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Orfei B, Pothier JF, Fenske L, Blom J, Moretti C, Buonaurio R, Smits THM. Race-specific genotypes of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato are defined by the presence of mobile DNA elements within the genome. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1197706. [PMID: 37476164 PMCID: PMC10354423 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1197706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is the causal agent of bacterial speck of tomato, an important disease that results in severe crop production losses worldwide. Currently, two races within phylogroup 01a (PG01a) are described for this pathogen. Race 0 strains have avirulence genes for the expression of type III system-associated effectors AvrPto1 and AvrPtoB, that are recognized and targeted by the effector-triggered immunity in tomato cultivars having the pto race-specific resistance gene. Race 1 strains instead lack the avrPto1 and avrPtoB genes and are therefore capable to aggressively attack all tomato cultivars. Here, we have performed the complete genome sequencing and the analysis of P. syringae pv. tomato strain DAPP-PG 215, which was described as a race 0 strain in 1996. Our analysis revealed that its genome comprises a 6.2 Mb circular chromosome and two plasmids (107 kb and 81 kb). The results indicate that the strain is phylogenetically closely related to strains Max13, K40, T1 and NYS-T1, all known race 1 strains. The chromosome of DAPP-PG 215 encodes race 1-associated genes like avrA and hopW1 and lacks race 0-associated genes like hopN1, giving it a race 1 genetic background. However, the genome harbors a complete ortholog of avrPto1, which allows the strain to display a race 0 phenotype. Comparative genomics with several PG01a genomes revealed that mobile DNA elements are rather involved in the evolution of the two different races.
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- Benedetta Orfei
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3), Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Research Group, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR), Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3), Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali (DSA3), Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Research Group, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR), Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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Orfei B, Moretti C, Loreti S, Tatulli G, Onofri A, Scotti L, Aceto A, Buonaurio R. Silver nanoclusters with Ag 2+/3+ oxidative states are a new highly effective tool against phytopathogenic bacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s00253-023-12596-z. [PMID: 37289240 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12596-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The main measure worldwide adopted to manage plant bacterial diseases is based on the application of copper compounds, which are often partially efficacious for the frequent appearance of copper-resistant bacterial strains and have raised concerns for their toxicity to the environment and humans. Therefore, there is an increasing need to develop new environmentally friendly, efficient, and reliable strategies for controlling plant bacterial diseases, and among them, the use of nanoparticles seems promising. The present study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of protecting plants against attacks of gram-negative and gram-positive phytopathogenic bacteria by using electrochemically synthesized silver ultra nanoclusters (ARGIRIUM‑SUNCs®) with an average size of 1.79 nm and characterized by rare oxidative states (Ag2+/3+). ARGIRIUM‑SUNCs strongly inhibited the in vitro growth (effective concentration, EC50, less than 1 ppm) and biofilm formation of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and of quarantine bacteria Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca, and Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. In addition, treatments with ARGIRIUM‑SUNCs also provoked the eradication of biofilm for P. syringae pv. tomato, X. vesicatoria, and C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Treatment of tomato plants via root absorption with ARGIRIUM‑SUNCs (10 ppm) is not phytotoxic and protected (80%) the plants against P. syringae pv. tomato attacks. ARGIRIUM‑SUNCs at low doses induced hormetic effects on P. syringae pv. tomato, X. vesicatoria, and C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis as well as on tomato root growth. The use of ARGIRIUM‑SUNCs in protecting plants against phytopathogenic bacteria is a possible alternative control measure. KEY POINTS: • ARGIRIUM‑SUNC has strong antimicrobial activities against phytopathogenic bacteria; • ARGIRIUM‑SUNC inhibits biofilm formation at low doses; • ARGIRIUM‑SUNC protects tomato plants against bacterial speck disease.
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- Benedetta Orfei
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Roma, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Lewis DC, Stevens DM, Little H, Coaker GL, Bostock RM. Overlapping Local and Systemic Defense Induced by an Oomycete Fatty Acid MAMP and Brown Seaweed Extract in Tomato. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2023; 36:359-371. [PMID: 36802868 PMCID: PMC10754052 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-22-0192-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Eicosapolyenoic fatty acids are integral components of oomycete pathogens that can act as microbe-associated molecular patterns to induce disease resistance in plants. Defense-inducing eicosapolyenoic fatty acids include arachidonic acid (AA) and eicosapentaenoic acid and are strong elicitors in solanaceous plants, with bioactivity in other plant families. Similarly, extracts of a brown seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum, used in sustainable agriculture as a biostimulant of plant growth, may also induce disease resistance. A. nodosum, similar to other macroalgae, is rich in eicosapolyenoic fatty acids, which comprise as much as 25% of total fatty acid composition. We investigated the response of roots and leaves from AA or a commercial A. nodosum extract (ANE) on root-treated tomatoes via RNA sequencing, phytohormone profiling, and disease assays. AA and ANE significantly altered transcriptional profiles relative to control plants, inducing numerous defense-related genes with both substantial overlap and differences in gene expression patterns. Root treatment with AA and, to a lesser extent, ANE also altered both salicylic acid and jasmonic acid levels while inducing local and systemic resistance to oomycete and bacterial pathogen challenge. Thus, our study highlights overlap in both local and systemic defense induced by AA and ANE, with potential for inducing broad-spectrum resistance against pathogens. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Domonique C. Lewis
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Acadian Plant Health, Acadian Seaplants Limited, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A
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Ramos RN, Zhang N, Lauff DB, Valenzuela-Riffo F, Figueroa CR, Martin GB, Pombo MA, Rosli HG. Loss-of-function mutations in WRKY22 and WRKY25 impair stomatal-mediated immunity and PTI and ETI responses against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Plant Mol Biol 2023:10.1007/s11103-023-01358-0. [PMID: 37226022 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01358-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Plants defend themselves against pathogens using a two-layered immune system. The first response, pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), is activated upon recognition of microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). Virulent bacteria such as Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst), deliver effector proteins into the plant cell to promote susceptibility. However, some plants possess resistance (R) proteins that recognize specific effectors leading to the activation of the second response, effector-triggered immunity (ETI). Resistant tomatoes such as Río Grande-PtoR recognize two Pst effectors (AvrPto and AvrPtoB) through the host Pto/Prf complex and activate ETI. We previously showed that the transcription factors (TF) WRKY22 and WRKY25 are positive regulators of plant immunity against bacterial and potentially non-bacterial pathogens in Nicotiana benthamiana. Here, the CRISPR-Cas9 technique was used to develop three knockout tomato lines for either one or both TFs. The single and double mutants were all compromised in Pto/Prf-mediated ETI and had a weaker PTI response. The stomata apertures in all of the mutant lines did not respond to darkness or challenge with Pst DC3000. The WRKY22 and WRKY25 proteins both localize in the nucleus, but we found no evidence of a physical interaction between them. The WRKY22 TF was found to be involved in the transcriptional regulation of WRKY25, supporting the idea that they are not functionally redundant. Together, our results indicate that both WRKY TFs play a role in modulating stomata and are positive regulators of plant immunity in tomato.
