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Saberi Riseh R, Gholizadeh Vazvani M, Vatankhah M, Kennedy JF. Chitin-induced disease resistance in plants: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 266:131105. [PMID: 38531527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Chitin is composed of N-acetylglucosamine units. Chitin a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans, can elicit a potent defense response in plants. Through the activation of defense genes, stimulation of defensive compound production, and reinforcement of physical barriers, chitin enhances the plant's ability to defend against pathogens. Chitin-based treatments have shown efficacy against various plant diseases caused by fungal, bacterial, viral, and nematode pathogens, and have been integrated into sustainable agricultural practices. Furthermore, chitin treatments have demonstrated additional benefits, such as promoting plant growth and improving tolerance to abiotic stresses. Further research is necessary to optimize treatment parameters, explore chitin derivatives, and conduct long-term field studies. Continued efforts in these areas will contribute to the development of innovative and sustainable strategies for disease management in agriculture, ultimately leading to improved crop productivity and reduced reliance on chemical pesticides.
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- Roohallah Saberi Riseh
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, 7718897111 Rafsanjan, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, 7718897111 Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, 7718897111 Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Chembiotech Laboratories Ltd, WR15 8FF Tenbury Wells, United Kingdom.
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Kumar RMS, Ramesh SV, Sun Z, Thankappan S, Nulu NPC, Binodh AK, Kalaipandian S, Srinivasan R. Capsicum chinense Jacq.-derived glutaredoxin (CcGRXS12) alters redox status of the cells to confer resistance against pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV-I). PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:108. [PMID: 38557872 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03174-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE The CcGRXS12 gene protects plants from cellular oxidative damage that are caused by both biotic and abiotic stresses. The protein possesses GSH-disulphide oxidoreductase property but lacks Fe-S cluster assembly mechanism. Glutaredoxins (Grxs) are small, ubiquitous and multi-functional proteins. They are present in different compartments of plant cells. A chloroplast targeted Class I GRX (CcGRXS12) gene was isolated from Capsicum chinense during the pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) infection. Functional characterization of the gene was performed in Nicotiana benthamiana transgenic plants transformed with native C. chinense GRX (Nb:GRX), GRX-fused with GFP (Nb:GRX-GFP) and GRX-truncated for chloroplast sequences fused with GFP (Nb:Δ2MGRX-GFP). Overexpression of CcGRXS12 inhibited the PMMoV-I accumulation at the later stage of infection, accompanied with the activation of salicylic acid (SA) pathway pathogenesis-related (PR) transcripts and suppression of JA/ET pathway transcripts. Further, the reduced accumulation of auxin-induced Glutathione-S-Transferase (pCNT103) in CcGRXS12 overexpressing lines indicated that the protein could protect the plants from the oxidative stress caused by the virus. PMMoV-I infection increased the accumulation of pyridine nucleotides (PNs) mainly due to the reduced form of PNs (NAD(P)H), and it was high in Nb:GRX-GFP lines compared to other transgenic lines. Apart from biotic stress, CcGRXS12 protects the plants from abiotic stress conditions caused by H2O2 and herbicide paraquat. CcGRXS12 exhibited GSH-disulphide oxidoreductase activity in vitro; however, it was devoid of complementary Fe-S cluster assembly mechanism found in yeast. Overall, this study proves that CcGRXS12 plays a crucial role during biotic and abiotic stress in plants.
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- R M Saravana Kumar
- Department of Microbial and Plant Biotechnology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas-CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602105, India.
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- Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-Harvest Technology Division, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala, 671 124, India
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- Sericultural Research Institute, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, 067000, China
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- Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602105, India
- School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, 4343, Australia
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- Centre for Ocean Research, Sathyabama Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
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Nagano T, Watanabe C, Oyanagi E, Yano H, Nishiuchi T. Wet-type grinder-treated okara modulates gut microbiota composition and attenuates obesity in high-fat-fed mice. Food Res Int 2024; 182:114173. [PMID: 38519188 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Wet-type grinder (WG) is a nanofiber technology used to atomize dietary fiber-rich materials. WG-treated okara (WGO) exhibits high dispersion and viscosity similar to those of viscous soluble dietary fibers. Here, we studied the effect of WGO supplementation on obesity and gut microbiota composition in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. WGO intake suppressed body weight gain and fat accumulation, improved glucose tolerance, lowered cholesterol levels, and prevented HFD-induced decrease in muscle mass. WGO supplementation also led to cecum enlargement, lower pH, and higher butyrate production. The bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA genes (16S rDNA) were sequenced to determine the gut microbiota composition of the fecal samples. Sequencing of bacterial 16S rDNA revealed that WGO treatment increased the abundance of butyrate producer Ruminococcus and reduced the abundances of Rikenellaceae, Streptococcaceae, and Prevotellaceae, which are related to metabolic diseases. Metabolomics analysis of the plasma of WGO- and cellulose-treated mice were conducted using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Metabolic pathway analysis revealed that the primary bile acid biosynthesis pathway was significantly positively regulated by WGO intake instead of cellulose. These results demonstrate that WG is useful for improving functional properties of okara to prevent metabolic syndromes, including obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia.
