scholarly journals Chemically Induced Virus Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Independent of Pathogenesis-Related Protein Expression and the NPR1 Gene

2002 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chui Eng Wong ◽  
Rachael A. J. Carson ◽  
John P. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Induced Resistance ◽  
Alternative Oxidase ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Chemically Induced ◽  
Pathogenesis Related Protein ◽  
Pathogenesis Related ◽  
Distinct Branch ◽  
Resistance To Viruses

Salicylic acid (SA) treatment triggers inhibition of replication or movement of several positive-sense RNA plant viruses in tobacco. This resistance can also be stimulated by nonlethal concentrations of cyanide and antimycin A (AA) without triggering induction of pathogenesis-related PR-1 protein genes. In two ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana (Columbia and Nössen), SA-induced resistance to a tobamovirus, Turnip vein clearing virus (TVCV), was also induced by nonlethal concentrations of cyanide and AA without concomitant induction of PR-1 gene expression. Furthermore, chemically induced resistance to TVCV, as well as the induction of the plant mitochondrial alternative oxidase (a potential target for the chemicals), was independent of NPR1, a gene that plays a key role downstream of SA in the induction of PR proteins. The chemically induced resistance to TVCV appeared to be due to inhibition of replication at the site of inoculation. Taken together, these results show that in Arabidopsis, as in tobacco, resistance to viruses can be induced via a distinct branch of the defensive signal transduction pathway. This suggests that the existence of this virus-specific branch may be widespread among plants.

scholarly journals Induced Systemic Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana Against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato by 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Pseudomonas fluorescens

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Weller ◽  
Dmitri V. Mavrodi ◽  
Johan A. van Pelt ◽  
Corné M. J. Pieterse ◽  
Leendert C. van Loon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Pseudomonas Fluorescens ◽  
Induced Resistance ◽  
Pseudomonas Syringae ◽  
Induced Systemic Resistance ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Systemic Resistance ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Challenge Inoculation ◽  
Dependent Signal

Pseudomonas fluorescens strains that produce the polyketide antibiotic 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (2,4-DAPG) are among the most effective rhizobacteria that suppress root and crown rots, wilts, and damping-off diseases of a variety of crops, and they play a key role in the natural suppressiveness of some soils to certain soilborne pathogens. Root colonization by 2,4-DAPG-producing P. fluorescens strains Pf-5 (genotype A), Q2-87 (genotype B), Q8r1-96 (genotype D), and HT5-1 (genotype N) produced induced systemic resistance (ISR) in Arabidopsis thaliana accession Col-0 against bacterial speck caused by P. syringae pv. tomato. The ISR-eliciting activity of the four bacterial genotypes was similar, and all genotypes were equivalent in activity to the well-characterized strain P. fluorescens WCS417r. The 2,4-DAPG biosynthetic locus consists of the genes phlHGF and phlACBDE. phlD or phlBC mutants of Q2-87 (2,4-DAPG minus) were significantly reduced in ISR activity, and genetic complementation of the mutants restored ISR activity back to wild-type levels. A phlF regulatory mutant (overproducer of 2,4-DAPG) had ISR activity equivalent to the wild-type Q2-87. Introduction of DAPG into soil at concentrations of 10 to 250 μM 4 days before challenge inoculation induced resistance equivalent to or better than the bacteria. Strain Q2-87 induced resistance on transgenic NahG plants but not on npr1-1, jar1, and etr1 Arabidopsis mutants. These results indicate that the antibiotic 2,4-DAPG is a major determinant of ISR in 2,4-DAPG-producing P. fluorescens, that the genotype of the strain does not affect its ISR activity, and that the activity induced by these bacteria operates through the ethylene- and jasmonic acid-dependent signal transduction pathway.

