this study, we investigated differential gene expression in the intrusive cells of the facultative parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum in the family Orobanchaceae by RNA-sequencing of laser-microdissected haustoria. We then used promoter analyses to identify genes that are specifically induced in intrusive cells, and promoter fusions with genes encoding fluorescent proteins to develop intrusive cell-specific markers. Four of the identified intrusive cell-specific genes encode subtilisin-like serine proteases (SBTs), whose biological functions in parasitic plants are unknown. Expression of SBT inhibitors in intrusive cells inhibited both intrusive cell and XB development and reduced auxin response levels adjacent to the area of XB development. Therefore, we propose that subtilase activity plays an important role in haustorium development in P. japonicum.
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- Satoshi Ogawa
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Present address: Department of Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg 97082, Germany
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
- RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Author for communication: , Present address: Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Brun G, Spallek T, Simier P, Delavault P. Molecular actors of seed germination and haustoriogenesis in parasitic weeds. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:1270-1281. [PMID: 33793893 PMCID: PMC8133557 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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One-sentence summary Recent advances provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying host-dependent seed germination and haustorium formation in parasitic plants.
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- Guillaume Brun
- Department for Systematic Botany and Biodiversity, Institute for Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Pathology, University of Nantes, F-44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Pathology, University of Nantes, F-44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Effects of Benzoquinones on Radicles of Orobanche and Phelipanche Species. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10040746. [PMID: 33920368 PMCID: PMC8070214 DOI: 10.3390/plants10040746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The holoparasitic broomrape weeds (Orobanche and Phelipanche species) cause severe yield losses throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Southern and Eastern Europe. These parasitic weeds form an haustorium at the tip of their radicles to infect the crop upon detection of the host-derived haustorium-inducing factors. Until now, the haustorial induction in the broomrapes remains less studied than in other parasitic plant species. Known haustorium-inducing factors active in hemiparasites, such as Striga and Triphysaria species, were reported to be inefficient for the induction of haustoria in broomrape radicles. In this work, the haustorium-inducing activity of p-benzoquinone and 2,6-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone (BQ and DMBQ) on radicles of three different broomrapes, namely Orobanche cumana, Orobanche minor and Phelipanche ramosa, is reported. Additional allelopathic effects of benzoquinones on radicle growth and radicle necrosis were studied. The results of this work suggest that benzoquinones play a role in the induction of haustorium in broomrapes. Although dependent on the broomrape species assayed and the concentration of quinones used in the test, the activity of BQ appeared to be stronger than that of DMBQ. The redox property represented by p-benzoquinone, which operates in several physiological processes of plants, insects and animals, is invoked to explain this different activity. This work confirms the usefulness of benzoquinones as haustorium-inducing factors for holoparasitic plant research. The findings of this work could facilitate future studies in the infection process, such as host-plant recognition and haustorial formation.
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Mutuku JM, Cui S, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Orobanchaceae parasite-host interactions. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 230:46-59. [PMID: 33202061 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae, such as Striga, Orobanche and Phelipanche, often cause significant damage to agricultural crops. The Orobanchaceae family comprises more than 2000 species in about 100 genera, providing an excellent system for studying the molecular basis of parasitism and its evolution. Notably, the establishment of model Orobanchaceae parasites, such as Triphysaria versicolor and Phtheirospermum japonicum, that can infect the model host Arabidopsis, has greatly facilitated transgenic analyses of genes important for parasitism. In addition, recent genomic and transcriptomic analyses of several Orobanchaceae parasites have revealed fascinating molecular insights into the evolution of parasitism and strategies for adaptation in this family. This review highlights recent progress in understanding how Orobanchaceae parasites attack their hosts and how the hosts mount a defense against the threats.
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- J Musembi Mutuku
- The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE). Pôle Scientifique et d'Innovation de Bingerville, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, BP V34, Abidjan, 01, Côte d'Ivoire
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- Division of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- Division of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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Wu B, Chen Z, Xu X, Chen R, Wang S, Xu H, Lin F. Harnessing a Transient Gene Expression System in Nicotiana benthamiana to Explore Plant Agrochemical Transporters. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:plants10030524. [PMID: 33799776 PMCID: PMC7998108 DOI: 10.3390/plants10030524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Functional characterization of plant agrichemical transporters provided an opportunity to discover molecules that have a high mobility in plants and have the potential to increase the amount of pesticides reaching damage sites. Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression in tobacco is simple and fast, and its protein expression efficiency is high; this system is generally used to mediate heterologous gene expression. In this article, transient expression of tobacco nicotine uptake permease (NtNUP1) and rice polyamine uptake transporter 1 (OsPUT1) in Nicotiana benthamiana was performed to investigate whether this system is useful as a platform for studying the interactions between plant transporters and pesticides. The results showed that NtNUP1 increases nicotine uptake in N. benthamiana foliar discs and protoplasts, indicating that this transient gene expression system is feasible for studying gene function. Moreover, yeast expression of OsPUT1 apparently increases methomyl uptake. Overall, this method of constructing a transient gene expression system is useful for improving the efficiency of analyzing the functions of plant heterologous transporter-encoding genes and revealed that this system can be further used to study the functions of transporters and pesticides, especially their interactions.
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- Bingqi Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
- Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-Products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
- Correspondence: (H.X.); (F.L.); Tel.: +86-20-8528-5127 (H.X. & F.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (B.W.); (Z.C.); (X.X.); (R.C.); (S.W.)