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- Takao Nagano
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan.
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- Department of Health & Sports Science, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Health & Sports Science, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Health & Sports Science, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
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- Research Center for Experimental Modeling of Human Disease, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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Miyamoto H, Shigeta K, Suda W, Ichihashi Y, Nihei N, Matsuura M, Tsuboi A, Tominaga N, Aono M, Sato M, Taguchi S, Nakaguma T, Tsuji N, Ishii C, Matsushita T, Shindo C, Ito T, Kato T, Kurotani A, Shima H, Moriya S, Wada S, Horiuchi S, Satoh T, Mori K, Nishiuchi T, Miyamoto H, Kodama H, Hattori M, Ohno H, Kikuchi J, Hirai MY. An agroecological structure model of compost-soil-plant interactions for sustainable organic farming. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:28. [PMID: 37002405 PMCID: PMC10066230 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00233-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Compost is used worldwide as a soil conditioner for crops, but its functions have still been explored. Here, the omics profiles of carrots were investigated, as a root vegetable plant model, in a field amended with compost fermented with thermophilic Bacillaceae for growth and quality indices. Exposure to compost significantly increased the productivity, antioxidant activity, color, and taste of the carrot root and altered the soil bacterial composition with the levels of characteristic metabolites of the leaf, root, and soil. Based on the data, structural equation modeling (SEM) estimated that amino acids, antioxidant activity, flavonoids and/or carotenoids in plants were optimally linked by exposure to compost. The SEM of the soil estimated that the genus Paenibacillus and nitrogen compounds were optimally involved during exposure. These estimates did not show a contradiction between the whole genomic analysis of compost-derived Paenibacillus isolates and the bioactivity data, inferring the presence of a complex cascade of plant growth-promoting effects and modulation of the nitrogen cycle by the compost itself. These observations have provided information on the qualitative indicators of compost in complex soil-plant interactions and offer a new perspective for chemically independent sustainable agriculture through the efficient use of natural nitrogen.
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- Hirokuni Miyamoto
- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8501, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan.
- Japan Eco-science (Nikkan Kagaku) Co., Ltd., Chiba, Chiba, 260-0034, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1296, Japan
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- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8501, Japan
- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
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- Japan Eco-science (Nikkan Kagaku) Co., Ltd., Chiba, Chiba, 260-0034, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8501, Japan
- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
- Japan Eco-science (Nikkan Kagaku) Co., Ltd., Chiba, Chiba, 260-0034, Japan
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- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
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- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
- Japan Eco-science (Nikkan Kagaku) Co., Ltd., Chiba, Chiba, 260-0034, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Keiyo Gas Energy Solution Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0856, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN, Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN, Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8501, Japan
- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
- Japan Eco-science (Nikkan Kagaku) Co., Ltd., Chiba, Chiba, 260-0034, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Omics research, Bioscience Core Facility, Research Center for Experimental Modeling of Human Disease, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8640, Japan
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- Sermas Co., Ltd., Ichikawa, Chiba, 272-0033, Japan
- Miroku Co., Ltd., Kitsuki, Oita, 873-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, 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.
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Xue M, Hou X, Fu J, Zhang J, Wang J, Zhao Z, Xu D, Lai D, Zhou L. Recent Advances in Search of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Fungi Triggered by Chemical Epigenetic Modifiers. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9020172. [PMID: 36836287 PMCID: PMC9961798 DOI: 10.3390/jof9020172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Genomic analysis has demonstrated that many fungi possess essential gene clusters for the production of previously unobserved secondary metabolites; however, these genes are normally reduced or silenced under most conditions. These cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters have become treasures of new bioactive secondary metabolites. The induction of these biosynthetic gene clusters under stress or special conditions can improve the titers of known compounds or the production of novel compounds. Among the inducing strategies, chemical-epigenetic regulation is considered a powerful approach, and it uses small-molecule epigenetic modifiers, which mainly act as the inhibitors of DNA methyltransferase, histone deacetylase, and histone acetyltransferase, to promote changes in the structure of DNA, histones, and proteasomes and to further activate cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters for the production of a wide variety of bioactive secondary metabolites. These epigenetic modifiers mainly include 5-azacytidine, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, suberoyl bishydroxamic acid, sodium butyrate, and nicotinamide. This review gives an overview on the method of chemical epigenetic modifiers to trigger silent or low-expressed biosynthetic pathways to yield bioactive natural products through external cues of fungi, mainly based on the research progress in the period from 2007 to 2022. The production of about 540 fungal secondary metabolites was found to be induced or enhanced by chemical epigenetic modifiers. Some of them exhibited significant biological activities such as cytotoxic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activity.
