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Yusuke Saijo Heidrun Häweker Xinnian Dong Silke Robatzek Paul Schulze‐Lefert 《The EMBO journal》2009,28(21):3439-3449
Pattern recognition receptors in eukaryotes initiate defence responses on detection of microbe‐associated molecular patterns shared by many microbe species. The Leu‐rich repeat receptor‐like kinases FLS2 and EFR recognize the bacterial epitopes flg22 and elf18, derived from flagellin and elongation factor‐Tu, respectively. We describe Arabidopsis ‘priority in sweet life’ (psl) mutants that show de‐repressed anthocyanin accumulation in the presence of elf18. EFR accumulation and signalling, but not of FLS2, are impaired in psl1, psl2, and stt3a plants. PSL1 and PSL2, respectively, encode calreticulin3 (CRT3) and UDP‐glucose:glycoprotein glycosyltransferase that act in concert with STT3A‐containing oligosaccharyltransferase complex in an N‐glycosylation pathway in the endoplasmic reticulum. However, EFR‐signalling function is impaired in weak psl1 alleles despite its normal accumulation, thereby uncoupling EFR abundance control from quality control. Furthermore, salicylic acid‐induced, but EFR‐independent defence is weakened in psl2 and stt3a plants, indicating the existence of another client protein than EFR for this immune response. Our findings suggest a critical and selective function of N‐glycosylation for different layers of plant immunity, likely through quality control of membrane‐localized regulators. 相似文献
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Markus Albert Anna K. Jehle Katharina Mueller Claudia Eisele Martin Lipschis Georg Felix 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2010,285(25):19035-19042
The receptor kinase EFR of Arabidopsis thaliana detects the microbe-associated molecular pattern elf18, a peptide that represents the N terminus of bacterial elongation factor Tu. Here, we tested subdomains of EFR for their importance in receptor function. Transient expression of tagged versions of EFR and EFR lacking its cytoplasmic domain in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana resulted in functional binding sites for elf18. No binding of ligand was found with the ectodomain lacking the transmembrane domain or with EFR lacking the first 5 of its 21 leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). EFR is structurally related to the receptor kinase flagellin-sensing 2 (FLS2) that detects bacterial flagellin. Chimeric receptors with subdomains of FLS2 substituting for corresponding parts of EFR were tested for functionality in ligand binding and receptor activation assays. Substituting the transmembrane domain and the cytoplasmic domain resulted in a fully functional receptor for elf18. Replacing also the outer juxtamembrane domain with that of FLS2 led to a receptor with full affinity for elf18 but with a lower efficiency in response activation. Extending the substitution to encompass also the last two of the LRRs abolished binding and receptor activation. Substitution of the N terminus by the first six LRRs from FLS2 reduced binding affinity and strongly affected receptor activation. In summary, chimeric receptors allow mapping of subdomains relevant for ligand binding and receptor activation. The results also show that modular assembly of chimeras from different receptors can be used to form functional receptors. 相似文献
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In plant cells, glycans attached to asparagine (N) residues of proteins undergo various modifications in the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. The N-glycan modifications in the Golgi apparatus result in complex N-glycans attached to membrane proteins, secreted proteins and vacuolar proteins. Recently, we have investigated the role of complex N-glycans in plants using a series of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants affected in complex N-glycan biosynthesis.1 Several mutant plants including complex glycan 1 (cgl1) displayed a salt-sensitive phenotype during their root