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Correspondence: (H.X.); (F.L.); Tel.: +86-20-8528-5127 (H.X. & F.L.)
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Cui S, Kubota T, Nishiyama T, Ishida JK, Shigenobu S, Shibata TF, Toyoda A, Hasebe M, Shirasu K, Yoshida S. Ethylene signaling mediates host invasion by parasitic plants. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:6/44/eabc2385. [PMID: 33115743 PMCID: PMC7608805 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc2385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Parasitic plants form a specialized organ, a haustorium, to invade host tissues and acquire water and nutrients. To understand the molecular mechanism of haustorium development, we performed a forward genetics screening to isolate mutants exhibiting haustorial defects in the model parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. We isolated two mutants that show prolonged and sometimes aberrant meristematic activity in the haustorium apex, resulting in severe defects on host invasion. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that the two mutants respectively have point mutations in homologs of ETHYLENE RESPONSE 1 (ETR1) and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 2 (EIN2), signaling components in response to the gaseous phytohormone ethylene. Application of the ethylene signaling inhibitors also caused similar haustorial defects, indicating that ethylene signaling regulates cell proliferation and differentiation of parasite cells. Genetic disruption of host ethylene production also perturbs parasite invasion. We propose that parasitic plants use ethylene as a signal to invade host roots.
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- Songkui Cui
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-0934, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Comparative Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan.
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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Kurotani KI, Wakatake T, Ichihashi Y, Okayasu K, Sawai Y, Ogawa S, Cui S, Suzuki T, Shirasu K, Notaguchi M. Host-parasite tissue adhesion by a secreted type of β-1,4-glucanase in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Commun Biol 2020; 3:407. [PMID: 32733024 PMCID: PMC7393376 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01143-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Tissue adhesion between plant species occurs both naturally and artificially. Parasitic plants establish intimate relationship with host plants by adhering tissues at roots or stems. Plant grafting, on the other hand, is a widely used technique in agriculture to adhere tissues of two stems. Here we found that the model Orobanchaceae parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum can be grafted on to interfamily species. To understand molecular basis of tissue adhesion between distant plant species, we conducted comparative transcriptome analyses on both infection and grafting by P. japonicum on Arabidopsis. Despite different organs, we identified the shared gene expression profile, where cell proliferation- and cell wall modification-related genes are up-regulated. Among genes commonly induced in tissue adhesion between distant species, we showed a gene encoding a secreted type of β-1,4-glucanase plays an important role for plant parasitism. Our data provide insights into the molecular commonality between parasitism and grafting in plants.
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- Ken-Ichi Kurotani
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Biocenter, Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-von-Sachs-Institute, University of Würzburg, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0074, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, 487-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
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Wakatake T, Ogawa S, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. An auxin transport network underlies xylem bridge formation between the hemi-parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum and host Arabidopsis. Development 2020; 147:dev187781. [PMID: 32586973 DOI: 10.1242/dev.187781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Parasitic plants form vascular connections with host plants for efficient material transport. The haustorium is the responsible organ for host invasion and subsequent vascular connection. After invasion of host tissues, vascular meristem-like cells emerge in the central region of the haustorium, differentiate into tracheary elements and establish a connection, known as a xylem bridge, between parasite and host xylem systems. Despite the importance of this parasitic connection, the regulatory mechanisms of xylem bridge formation are unknown. Here, we show the role of auxin and auxin transporters during the process of xylem bridge formation using an Orobanchaceae hemiparasitic plant, Phtheirospermum japonicum The auxin response marker DR5 has a similar expression pattern to tracheary element differentiation genes in haustoria. Auxin transport inhibitors alter tracheary element differentiation in haustoria, but biosynthesis inhibitors do not, demonstrating the importance of auxin transport during xylem bridge formation. The expression patterns and subcellular localization of PIN family auxin efflux carriers and AUX1/LAX influx carriers correlate with DR5 expression patterns. The cooperative action of auxin transporters is therefore responsible for controlling xylem vessel connections between parasite and host.
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- Takanori Wakatake
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Ichihashi Y, Hakoyama T, Iwase A, Shirasu K, Sugimoto K, Hayashi M. Common Mechanisms of Developmental Reprogramming in Plants-Lessons From Regeneration, Symbiosis, and Parasitism. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1084. [PMID: 32765565 PMCID: PMC7378864 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Most plants are exquisitely sensitive to their environment and adapt by reprogramming post-embryonic development. The systematic understanding of molecular mechanisms regulating developmental reprogramming has been underexplored because abiotic and biotic stimuli that lead to reprogramming of post-embryonic development vary and the outcomes are highly species-specific. In this review, we discuss the diversity and similarities of developmental reprogramming processes by summarizing recent key findings in reprogrammed development: plant regeneration, nodule organogenesis in symbiosis, and haustorial formation in parasitism. We highlight the potentially shared molecular mechanisms across the different developmental programs, especially a core network module mediated by the AUXIN RESPONSIVE FACTOR (ARF) and the LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD) family of transcription factors. This allows us to propose a new holistic concept that will provide insights into the nature of plant development, catalyzing the fusion of subdisciplines in plant developmental biology.