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- Romina N Ramos
- Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, INFIVE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, INFIVE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Campus Talca, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
- Millenium Nucleus for the Development of Super Adaptable Plants (MN-SAP), Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Campus Talca, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
- Millenium Nucleus for the Development of Super Adaptable Plants (MN-SAP), Santiago, Chile
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, INFIVE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, INFIVE, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Skliros D, Papazoglou P, Gkizi D, Paraskevopoulou E, Katharios P, Goumas DE, Tjamos S, Flemetakis E. In planta interactions of a novel bacteriophage against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:3801-3815. [PMID: 37074382 PMCID: PMC10175458 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12493-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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The biology and biotechnology of bacteriophages have been extensively studied in recent years to explore new and environmentally friendly methods of controlling phytopathogenic bacteria. Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) is responsible for bacterial speck disease in tomato plants, leading to decreased yield. Disease management strategies rely on the use of copper-based pesticides. The biological control of Pst with the use of bacteriophages could be an alternative environmentally friendly approach to diminish the detrimental effects of Pst in tomato cultivations. The lytic efficacy of bacteriophages can be used in biocontrol-based disease management strategies. Here, we report the isolation and complete characterization of a bacteriophage, named Medea1, which was also tested in planta against Pst, under greenhouse conditions. The application of Medea1 as a root drenching inoculum or foliar spraying reduced 2.5- and fourfold on average, respectively, Pst symptoms in tomato plants, compared to a control group. In addition, it was observed that defense-related genes PR1b and Pin2 were upregulated in the phage-treated plants. Our research explores a new genus of Pseudomonas phages and explores its biocontrol potential against Pst, by utilizing its lytic nature and ability to trigger the immune response of plants. KEY POINTS: • Medea1 is a newly reported bacteriophage against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato having genomic similarities with the phiPSA1 bacteriophage • Two application strategies were reported, one by root drenching the plants with a phage-based solution and one by foliar spraying, showing up to 60- and 6-fold reduction of Pst population and disease severity in some cases, respectively, compared to control • Bacteriophage Medea1 induced the expression of the plant defense-related genes Pin2 and PR1b.
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- Dimitrios Skliros
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Wine, Vine and Beverage Sciences, School of Food Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 71500, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology-Bacteriology, Department of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71004, Heraklio, Estavromenos, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 1855, Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece.
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Wang R, Bai J, Yan G, Xiao Z, Chen K, Li K, Tang J, Lu D. The enzymatic hydrolysate of fucoidan from Sargassum hemiphyllum triggers immunity in plants. J Plant Physiol 2023; 283:153967. [PMID: 36924537 PMCID: PMC9998127 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.153967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Fucoidans are polysaccharides that consist predominantly of sulfated L-fucoses, from which, fucoidan oligosaccharides (FOSs) are prepared through different methods. Fucoidan has versatile physiological activities, like antiviral functions against SARS CoV-2 and bioactivitiy in enhancing immune responses. Although fucoidan or FOS has been widely used in mammals as functional foods and new drugs, its application in plants is still very limited. Moreover, whether fucoidan or its derived hydrolytic products can trigger immune responses in plants remained unknown. In this work, we demonstrate that the fucoidan enzymatic hydrolysate (FEH) prepared from Sargassum hemiphyllum triggers various immune responses, such as ROS production, MAPK activation, gene expression reprogramming, callose deposition, stomatal closure, and plant resistance to the bacterial strain Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000. Notably, FEH did not induce Arabidopsis root growth inhibition at the concentration used for triggering other immune responses. Our work suggests that EHF can potentially be used as a non-microbial elicitor in agricultural practices to protect plants from pathogen infection.
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- Ranran Wang
- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050021, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Pharmacy and Life Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, China
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- Beijing Leili Marine Bioindustry Inc., Beijing, 100093, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050021, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050021, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Leili Marine Bioindustry Inc., Beijing, 100093, China
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- Beijing Leili Marine Bioindustry Inc., Beijing, 100093, China.
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050021, China.
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Di Paolo V, Masotti F, Vranych CV, Grandellis C, Garavaglia BS, Gottig N, Ottado J. Xanthomonas natriuretic peptide is recognized by the Arabidopsis natriuretic peptide receptor 1 and through this interaction triggers similar plant responses to its plant counterpart. Plant Sci 2023; 326:111494. [PMID: 36240911 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Plant natriuretic peptides (PNPs) are hormone peptides that participate in the regulation of ions and water homeostasis in plants. Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) the causal agent of citrus canker disease also possesses a PNP-like peptide (XacPNP). This peptide, similarly to AtPNP-A, the most studied PNP from Arabidopsis thaliana, causes stomatal aperture and enhances photosynthetic efficiency in plant leaves. Thus, the function that has been attributed to XacPNP is to contribute to maintain photosynthetic efficiency and water homeostasis in plant tissue during the infection process, to create favorable conditions for biotrophic pathogens survival. A PNP receptor (AtPNP-R1) for AtPNP-A has been identified and the AtPNP-A activity in regulation of water homeostasis has been observed to depend on the presence of AtPNP-R1. Here, we demonstrated that both AtPNP-A and XacPNP require the presence of AtPNP-R1 to induce plant stomatal aperture. Also, less necrotic tissue was found in infections with pathogens expressing XacPNP and this was dependent on the presence of AtPNP-R1, suggesting that XacPNP interacts with this receptor to exert its function. Finally, we confirmed that AtPNP-A and XacPNP interact with AtPNP-R1 in planta, which support the idea that XacPNP triggers similar plant responses to its plant counterpart.
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- Valeria Di Paolo
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR-CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina.