growth, which was associated with radial swelling and loss of apical dominance. Among the proteins whose N-glycans are affected by the cgl1 mutation is a membrane anchored β1,4-endoglucanase, KORRIGAN1/RADIALLY SWOLLEN 2 (KOR1/RSW2) involved in cellulose biosynthesis. The cgl1 mutation strongly enhanced the phenotype of a temperature sensitive allele of KOR1/RSW2 (rsw2-1) even at the permissive temperature. This establishes that plant complex N-glycan modification is important for the in vivo function of KOR1/RSW2. Furthermore, rsw2-1 as well as another cellulose biosynthesis mutant rsw1-1 exhibited also a salt-sensitive phenotype at the permissive temperature. Based on these findings, we propose that one of the mechanisms that cause salt-induced root growth arrest is dysfunction of cell wall biosynthesis that induces mitotic arrest in the root apical meristem.Key words: Arabidopsis, salt stress, complex N-glycans, β1,4-endoglucanase, cell wallIn eukaryotic cells, both soluble and membrane proteins that enter the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) system may undergo post-translational modifications called N-glycosylation. N-glycosylation occurs in two phases, namely, core glycosylation in the ER and glycan maturation in the Golgi apparatus.2,3 The process and roles of core glycosylation in the ER are well established and ubiquitous for eukaryotes. In the ER, pre-assembled core oligosaccharides (Glc3Man9GlcNac2) are transferred to asparagine residues of the Asn-X-Ser/Thr motives in nascent polypeptides by the function of an oligosaccharyltransferase complex (OST). Terminal glucose residues are recognition sites for ER chaperones calnexin and calreticulin, and thus core N-glycans in the ER function in correct folding of newly synthesized proteins.2,3Greater diversity exists in the N-glycan maturation steps in the Golgi apparatus and conspicuous roles for the resulting complex N-glycans.2,4 In general, mature N-glycan structures are classified as oligomannosidic type, hybrid or complex type. Glycoprotein precursors that are exported from the ER carry high-mannose type N-glycan intermediates. Numerous enzymes are involved in the conversion of high-mannose type N-glycans to mature complex N-glycans. The functions of N-glycan modifications in the Golgi apparatus are well established in humans, because lack of N-glycan maturation results in Type II Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation.5 In Drosophila melanogaster, the Golgi pathway is necessary for development and function of the central nervous system,6 whereas in Candida albicans, it is necessary for cell wall integrity and virulence.7The first Arabidopsis thaliana mutant lacking complex N-glycans was reported in 1993.8 Since then, several mutants and transgenic plants altered in N-glycan maturation in the Golgi apparatus have been reported.9–12 Plants with altered N-glycan modification pathways that are devoid of potentially immunogenic complex N-glycans are used for the production of pharmaceutical proteins12,13 and could serve as potential food crops with reduced allergenicity. Until recently, however, plant complex N-glycans have not been associated with essential biological functions in their host plants due to lack of obvious phenotypes of mutant plants defective in complex N-glycan biosynthesis. We recently reported that mutants defective in complex N-glycans show enhanced salt sensitivity, establishing that complex N-glycans are indispensable for certain biological functions.1Our previous study using an OST subunit mutant stt3a indicated that protein glycosylation could affect salt tolerance and root growth of A. thaliana.14 Since OST functions upstream of protein folding processes in the ER, stt3a caused an unfolded protein response (UPR), which is a general ER stress response to protein folding defects, as well as accumulation of under-glycosylated proteins. In our recent study, we tried to address whether the salt stress response of the mutant is caused by an activation of UPR, or by a shortage of