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- Yasunori Ichihashi
- RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yasunori Ichihashi,
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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Yoshida S, Kim S, Wafula EK, Tanskanen J, Kim YM, Honaas L, Yang Z, Spallek T, Conn CE, Ichihashi Y, Cheong K, Cui S, Der JP, Gundlach H, Jiao Y, Hori C, Ishida JK, Kasahara H, Kiba T, Kim MS, Koo N, Laohavisit A, Lee YH, Lumba S, McCourt P, Mortimer JC, Mutuku JM, Nomura T, Sasaki-Sekimoto Y, Seto Y, Wang Y, Wakatake T, Sakakibara H, Demura T, Yamaguchi S, Yoneyama K, Manabe RI, Nelson DC, Schulman AH, Timko MP, dePamphilis CW, Choi D, Shirasu K. Genome Sequence of Striga asiatica Provides Insight into the Evolution of Plant Parasitism. Curr Biol 2019; 29:3041-3052.e4. [PMID: 31522940 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Parasitic plants in the genus Striga, commonly known as witchweeds, cause major crop losses in sub-Saharan Africa and pose a threat to agriculture worldwide. An understanding of Striga parasite biology, which could lead to agricultural solutions, has been hampered by the lack of genome information. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Striga asiatica with 34,577 predicted protein-coding genes, which reflects gene family contractions and expansions that are consistent with a three-phase model of parasitic plant genome evolution. Striga seeds germinate in response to host-derived strigolactones (SLs) and then develop a specialized penetration structure, the haustorium, to invade the host root. A family of SL receptors has undergone a striking expansion, suggesting a molecular basis for the evolution of broad host range among Striga spp. We found that genes involved in lateral root development in non-parasitic model species are coordinately induced during haustorium development in Striga, suggesting a pathway that was partly co-opted during the evolution of the haustorium. In addition, we found evidence for horizontal transfer of host genes as well as retrotransposons, indicating gene flow to S. asiatica from hosts. Our results provide valuable insights into the evolution of parasitism and a key resource for the future development of Striga control strategies.
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- Satoko Yoshida
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan; Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Production Systems, Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland, 00790 Helsinki, Finland; Luke/BI Plant Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Biotechnology and Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Korean Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejon 305-806, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; U.S.D.A. ARS, Wenatchee, WA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA
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- Plant Genome and Systems Biology (PGSB), Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg 85764, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing, China
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Research Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-8509, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Department of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Korean Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejon 305-806, Korea
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S-3B2, Canada
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S-3B2, Canada
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA; Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 226-8501, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Department of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 321-8505, Japan
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- Division of Genomic Technologies, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Production Systems, Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland, 00790 Helsinki, Finland; Luke/BI Plant Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Biotechnology and Viikki Plant Science Centre, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea; Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Clarke CR, Timko MP, Yoder JI, Axtell MJ, Westwood JH. Molecular Dialog Between Parasitic Plants and Their Hosts. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 57:279-299. [PMID: 31226021 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-082718-100043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Parasitic plants steal sugars, water, and other nutrients from host plants through a haustorial connection. Several species of parasitic plants such as witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are major biotic constraints to agricultural production. Parasitic plants are understudied compared with other major classes of plant pathogens, but the recent availability of genomic and transcriptomic data has accelerated the rate of discovery of the molecular mechanisms underpinning plant parasitism. Here, we review the current body of knowledge of how parasitic plants sense host plants, germinate, form parasitic haustorial connections, and suppress host plant immune responses. Additionally, we assess whether parasitic plants fit within the current paradigms used to understand the molecular mechanisms of microbial plant-pathogen interactions. Finally, we discuss challenges facing parasitic plant research and propose the most urgent questions that need to be answered to advance our understanding of plant parasitism.
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- Christopher R Clarke
- Genetic Improvement for Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Biology and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA;
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Goyet V, Wada S, Cui S, Wakatake T, Shirasu K, Montiel G, Simier P, Yoshida S. Haustorium Inducing Factors for Parasitic Orobanchaceae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1056. [PMID: 31555315 PMCID: PMC6726735 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae family include devastating weed species, such as Striga, Orobanche, and Phelipanche, which infest important crops and cause economic losses of over a billion US dollars worldwide, yet the molecular and cellular processes responsible for such parasitic relationships remain largely unknown. Parasitic species of the Orobanchaceae family form specialized invasion organs called haustoria on their roots to enable the invasion of host root tissues. The process of forming haustoria can be divided into two steps, prehaustorium formation and haustorium maturation, the processes occurring before and after host attachment, respectively. Prehaustorium formation is provoked by host-derived signal molecules, collectively called haustorium-inducing factors (HIFs). Cell wall-related quinones and phenolics have been known for a long time to induce haustoria in many Orobanchaceae species. Although such phenolics are widely produced in plants, structural specificities exist among these molecules that modulate their competency to induce haustoria in different parasitic plant species. In addition, the plant hormone cytokinins, structurally distinct from phenolic compounds, also trigger prehaustorium formation in Orobanchaceae. Recent findings demonstrate their involvement as rhizopsheric HIFs for Orobanche and Phelipanche species and thus address new activities for cytokinins in haustorium formation in Orobanchaceae, as well as in rhizospheric signaling. This review highlights haustorium-inducing signals in the Orobanchaceae family in the context of their host origin, action mechanisms, and species specificity.
