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2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Righetti ◽  
Chiara Dall’Asta ◽  
Luigi Lucini ◽  
Paola Battilani

Fumonisin-contaminated maize (Zea mays L.) products are a major health concern because of their toxic effects in humans and animals. Breeding maize for increased mycotoxin resistance is one of the key sustainable strategies for mitigating the effects of fumonisin contamination. Recent studies suggest a link between fumonisin accumulation and plant lipid and oxylipin profiles. However, the data collected so far do not reveal a cause-and-effect relationship. In this study, to decipher the multifactorial nature of mycotoxin resistance and plant–pathogen interaction mechanisms, we examined the oxylipin and complex lipid profiles of two maize hybrids (H21 and H22, the latter showing significantly lower FBs content) grown in the open field in two locations over 3years. Untargeted ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time-of-flight (UHPLC-Q-TOF), together with chemometrics analysis, successfully distinguished between the two hybrids as having low- and high-level fumonisin contamination. Considering that H21 and H22 were exposed to the same environmental factors, the higher activation of lipid signaling systems in H22 suggests that other routes are enabled in the less susceptible hybrids to limit fumonisin B (FB) accumulation. Our results highlighted the crucial role played by oxylipin and sphingolipid signaling in modulating the complex maize response to F. verticillioides infection. Overall, our results returned a global view on the changes in lipid metabolites related to fumonisin accumulation under open field conditions, and revealed a strong activation of the lipid signaling cascade in maize in the presence of FB1.


2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 108299
Author(s):  
Adrián A. Correndo ◽  
Flavio H. Gutiérrez-Boem ◽  
Fernando O. García ◽  
Carolina Alvarez ◽  
Cristian Álvarez ◽  
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Author(s):  
Arnika Przybylska ◽  
Maciej Spychalski

Abstract Background Meloidogyne arenaria is an economically important root-knot nematode (RKN) species whose hosts include maize (Zea mays). The plant response to RKN infection activates many cellular mechanisms, among others, changes in the expression level of genes encoding transcription and elongation factors as well as proteins related to cell wall organization. Methods and results This study is aimed at characterization of expression of selected transcription and elongation factors encoding the genes WRKY53, EF1a, and EF1b as well as the ones encoding two proteins associated with cell wall functioning (glycine-rich RNA-binding protein, GRP and polygalacturonase, PG) during the maize response to M. arenaria infection. The changes in the relative level of expression of genes encoding these proteins were assessed using the reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR. The material studied were leaves and root samples collected from four maize varieties showing different susceptibilities toward M. arenaria infection, harvested at three different time points. Significant changes in the expression level of GRP between susceptible and tolerant varieties were observed. Conclusions Results obtained in the study suggest pronounced involvement of glycine-rich RNA-binding protein and EF1b in the maize response and resistance to RKN.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxiang Cao ◽  
Zhangshuai Yang ◽  
Shu Song ◽  
Jiazong Liu ◽  
Ning Li

Abstract BackgroundBanded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) caused by the necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani is a devasting disease on maize worldwide, especially in China and Southeast Asia. It is important to understand the interaction mechanism between maize and R. solani for control of invasion and expansion.ResultsIn this study, the expression profile of maize infected by low virulence strain (LVS) and high virulence strain (HVS) of R. solani for 3 and 5 d was analyzed by RNA-sequencing. A total of 3015 and 1628 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified under LVS and HVS infection, respectively. Meanwhile, these DEGs were classified by Gene Ontology (GO) for biological process analysis. Only defense-related GO terms were commonly enriched in LVS- and HVS-regulated genes. Furthermore, a core set of 388 up-regulated genes that are involved in maize response to R. solani infection were identified. Additionally, among the core genes, overexpressing ZmNAC41 and ZmBAK1 enhanced rice resistance to R. solani.ConclusionThe results in this study provide additional insight into maize defense mechanisms against R. solani, and the core genes identified in this study will be important resources for improving BLSB resistance in the future.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchechukwu Paschal Chukwudi ◽  
Funso Raphael Kutu ◽  
Sydney Mavengahama

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxiang Cao ◽  
Zhangshuai Yang ◽  
Shu Song ◽  
Jiazong Liu ◽  
Ning Li

Abstract Banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) caused by the necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani is a devasting disease on maize worldwide, especially in China and Southeast Asia. To explore the maize defense mechanisms against R. solani expansion, the expression profile of maize infected by low virulence strain (LVS) and high virulence strain (HVS) of R. solani for 3 and 5 d was analyzed by RNA-sequencing. A total of 3015 and 1628 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified under LVS and HVS infection, respectively. Meanwhile, these DEGs were classified by Gene Ontology (GO) for biological process analysis. Only defense-related GO terms were commonly enriched in LVS- and HVS-regulated genes. Furthermore, a core set of 388 up-regulated genes that are involved in maize response to R. solani infection were identified. Additionally, among the core genes, overexpressing ZmNAC41 and ZmBAK1 enhanced rice resistance to R. solani. Taken together, our study provides additional insight into maize defense mechanisms against R. solani, and the core genes identified in this study will be important resources for improving BLSB resistance in the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Sowiński ◽  
Jan Fronk ◽  
Maciej Jończyk ◽  
Marcin Grzybowski ◽  
Piotr Kowalec ◽  
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