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Yi SY, Lee M, Kwon SY, Kim WT, Lim YP, Kang SY. RING-Type E3 Ubiquitin Ligases AtRDUF1 and AtRDUF2 Positively Regulate the Expression of PR1 Gene and Pattern-Triggered Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23. [PMID: 36498851 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The importance of E3 ubiquitin ligases from different families for plant immune signaling has been confirmed. Plant RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligases are members of the E3 ligase superfamily and have been shown to play positive or negative roles during the regulation of various steps of plant immunity. Here, we present Arabidopsis RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligases AtRDUF1 and AtRDUF2 which act as positive regulators of flg22- and SA-mediated defense signaling. Expression of AtRDUF1 and AtRDUF2 is induced by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and pathogens. The atrduf1 and atrduf2 mutants displayed weakened responses when triggered by PAMPs. Immune responses, including oxidative burst, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity, and transcriptional activation of marker genes, were attenuated in the atrduf1 and atrduf2 mutants. The suppressed activation of PTI responses also resulted in enhanced susceptibility to bacterial pathogens. Interestingly, atrduf1 and atrduf2 mutants showed defects in SA-mediated or pathogen-mediated PR1 expression; however, avirulent Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000-induced cell death was unaffected. Our findings suggest that AtRDUF1 and AtRDUF2 are not just PTI-positive regulators but are also involved in SA-mediated PR1 gene expression, which is important for resistance to P. syringae.
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Korniienko N, Kharina A, Zrelovs N, Jindřichová B, Moravec T, Budzanivska I, Burketová L, Kalachova T. Isolation and Characterization of Two Lytic Phages Efficient Against Phytopathogenic Bacteria From Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas Genera. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:853593. [PMID: 35547140 PMCID: PMC9083414 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.853593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas syringae is a bacterial pathogen that causes yield losses in various economically important plant species. At the same time, P. syringae pv. tomato (Pst) is one of the best-studied bacterial phytopathogens and a popular model organism. In this study, we report on the isolation of two phages from the market-bought pepper fruit showing symptoms of bacterial speck. These Pseudomonas phages were named Eir4 and Eisa9 and characterized using traditional microbiological methods and whole-genome sequencing followed by various bioinformatics approaches. Both of the isolated phages were capable only of the lytic life cycle and were efficient against several pathovars from Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas genera. With the combination of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) virion morphology inspection and comparative genomics analyses, both of the phages were classified as members of the Autographiviridae family with different degrees of novelty within the known phage diversity. Eir4, but not Eisa9, phage application significantly decreased the propagation of Pst in the leaf tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana plants. The biological properties of Eir4 phage allow us to propose it as a potential biocontrol agent for use in the prevention of Pst-associated bacterioses and also as a model organism for the future research of mechanisms of phage-host interactions in different plant systems.
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- Nataliia Korniienko
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Educational and Scientific Center (ESC) “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Educational and Scientific Center (ESC) “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Rīga, Latvia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Educational and Scientific Center (ESC) “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Valenzuela M, Fuentes B, Alfaro JF, Galvez E, Salinas A, Besoain XA, Seeger M. First Report of bacterial speck caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato Race 1 affecting tomato in different Regions of Chile. Plant Dis 2021; 106:1979. [PMID: 34931890 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-21-2436-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In Chile, tomato is one of the most widely cultivated vegetables, with around 5,000 ha for fresh market and 8,000 ha for processing industry. During recent years, symptoms of bacterial speck caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, have been observed more frequently in tomato plants in different regions of Chile. This pathogen was first identified in Chile in 1987 (Latorre & Lolas, 1988) and the presence of an apparent new variant was reported in 2004 (Besoain et al. 2004). To characterize the pathogen that was affecting this crop, samples of diseased tomato plants were taken in three regions of Chile. The samples were collected in 2016 in Northern Chile in Lluta Valley from the Arica y Parinacota Region, and in Central Chile, in 2014 in Limache from Valparaíso Region and in 2015 in Pichidegua from O´Higgins Region. Affected tomato plants exhibited dark brown to black lesions surrounded by yellow halos in the leaves, and dark brown to black lesions in the stems, pedicels, and peduncles. Plants tissues were macerated, and the suspension was spread on King's B medium, resulting in fluorescent colonies visualized under 366 nm UV light. LOPAT tests results of three selected isolates from different Regions, were: levan production (+), oxidase reaction (-), potato soft rot (-), arginine dihydrolase production (-), and tobacco hypersensitivity (+) (Lelliot et al. 1966). Molecular identification was carried out by amplification and sequence analysis of housekeeping genes cts, encoding citrate synthase, gyrB, encoding DNA gyrase B, and rpoD, encoding sigma factor 70 (Hwang et al. 2005; Sarkar & Guttmann 2004) (GenBank Accessions No. OK001658-OK001666). BLAST analysis of cts and rpoD genes of the three isolates resulted in a match with a 100% identity (919 bp and 491 bp respectively) with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato strain B13-200 (GenBank: CP019871.1). BLAST analysis of gyrB gene of two isolates resulted in a match with a 100% identity (684 bp) and one isolate with 99.85% (683 bp) with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato strain B13-200. To identify the race 1, each strain was inoculated in five tomato plants cv. San Pedro, susceptible to both races of P. syringae pv. tomato, and cv. Rio Grande, resistant to race 0. The tomato plants were slightly wounded with a metal sponge and then sprayed with the bacterial suspension (108 CFU mL-1) of each isolate, including the reference strain DC3000 (race 0). Negative controls were sprayed with water. The plants inoculated with Chilean strains in both cv. San Pedro and cv. Rio Grande, showed symptoms of bacterial speck after 7 days. Plants inoculated with DC3000 strain showed symptoms only in cv. San Pedro, whereas control plants remained asymptomatic. Strains were re-isolated from symptomatic plants and identified by gene sequence analyses as Pseudomonas syryngae pv. tomato. This is the first report of Pseudomonas syryngae pv. tomato race 1 in Chile. Race 1 was previously reported in Canada (Lawton and MacNeill. 1986), in Italy (Buonaurio et al. 1996), in California (Arredondo and Davis 2000), in Portugal (Cruz et al. 2010), and in other states in the USA and countries in South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia, becoming the most commonly isolated race today (Cai et al 2011). These results will be the base for future studies of epidemiology, characterization, and virulence in order to explain the outbreak of this disease and the severity of symptoms observed.