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- Vincent Goyet
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
- *Correspondence: Satoko Yoshida,
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Kokla A, Melnyk CW. Developing a thief: Haustoria formation in parasitic plants. Dev Biol 2018; 442:53-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wakatake T, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Induced cell fate transitions at multiple cell layers configure haustorium development in parasitic plants. Development 2018; 145:dev164848. [PMID: 29950390 PMCID: PMC6078332 DOI: 10.1242/dev.164848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The haustorium in parasitic plants is an organ specialized for invasion and nutrient uptake from host plant tissues. Despite its importance, the developmental processes of haustoria are mostly unknown. To understand the dynamics of cell fate change and cellular lineage during haustorium development, we performed live imaging-based marker expression analysis and cell-lineage tracing during haustorium formation in the model facultative root parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum Our live-imaging analysis revealed that haustorium formation was associated with induction of simultaneous cell division in multiple cellular layers, such as epidermis, cortex and endodermis. In addition, we found that procambium-like cells, monitored by cell type-specific markers, emerged within the central region of the haustorium before xylem connection to the host plant. Our clonal analysis of cell lineages showed that cells in multiple cellular layers differentiated into procambium-like cells, whereas epidermal cells eventually transitioned into specialized cells interfacing with the host plant. Thus, our data provide a cell fate transition map during de novo haustorium organogenesis in parasitic plants.
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- Takanori Wakatake
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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Bandaranayake PCG, Yoder JI. Factors affecting the efficiency of Rhizobium rhizogenes root transformation of the root parasitic plant Triphysaria versicolor and its host Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT METHODS 2018; 14:61. [PMID: 30026789 PMCID: PMC6048883 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rhizobium rhizogenes transformation is commonly used to generate transgenic roots traditionally called hairy roots, for both investigative and commercial applications. While fertile plants can be regenerated from transgenic roots, the transgenic roots are more typically used directly, either to investigate root biology or to produce valuable secondary metabolites. Hairy roots have been particularly useful for genetic studies of rhizosphere interactions; including the recognition of host plant roots by the roots of parasitic angiosperms. RESULTS In this manuscript we analyzed various environmental, nutritional and procedural conditions for their effects on transformation of the model hemi-parasitic plant Triphysaria versicolor and Arabidopsis thaliana, one of its hosts. We first examined the effects of media, gelling agents and co-incubation times on Triphysaria root transformation and determined that while all three affected transformation rates, the media were the most significant. Once those primary conditions were fixed, we examined the roles of seedling age, explant type, acetosyringone, temperature and illumination on Triphysaria hairy root transformation rates. Using the optimized procedure approximately 70% of Triphysaria seedlings developed transgenic roots as judged by expression of YFP. These conditions were then used to transform Arabidopsis and similar transformation rates were obtained. CONCLUSIONS Analyses of root transformation factors provides a method recovering transgenic roots from both parasitic plants and their hosts at high frequency. In addition to providing an effective in vitro approach for genetic investigations of parasitic plant-host plant interactions, these results are applicable to genetic studies of non-parasitic plants as well.
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- Pradeepa C. G. Bandaranayake
- Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
- Department of Plant Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA USA
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- Department of Plant Science, University of California Davis, Davis, CA USA
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Transformed Root Culture: From Genetic Transformation to NMR-Based Metabolomics. Methods Mol Biol 2018. [PMID: 29981142 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8594-4_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Hairy root (HR) culture is considered as "green factory" for mass production of bioactive molecules with pharmaceutical relevance. As such, HR culture has an immense potential as a valuable platform to elucidate biosynthetic pathways and physiological processes, generate recombinant therapeutic proteins, assist molecular breeding, and enhance phytoremediation efforts. However, some plant species appear recalcitrant to the classical Agrobacterium rhizogenes transformation techniques. Sonication-assisted Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (SAArT) is a highly effective method to deliver bacteria to target plant tissues that includes exposure of the explants to short periods of ultrasound in the presence of the bacteria.Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics is one of the most powerful and suitable platforms for identifying and obtaining structural information on a wide range of compounds with a high analytical precision. In terms of plant science, NMR metabolomics is used to determine the phytochemical variations of medicinal plants or commercial cultivars in certain environments and conditions, including biotic stress and plant biotic interaction, structural determination of natural products, quality control of herbal drugs or dietary supplements, and comparison of metabolite differences between plants and their respective in vitro cultures.In this chapter, we attempt to summarize our knowledge and expertise in induction of hairy roots from rare and recalcitrant plant species by SAArT technique and further methodology for extraction of secondary metabolites of moderate to high polarity and their identification by using NMR-based metabolomics.
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Cui S, Wada S, Tobimatsu Y, Takeda Y, Saucet SB, Takano T, Umezawa T, Shirasu K, Yoshida S. Host lignin composition affects haustorium induction in the parasitic plants Phtheirospermum japonicum and Striga hermonthica. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 218:710-723. [PMID: 29498051 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae are destructive weeds of agriculture worldwide. The haustorium, an essential parasitic organ used by these plants to penetrate host tissues, is induced by host-derived phenolic compounds called haustorium-inducing factors (HIFs). The origin of HIFs remains unknown, although the structures of lignin monomers resemble that of HIFs. Lignin is a natural phenylpropanoid polymer, commonly found in secondary cell walls of vascular plants. We therefore investigated the possibility that HIFs are derived from host lignin. Various lignin-related phenolics, quinones and lignin polymers, together with nonhost and host plants that have different lignin compositions, were tested for their haustorium-inducing activity in two Orobanchaceae species, a facultative parasite, Phtheirospermum japonicum, and an obligate parasite, Striga hermonthica. Lignin-related compounds induced haustoria in P. japonicum and S. hermonthica with different specificities. High concentrations of lignin polymers induced haustorium formation. Treatment with laccase, a lignin degradation enzyme, promoted haustorium formation at low concentrations. The distinct lignin compositions of the host and nonhost plants affected haustorium induction, correlating with the response of the different parasitic plants to specific types of lignin-related compounds. Our study provides valuable insights into the important roles of lignin biosynthesis and degradation in the production of HIFs.
