scholarly journals Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat Genes CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 Are Positive Modulators in the Cucumis sativus Defense Response to Sphaerotheca fuliginea

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 3986
Author(s):  
Xue Wang ◽  
Qiumin Chen ◽  
Jingnan Huang ◽  
Xiangnan Meng ◽  
Na Cui ◽  
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Cucumber powdery mildew caused by Sphaerotheca fuliginea is a leaf disease that seriously affects cucumber’s yield and quality. This study aimed to report two nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeats (NBS-LRR) genes CsRSF1 and CsRSF2, which participated in regulating the resistance of cucumber to S. fuliginea. The subcellular localization showed that the CsRSF1 protein was localized in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane, while the CsRSF2 protein was localized in the cell membrane and cytoplasm. In addition, the transcript levels of CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 were different between resistant and susceptible cultivars after treatment with exogenous substances, such as abscisic acid (ABA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA), salicylic acid (SA), ethephon (ETH), gibberellin (GA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The expression analysis showed that the transcript levels of CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 were correlated with plant defense response against S. fuliginea. Moreover, the silencing of CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 impaired host resistance to S. fuliginea, but CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 overexpression improved resistance to S. fuliginea in cucumber. These results showed that CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 genes positively contributed to the resistance of cucumber to S. fuliginea. At the same time, CsRSF1 and CsRSF2 genes could also regulate the expression of defense-related genes. The findings of this study might help enhance the resistance of cucumber to S. fuliginea.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagan Kumar Panigrahi ◽  
Annapurna Sahoo ◽  
Kunja Bihari Satapathy

The plant immune system is equipped with several defensive layers to evade pathogen attack. One of the primary defense includes plasma membrane-localized receptors explicitly detect conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Transcriptional reprogramming of resistant genes confers PAMP-triggered immunity. Consequently basal immunity is triggered which is primarily mediated by several intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine rich repeat receptors. Subsequently, nucleotide-binding leucine rich repeat receptors sense pathogens and activate another defense response known as effector triggered immunity. Both the PTI and ETI are mediated by resistant genes. Interestingly, the detailed molecular function of resistant genes is not yet fully revealed. Resistant genes are also well involved in non pathophysiological conditions such as during cold stress, heat stress, duration of exposure of light and drought stress. Here, we have reported that the Arabidopsis resistant genes AT1G17600, AT4G14368, AT4G16860, AT5G40910 and AT5G45050 are temperature regulated. We found that the transcript levels of AT1G58400, AT2G14080, AT2G17055, AT3G51560, AT4G16950, AT5G40910 and AT5G45050 were significantly raised for the plant samples grown under short-day conditions. The transcript levels of AT1G17600, AT1G27180, AT1G33560, AT2G14080, AT3G51560, AT4G16860 and AT4G16950 were upregulated for plants grown under drought stress conditions. In Arabidopsis, the transcriptional reprogramming is modulated by decapping protein factors. There was no significant change in the protein level of DCPs. Our results suggest that under abiotic stress conditions, the resistant genes differentially express independent of the decapping event.


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 862-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari B. Krishnan ◽  
Alaa A. Alaswad ◽  
Nathan W. Oehrle ◽  
Jason D. Gillman

Legumes form symbiotic associations with soil-dwelling bacteria collectively called rhizobia. This association results in the formation of nodules, unique plant-derived organs, within which the rhizobia are housed. Rhizobia-encoded nitrogenase facilitates the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, which is utilized by the plants for its growth and development. Fatty acids have been shown to play an important role in root nodule symbiosis. In this study, we have investigated the role of stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase isoform C (SACPD-C), a soybean enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of stearic acid into oleic acid, which is expressed in developing seeds and in nitrogen-fixing nodules. In-depth cytological investigation of nodule development in sacpd-c mutant lines M25 and MM106 revealed gross anatomical alteration in the sacpd-c mutants. Transmission electron microscopy observations revealed ultrastructural alterations in the sacpd-c mutants that are typically associated with plant defense response to pathogens. In nodules of two sacpd-c mutants, the combined jasmonic acid (JA) species (JA and the isoleucine conjugate of JA) were found to be reduced and 12-oxophytodienoic acid (OPDA) levels were significantly higher relative to wild-type lines. Salicylic acid levels were not significantly different between genotypes, which is divergent from previous studies of sacpd mutant studies on vegetative tissues. Soybean nodule phytohormone profiles were very divergent from those of roots, and root profiles were found to be almost identical between mutant and wild-type genotypes. The activities of antioxidant enzymes, ascorbate peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase were also found to be higher in nodules of sacpd-c mutants. PR-1 gene expression was extremely elevated in M25 and MM106, while the expression of nitrogenase was significantly reduced in these sacpd-c mutants, compared with the parent ‘Bay’. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time of flight mass spectrometry analyses confirmed sacpd-c mutants also accumulated higher amounts of pathogenesis-related proteins in the nodules. Our study establishes a major role for SACPD-C activity as essential for proper maintenance of soybean nodule morphology and physiology and indicates that OPDA signaling is likely to be involved in attenuation of nodule biotic defense responses.


2011 ◽  
Vol 193 (4) ◽  
pp. 1049-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Xing Yue ◽  
Blake C. Meyers ◽  
Jian-Qun Chen ◽  
Dacheng Tian ◽  
Sihai Yang

Genome ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evans S. Lagudah ◽  
Odile Moullet ◽  
Rudi Appels

The Cre3 gene confers a high level of resistance to the root endoparasitic nematode Heterodera avenae in wheat. A DNA marker cosegregating with H. avenae resistance was used as an entry point for map-based cloning of a disease resistance gene family at the Cre3 locus. Two related gene sequences have been analysed at the Cre3 locus. One, identified as a cDNA clone, encodes a polypeptide with a nucleotide binding site (NBS) and a leucine-rich region; this member of the disease resistance gene family is expressed in roots. A second Cre3 gene sequence, cloned as genomic DNA, appears to be a pseudogene, with a frame shift caused by a deletion event. These two genes, related to members of the cytoplasmic NBS – leucine rich repeat class of plant disease resistance genes were physically mapped to the distal 0.06 fragment of the long arm of wheat chromosome 2D and cosegregated with nematode resistance.Key words: cereal cyst nematode, disease resistance genes, nucleotide-binding site, leucine-rich repeat.


Author(s):  
Abeer H. Ali ◽  
Mostafa Abdelrahman ◽  
Magdi A. El-Sayed

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