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Yan X, Chen S, Pan Z, Zhao W, Rui Y, Zhao L. AgNPs-Triggered Seed Metabolic and Transcriptional Reprogramming Enhanced Rice Salt Tolerance and Blast Resistance. ACS NANO 2023; 17:492-504. [PMID: 36525364 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Seeds are facing harsher environments due to the changing climate. Improving seeds' stress resilience is critical to reduce yield loss. Here, we propose that using ROS-generating nanoparticles (NPs) to prestimulate seeds would enhance the stress resilience of seeds and seedlings through triggering stress/immune responses. We examined this hypothesis by exposing AgNPs-primed rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds under salt conditions (NaCl). The results showed that primed seeds exhibit accelerated germination speed, increased seedling vigor (from 22.5 to 47.6), biomass (11%), and root length (83%) compared to seeds with hydropriming treatment. Multiomics (metabolomics and transcriptomics) analyses reveal that AgNPs-priming triggered metabolic and transcriptional reprogramming in rice seeds. Signaling metabolites, such as salicylic acid, niacinamide, and glycerol-3-phosphate, dramatically increased upon AgNPs-priming. KEGG pathway analysis reveals that AgNPs-priming activated stress signaling and defense related pathways, such as plant hormone signal transduction, glutathione metabolism, flavone and flavonol biosynthesis, MAPK signaling pathway, and plant-pathogen interaction. These metabolic and transcriptional changes indicate that AgNPs-priming triggered stress/immune responses. More importantly, this "stress memory" can last weeks, providing protection to rice seedlings against salt stress and rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae). Overall, we show that prestimulated seeds with ROS-generating AgNPs not only enable faster and better germination under stress conditions, but also increase seedling resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. This simple nanobiostimulant-based strategy may contribute to sustainable agriculture by maintaining agricultural production and reducing the use of pesticides.
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- Xin Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China
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- Liaoning Rice Research Institute, Shenyang110101, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing210023, China
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de Moraes Pontes JG, da Silva Pinheiro MS, Fill TP. Unveiling Chemical Interactions Between Plants and Fungi Using Metabolomics Approaches. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1439:1-20. [PMID: 37843803 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41741-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Metabolomics has been extensively used in clinical studies in the search for new biomarkers of human diseases. However, this approach has also been highlighted in agriculture and biological sciences, once metabolomics studies have been assisting researchers to deduce new chemical mechanisms involved in biological interactions that occur between microorganisms and plants. In this sense, the knowledge of the biological role of each metabolite (virulence factors, signaling compounds, antimicrobial metabolites, among others) and the affected biochemical pathways during the interaction contribute to a better understand of different ecological relationships established in nature. The current chapter addresses five different applications of the metabolomics approach in fungal-plant interactions research: (1) Discovery of biomarkers in pathogen-host interactions, (2) plant diseases diagnosis, (3) chemotaxonomy, (4) plant defense, and (5) plant resistance; using mass spectrometry and/or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which are the techniques most used in metabolomics.