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- Songkui Cui
- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehirocho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehirocho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
- Research Unit for Development and Global Sustainability, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehirocho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehirocho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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Prabhu SA, Ndlovu B, Engelbrecht J, van den Berg N. Generation of composite Persea americana (Mill.) (avocado) plants: A proof-of-concept-study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185896. [PMID: 29053757 PMCID: PMC5650140 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Avocado (Persea americana (Mill.)), an important commercial fruit, is severely affected by Phytophthora Root Rot in areas where the pathogen is prevalent. However, advances in molecular research are hindered by the lack of a high-throughput transient transformation system in this non-model plant. In this study, a proof-of-concept is demonstrated by the successful application of Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated plant transformation to produce composite avocado plants. Two ex vitro strategies were assessed on two avocado genotypes (Itzamna and A0.74): In the first approach, 8-week-old etiolated seedlings were scarred with a sterile hacksaw blade at the base of the shoot, and in the second, inch-long incisions were made at the base of the shoot (20-week-old non-etiolated plants) with a sterile blade to remove the cortical tissue. The scarred/wounded shoot surfaces were treated with A. rhizogenes strains (K599 or ARqua1) transformed with or without binary plant transformation vectors pRedRootII (DsRed1 marker), pBYR2e1-GFP (GFP- green fluorescence protein marker) or pBINUbiGUSint (GUS- beta-glucuronidase marker) with and without rooting hormone (Dip 'N' Grow) application. The treated shoot regions were air-layered with sterile moist cocopeat to induce root formation. Results showed that hormone application significantly increased root induction, while Agrobacterium-only treatments resulted in very few roots. Combination treatments of hormone+Agrobacterium (-/+ plasmids) showed no significant difference. Only the ARqua1(+plasmid):A0.74 combination resulted in root transformants, with hormone+ARqua1(+pBINUbiGUSint) being the most effective treatment with ~17 and 25% composite plants resulting from strategy-1 and strategy-2, respectively. GUS- and GFP-expressing roots accounted for less than 4 and ~11%, respectively, of the total roots/treatment/avocado genotype. The average number of transgenic roots on the composite plants was less than one per plant in all treatments. PCR and Southern analysis further confirmed the transgenic nature of the roots expressing the screenable marker genes. Transgenic roots showed hyper-branching compared to the wild-type roots but this had no impact on Phytophthora cinnamomi infection. There was no difference in pathogen load 7-days-post inoculation between transformed and control roots. Strategy-2 involving A0.74:ARqua1 combination was the best ex vitro approach in producing composite avocado plants. The approach followed in this proof-of-concept study needs further optimisation involving multiple avocado genotypes and A. rhizogenes strains to achieve enhanced root transformation efficiencies, which would then serve as an effective high-throughput tool in the functional screening of host and pathogen genes to improve our understanding of the avocado-P. cinnamomi interaction.
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- S. Ashok Prabhu
- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Ishida JK, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Quinone oxidoreductase 2 is involved in haustorium development of the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2017; 12:e1319029. [PMID: 28498050 PMCID: PMC5586360 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2017.1319029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The family Orobanchaceae includes many parasitic plant species. Parasitic plants invade host vascular tissues and form organs called haustoria, which are used to obtain water and nutrients. Haustorium formation is initiated by host-derived chemicals including quinones and flavonoids. Two types of quinone oxidoreductase (QR) are involved in signal transduction leading to haustorium formation; QR1 mediates single-electron transfers and QR2 mediates 2-electron transfers. In the facultative parasite Triphysaria versicolor, QR1 is involved in haustorium induction signaling, while this role is played by QR2 in the model plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Our results suggest that there is functional diversification in haustorium signaling molecules among different species of the Orobanchaceae.
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- Juliane K. Ishida
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
- CONTACT Ken Shirasu Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1–7–22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230–0045, Japan
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Spallek T, Melnyk CW, Wakatake T, Zhang J, Sakamoto Y, Kiba T, Yoshida S, Matsunaga S, Sakakibara H, Shirasu K. Interspecies hormonal control of host root morphology by parasitic plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:5283-5288. [PMID: 28461500 PMCID: PMC5441792 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1619078114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Parasitic plants share a common anatomical feature, the haustorium. Haustoria enable both infection and nutrient transfer, which often leads to growth penalties for host plants and yield reduction in crop species. Haustoria also reciprocally transfer substances, such as RNA and proteins, from parasite to host, but the biological relevance for such movement remains unknown. Here, we studied such interspecies transport by using the hemiparasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum during infection of Arabidopsis thaliana Tracer experiments revealed a rapid and efficient transfer of carboxyfluorescein diacetate (CFDA) from host to parasite upon formation of vascular connections. In addition, Phtheirospermum induced hypertrophy in host roots at the site of infection, a form of enhanced secondary growth that is commonly observed during various parasitic plant-host interactions. The plant hormone cytokinin is important for secondary growth, and we observed increases in cytokinin and its response during infection in both host and parasite. Phtheirospermum-induced host hypertrophy required cytokinin signaling genes (AHK3,4) but not cytokinin biosynthesis genes (IPT1,3,5,7) in the host. Furthermore, expression of a cytokinin-degrading enzyme in Phtheirospermum prevented host hypertrophy. Wild-type hosts with hypertrophy were smaller than ahk3,4 mutant hosts resistant to hypertrophy, suggesting hypertrophy improves the efficiency of parasitism. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the interspecies movement of a parasite-derived hormone modified both host root morphology and fitness. Several microbial and animal plant pathogens use cytokinins during infections, highlighting the central role of this growth hormone during the establishment of plant diseases and revealing a common strategy for parasite infections of plants.
