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Rhamnose synthase activity is required for pathogenicity of the vascular wilt fungus Verticillium dahliae 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1 下载免费PDF全文
Parthasarathy Santhanam Jordi C. Boshoven Omar Salas Kyle Bowler Md Tohidul Islam Mojtaba Keykha Saber Grardy C. M. van den Berg Maor Bar‐Peled Bart P. H. J. Thomma 《Molecular Plant Pathology》2017,18(3):347-362
The initial interaction of a pathogenic fungus with its host is complex and involves numerous metabolic pathways and regulatory proteins. Considerable attention has been devoted to proteins that play a crucial role in these interactions, with an emphasis on so‐called effector molecules that are secreted by the invading microbe to establish the symbiosis. However, the contribution of other types of molecules, such as glycans, is less well appreciated. Here, we present a random genetic screen that enabled us to identify 58 novel candidate genes that are involved in the pathogenic potential of the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae, which causes vascular wilt diseases in over 200 dicotyledonous plant species, including economically important crops. One of the candidate genes that was identified concerns a putative biosynthetic gene involved in nucleotide sugar precursor formation, as it encodes a putative nucleotide‐rhamnose synthase/epimerase‐reductase (NRS/ER). This enzyme has homology to bacterial enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the nucleotide sugar deoxy‐thymidine diphosphate (dTDP)‐rhamnose, a precursor of L‐rhamnose, which has been shown to be required for virulence in several human pathogenic bacteria. Rhamnose is known to be a minor cell wall glycan in fungi and has therefore not been suspected as a crucial molecule in fungal–host interactions. Nevertheless, our study shows that deletion of the VdNRS/ER gene from the V. dahliae genome results in complete loss of pathogenicity on tomato and Nicotiana benthamiana plants, whereas vegetative growth and sporulation are not affected. We demonstrate that VdNRS/ER is a functional enzyme in the biosynthesis of uridine diphosphate (UDP)‐rhamnose, and further analysis has revealed that VdNRS/ER deletion strains are impaired in the colonization of tomato roots. Collectively, our results demonstrate that rhamnose, although only a minor cell wall component, is essential for the pathogenicity of V. dahliae. 相似文献
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Deficiency in phytoalexin production causes enhanced susceptibility of Arabidopsis thaliana to the fungus Alternaria brassicicola 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Bart P. H. J. Thomma Inge Nelissen Kristel Eggermont Willem F. Broekaert 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》1999,19(2):163-171
Full length cDNAs encoding a second starch branching enzyme (SBE A) isoform have been isolated from potato tubers. The predicted protein has a molecular mass of 101 kDa including a transit peptide of 48 amino acids. Multiple forms of the SBE A gene exist which differ mainly in the length of a polyglutamic acid repeat at the C-terminus of the protein. Expression of the mature protein in Escherichia coli demonstrates that the gene encodes an active SBE. Northern analysis demonstrates that SBE A mRNA is expressed at very low levels in tubers but is the predominant isoform in leaves. This expression pattern was confirmed by Western analysis using isoform specific polyclonal antibodies raised against E. coli expressed SBE A. SBE A protein is found predominantly in the soluble phase of tuber extracts, indicating a stromal location within the plastid. Transgenic potato plants expressing an antisense SBE A RNA were generated in which almost complete reductions in SBE A were observed. SBE activity in the leaves of these plants was severely reduced, but tuber activity was largely unaffected. Even so, the composition and structure of tuber starch from these plants was greatly altered. The proportion of linear chains was not significantly increased but the average chain length of amylopectin was greater, resulting in an increase in apparent amylose content as judged by iodine binding. In addition, the starch had much higher levels of phosphorous. 相似文献
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A plasmid library of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus HindIII fragments was
constructed, and clones that complemented an Escherichia coli pabA mutant
were selected. Plasmids containing a 3.9-kb fragment of A. calcoaceticus
DNA that also complemented E. coli trpD and trpC-(trpF+) mutants were
obtained. We infer that complementation of E. coli pabA mutants was the
result of the expression of the amphibolic anthranilate-
synthase/p-aminobenzoate-synthase glutamine-amidotransferase gene and that
the plasmid insert carried the entire trpGDC gene cluster. In E. coli
minicells, the plasmid insert directed the synthesis of polypeptides of
44,000, 33,000, and 20,000 daltons, molecular masses that are consistent
with the reported molecular masses of phosphoribosylanthranilate
transferase, indoleglycerol-phosphate synthase, and anthranilate-synthase
component II, respectively. A 3,105- bp nucleotide sequence was determined.