functional glycoproteins produced by the cells.1 The cgl1 mutant is defective in N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase in the Golgi apparatus15 and only able to produce oligomannosidic-type N-glycans but not complex-type N-glycans.8 cgl1 mutants exposed to salt stress exhibited root growth arrest and radial swelling similar to stt3a mutants, however, unlike stt3a, the cgl1 mutation did not cause UPR as judged by expression of an UPR marker gene, BiPpro-GUS. This indicated that salt sensitivity of cgl1 (and likely also of stt3a) is due to lack of mature N-glycans essential for functionality of certain glycoprotein(s).We have determined that a membrane-anchored β1,4-endoglucanase, KORRIGAN1/RADIAL SWELLING2 (KOR1/RSW2), which functions in cellulose biosynthesis, is a target of CGL1 and involved in the salt stress response of A. thaliana.1 A temperature sensitive rsw2-1 allele16 showed specific genetic interaction with both cgl1 and stt3a mutations. The corresponding double mutants exhibited spontaneous growth defects at the permissive temperature that were reminiscent of those of rsw2-1 at the restrictive temperature, of cgl1 and stt3a plants treated with salt, and of the rsw1-1 rsw2-1 double mutant that combines two cellulose deficiency mutations. This showed that cgl1 and stt3a enhance cellulose deficiency of rsw2-1, and in turn indicate that the KOR1/RSW2 protein requires complex N-glycans for its function in vivo. Further pyramiding of these mutations resulted in incremental enhancement of growth defects as well as developmental defects of the host plants (Kang et al., (2008), and Fig. 1). Importance of functional cellulose biosynthesis for salt tolerance was further supported by the novel finding of increased salt-sensitivity of rsw2-1 and rsw1-1 single mutants.1Our previous and current data have implications that affect our view of protein N-glycosylation in plants. First, after all, plant complex N-glycans confer important in vivo functions to secreted/secretory glycoproteins, i.e., protect root growth from salt/osmotic stress. In contrast to core oligosaccharides in the ER, which globally affect protein folding, complex N-glycans appear to function at the individual protein level. Second, one of the targets of salt/osmotic stress is a component of the cellulose biosynthesis machinery, namely KOR1/RSW2 that requires complex N-glycans for its function. KOR1/RSW2 provides a link to how complex N-glycans protect plants from salt/osmotic stress. However, the mechanism by which salt stress triggers the growth arrest via KOR1/RSW2 dysfunction is not yet understood. We have previously shown that the root apical meristem of stt3a exhibits cell cycle arrest under salt stress, but cell differentiation and lateral root formation continued in the same root tip.14 This implies that plants, in response to salt stress and compromised cell-wall biosynthesis at the root apical meristem, specifically attenuate cell cycle progression at the old meristem and initiate new meristems. A signal transduction pathway that coordinates cell-wall integrity and cell proliferation is well documented in Sacchromyces cerevisiae, where Protein kinase C1 (Pkc1) and a MAP kinase cascade play essential roles.17 Interestingly, both S. cerevisiae Stt3 and Och1 (a mannosyltransferase in the Golgi apparatus) are involved in the cell-wall integrity pathway.17 In A. thaliana, mutations in the receptor kinase THESEUS1 suppressed hypocotyl elongation defects and ectopic lignification in several cellulose deficient mutants.18 However, since THE1 is expressed in elongation zones but not in cell division zones of root tips, and the1 did not suppress the kor1-1 phenotype,18 it is unlikely that THE1 is involved in the regulation of the salt stress response at the root apical meristem. This implies that dividing cells and expanding cells employ distinct mechanism to sense cellulose deficiency. Understanding how complex N-glycans regulate cell-wall biosynthesis and cell proliferation is an exciting task for the coming years.?