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- Miryam Valenzuela
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, 28090, Centro de Biotecnologia, General Bari 699, Valparaiso, Chile, 2390136;
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, 28090, Centro de Biotecnologia, Valparaiso, Chile;
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, 28090, Centro de Biotecnologia, Valparaiso, Chile;
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- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, 28047, Escuela de Agronomia, Quillota, Quillota, Chile;
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- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, 28047, Escuela de Agronomia, Quillota, Quillota, Chile;
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Escuela de Agronomía, Fundo La Palma s/n, Quillota, Quillota, Chile, 2660000;
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, 28090, Laboratorio de Microbiologia Molecular y Biotecnologia Ambiental y Centro de Biotecnologia DAL, Valparaiso, Chile;
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Furci L, Pascual-Pardo D, Ton J. A rapid and non-destructive method for spatial-temporal quantification of colonization by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 in Arabidopsis and tomato. Plant Methods 2021; 17:126. [PMID: 34903271 PMCID: PMC8667384 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00826-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The bacterial leaf pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato (Pst) is the most popular model pathogen for plant pathology research. Previous methods to study the plant-Pst interactions rely on destructive quantification of Pst colonisation, which can be labour- and time-consuming and does not allow for spatial-temporal monitoring of the bacterial colonisation. Here, we describe a rapid and non-destructive method to quantify and visualise spatial-temporal colonisation by Pst in intact leaves of Arabidopsis and tomato. RESULTS The method presented here uses a bioluminescent Pst DC3000 strain that constitutively expresses the luxCDABE operon from Photorhabdus luminescens (Pst::LUX) and requires a common gel documentation (Gel Doc) system with a sensitive CCD/CMOS camera and imaging software (Photoshop or Image J). By capturing bright field and bioluminescence images from Pst::LUX-infected leaves, we imaged the spatiotemporal dynamics of Pst infection. Analysis of bioluminescence from live Pst bacteria over a 5-day time course after spray inoculation of Arabidopsis revealed transition of the bacterial presence from the older leaves to the younger leaves and apical meristem. Colonisation by Pst:LUX bioluminescence was obtained from digital photos by calculating relative bioluminescence values, which is adjusted for bioluminescence intensity and normalised by leaf surface. This method detected statistically significant differences in Pst::LUX colonisation between Arabidopsis genotypes varying in basal resistance, as well as statistically significant reductions in Pst::LUX colonisation by resistance-inducing treatments in both Arabidopsis and tomato. Comparison of relative bioluminescence values to conventional colony counting on selective agar medium revealed a statistically significant correlation, which was reproducible between different Gel Doc systems. CONCLUSIONS We present a non-destructive method to quantify colonisation by bioluminescent Pst::LUX in plants. Using a common Gel Doc system and imaging software, our method requires less time and labour than conventional methods that are based on destructive sampling of infected leaf material. Furthermore, in contrast to conventional strategies, our method provides additional information about the spatial-temporal patterns of Pst colonisation.
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- Leonardo Furci
- School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK.
- P3 Centre for Plant & Soil Biology, Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
- Plant Epigenetics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna-son, Okinawa, Japan.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK
- P3 Centre for Plant & Soil Biology, Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK.
- P3 Centre for Plant & Soil Biology, Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
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Nabi RBS, Rolly NK, Tayade R, Khan M, Shahid M, Yun BW. Enhanced Resistance of atbzip62 against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato Suggests Negative Regulation of Plant Basal Defense and Systemic Acquired Resistance by AtbZIP62 Transcription Factor. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111541. [PMID: 34768971 PMCID: PMC8584143 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The intrinsic defense mechanisms of plants toward pathogenic bacteria have been widely investigated for years and are still at the center of interest in plant biosciences research. This study investigated the role of the AtbZIP62 gene encoding a transcription factor (TF) in the basal defense and systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis using the reverse genetics approach. To achieve that, the atbzip62 mutant line (lacking the AtbZIP62 gene) was challenged with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst DC3000) inoculated by infiltration into Arabidopsis leaves at the rosette stage. The results indicated that atbzip62 plants showed an enhanced resistance phenotype toward Pst DC3000 vir over time compared to Col-0 and the susceptible disease controls, atgsnor1-3 and atsid2. In addition, the transcript accumulation of pathogenesis-related genes, AtPR1 and AtPR2, increased significantly in atbzip62 over time (0–72 h post-inoculation, hpi) compared to that of atgsnor1-3 and atsid2 (susceptible lines), with AtPR1 prevailing over AtPR2. When coupled with the recorded pathogen growth (expressed as a colony-forming unit, CFU mL−1), the induction of PR genes, associated with the salicylic acid (SA) defense signaling, in part explained the observed enhanced resistance of atbzip62 mutant plants in response to Pst DC3000 vir. Furthermore, when Pst DC3000 avrB was inoculated, the expression of AtPR1 was upregulated in the systemic leaves of Col-0, while that of AtPR2 remained at a basal level in Col-0. Moreover, the expression of AtAZI (a systemic acquired resistance -related) gene was significantly upregulated at all time points (0–24 h post-inoculation, hpi) in atbzip62 compared to Col-0 and atgsnor1-3 and atsid2. Under the same conditions, AtG3DPH exhibited a high transcript accumulation level 48 hpi in the atbzip62 background. Therefore, all data put together suggest that AtPR1 and AtPR2 coupled with AtAZI and AtG3DPH, with AtAZI prevailing over AtG3DPH, would contribute to the recorded enhanced resistance phenotype of the atbzip62 mutant line against Pst DC3000. Thus, the AtbZIP62 TF is proposed as a negative regulator of basal defense and systemic acquired resistance in plants under Pst DC3000 infection.
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- Rizwana Begum Syed Nabi
- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (R.B.S.N.); (N.K.R.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
- Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Korea
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (R.B.S.N.); (N.K.R.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
- Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Korea
- National Laboratory of Seed Testing, National Seed Service, SENASEM, Ministry of Agriculture, Kinshasa 904KIN1, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea;
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (R.B.S.N.); (N.K.R.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (R.B.S.N.); (N.K.R.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
- Agriculture Research Institute Mingora, Swat 19130, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea; (R.B.S.N.); (N.K.R.); (M.K.); (M.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-53-950-5712
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Ramos RN, Martin GB, Pombo MA, Rosli HG. WRKY22 and WRKY25 transcription factors are positive regulators of defense responses in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Mol Biol 2021; 105:65-82. [PMID: 32909182 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01069-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE NbWRKY22 and NbWRKY25 are required for full activation of bacteria-associated pattern- and effector-triggered immunity as well as for the response to other non-bacterial defense elicitors. Plants defend themselves against pathogens using a two-layered immune system. Pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) can be activated upon recognition of epitopes from flagellin including flg22. Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) delivers effector proteins into the plant cell to promote host susceptibility. However, some plants express resistance (R) proteins that recognize specific effectors leading to the activation of effector-triggered immunity (ETI). Resistant tomato lines such as Rio Grande-PtoR (RG-PtoR) recognize two Pst effectors, AvrPto and AvrPtoB, and activate ETI through the Pto/Prf protein complex. Using RNA-seq, we identified two tomato WRKY transcription factor genes, SlWRKY22 and SlWRKY25, whose expression is increased during Pst-induced ETI. Silencing of the WRKY25/22 orthologous genes in Nicotiana benthamiana led to a delay in programmed cell death normally associated with AvrPto recognition or several non-bacterial effector/R protein pairs. An increase in disease symptoms was observed in silenced plants infiltrated with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci expressing AvrPto or HopQ1-1. Expression of both tomato WRKY genes is also induced upon treatment with flg22 and callose deposition and cell death suppression assays in WRKY25/22-silenced N. benthamiana plants supported their involvement in PTI. Our results reveal an important role for two WRKYs as positive regulators of plant immunity against bacterial and potentially non-bacterial pathogens.