Differential responses of Coffea arabica L. leaves and roots to chemically induced systemic acquired resistance

Genome ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1594-1605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara De Nardi ◽  
René Dreos ◽  
Lorenzo Del Terra ◽  
Chiara Martellossi ◽  
Elisa Asquini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coffea Arabica ◽  
Systemic Acquired Resistance ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Cdna Libraries ◽  
Genomic Libraries ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Chemically Induced ◽  
Pathogenesis Related Protein ◽  
Pathogenesis Related ◽  
Leaves And Roots

Coffea arabica is susceptible to several pests and diseases, some of which affect the leaves and roots. Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is the main defence mechanism activated in plants in response to pathogen attack. Here, we report the effects of benzo(1,2,3)thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid-s-methyl ester (BTH), a SAR chemical inducer, on the expression profile of C. arabica. Two cDNA libraries were constructed from the mRNA isolated from leaves and embryonic roots to create 1587 nonredundant expressed sequence tags (ESTs). We developed a cDNA microarray containing 1506 ESTs from the leaves and embryonic roots, and 48 NBS-LRR (nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat) gene fragments derived from 2 specific genomic libraries. Competitive hybridization between untreated and BTH-treated leaves resulted in 55 genes that were significantly overexpressed and 16 genes that were significantly underexpressed. In the roots, 37 and 42 genes were over and underexpressed, respectively. A general shift in metabolism from housekeeping to defence occurred in the leaves and roots after BTH treatment. We observed a systemic increase in pathogenesis-related protein synthesis, in the oxidative burst, and in the cell wall strengthening processes. Moreover, responses in the roots and leaves varied significantly.

scholarly journals Benzothiadiazole Activates Resistance in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) to the Root-Parasitic Weed Orobanche cuman

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sauerborn ◽  
H. Buschmann ◽  
K. Ghiasvand Ghiasi ◽  
K.-H. Kogel
Keyword(s):  
Helianthus Annuus ◽  
Induced Resistance ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Sunflower Seeds ◽  
Parasitic Weed ◽  
Root Extracts ◽  
Pathogenesis Related Protein ◽  
Pathogenesis Related ◽  
Effective Component

The study was conducted to evaluate the potential of induced resistance to infestation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by the parasitic weed Orobanche cumana Wallr. Treatment of sunflower seeds with 40 ppm of benzo(1,2,3)thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) for 36 h completely prevented infection in root chambers. In pot studies using 2.86 × 10-4 g of Orobanche seeds per gram of soil as inoculum, the total number of O. cumana shoots was reduced by 84 and 95% in the 60-ppm BTH treatment in the first and second trial, respectively. Evaluation of the disease incidences revealed that attachment of O. cumana at the sunflower root and the stage of early penetration was reduced in the BTH-treated plants. Chemical analysis of root extracts revealed synthesis of the phytoalexin scopoletin and of hydrogen peroxide in the BTH-treated sunflower roots, but no increase in lignification. Western blot analysis demonstrated accumulation of the pathogenesis-related protein chitinase in roots and stems of induced resistant plants. These results show that the phenomenon of induced resistance is not restricted to viral, bacterial, and fungal disease and demonstrate the great potential of this protection strategy as an effective component of future plant production systems.

scholarly journals A Single Locus Leads to Resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana to Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum Through a Hypersensitive-like Response

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (8) ◽  
pp. 673-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gan-Der Ho ◽  
Chang-Hsien Yang
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Bacterial Wilt ◽  
Ralstonia Solanacearum ◽  
Northern Blot Analysis ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Solanacearum Strain ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Pathogenesis Related Protein ◽  
Pathogenesis Related

Strains of Ralstonia solanacearum have been shown to cause bacterial wilt in some, but not all, ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana. We demonstrate here that after inoculation of the leaves of resistant ecotype S96 with R. solanacearum strain Ps95 necrosis around the inoculation site rapidly appeared and no further symptoms developed in the plant. Leaves of susceptible ecotype N913 completely wilted 7 days after inoculation with Ps95, and symptoms spread systemically throughout the whole plant within 2 weeks after inoculation. These results suggest that the resistance of Arabidopsis S96 to R. solanacearum is due to a response similar to the hypersensitive response (HR) observed in other plant diseases. Northern blot analysis of the expression of defense-related genes, known to be differentially induced during the HR in Arabidopsis, indicated that pathogenesis-related protein PR-1, glutathione S-transferase (GST1), and Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) mRNAs increased significantly in S96 leaves between 3 to 12 h after infiltration with Ps95. The induction of these genes in susceptible ecotype N913 by Ps95 was clearly delayed. Genetic analysis of crosses between resistant ecotype S96 and susceptible ecotype N913 indicated that resistance to Ps95 is due to a single dominant locus.

