Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions

Abstract Microbial infections in plant leaves remain a major challenge in agriculture. Hence an understanding of disease mechanisms at the molecular level is of paramount importance for identifying possible intervention points for their control. Whole-transcriptome changes during early disease stage...

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Autores principales: Fabio Rezzonico, Oliver Rupp, Johannes Fahrentrapp
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:51573dfddab24bdd9b609d2907b0d1b92021-12-02T16:07:02ZPathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions10.1038/s41598-017-04792-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/51573dfddab24bdd9b609d2907b0d1b92017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04792-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Microbial infections in plant leaves remain a major challenge in agriculture. Hence an understanding of disease mechanisms at the molecular level is of paramount importance for identifying possible intervention points for their control. Whole-transcriptome changes during early disease stages in susceptible plant species are less well-documented than those of resistant ones. This study focuses on the differential transcriptional changes at 24 hours post inoculation (hpi) in tomato leaflets affected by three pathogens: (1) Phytophthora infestans, (2) Botrytis cinerea, and (3) Oidium neolycopersici. Grey mould (B. cinerea) was the disease that had progressed the most by 24 hpi, both in terms of visible symptoms as well as differential gene expression. By means of RNA-seq, we identified 50 differentially expressed tomato genes specifically induced by B. cinerea infection and 18 specifically induced by P. infestans infection at 24 hpi. Additionally, a set of 63 genes were differentially expressed during all three diseases when compared by a Bayesian approach to their respective mock infections. And Gene expression patterns were found to also depend on the inoculation technique. These findings suggest a specific and distinct transcriptional response in plant leaf tissue in reaction to B. cinerea and P. infestans invasion at 24 hpi, indicating that plants may recognize the attacking pathogen.Fabio RezzonicoOliver RuppJohannes FahrentrappNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
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Fabio Rezzonico
Oliver Rupp
Johannes Fahrentrapp
Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions
description Abstract Microbial infections in plant leaves remain a major challenge in agriculture. Hence an understanding of disease mechanisms at the molecular level is of paramount importance for identifying possible intervention points for their control. Whole-transcriptome changes during early disease stages in susceptible plant species are less well-documented than those of resistant ones. This study focuses on the differential transcriptional changes at 24 hours post inoculation (hpi) in tomato leaflets affected by three pathogens: (1) Phytophthora infestans, (2) Botrytis cinerea, and (3) Oidium neolycopersici. Grey mould (B. cinerea) was the disease that had progressed the most by 24 hpi, both in terms of visible symptoms as well as differential gene expression. By means of RNA-seq, we identified 50 differentially expressed tomato genes specifically induced by B. cinerea infection and 18 specifically induced by P. infestans infection at 24 hpi. Additionally, a set of 63 genes were differentially expressed during all three diseases when compared by a Bayesian approach to their respective mock infections. And Gene expression patterns were found to also depend on the inoculation technique. These findings suggest a specific and distinct transcriptional response in plant leaf tissue in reaction to B. cinerea and P. infestans invasion at 24 hpi, indicating that plants may recognize the attacking pathogen.
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author Fabio Rezzonico
Oliver Rupp
Johannes Fahrentrapp
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Oliver Rupp
Johannes Fahrentrapp
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title Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions
title_short Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions
title_full Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions
title_fullStr Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions
title_full_unstemmed Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions
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