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- Romina N Ramos
- INFIVE, Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- INFIVE, Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- INFIVE, Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Xiang Q, Lott AA, Assmann SM, Chen S. Advances and perspectives in the metabolomics of stomatal movement and the disease triangle. Plant Sci 2021; 302:110697. [PMID: 33288010 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Crops are continuously exposed to microbial pathogens that cause tremendous yield losses worldwide. Stomatal pores formed by pairs of specialized guard cells in the leaf epidermis represent a major route of pathogen entry. Guard cells have an essential role as a first line of defense against pathogens. Metabolomics is an indispensable systems biology tool that has facilitated discovery and functional studies of metabolites that regulate stomatal movement in response to pathogens and other environmental factors. Guard cells, pathogens and environmental factors constitute the "stomatal disease triangle". The aim of this review is to highlight recent advances toward understanding the stomatal disease triangle in the context of newly discovered signaling molecules, hormone crosstalk, and consequent molecular changes that integrate pathogens and environmental sensing into stomatal immune responses. Future perspectives on emerging single-cell studies, multiomics and molecular imaging in the context of stomatal defense are discussed. Advances in this important area of plant biology will inform rational crop engineering and breeding for enhanced stomatal defense without disruption of other pathways that impact crop yield.
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- Qingyuan Xiang
- Department of Biology, University of Florida Genetics Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida Genetics Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA; Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Florida, FL, USA
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida Genetics Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA; Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Florida, FL, USA; Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Florida, FL, USA.
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Chai AL, Ben HY, Guo WT, Shi YX, Xie XW, Li L, Li BJ. Quantification of Viable Cells of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in Tomato Seed Using Propidium Monoazide and a Real-Time PCR Assay. Plant Dis 2020; 104:2225-2232. [PMID: 32452750 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-19-2397-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is a seedborne pathogen that causes bacterial speck disease in tomato. P. syringae pv. tomato is typically detected in tomato seed using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) but the inability of qPCR to distinguish between viable and nonviable cells might lead to an overestimation of viable P. syringae pv. tomato cells. In the present study, a strategy involving a propidium monoazide (PMA) pretreatment followed by a qPCR (PMA-qPCR) assay was developed for quantifying viable P. syringae pv. tomato cells in contaminated tomato seed. PMA could selectively bind to the chromosomal DNA of dead bacterial cells and, therefore, block DNA amplification of qPCR. The primer pair Pst3F/Pst3R was designed based on gene hrpZ to specifically amplify and quantify P. syringae pv. tomato by qPCR. The PMA pretreatment protocol was optimized for selectively detecting viable P. syringae pv. tomato cells, and the optimal PMA concentration and light exposure time were 10 μmol liter-1 and 10 min, respectively. In the sensitivity test, the detection limit of PMA-qPCR for detecting viable cells in bacterial suspension and artificially contaminated tomato seed was 102 CFU ml-1 and 11.86 CFU g-1, respectively. For naturally contaminated tomato seed, viable P. syringae pv. tomato cells were quantified in 6 of the 19 samples, with infestation levels of approximately 102 to 104 CFU g-1. The results indicated that the PMA-qPCR assay is a suitable tool for quantifying viable P. syringae pv. tomato cells in tomato seed, which could be useful for avoiding the potential risks of primary inoculum sources from contaminated seed.
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- A-Li Chai
- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China
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Jiang C, Fan Z, Li Z, Niu D, Li Y, Zheng M, Wang Q, Jin H, Guo J. Bacillus cereus AR156 triggers induced systemic resistance against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 by suppressing miR472 and activating CNLs-mediated basal immunity in Arabidopsis. Mol Plant Pathol 2020; 21:854-870. [PMID: 32227587 PMCID: PMC7214473 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Small RNAs play an important role in plant innate immunity. However, their regulatory function in induced systemic resistance (ISR) triggered by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria remains unclear. Here, using Arabidopsis as a model system, one plant endogenous small RNA, miR472, was identified as an important regulator involved in the process of Bacillus cereus AR156 ISR against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000. The results revealed that miR472 was down-regulated with B. cereus AR156 treatment by comparing small RNA profiles and northern blot analysis of Arabidopsis with or without B. cereus AR156 treatment. Plants overexpressing miR472 showed higher susceptibility to Pst DC3000; by contrast, plant lines with miR472 knocked down/out showed the opposite. The transcriptome sequencing revealed thousands of differentially expressed genes in the transgenic plants. Target prediction showed that miR472 targets lots of coiled coil nucleotide-binding site (NBS) and leucine-rich repeat (LRR) type resistance genes and the expression of these targets was negatively correlated with the expression of miR472. In addition, transgenic plants with knocked-out target genes exhibited decreased resistance to Pst DC3000 invasion. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR results indicated that target genes of miR472 were expressed during the process of B. cereus AR156-triggered ISR. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the miR472-mediated silencing pathway is an important regulatory checkpoint occurring via post-transcriptional control of NBS-LRR genes during B. cereus AR156-triggered ISR in Arabidopsis.