Open in a separate windowFigure 1Scanning electron micrograph of one-week-old wild type (A and D), rsw2-1 stt3a-2 cgl1-T (B and E) and rsw2-1 rsw1-1 stt3a-2 cgl1-T (C and F) seedlings grown at 18°C. Severe growth defects in mutants are obvious. In shoot apical meristem (D–F), aberrant trichome development is seen in rsw2-1 stt3a-2 cgl1-T (E). In rsw2-1 rsw1-1 stt3a-2 cgl1-T (F), the meristem is transformed into unorganized mass of cells. Bars indicate 0.5 mm. 相似文献
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Elena Jeworutzki M. Rob G. Roelfsema Uta Anschütz Elzbieta Krol J. Theo M. Elzenga Georg Felix Thomas Boller Rainer Hedrich Dirk Becker 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》2010,62(3):367-378
The perception of microbes by plants involves highly conserved molecular signatures that are absent from the host and that are collectively referred to as microbe‐associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). The Arabidopsis pattern recognition receptors FLAGELLIN‐SENSING 2 (FLS2) and EF‐Tu receptor (EFR) represent genetically well studied paradigms that mediate defense against bacterial pathogens. Stimulation of these receptors through their cognate ligands, bacterial flagellin or bacterial elongation factor Tu, leads to a defense response and ultimately to increased resistance. However, little is known about the early signaling pathway of these receptors. Here, we characterize this early response in situ, using an electrophysiological approach. In line with a release of negatively charged molecules, voltage recordings of microelectrode‐impaled mesophyll cells and root hairs of Col‐0 Arabidopsis plants revealed rapid, dose‐dependent membrane potential depolarizations in response to either flg22 or elf18. Using ion‐selective microelectrodes, pronounced anion currents were recorded upon application of flg22 and elf18, indicating that the signaling cascades initiated by each of the two receptors converge on the same plasma membrane ion channels. Combined calcium imaging and electrophysiological measurements revealed that the depolarization was superimposed by an increase in cytosolic calcium that was indispensable for depolarization. NADPH oxidase mutants were still depolarized upon elicitor stimulation, suggesting a reactive oxygen species‐independent membrane potential response. Furthermore, electrical signaling in response to either flg22 or elf 18 critically depends on the activity of the FLS2‐associated receptor‐like kinase BAK1, suggesting that activation of FLS2 and EFR lead to BAK1‐dependent, calcium‐associated plasma membrane anion channel opening as an initial step in the pathogen defense pathway. 相似文献
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FLS2 and EFR are pattern recognition receptors in Arabidopsis thaliana perceiving the bacterial proteins flagellin and Elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu). Both receptors belong to the >200 membered protein family of Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinases (LRR-RKs) in Arabidopsis. FLS2 and EFR are engaged in the activation of a common intracellular signal output and they belong to the same subfamily of LRR-RKs, sharing structural features like the intracellular kinase domain and the ectodomain organized in LRRs. On the amino acid sequence level, however, they are only <50% identical even in their kinase domains. In our recently published paper1 we demonstrated that it is possible to create chimeric receptors of EFR and FLS2 that are fully functional in ligand binding and receptor activation. Chimeric receptors consisting of the complete EFR ectodomain and the FLS2 kinase domain proved to be sensitive to elf18, the minimal peptide required for EF-Tu recognition, similar to the native EFR. In chimeric receptors where parts of the FLS2 ectodomain were swapped into the EFR LRR-domain, the receptor function was strongly affected even in cases with only small fragments exchanged. In this addendum we want to address problems and limits but also possibilities and chances of studying receptor functions using a chimeric approach.Key words: pattern recognition receptors, chimeric receptors, MAMP, flagellin perception, FLS2, EFRIn the Arabidopsis genome exist >600 genes that are predicted to encode for receptor-like kinases (RLKs).2,3 More than 200 of them have ectodomains with LRRs. Physiological functions have been attributed only to a rather small percentage of them. Examples for known receptor-ligand pairs in A. thaliana include the well studied BRI1/Brassionlide,4,5 AtPEPR1/Pep25,6 HAESA/IDA7 or CLV1/CLV3.8 While these LRR-RKs detect endogenous ligands, other members of this family function as immunoreceptors that detect ligands indicative of ‘non-self,’ such as pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Examples of such LRR-RKs include FLS2 (Flagellin Sensing 2) and EFR (EF-Tu Receptor) from Arabidopsis and XA21 from rice.9–11 The corresponding ligands