Comparison of the A. calcoaceticus trpGDC sequences with other known trp
gene sequences has allowed insight into (1) the evolution of the amphibolic
trpG gene, (2) varied strategies for coordinate expression of trp genes,
and (3) mechanisms of gene fusions in the trp operon.
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V Lakshmi Ranganatha Mallikarjunaswamy C Jagadeep Chandra S Ramith Ramu Prithvi S Shirahatti Naveen Kumar Sowmya BP Hussien Ahmed Khamees Mahendra Madegowda Shaukath Ara Khanum 《Bioinformation》2021,17(3):393
It is of interest to document the design, synthesis, docking, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT calculations of 2-methylxanthen-9-with the FtsZ protein (PDB ID: 3VOB) from Staphylococcus aureus for antimicrobial applications. We report the quantitative structure function data in this context. 相似文献
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The lack of a rapid and reliable means for routine pathogen identification has been one of the main limitations in plant disease management, and has pushed the development of culture-independent, molecular approaches. Currently, DNA array technology is the most suitable technique for high-throughput detection and identification, as well as quantification, of multiple pathogens in a single assay. Closely related pathogens that may have completely different host ranges or pathogenicity often differ in only a single to a few base pairs in genes that may be targeted for identification. Therefore, the ability to discriminate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) should be pursued in any diagnostic assay. In this paper, we demonstrate the utility of DNA array technology to detect SNPs while accounting for specific criteria such as the position of the mismatch, the sequence of the oligonucleotide, and the length and amount of labeled amplicons that are hybridized. When disregarding mismatches at the extreme ends of the oligonucleotides, cross hybridization to single mismatch oligonucleotides is rare when processing environmental samples that contain genetic material from unknown sources. In addition to plant pathology, this study is relevant for any field of research where DNA arrays are used to detect mutations or polymorphisms, ranging from human diagnostics to environmental microbiology and microbial ecology. 相似文献
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Marshall R Kombrink A Motteram J Loza-Reyes E Lucas J Hammond-Kosack KE Thomma BP Rudd JJ 《Plant physiology》2011,156(2):756-769
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Fradin EF Abd-El-Haliem A Masini L van den Berg GC Joosten MH Thomma BP 《Plant physiology》2011,156(4):2255-2265
Vascular wilts caused by soil-borne fungal species of the Verticillium genus are devastating plant diseases. The most common species, Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium albo-atrum, have broad host ranges and are notoriously difficult to control. Therefore, genetic resistance is the preferred method for disease control. Only from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has a Verticillium resistance locus been cloned, comprising the Ve1 gene that encodes a receptor-like protein-type cell surface receptor. Due to lack of a suitable model for receptor-like protein (RLP)-mediated resistance signaling in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), so far relatively little is known about RLP signaling in pathogen resistance. Here, we show that Ve1 remains fully functional after interfamily transfer to Arabidopsis and that Ve1-transgenic Arabidopsis is resistant to race 1 but not to race 2 strains of V. dahliae and V. albo-atrum, nor to the Brassicaceae-specific pathogen Verticillium longisporum. Furthermore, we show that signaling components utilized by Ve1 in Arabidopsis to establish Verticillium resistance overlap with those required in tomato and include SERK3/BAK1, EDS1, and NDR1, which strongly suggests that critical components for resistance signaling are conserved. We subsequently investigated the requirement of SERK family members for Ve1 resistance in Arabidopsis, revealing that SERK1 is required in addition to SERK3/BAK1. Using virus-induced gene silencing, the requirement of SERK1 for Ve1-mediated resistance was confirmed in tomato. Moreover, we show the requirement of SERK1 for resistance against the foliar fungal pathogen Cladosporium fulvum mediated by the RLP Cf-4. Our results demonstrate that Arabidopsis can be used as model to unravel the genetics of Ve1-mediated resistance. 相似文献