scholarly journals Grapevine Phenolic Compounds in Xylem Sap and Tissues Are Significantly Altered During Infection by Xylella fastidiosa

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (9) ◽  
pp. 816-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Wallis ◽  
Jianchi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Condensed Tannins ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Xylella Fastidiosa ◽  
Xylem Sap ◽  
Bacterial Pathogen ◽  
Thompson Seedless ◽  
Metabolite Production

Pierce's disease of grapevine (PD), caused by the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa, remains a serious problem for grape production in California and elsewhere. This research examined induction of phenolic compounds in grapevines (‘Thompson Seedless’) infected with X. fastidiosa over a 6-month period. Two months postinoculation with X. fastidiosa, catechin, digalloylquinic acid, and astringin were found at greater levels in xylem sap; multiple catechins, procyanidins, and stilbenoids were found at greater levels in xylem tissues; and precursors to lignin and condensed tannins were found at greater levels in xylem cell walls. However, such large-scale inductions of phenolic compounds were not observed 4 months after inoculation. Six months after inoculation, infected plants had significantly reduced phenolic levels in xylem sap and tissues when compared with control plants, including lowered levels of lignin and condensed tannins. At 6 months, PD symptoms were severe in infected plants and most photosynthetic tissue was abscised. These results suggest that, even though grapevine hosts may initially respond to X. fastidiosa infections with increased production of phenolic compounds, ultimately, PD causes grapevines to enter a state of decline whereby diseased hosts no longer have the resources to support secondary metabolite production, including defense-associated phenolic compounds.

scholarly journals Carrot hairy roots: factories for secondary metabolite production

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (22) ◽  
pp. 6861-6864
Author(s):  
María A Pedreño ◽  
Lorena Almagro
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Hairy Root ◽  
Hairy Roots ◽  
Hairy Root Cultures ◽  
Root Cultures ◽  
Black Carrot ◽  
Metabolite Production ◽  
Experimental Botany ◽  
Induced Changes

This article comments on: Barba-Espín G, Chen S-T, Agnolet S, Hegelund JN, Stanstrup J, Christensen JH, Müller R, Lütken H. 2020. Ethephon-induced changes in antioxidants and phenolic compounds in anthocyanin-producing black carrot hairy root cultures. Journal of Experimental Botany 71, 7030–7045.

scholarly journals The DinJ/RelE Toxin-Antitoxin System Suppresses Bacterial Proliferation and Virulence of Xylella fastidiosa in Grapevine

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey P. Burbank ◽  
Drake C. Stenger
Keyword(s):  
Xylella Fastidiosa ◽  
Xylem Sap ◽  
Bacterial Pathogen ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Plant Colonization ◽  
Insect Vector ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
Knockout Mutant ◽  
Bacterial Proliferation ◽  
Systemic Spread

Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce’s disease of grapes, is a slow-growing, xylem-limited, bacterial pathogen. Disease progression is characterized by systemic spread of the bacterium through xylem vessel networks, causing leaf-scorching symptoms, senescence, and vine decline. It appears to be advantageous to this pathogen to avoid excessive blockage of xylem vessels, because living bacterial cells are generally found in plant tissue with low bacterial cell density and minimal scorching symptoms. The DinJ/RelE toxin-antitoxin system is characterized here for a role in controlling bacterial proliferation and population size during plant colonization. The DinJ/RelE locus is transcribed from two separate promoters, allowing for coexpression of antitoxin DinJ with endoribonuclease toxin RelE, in addition to independent expression of RelE. The ratio of antitoxin/toxin expressed is dependent on bacterial growth conditions, with lower amounts of antitoxin present under conditions designed to mimic grapevine xylem sap. A knockout mutant of DinJ/RelE exhibits a hypervirulent phenotype, with higher bacterial populations and increased symptom development and plant decline. It is likely that DinJ/RelE acts to prevent excessive population growth, contributing to the ability of the pathogen to spread systemically without completely blocking the xylem vessels and increasing probability of acquisition by the insect vector.