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- João Guilherme de Moraes Pontes
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Instituto de Química, Laboratório de Biologia Química Microbiana (LaBioQuiMi), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Instituto de Química, Laboratório de Biologia Química Microbiana (LaBioQuiMi), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Instituto de Química, Laboratório de Biologia Química Microbiana (LaBioQuiMi), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Westrick NM, Park SC, Keller NP, Smith DL, Kabbage M. A broadly conserved fungal alcohol oxidase (AOX) facilitates fungal invasion of plants. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2023; 24:28-43. [PMID: 36251755 PMCID: PMC9742500 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Alcohol oxidases (AOXs) are ecologically important enzymes that facilitate a number of plant-fungal interactions. Within Ascomycota they are primarily associated with methylotrophy, as a peroxisomal AOX catalysing the conversion of methanol to formaldehyde in methylotrophic yeast. In this study we demonstrate that AOX orthologues are phylogenetically conserved proteins that are common in the genomes of nonmethylotrophic, plant-associating fungi. Additionally, AOX orthologues are highly expressed during infection in a range of diverse pathosystems. To study the role of AOX in plant colonization, AOX knockout mutants were generated in the broad host range pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Disease assays in soybean showed that these mutants had a significant virulence defect as evidenced by markedly reduced stem lesions and mortality rates. Chemical genomics suggested that SsAOX may function as an aromatic AOX, and growth assays demonstrated that ΔSsAOX is incapable of properly utilizing plant extract as a nutrient source. Profiling of known aromatic alcohols pointed towards the monolignol coniferyl alcohol (CA) as a possible substrate for SsAOX. As CA and other monolignols are ubiquitous among land plants, the presence of highly conserved AOX orthologues throughout Ascomycota implies that this is a broadly conserved protein used by ascomycete fungi during plant colonization.
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- Nathaniel M. Westrick
- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research ServiceMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Department of Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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Chai X, Liu Y, Ma H, Wang S, Niyitanga E, He C. Effects of Macroautophagy and Mitophagy on the Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:1928-1935. [PMID: 35341313 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-21-0447-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fusarium graminearum is the main pathogen of Fusarium head blight (FHB), which causes huge economic losses every year. In this study, an attempt was made to control FHB from the point of view of the physiological behavior of the pathogen itself. Autophagic inhibitors and activators were used, and the pathogenicity-related indices of F. graminearum were measured. The results showed that under nitrogen-rich conditions, macroautophagy inhibition and activation greatly reduced the mycelium weight to 0.28 and 0.25 g/ml at 24 h, which were 17.82 and 24.77% lower than that of the control treatment, respectively. Mitophagy inhibition also significantly decreased the mycelium weight (P < 0.05). Conidial yield was found to be affected by factors related to autophagy occurrence. It was found that both autophagy inhibition and activation could reduce the conidiation of F. graminearum. The toxin contents in wheat medium of macroautophagy activation treatments were 0.678, 0.190, 0.402, and 0.195 μg/g when cultured for 8 and 24 h under 0% N and 100% N conditions, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the control treatments (P < 0.05). The infection length was measured to characterize the infectivity of F. graminearum, and we found that the length was short under macroautophagy activation conditions. However, mitophagy did not seem to affect the infectivity of F. graminearum. In summary, the above results indicate that macroautophagy and mitophagy inhibition could reduce the pathogenicity of F. graminearum, which may provide a new perspective for management of plant fungal diseases.
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- Xicun Chai
- College of Engineering/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Intelligent Agricultural Equipment, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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Doghri M, Rodríguez VM, Kliebenstein DJ, Francisco M. Plant Responses Underlying Timely Specialized Metabolites Induction of Brassica Crops. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:807710. [PMID: 35185956 PMCID: PMC8850993 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.807710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
A large subset of plant stress-signaling pathways, including those related with chemical defense production, exhibit diurnal or circadian oscillations. However the extent to which diurnal or circadian time influences the stress mediated accumulation of plant specialized metabolites remains largely unknown. Because plant responses to physical stress (e.g., wounding) is considered a common component of mounting a response against a broad range of environmental stresses, including herbivory, we have utilized mechanical wounding as the stress stimulus to determine the direct contribution of time of day on the induced defenses of Brassica crops. We analyzed glucosinolates (GSLs) from leaves of broccoli (Brassica oleracea) and turnip greens (Brassica rapa) following exposure to mechanical wounding at dawn (ZT0), mid-day (ZT4), and dusk (ZT8). Several GSLs differentially accumulated and their changes depended upon the time of day at wounding was performed. This response varied considerably between species. In a parallel experiment, we investigated whether diurnal activation of Brassica phytochemicals in response to wounding might prime plants against herbivore attack. Results showed that maximal response of plant chemical defense against larvae of the generalist pest Mamestra brassicae occurred at ZT0 in broccoli and ZT8 in turnip greens. Metabolome analysis for global trends of time dependent compounds showed that sulfur-containing phytochemicals, GSL hydrolysis products, auxin-signaling components, and other metabolites activators of plant disease resistance (nicotinamide and pipecolate) had important contributions to the responses of M. brassicae feeding behavior in broccoli at morning. Overall, the findings in this study highlight a significant role for time of day in the wound stress responsive metabolome, which can in turn affect plant-herbivore interactions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maroua Doghri
- Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Pontevedra, Spain
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- DynaMo Center of Excellence, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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