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- Thomas Spallek
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan;
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1LR, United Kingdom
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1LR, United Kingdom
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- Imaging Frontier Center, Organization for Research Advancement, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Imaging Frontier Center, Organization for Research Advancement, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan;
- Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Ishida JK, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Haustorium Induction Assay of the Parasitic Plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. Bio Protoc 2017; 7:e2260. [PMID: 34541247 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.2260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 02/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Phtheirospermum japonicum is a facultative root parasitic plant in the Orobanchaceae family used as a model parasitic plant. Facultative root parasites form an invasive organ called haustorium on the lateral parts of their roots. To functionally characterize parasitic abilities, quantification of haustorium numbers is required. However, this task is quite laborious and time consuming. Here we describe an efficient protocol to induce haustorium in vitro by haustorium-inducing chemicals and host root exudate treatments in P. japonicum.
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- Juliane K Ishida
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan.,Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan.,Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan.,Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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The parasitic plant Cuscuta exchanges mRNAs with its hosts. Systemic mobility of mRNAs within plants is well documented, and has gained increasing attention as studies using grafted plant systems have revealed new aspects of mobile mRNA regulation and function. But parasitic plants take this phenomenon to a new level by forming seamless connections to a wide range of host species, and raising questions about how mRNAs might function after transfer to a different species. Cuscuta and other parasitic plant species also take siRNAs from their hosts, indicating that multiple types of RNA are capable of trans-specific movement. Parasitic plants are intriguing systems for studying RNA mobility, in part because such exchange opens new possibilities for control of parasitic weeds, but also because they provide a fresh perspective into understanding roles of RNAs in inter-organismal communication.
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- James H Westwood
- a Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA , USA
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- a Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , VA , USA
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Ishida JK, Wakatake T, Yoshida S, Takebayashi Y, Kasahara H, Wafula E, dePamphilis CW, Namba S, Shirasu K. Local Auxin Biosynthesis Mediated by a YUCCA Flavin Monooxygenase Regulates Haustorium Development in the Parasitic Plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. THE PLANT CELL 2016; 28:1795-814. [PMID: 27385817 PMCID: PMC5006708 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.16.00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Parasitic plants in the Orobanchaceae cause serious agricultural problems worldwide. Parasitic plants develop a multicellular infectious organ called a haustorium after recognition of host-released signals. To understand the molecular events associated with host signal perception and haustorium development, we identified differentially regulated genes expressed during early haustorium development in the facultative parasite Phtheirospermum japonicum using a de novo assembled transcriptome and a customized microarray. Among the genes that were upregulated during early haustorium development, we identified YUC3, which encodes a functional YUCCA (YUC) flavin monooxygenase involved in auxin biosynthesis. YUC3 was specifically expressed in the epidermal cells around the host contact site at an early time point in haustorium formation. The spatio-temporal expression patterns of YUC3 coincided with those of the auxin response marker DR5, suggesting generation of auxin response maxima at the haustorium apex. Roots transformed with YUC3 knockdown constructs formed haustoria less frequently than nontransgenic roots. Moreover, ectopic expression of YUC3 at the root epidermal cells induced the formation of haustorium-like structures in transgenic P. japonicum roots. Our results suggest that expression of the auxin biosynthesis gene YUC3 at the epidermal cells near the contact site plays a pivotal role in haustorium formation in the root parasitic plant P. japonicum.
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- Juliane K Ishida
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan Institute for Research Initiatives, Division for Research Strategy, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Liu S, Su L, Liu S, Zeng X, Zheng D, Hong L, Li L. Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of Arachis hypogaea: an efficient tool for functional study of genes. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2016.1191972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Shuai Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University , Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Yoshida S, Cui S, Ichihashi Y, Shirasu K. The Haustorium, a Specialized Invasive Organ in Parasitic Plants. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 67:643-67. [PMID: 27128469 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-043015-111702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Parasitic plants thrive by infecting other plants. Flowering plants evolved parasitism independently at least 12 times, in all cases developing a unique multicellular organ called the haustorium that forms upon detection of haustorium-inducing factors derived from the host plant. This organ penetrates into the host stem or root and connects to its vasculature, allowing exchange of materials such as water, nutrients, proteins, nucleotides, pathogens, and retrotransposons between the host and the parasite. In this review, we focus on the formation and function of the haustorium in parasitic plants, with a specific emphasis on recent advances in molecular studies of root parasites in the Orobanchaceae and stem parasites in the Convolvulaceae.
