A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.

Microbe- or host damage-derived patterns mediate activation of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in plants. Microbial virulence factor (effector)-triggered immunity (ETI) constitutes a second layer of plant protection against microbial attack. Various necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)-l...

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Autores principales: Hannah Böhm, Isabell Albert, Stan Oome, Tom M Raaymakers, Guido Van den Ackerveken, Thorsten Nürnberger
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b10e2e4881234c7094d918c01cd193232021-11-25T05:45:53ZA conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.1553-73661553-737410.1371/journal.ppat.1004491https://doaj.org/article/b10e2e4881234c7094d918c01cd193232014-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004491https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374Microbe- or host damage-derived patterns mediate activation of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in plants. Microbial virulence factor (effector)-triggered immunity (ETI) constitutes a second layer of plant protection against microbial attack. Various necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)-like proteins (NLPs) produced by bacterial, oomycete and fungal microbes are phytotoxic virulence factors that exert immunogenic activities through phytotoxin-induced host cell damage. We here show that multiple cytotoxic NLPs also carry a pattern of 20 amino acid residues (nlp20) that triggers immunity-associated plant defenses and immunity to microbial infection in Arabidopsis thaliana and related plant species with similar characteristics as the prototype pattern, bacterial flagellin. Characteristic differences in flagellin and nlp20 plant responses exist however, as nlp20s fail to trigger extracellular alkalinization in Arabidopsis cell suspensions and seedling growth inhibition. Immunogenic nlp20 peptide motifs are frequently found in bacterial, oomycete and fungal NLPs. Such an unusually broad taxonomic distribution within three phylogenetic kingdoms is unprecedented among microbe-derived triggers of immune responses in either metazoans or plants. Our findings suggest that cytotoxic NLPs carrying immunogenic nlp20 motifs trigger PTI in two ways as typical patterns and by inflicting host cell damage. We further propose that conserved structures within a microbial virulence factor might have driven the emergence of a plant pattern recognition system mediating PTI. As this is reminiscent of the evolution of immune receptors mediating ETI, our findings support the idea that there is a continuum between PTI and ETI.Hannah BöhmIsabell AlbertStan OomeTom M RaaymakersGuido Van den AckervekenThorsten NürnbergerPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 11, p e1004491 (2014)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Hannah Böhm
Isabell Albert
Stan Oome
Tom M Raaymakers
Guido Van den Ackerveken
Thorsten Nürnberger
A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.
description Microbe- or host damage-derived patterns mediate activation of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in plants. Microbial virulence factor (effector)-triggered immunity (ETI) constitutes a second layer of plant protection against microbial attack. Various necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)-like proteins (NLPs) produced by bacterial, oomycete and fungal microbes are phytotoxic virulence factors that exert immunogenic activities through phytotoxin-induced host cell damage. We here show that multiple cytotoxic NLPs also carry a pattern of 20 amino acid residues (nlp20) that triggers immunity-associated plant defenses and immunity to microbial infection in Arabidopsis thaliana and related plant species with similar characteristics as the prototype pattern, bacterial flagellin. Characteristic differences in flagellin and nlp20 plant responses exist however, as nlp20s fail to trigger extracellular alkalinization in Arabidopsis cell suspensions and seedling growth inhibition. Immunogenic nlp20 peptide motifs are frequently found in bacterial, oomycete and fungal NLPs. Such an unusually broad taxonomic distribution within three phylogenetic kingdoms is unprecedented among microbe-derived triggers of immune responses in either metazoans or plants. Our findings suggest that cytotoxic NLPs carrying immunogenic nlp20 motifs trigger PTI in two ways as typical patterns and by inflicting host cell damage. We further propose that conserved structures within a microbial virulence factor might have driven the emergence of a plant pattern recognition system mediating PTI. As this is reminiscent of the evolution of immune receptors mediating ETI, our findings support the idea that there is a continuum between PTI and ETI.
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author Hannah Böhm
Isabell Albert
Stan Oome
Tom M Raaymakers
Guido Van den Ackerveken
Thorsten Nürnberger
author_facet Hannah Böhm
Isabell Albert
Stan Oome
Tom M Raaymakers
Guido Van den Ackerveken
Thorsten Nürnberger
author_sort Hannah Böhm
title A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.
title_short A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.
title_full A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.
title_fullStr A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.
title_full_unstemmed A conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in Arabidopsis.
title_sort conserved peptide pattern from a widespread microbial virulence factor triggers pattern-induced immunity in arabidopsis.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2014
url https://doaj.org/article/b10e2e4881234c7094d918c01cd19323
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