have been identified as the flg22-epitope of bacterial flagellin for FLS2, the N-terminus of bacterial EF-Tu represented by the elf18 peptide for EFR, and the sulfated Avr21 peptide from Xanthomonas for XA21, respectively. LRR-ectodomains with related function in pathogen recognition occur also in so-called receptor-like proteins that lack the cytoplasmic kinase domains. Well studied examples include several Cf-receptor proteins which confer resistance against the fungus Cladosporium fulvum (Cf) in a gene-for-gene dependent manner. Thereby, different Cf-proteins function as recognition systems with specificity for factors determined by corresponding AvrCf products of the fungal pathogen.12,13Receptor activation of the well studied receptor BRI1 by its ligand brassinolide involves interaction with a further receptor kinase, BAK1 (BRI1-associated receptor kinase 1).5,14 Most interestingly, BAK1, or one of the four BAK1-related receptor kinases of the SERK protein family, also acts as a co-receptor for the ligand-dependent activation of FLS2, AtPEPR1 and EFR.15–17 It seems that the co-receptor BAK1 plays an important role in activation of receptor kinases, serving different intracellular signaling pathways and output programs.18Up to now, little is known about the molecular details of ligand binding by the ectodomain in the apoplast and how this process leads to activation of the output signaling by the kinase moiety in the cytoplasm. The interaction with the co-receptor BAK1 suggests an activation process involving a ligand-induced intramolecular conformational change of the LRR-RK that then allows heterodimerization with the co-receptor BAK1. An initial task in elucidation of this activation process consists in defining the exact sites in the ectodomains of the receptors that interact with their corresponding ligands. So far, the clearest results for mapping ligand binding sites on LRR-receptor proteins were obtained with directed point mutations within the LRR domains as performed with the tomato receptor-like protein Cf-9,19,20 and the Arabidopsis FLS2. There, a series of directed point mutations helped to map the LRRs 9–15 as a subdomain essential for interaction with the ligand flg22.21 Another interesting and promising approach consists in swaps of receptor sub-domains or exchanges of LRRs. In a remarkable, pioneering experiment this approach was used to produce chimeric receptors with the ectodomain of the brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 from Arabidopsis and the kinase domain of the immunoreceptor XA21 from rice.22 This chimera was reported to recognize the “developmental signal” brassinolide but to trigger characteristic cellular defense responses. In a recent publication23 a domain swap between the ectodomain of the Wall Associated Kinase 1 (WAK1) and EFR was used to gain evidence for a function of the WAK1 ectodomain as a pectin receptor. Chimeric forms of the Cf receptor-like protein were used to identify subdomains carrying the specificity for the corresponding effectors from the C. fulvum pathogens.24 However, as a limitation of this analysis, for none of these tomato resistance proteins a direct interaction with the corresponding effector proteins of the pathogen could be demonstrated so far.25In our work, recently published in the Journal of Biochemistry,1 we used the Arabidopsis thaliana receptors FLS2 and EFR to generate receptor chimeras. The main goal was to study the elf18 binding site in the EFR LRR-domain. In initial attempts we used EFR-constructs lacking some of the LRRs to narrow down the interaction site on the ectodomain. However, all of these truncated ectodomain versions lacking the transmembrane domain or more turned out to be unable in binding elf18 and triggering responses. In a second approach, we used the replacement of receptor parts with fragments from the structurally related receptor AtFLS2. These chimeras were tested for proper expression, localization, functionality in several plant defence related assays and affinity for the ligand elf18 in binding assays. The chimera with the complete EFR ectodomain swapped to the Kinase of FLS2 was fully functional as EF-Tu receptor. Since both receptors are known to trigger the same set of defense responses this might be not unexpected. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that the two receptors show ∼45% sequence identity in their kinase domain, a degree of identity also shared with the kinase domains of receptors involved in other output programs, like BRI1. The 21 LRRs of EFR are sufficient for specifying full affinity for the elf18 as a ligand (Receptor Ethylene response Oxidative burst FRK-promoter induction Binding affinitiy for elf18 EFR ≥0.01 nM ≥0.01 nM ≥0.001 nM IC50 ∼10 nM E-oJM/F ≥0.01 nM ≥0.01 nM ≥0.001 nM IC50 ∼10 nM E-21/F ≥10 nM ≥10 nM ≥0.1 nM IC50 ∼10 nM E-19/F no response no response no response no binding F-6/E no response ≥1,000 nM no response IC50 ∼100 nM