Flavonoids induce germination of basidiospores of the ectomycorrhizal fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Suillus bovinus</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Kensuke Kikuchi Norihisa Matsushita Kazuo Suzuki Taizo Hogetsu |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Forest Botany, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan;(2) Laboratory of Forest Microbiology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi Kanagawa, 252-8510, Japan |
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Abstract: | Under laboratory conditions, spores of ectomycorrhizal fungi usually germinate very poorly or not at all. In a previous study,
we showed that spores of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus bovinus germinated through the combination of activated charcoal treatment of media and co-culture with seedlings of Pinus densiflora, which suggested that some substances contained in root exudates induced the germination. Among the compounds reported from
root exudates, flavonoids have been elucidated to play various and substantial roles in plant–microbe interactions; we therefore
investigated the effects of flavonoids on basidiospore germination of S. bovinus by the diffusion gradient assay on water agar plates pretreated with charcoal powder. Seven out of the 11 flavonoids tested,
hesperidin, morin, rutin, quercitrin, naringenin, genistein, and chrysin, had greater effects than controls, whereas flavone,
biochanin A, luteolin, and quercetin showed no positive effects. The effective concentration presumably corresponded to several
micromolar levels, which was equivalent to those effective for pollen development, nod gene induction, and spore germination of F. solani f. sp. pisi and AM fungi. The results suggest that flavonoids play a role as signaling molecules in symbiotic relationships between woody
plants and ectomycorrhizal fungi. |
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Keywords: | Basidiospore germination Ectomycorrhizal fungi Suillus bovinus Flavonoids Signaling molecules |
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