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- Chunhao Jiang
- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest InsectsMinistry of AgricultureNanjingChina
- Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest InsectsMinistry of AgricultureNanjingChina
- Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest InsectsMinistry of AgricultureNanjingChina
- Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest InsectsMinistry of AgricultureNanjingChina
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Plant Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of CaliforniaRiversideCAUSA
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- Department of Plant PathologyCollege of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
- Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest InsectsMinistry of AgricultureNanjingChina
- Engineering Center of Bioresource Pesticide in Jiangsu ProvinceNanjingChina
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Poon JSY, Le Fevre RE, Carr JP, Hanke DE, Murphy AM. Inositol hexakisphosphate biosynthesis underpins PAMP-triggered immunity to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in Arabidopsis thaliana but is dispensable for establishment of systemic acquired resistance. Mol Plant Pathol 2020; 21:376-387. [PMID: 31876373 PMCID: PMC7036367 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Phytic acid (inositol hexakisphosphate, InsP6 ) is an important phosphate store and signal molecule necessary for maintenance of basal resistance to plant pathogens. Arabidopsis thaliana ('arabidopsis') has three genes encoding myo-inositol phosphate synthases (IPS1-3), the enzymes that catalyse conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to InsP, the first step in InsP6 biosynthesis. There is one gene for inositol-(1,3,4,5,6)-pentakisphosphate 2-kinase (IPK1), which catalyses the final step. Previously, we showed that mutation of IPS2 and IPK1 but not IPS1 increased susceptibility to pathogens. Our aim was to better understand the InsP6 biosynthesis pathway in plant defence. Here we found that the susceptibility of arabidopsis (Col-0) to virulent and avirulent Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato was also increased in ips3 and ips2/3 double mutants. Also, ipk1 plants had compromised expression of local acquired resistance induced by treatment with the pathogen-derived molecular pattern (PAMP) molecule flg22, but were unaffected in other responses to flg22, including Ca2+ influx and the oxidative burst, seedling root growth inhibition, and transcriptional up-regulation of the PAMP-triggered genes MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (MPK) 3, MPK11, CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 5, and FLG22-INDUCED RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE 1. IPK1 mutation did not prevent the induction of systemic acquired resistance by avirulent P. syringae. Also, ips2 and ips2/3 double mutant plants, like ipk1, were hypersusceptible to P. syringae but were not compromised in flg22-induced local acquired resistance. The results support the role of InsP6 biosynthesis enzymes in effective basal resistance and indicate that there is more than one basal resistance mechanism dependent upon InsP6 biosynthesis.
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUnited Kingdom
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Verly C, Djoman ACR, Rigault M, Giraud F, Rajjou L, Saint-Macary ME, Dellagi A. Plant Defense Stimulator Mediated Defense Activation Is Affected by Nitrate Fertilization and Developmental Stage in Arabidopsis thaliana. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:583. [PMID: 32528493 PMCID: PMC7264385 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant defense stimulators, used in crop protection, are an attractive option to reduce the use of conventional crop protection products and optimize biocontrol strategies. These products are able to activate plant defenses and thus limit infection by pathogens. However, the effectiveness of these plant defense stimulators remains erratic and is potentially dependent on many agronomic and environmental parameters still unknown or poorly controlled. The developmental stage of the plant as well as its fertilization, and essentially nitrogen nutrition, play major roles in defense establishment in the presence of pathogens or plant defense stimulators. The major nitrogen source used by plants is nitrate. In this study, we investigated the impact of Arabidopsis thaliana plant developmental stage and nitrate nutrition on its capacity to mount immune reactions in response to two plant defense stimulators triggering two major defense pathways, the salicylic acid and the jasmonic acid pathways. We show that optimal nitrate nutrition is needed for effective defense activation and protection against the pathogenic bacteria Dickeya dadantii and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Using an npr1 defense signaling mutant, we showed that nitrate dependent protection against D. dadantii requires a functional NPR1 gene. Our results indicate that the efficacy of plant defense stimulators is strongly affected by nitrate nutrition and the developmental stage. The nitrate dependent efficacy of plant defense stimulators is not only due to a metabolic effect but also invloves NPR1 mediated defense signaling. Plant defense stimulators may have opposite effects on plant resistance to a pathogen. Together, our results indicate that agronomic use of plant defense stimulators must be optimized according to nitrate fertilization and developmental stage.
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- Camille Verly
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
- Staphyt-Service L&G/BIOTEAM, Martillac, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
- Staphyt-Service L&G/BIOTEAM, Martillac, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
- *Correspondence: Alia Dellagi,
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Zhang B, Zhang Y, Liang F, Ma Y, Wu X. An Extract Produced by Bacillus sp. BR3 Influences the Function of the GacS/GacA Two-Component System in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2005. [PMID: 31572307 PMCID: PMC6749012 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The GacS/GacA two-component system is essential for virulence in many plant pathogenic bacteria, and thus represents a promising anti-virulence target. In the present study, we isolated and screened rhizobacteria that were capable of inhibiting the expression of the gacS gene in the phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pto) DC3000. One candidate inhibitor bacterium, BR3 was obtained and identified as a Bacillus sp. strain based on 16s rRNA gene sequence analysis. Besides the gacS gene, the GacA-dependent small RNA genes rsmZ and rsmY were repressed transcriptionally when DC3000 was treated with an extract from strain BR3. Importantly, the extract also influenced bacterial motility, the expression of type three secretion system effector AvrPto, and the plant hypersensitive response triggered by strain DC3000. The results suggested that the extract from strain BR3 might offer an alternative method to control bacterial diseases in plants by targeting the GacS/GacA system.
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- Bo Zhang
- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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Bianchet C, Wong A, Quaglia M, Alqurashi M, Gehring C, Ntoukakis V, Pasqualini S. An Arabidopsis thaliana leucine-rich repeat protein harbors an adenylyl cyclase catalytic center and affects responses to pathogens. J Plant Physiol 2019; 232:12-22. [PMID: 30530199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2018.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) catalyze the formation of the second messenger cAMP from ATP. Here we report the characterization of an Arabidopsis thaliana leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein (At3g14460; AtLRRAC1) as an adenylyl cyclase. Using an AC-specific search motif supported by computational assessments of protein models we identify an AC catalytic center within the N-terminus and demonstrate that AtLRRAC1 can generate cAMP in vitro. Knock-out mutants of AtLRRAC1 have compromised immune responses to the biotrophic fungus Golovinomyces orontii and the hemibiotrophic bacteria Pseudomonas syringae, but not against the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea. These findings are consistent with a role of cAMP-dependent pathways in the defense against biotrophic and hemibiotrophic plant pathogens.
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- Chantal Bianchet
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Borgo XX giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, 88 Daxue Road, Ouhai, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325060, China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Borgo XX giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy; Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK; Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Borgo XX giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
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Montenegro I, Madrid A, Cuellar M, Seeger M, Alfaro JF, Besoain X, Martínez JP, Ramirez I, Olguín Y, Valenzuela M. Biopesticide Activity from Drimanic Compounds to Control Tomato Pathogens. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23082053. [PMID: 30115841 PMCID: PMC6222531 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23082053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Tomato crops can be affected by several infectious diseases produced by bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes. Four phytopathogens are of special concern because of the major economic losses they generate worldwide in tomato production; Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, causative agents behind two highly destructive diseases, bacterial canker and bacterial speck, respectively; fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici that causes Fusarium Wilt, which strongly affects tomato crops; and finally, Phytophthora spp., which affect both potato and tomato crops. Polygodial (1), drimenol (2), isonordrimenone (3), and nordrimenone (4) were studied against these four phytopathogenic microorganisms. Among them, compound 1, obtained from Drimys winteri Forst, and synthetic compound 4 are shown here to have potent activity. Most promisingly, the results showed that compounds 1 and 4 affect Clavibacter michiganensis growth at minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values of 16 and 32 µg/mL, respectively, and high antimycotic activity against Fusarium oxysporum and Phytophthora spp. with MIC of 64 µg/mL. The results of the present study suggest novel treatment alternatives with drimane compounds against bacterial and fungal plant pathogens.