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- Satoko Yoshida
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; , , ,
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; , , ,
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; , , ,
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan; , , ,
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Cui S, Wakatake T, Hashimoto K, Saucet SB, Toyooka K, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Haustorial Hairs Are Specialized Root Hairs That Support Parasitism in the Facultative Parasitic Plant Phtheirospermum japonicum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 170:1492-503. [PMID: 26712864 PMCID: PMC4775136 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.01786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A haustorium is the unique organ that invades host tissues and establishes vascular connections. Haustorium formation is a key event in parasitism, but its underlying molecular basis is largely unknown. Here, we use Phtheirospermum japonicum, a facultative root parasite in the Orobanchaceae, as a model parasitic plant. We performed a forward genetic screen to identify mutants with altered haustorial morphologies. The development of the haustorium in P. japonicum is induced by host-derived compounds such as 2,6-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone. After receiving the signal, the parasite root starts to swell to develop a haustorium, and haustorial hairs proliferate to densely cover the haustorium surface. We isolated mutants that show defects in haustorial hair formation and named them haustorial hair defective (hhd) mutants. The hhd mutants are also defective in root hair formation, indicating that haustorial hair formation is controlled by the root hair development program. The internal structures of the haustoria in the hhd mutants are similar to those of the wild type, indicating that the haustorial hairs are not essential for host invasion. However, all the hhd mutants form fewer haustoria than the wild type upon infection of the host roots. The number of haustoria is restored when the host and parasite roots are forced to grow closely together, suggesting that the haustorial hairs play a role in stabilizing the host-parasite association. Thus, our study provides genetic evidence for the regulation and function of haustorial hairs in the parasitic plant.
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- Songkui Cui
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-045, Japan (S.C., T.W., K.H., S.B.S., K.T., S.Y., K.S.); andGraduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan (T.W., K.S.)
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Péron T, Candat A, Montiel G, Veronesi C, Macherel D, Delavault P, Simier P. New Insights into Phloem Unloading and Expression of Sucrose Transporters in Vegetative Sinks of the Parasitic Plant Phelipanche ramosa L. (Pomel). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:2048. [PMID: 28119724 PMCID: PMC5220101 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.02048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The plant-parasitic plant interaction is a interesting model to study sink-source relationship and phloem unloading. The parasitic plants, such as the achlorophyllous plant Phelipanche ramosa, connect to the host phloem through the haustorium and act as supernumerary sinks for the host-derived photoassimilates, primarily sucrose. The application of the fluorescent symplastic tracer, carboxyfluorescein (CF) derived from carboxyfluorescein diacetate (CFDA), to the leaves of the host plant (Brassica napus) showed direct phloem connections at the host-parasite interface. These experiments also evidenced the dominant apoplastic pathway for phloem unloading in major vegetative sinks of the parasite, including tubercles and shoots, except the adventitious root apices. The CF experiments showed also the symplastic isolation of the phloem tissues from the sink tissues in tubercle and shoot of the parasite, then suggesting the pivotal role of sucrose transporters in sucrose unloading in P. ramosa sinks. Three cDNAs encoding sucrose transporters (PrSUT) were isolated from the parasitic plant. PrSUT1 transcripts accumulated at the same level in the tubercle throughout the parasite growth while a significant increase in transcript accumulation occurred after emergence in the flowering shoot, notably in the growing apical part. The in situ hybridization experiments revealed the PrSUT1 transcript accumulation in the mature phloem cells of both subterranean and flowering shoots, as well as in shoot terminal sinks corresponding to apical meristem, scale leaf primordia and immature vasculature. The transient expression experiments in Arabidopsis protoplasts showed that PrSUT1 was localized at the plasma membrane, suggesting its role in phloem functioning and sucrose uptake by the sink cells in P. ramosa. Conversely, the PrSUT2 transcript accumulation was constantly low in tubercles and shoots but PrSUT3 transcripts accumulated markedly in the subterranean and flowering shoots, in concordance with the PrSUT3 mRNA accumulation in multiple sink areas including apical meristem, scale-leaf primordia, immature vasculature and even storage parenchyma. However, the PrSUT3 transcripts did not accumulate in the mature phloem cells. The transient expression experiments in Arabidopsis protoplasts suggested a tonoplast localization of PrSUT3, for which nevertheless the involvement in intracellular sucrose transport needs clarification.
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- Thomas Péron
- Laboratoire de Biologie et de Pathologie Végétales EA 1157, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de NantesNantes, France
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- UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR 4207 QUASAV, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, Université d'AngersBeaucouzé, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et de Pathologie Végétales EA 1157, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de NantesNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et de Pathologie Végétales EA 1157, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de NantesNantes, France
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- UMR 1345 IRHS, SFR 4207 QUASAV, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, Université d'AngersBeaucouzé, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et de Pathologie Végétales EA 1157, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de NantesNantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie et de Pathologie Végétales EA 1157, SFR 4207 QUASAV, Université de NantesNantes, France
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Ichihashi Y, Mutuku JM, Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Transcriptomics exposes the uniqueness of parasitic plants. Brief Funct Genomics 2015; 14:275-82. [PMID: 25700082 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elv001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Parasitic plants have the ability to obtain nutrients directly from other plants, and several species are serious biological threats to agriculture by parasitizing crops of high economic importance. The uniqueness of parasitic plants is characterized by the presence of a multicellular organ called a haustorium, which facilitates plant-plant interactions, and shutting down or reducing their own photosynthesis. Current technical advances in next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics have allowed us to dissect the molecular mechanisms behind the uniqueness of parasitic plants at the genome-wide level. In this review, we summarize recent key findings mainly in transcriptomics that will give us insights into the future direction of parasitic plant research.