scholarly journals Differential Induction of the Arabidopsis thaliana Thi2.1 Gene by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. matthiolae

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 523-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Epple ◽  
Alberto Vignutelli ◽  
Klaus Apel ◽  
Holger Bohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Fusarium Oxysporum ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Gus Expression ◽  
Necrotrophic Fungi ◽  
Pathogenesis Related ◽  
The Uk

The Arabidopsis thaliana Thi2.1 gene is inducible by necrotrophic fungi through a signal transduction pathway different from that for pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. We have identified three ecotypes that are susceptible (Col-2, Ler, and Ws) and two ecotypes that are resistant (Mt-0 and Uk-4) to spray inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. matthiolae. The Thi2.1 transcript level after infection correlates with resistance, being 5 to 10 times higher in the resistant than in the susceptible ecotypes. The β-glucuronidase (GUS) expression of a Thi2.1-promoter-uidA fusion (with a promoter derived from Col-2) is on the average almost 10 times higher in the Uk-4 background than in the Col-2 background. This confirms the results obtained by Northern (RNA) blots and indicates that Uk-4, and probably other resistant ecotypes too, might have a more sensitive recognition system for F. oxysporum f. sp. matthiolae or might have a signal transduction system that gives a higher amplification of the original recognition signal. Our results suggest a role of the Thi2.1 gene in resistance against F. oxysporum f. sp. matthiolae and perhaps other necrotrophic fungi.

scholarly journals Salicylic Acid-Induced Resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus in Squash and Arabidopsis thaliana: Contrasting Mechanisms of Induction and Antiviral Action

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl N. Mayers ◽  
Kian-Chung Lee ◽  
Catherine A. Moore ◽  
Sek-Man Wong ◽  
John P. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Salicylic Acid ◽  
Cucumber Mosaic Virus ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Induced Resistance ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Cell Movement ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Antimycin A

Salicylic acid (SA)-induced resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) results from inhibition of systemic virus movement and is induced via a signal transduction pathway that also can be triggered by antimycin A, an inducer of the mitochondrial enzyme alternative oxidase (AOX). In Arabidopsis thaliana, inhibition of CMV systemic movement also is induced by SA and antimycin A. These results indicate that the mechanisms underlying induced resistance to CMV in tobacco and A. thaliana are very similar. In contrast to the situation in tobacco and A. thaliana, in squash (Cucurbita pepo), SA-induced resistance to CMV results from inhibited virus accumulation in directly inoculated tissue, most likely through inhibition of cell-to-cell movement. Furthermore, neither of the AOX inducers antimycin A or KCN induced resistance to CMV in squash. Additionally, AOX inhibitors that compromise SAinduced resistance to CMV in tobacco did not inhibit SAinduced resistance to the virus in squash. The results show that different host species may use significantly different approaches to resist infection by the same virus. These findings also imply that caution is required when attempting to apply findings on plant-virus interactions from model systems to a wider range of host species.

scholarly journals Isolation and Characterization of a Cone Snail Protease with Homology to CRISP Proteins of the Pathogenesis-related Protein Superfamily

2003 ◽  
Vol 278 (33) ◽  
pp. 31105-31110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudy J. Milne ◽  
Giovanni Abbenante ◽  
Joel D. A. Tyndall ◽  
Judy Halliday ◽  
Richard J. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Cone Snail ◽  
Related Protein ◽  
Protein Superfamily ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Pathogenesis Related Protein ◽  
Pathogenesis Related
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