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- Iván Montenegro
- Escuela de Obstetricia y Puericultura, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Angamos 655, Reñaca, Viña del Mar 2520000, Chile.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Avenida Leopoldo Carvallo 270, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Avenida Gran Bretaña 1093, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
- Centro de Investigación Farmacopea Chilena (CIFAR), Universidad de Valparaíso, Santa Marta 183, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular y Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Química & Centro de Biotecnología "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular y Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Química & Centro de Biotecnología "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA Centro Regional La Cruz, Chorrillos 86, La Cruz 2280000, Chile.
- Centro de Biotecnología "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Escuela de Agronomía Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota, SanFrancisco s/n La Palma, Quillota 2260000, Chile.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA Centro Regional La Cruz, Chorrillos 86, La Cruz 2280000, Chile.
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- Centro de Biotecnología "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Center for Integrative Medicine and Innovative Science (CIMIS), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular y Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Química & Centro de Biotecnología "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
- Escuela de Agronomía Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota, SanFrancisco s/n La Palma, Quillota 2260000, Chile.
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Ficarra FA, Grandellis C, Garavaglia BS, Gottig N, Ottado J. Bacterial and plant natriuretic peptides improve plant defence responses against pathogens. Mol Plant Pathol 2018; 19:801-811. [PMID: 28401640 PMCID: PMC6638127 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Plant natriuretic peptides (PNPs) have been implicated in the regulation of ions and water homeostasis, and their participation in the plant immune response has also been proposed. Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri contains a gene encoding a PNP-like protein (XacPNP) which has no homologues in other bacteria. XacPNP mimics its Arabidopsis thaliana homologue AtPNP-A by modifying host responses to create favourable conditions for pathogen survival. However, the ability of XacPNP to induce plant defence responses has not been investigated. In order to study further the role of XacPNP in vivo, A. thaliana lines over-expressing XacPNP, lines over-expressing AtPNP-A and AtPNP-A-deficient plants were generated. Plants over-expressing XacPNP or AtPNP-A showed larger stomatal aperture and were more resistant to saline or oxidative stress than were PNP-deficient lines. In order to study further the role of PNP in biotic stress responses, A. thaliana leaves were infiltrated with pure recombinant XacPNP, and showed enhanced expression of genes related to the defence response and a higher resistance to pathogen infections. Moreover, AtPNP-A expression increased in A. thaliana on Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) infection. This evidence led us to analyse the responses of the transgenic plants to pathogens. Plants over-expressing XacPNP or AtPNP-A were more resistant to Pst infection than control plants, whereas PNP-deficient plants were more susceptible and showed a stronger hypersensitive response when challenged with non-host bacteria. Therefore, XacPNP, acquired by horizontal gene transfer, is able to mimic PNP functions, even with an increase in plant defence responses.
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- Florencia A. Ficarra
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR‐CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y FarmacéuticasUniversidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda2000, RosarioArgentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR‐CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y FarmacéuticasUniversidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda2000, RosarioArgentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR‐CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y FarmacéuticasUniversidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda2000, RosarioArgentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR‐CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y FarmacéuticasUniversidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda2000, RosarioArgentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IBR‐CONICET) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y FarmacéuticasUniversidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR), Ocampo y Esmeralda2000, RosarioArgentina
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The hypersensitive response is one of the most powerful and complex defense reactions to survive to pathogen attacks during an incompatible plant-pathogen interaction. Local programmed cell death accompanies the hypersensitive response at the site of infection to prevent pathogen growth and spread. A precise quantitative assessment of this form of programmed cell death is essential to unravel the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying the process. Here, we first describe the optimization of a Trypan Blue staining protocol for quantitatively measuring the HR-cell death in Arabidopsis. Furthermore, we provide an electrolyte leakage protocol based on pathogen vacuum infiltration, which allows its simultaneous application to a large number of plants as well as to Arabidopsis mutants affected by small size phenotype.
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- Zahra Imanifard
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Carella P, Wilson DC, Cameron RK. Some things get better with age: differences in salicylic acid accumulation and defense signaling in young and mature Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 2015; 5:775. [PMID: 25620972 PMCID: PMC4288333 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In Arabidopsis, much of what we know about the phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) and its role in plant defense comes from experiments using young plants. We are interested in understanding why young plants are susceptible to virulent strains of Pseudomonas syringae, while mature plants exhibit a robust defense response known as age-related resistance (ARR). SA-mediated signaling is important for defense in young plants, however, ARR occurs independently of the defense regulators NPR1 and WHY1. Furthermore, intercellular SA accumulation is an important component of ARR, and intercellular washing fluids from ARR-competent plants exhibit antibacterial activity, suggesting that SA acts as an antimicrobial agent in the intercellular space. Young plants accumulate both intracellular and intercellular SA during PAMP- and effector-triggered immunity, however, virulent P. syringae promotes susceptibility by suppressing SA accumulation using the phytotoxin coronatine. Here we outline the hypothesis that mature, ARR-competent Arabidopsis alleviates coronatine-mediated suppression of SA accumulation. We also explore the role of SA in other mature-plant processes such as flowering and senescence, and discuss their potential impact on ARR.
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- *Correspondence: Robin K. Cameron, Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada e-mail:
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Schumacher J, Waite CJ, Bennett MH, Perez MF, Shethi K, Buck M. Differential secretome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato using gel-free MS proteomics. Front Plant Sci 2014; 5:242. [PMID: 25071788 PMCID: PMC4082315 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato (DC3000) causes virulence by delivering effector proteins into host plant cells through its type three secretion system (T3SS). In response to the plant environment DC3000 expresses hypersensitive response and pathogenicity genes (hrp). Pathogenesis depends on the ability of the pathogen to manipulate the plant metabolism and to inhibit plant immunity, which depends to a large degree on the plant's capacity to recognize both pathogen and microbial determinants (PAMP/MAMP-triggered immunity). We have developed and employed MS-based shotgun and targeted proteomics to (i) elucidate the extracellular and secretome composition of DC3000 and (ii) evaluate temporal features of the assembly of the T3SS and the secretion process together with its dependence of pH. The proteomic screen, under hrp inducing in vitro conditions, of extracellular and cytoplasmatic fractions indicated the segregated presence of not only T3SS implicated proteins such as HopP1, HrpK1, HrpA1 and AvrPto1, but also of proteins not usually associated with the T3SS or with pathogenicity. Using multiple reaction monitoring MS (MRM-MS) to quantify HrpA1 and AvrPto1, we found that HrpA1 is rapidly expressed, at a strict pH-dependent rate and is post-translationally processed extracellularly. These features appear to not interfere with rapid AvrPto1 expression and secretion but may suggest some temporal post-translational regulatory mechanism of the T3SS assembly. The high specificity and sensitivity of the MRM-MS approach should provide a powerful tool to measure secretion and translocation in infected tissues.