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Mitsumasu K, Seto Y, Yoshida S. Apoplastic interactions between plants and plant root intruders. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:617. [PMID: 26322059 PMCID: PMC4536382 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Numerous pathogenic or parasitic organisms attack plant roots to obtain nutrients, and the apoplast including the plant cell wall is where the plant cell meets such organisms. Root parasitic angiosperms and nematodes are two distinct types of plant root parasites but share some common features in their strategies for breaking into plant roots. Striga and Orobanche are obligate root parasitic angiosperms that cause devastating agricultural problems worldwide. Parasitic plants form an invasion organ called a haustorium, where plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) are highly expressed. Plant-parasitic nematodes are another type of agriculturally important plant root parasite. These nematodes breach the plant cell walls by protruding a sclerotized stylet from which PCWDEs are secreted. Responding to such parasitic invasion, host plants activate their own defense responses against parasites. Endoparasitic nematodes secrete apoplastic effectors to modulate host immune responses and to facilitate the formation of a feeding site. Apoplastic communication between hosts and parasitic plants also contributes to their interaction. Parasitic plant germination stimulants, strigolactones, are recently identified apoplastic signals that are transmitted over long distances from biosynthetic sites to functioning sites. Here, we discuss recent advances in understanding the importance of apoplastic signals and cell walls for plant-parasite interactions.
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- Kanako Mitsumasu
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Chuo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
- *Correspondence: Satoko Yoshida, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan,
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Spallek T, Mutuku M, Shirasu K. The genus Striga: a witch profile. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2013; 14:861-9. [PMID: 23841683 PMCID: PMC6638688 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The genus Striga comprises about 30 obligate root-parasitic plants, commonly known as witchweeds. In particular, S. hermonthica, S. asiatica and S. gesnerioides cause immense losses to major stable crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Most Striga species parasitize grass species (Poaceae), but Striga gesnerioides has evolved to parasitize dicotyledonous plants. Aspects of phylogeny, economic impact, parasitic life style and molecular discoveries are briefly reviewed to profile one of the main biotic constraints to African agriculture. TAXONOMY Striga Lour.; Kingdom Plant; Division Angiospermae; Clade Eudicots; Order Laminales; Family Orobanchaceae. IMPORTANT HOSTS Sorghum Moench., maize (Zea mays L.), rice (Oryza L.), sugarcane (Saccharum L.), pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.], cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. DISEASE SYMPTOMS Stunted growth, drought-stressed-like appearance, in severe cases chlorosis and necrosis. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE 1 billion $US per annum. DISEASE CONTROL Hand weeding, breeding, chemical control, intercropping with catch or trap crops. USEFUL WEBPAGES http://ppgp.huck.psu.edu; http://striga.psc.riken.jp.
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- Thomas Spallek
- RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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Yoshida S, Shirasu K. Plants that attack plants: molecular elucidation of plant parasitism. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 15:708-13. [PMID: 22898297 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Obligate parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae, such as Striga and Orobanche (including Phelipanche) spp., parasitize important crops and cause severe agricultural damage. Recent molecular studies have begun to reveal how these parasites have adapted to hosts in a parasitic lifecycle. The parasites detect nearby host roots and germinate by a mechanism that seems to have evolved from a conserved germination system found in non-parasites. The development of a specialized infecting organ called a haustorium is a unique feature of plant parasites and is triggered by host compounds and redox signals. Newly developed genomic and genetic resources will facilitate more rapid progress toward a molecular understanding of plant parasitism.
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- Satoko Yoshida
- RIKEN Plant Science Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.
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Fernández-Aparicio M, Rubiales D, Bandaranayake PCG, Yoder JI, Westwood JH. Transformation and regeneration of the holoparasitic plant Phelipanche aegyptiaca. PLANT METHODS 2011; 7:36. [PMID: 22067615 PMCID: PMC3285091 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-7-36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transformation and subsequent regeneration of holoparasitic plants has never been reported, in part due to challenges in developing transformation protocols, but also because regeneration of obligate parasites is difficult since their survival depends completely on successful haustorium penetration of a host and the formation of vascular connections. The recent completion of a massive transcriptome sequencing project (the Parasitic Plant Genome Project) will fuel the use of genomic tools for studies on parasitic plants. A reliable system for holoparasite transformation is needed to realize the full value of this resource for reverse genetics and functional genomics studies. RESULTS Here we demonstrate that transformation of Phelipanche aegyptiaca is achieved by infection of 3 month-old in vitro grown P. aegyptiaca calli with Agrobacterium rhizogenes harboring the yellow fluorescent protein (YFP). Four months later, YFP-positive regenerated calli were inoculated onto tomato plants growing in a minirhizotron system. Eight days after inoculation, transgenic parasite tissue formed lateral haustoria that penetrated the host and could be visualized under UV illumination through intact host root tissue. YFP-positive shoot buds were observed one month after inoculation. CONCLUSIONS This work constitutes a breakthrough in holoparasitic plant research methods. The method described here is a robust system for transformation and regeneration of a holoparasitic plant and will facilitate research on unique parasitic plant capabilities such as host plant recognition, haustorial formation, penetration and vascular connection.
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- Mónica Fernández-Aparicio
- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, IAS-CSIC, Dept. of Plant Breeding, Córdoba, 14080, Spain
- Virginia Tech, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, IAS-CSIC, Dept. of Plant Breeding, Córdoba, 14080, Spain
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- University of California-Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Virginia Tech, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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