Microspectrophotometry of Phenolic Compounds in Bermudagrass Cell Walls in Relation to Rumen Microbial Digestion

Crop Science ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 396 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Akin ◽  
N. Ames-Gottfred ◽  
R. D. Hartley ◽  
R. G. Fulcher ◽  
L. L. Rigsby
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Cell Walls

scholarly journals The impact of bZIP Atf1ortholog global regulators in fungi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Leiter ◽  
Tamás Emri ◽  
Klaudia Pákozdi ◽  
László Hornok ◽  
István Pócsi
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Secondary Metabolite Production ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Human Pathogens ◽  
Metabolite Production ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Regulation of signal transduction pathways is crucial for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and organismal development in fungi. Transcription factors are key elements of this regulatory network. The basic-region leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of the bZIP-type transcription factors is responsible for DNA binding while their leucine zipper structural motifs are suitable for dimerization with each other facilitiating the formation of homodimeric or heterodimeric bZIP proteins. This review highlights recent knowledge on the function of fungal orthologs of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Atf1, Aspergillus nidulans AtfA, and Fusarium verticillioides FvAtfA, bZIP-type transcription factors with a special focus on pathogenic species. We demonstrate that fungal Atf1-AtfA-FvAtfA orthologs play an important role in vegetative growth, sexual and asexual development, stress response, secondary metabolite production, and virulence both in human pathogens, including Aspergillus fumigatus, Mucor circinelloides, Penicillium marneffei, and Cryptococcus neoformans and plant pathogens, like Fusarium ssp., Magnaporthe oryzae, Claviceps purpurea, Botrytis cinerea, and Verticillium dahliae. Key points • Atf1 orthologs play crucial role in the growth and development of fungi. • Atf1 orthologs orchestrate environmental stress response of fungi. • Secondary metabolite production and virulence are coordinated by Atf1 orthologs.

scholarly journals FlsnRNA-seq: protoplasting-free full-length single-nucleus RNA profiling in plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanping Long ◽  
Zhijian Liu ◽  
Jinbu Jia ◽  
Weipeng Mo ◽  
Liang Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Cell Level ◽  
Root Cells ◽  
Rna Profiling ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Long Read ◽  
Single Nucleus

AbstractThe broad application of single-cell RNA profiling in plants has been hindered by the prerequisite of protoplasting that requires digesting the cell walls from different types of plant tissues. Here, we present a protoplasting-free approach, flsnRNA-seq, for large-scale full-length RNA profiling at a single-nucleus level in plants using isolated nuclei. Combined with 10x Genomics and Nanopore long-read sequencing, we validate the robustness of this approach in Arabidopsis root cells and the developing endosperm. Sequencing results demonstrate that it allows for uncovering alternative splicing and polyadenylation-related RNA isoform information at the single-cell level, which facilitates characterizing cell identities.

scholarly journals Advances and Perspectives in Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering of Cannabis

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5671
Author(s):  
Mohsen Hesami ◽  
Austin Baiton ◽  
Milad Alizadeh ◽  
Marco Pepe ◽  
Davoud Torkamaneh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Regeneration ◽  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Suspension Culture ◽  
Secondary Metabolite ◽  
Hairy Root ◽  
Root Culture ◽  
Hairy Root Culture ◽  
Gene Transformation ◽  
Secondary Metabolite Production ◽  
Metabolite Production

For a long time, Cannabis sativa has been used for therapeutic and industrial purposes. Due to its increasing demand in medicine, recreation, and industry, there is a dire need to apply new biotechnological tools to introduce new genotypes with desirable traits and enhanced secondary metabolite production. Micropropagation, conservation, cell suspension culture, hairy root culture, polyploidy manipulation, and Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation have been studied and used in cannabis. However, some obstacles such as the low rate of transgenic plant regeneration and low efficiency of secondary metabolite production in hairy root culture and cell suspension culture have restricted the application of these approaches in cannabis. In the current review, in vitro culture and genetic engineering methods in cannabis along with other promising techniques such as morphogenic genes, new computational approaches, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), CRISPR/Cas9-equipped Agrobacterium-mediated genome editing, and hairy root culture, that can help improve gene transformation and plant regeneration, as well as enhance secondary metabolite production, have been highlighted and discussed.

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