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- Jörg Schumacher
- *Correspondence: Jörg Schumacher and Martin Buck, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London, SW7 2AZ, UK e-mail: ;
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- *Correspondence: Jörg Schumacher and Martin Buck, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London, SW7 2AZ, UK e-mail: ;
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Wu T, Tang D, Chen W, Huang H, Wang R, Chen Y. Expression of antimicrobial peptides thanatin(S) in transgenic Arabidopsis enhanced resistance to phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. Gene 2013; 527:235-42. [PMID: 23820081 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thanatin(S) is an analog of thanatin, an insect antimicrobial peptide possessing strong and broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. In order to investigate if the thanatin could be used in engineering transgenic plants for increased resistance against phytopathogens, the synthetic thanatin(S) was introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana plants. To increase the expression level of thanatin(S) in plants, the coding sequence was optimized by plant-preference codon. To avoid cellular protease degradation, signal peptide of rice Cht1 was fused to N terminal of thanatin(S) for secreting the expressed thanatin(S) into intercellular spaces. To evaluate the application value of thanatin(S) in plant disease control, the synthesized coding sequence of Cht1 signal peptide (Cht1SP)-thanatin(S) was ligated to plant gateway destination binary vectors pGWB11 (with FLAG tag). Meanwhile, in order to observe the subcellular localization of Cht1SP-thanatin(S)-GFP and thanatin(S)-GFP, the sequences of Cht1SP-thanatin(S) and thanatin(S) were respectively linked to pGWB5 (with GFP tag). The constructs were transformed into Arabidopsis ecotype Col-0 and mutant pad4-1 via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The transformants with Cht1SP-thanatin(S)-FLAG fusion gene were analyzed by genomic PCR, real-time PCR, and western blots and the transgenic Arabidopsis plants introduced respectively Cht1SP-thanatin(S)-GFP and thanatin(S)-GFP were observed by confocal microscopy. Transgenic plants expressing Cht1SP-thanatin(S)-FLAG fusion protein showed antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea and powdery mildew, as well as antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. And the results from confocal observation showed that the GFP signal from Cht1SP-thanatin(S)-GFP transgenic Arabidopsis plants occurred mainly in intercellular space, while that from thanatin(S)-GFP transgenic plants was mainly detected in the cytoplasm and that from empty vector transgenic plants was distributed uniformly throughout the cell, demonstrating that Cht1 signal peptide functioned. In addition, thanatin(S) and thanatin(S)-FLAG chemically synthesized have both in vitro antimicrobial activities against P. syringae pv. tomato and B. cinerea. So, thanatin(S) is an ideal candidate AMPs for the construction of transgenic crops endowed with a broad-spectrum resistance to phytopathogens and the strategy is feasible to link a signal peptide to the target gene.
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- Tingquan Wu
- Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Pye MF, Hakuno F, MacDonald JD, Bostock RM. Induced resistance in tomato by SAR activators during predisposing salinity stress. Front Plant Sci 2013; 4:116. [PMID: 23653630 PMCID: PMC3644939 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Plant activators are chemicals that induce disease resistance. The phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) is a crucial signal for systemic acquired resistance (SAR), and SA-mediated resistance is a target of several commercial plant activators, including Actigard (1,2,3-benzothiadiazole-7-thiocarboxylic acid-S-methyl-ester, BTH) and Tiadinil [N-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole-5-carboxamide, TDL]. BTH and TDL were examined for their impact on abscisic acid (ABA)-mediated, salt-induced disease predisposition in tomato seedlings. A brief episode of salt stress to roots significantly increased the severity of disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) and Phytophthora capsici relative to non-stressed plants. Root treatment with TDL induced resistance to Pst in leaves and provided protection in both non-stressed and salt-stressed seedlings in wild-type and highly susceptible NahG plants. Non-stressed and salt-stressed ABA-deficient sitiens mutants were highly resistant to Pst. Neither TDL nor BTH induced resistance to root infection by Phytophthora capsici, nor did they moderate the salt-induced increment in disease severity. Root treatment with these plant activators increased the levels of ABA in roots and shoots similar to levels observed in salt-stressed plants. The results indicate that SAR activators can protect tomato plants from bacterial speck disease under predisposing salt stress, and suggest that some SA-mediated defense responses function sufficiently in plants with elevated levels of ABA.
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- Matthew F. Pye
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis, DavisCA, USA
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- Research Center, Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.Kawachi-Nagano,Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis, DavisCA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis, DavisCA, USA
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Ishiga Y, Uppalapati SR, Ishiga T, Elavarthi S, Martin B, Bender CL. Involvement of coronatine-inducible reactive oxygen species in bacterial speck disease of tomato. Plant Signal Behav 2009; 4:237-9. [PMID: 19721761 PMCID: PMC2652540 DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.3.7915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst DC3000) produces a chlorosis-inducing phytotoxin coronatine (COR), which has multiple virulence functions in planta. One of the hallmarks of bacterial speck disease on tomato leaves is the formation of necrotic lesions surrounded by chlorosis. The physiological significance of COR-induced chlorosis in disease development is still unknown. In our recent publication in New Phytologist, we demonstrated that COR-induced effects on photosynthetic machinery resulted in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Tomato seedlings inoculated with Pst DC3000 and incubated in light showed more disease-associated necrotic cell death than inoculated seedlings COR suppressed the expression of thylakoid-localized Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD), but not the cytosolic-localized Cu/Zn SOD. In this addendum, we propose a model for the function of COR as a regulator of plant ROS production in different cellular sites leading to disease-associated necrotic cell death during bacterial speck of tomato.
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- Yasuhiro Ishiga
- Noble Research Center; Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
- Plant Biology Division; The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Ardmore, Oklahoma USA
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- Noble Research Center; Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
- Plant Biology Division; The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Ardmore, Oklahoma USA
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- Noble Research Center; Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
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- 480 Agricultural Hall; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
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- 480 Agricultural Hall; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
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- Noble Research Center; Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
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