Plastid omega3-fatty acid desaturase-dependent accumulation of a systemic acquired resistance inducing activity in petiole exudates of Arabidopsis thaliana is independent of jasmonic acid

Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is an inducible defense mechanism that is activated throughout the plant, subsequent to localized inoculation with a pathogen. The establishment of SAR requires translocation of an unknown signal from the pathogen-inoculated leaf to the distal organs, where salicylic acid-dependent defenses are activated. We demonstrate here that petiole exudates (PeXs) collected from Arabidopsis leaves inoculated with an avirulent (Avr) Pseudomonas syringae strain promote resistance when applied to Arabidopsis, tomato ( Lycopersicum esculentum ) and wheat ( Triticum aestivum ). Arabidopsis FATTY ACID DESATURASE7 ( FAD7 ), SUPPRESSOR OF FATTY ACID DESATURASE DEFICIENCY1 ( SFD1 ) and SFD2 genes are required for accumulation of the SAR-inducing activity. In contrast to Avr PeX from wild-type plants, Avr PeXs from fad7 , sfd1 and sfd2 mutants were unable to activate SAR when applied to wild-type plants. However, the SAR-inducing activity was reconstituted by mixing Avr PeXs collected from fad7 and sfd1 with Avr PeX from the SAR-deficient dir1 mutant. Since FAD7 , SFD1 and SFD2 are involved in plastid glycerolipid biosynthesis and SAR is also compromised in the Arabidopsis monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthase1 mutant we suggest that a plastid glycerolipid-dependent factor is required in Avr PeX along with the DIR1- encoded lipid transfer protein for long-distance signaling in SAR. FAD7 -synthesized lipids provide fatty acids for synthesis of jasmonic acid (JA). However, co-infiltration of JA and methylJA with Avr PeX from fad7 and sfd1 did not reconstitute the SAR-inducing activity. In addition, JA did not co-purify with the SAR-inducing activity confirming that JA is not the mobile signal in SAR.     

Nitric oxide modulates ozone-induced cell death, hormone biosynthesis and gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

Nitric oxide (NO) is involved together with reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the activation of various stress responses in plants. We have used ozone (O₃) as a tool to elicit ROS-activated stress responses, and to activate cell death in plant leaves. Here, we have investigated the roles and interactions of ROS and NO in the induction and regulation of O₃-induced cell death. Treatment with O₃ induced a rapid accumulation of NO, which started from guard cells, spread to adjacent epidermal cells and eventually moved to mesophyll cells. During the later time points, NO production coincided with the formation of hypersensitive response (HR)-like lesions. The NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and O₃ individually induced a large set of defence-related genes; however, in a combined treatment SNP attenuated the O₃ induction of salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis and other defence-related genes. Consistent with this, SNP treatment also decreased O₃-induced SA accumulation. The O₃-sensitive mutant rcd1 was found to be an NO overproducer; in contrast, Atnoa1/rif1 ( Arabidopsis nitric oxide associated 1/resistant to inhibition by FSM1 ), a mutant with decreased production of NO, was also O₃ sensitive. This, together with experiments combining O₃ and the NO donor SNP suggested that NO can modify signalling, hormone biosynthesis and gene expression in plants during O₃ exposure, and that a functional NO production is needed for a proper O₃ response. In summary, NO is an important signalling molecule in the response to O₃.     

甜菜夜蛾的抗性及抗性机理研究进展

甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua(Hübner)是世界性农业害虫,近年来在我国由次要害虫上升为主要害虫。甜菜夜蛾对很多种化学杀虫剂和生物杀虫剂产生了抗性。本文分别阐述了甜菜夜蛾对常用杀虫剂如有机磷类、拟除虫菊酯类、氨基甲酸酯类、生长调节类杀虫剂、Bt杀虫剂等的抗性发展现状,并且对抗药性机理进行了总结,提出了抗性治理措施。     

甜菜夜蛾抗药性研究现状

就有关甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua(Hbner)对常用杀虫剂的抗药性现状作综述。甜菜夜蛾对拟除虫菊酯类、有机磷类、氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂已产生了较高水平的抗药性,其中山东泰安抗性种群对氯氟氰菊酯的抗性高达2445.5倍;对多杀菌素等生物杀虫剂产生了中低水平的抗性;对昆虫生长调节剂如虫酰肼的敏感性也有所降低,但昆虫生长调节剂依然是比较理想的防治药剂。对交互抗性及抗性治理也作了阐述。     

The BOS loci of Arabidopsis are required for resistance to Botrytis cinerea infection

Three Botrytis-susceptible mutants bos2, bos3, and bos4 which define independent and novel genetic loci required for Arabidopsis resistance to Botrytis cinerea were isolated. The bos2 mutant is susceptible to B. cinerea but retains wild-type levels of resistance to other pathogens tested, indicative of a defect in a response pathway more specific to B. cinerea. The bos3 and bos4 mutants also show increased susceptibility to Alternaria brassicicola, another necrotrophic pathogen, suggesting a broader role for these loci in resistance. bos4 shows the broadest range of effects on resistance, being more susceptible to avirulent strain of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Interestingly, bos3 is more resistant than wild-type plants to virulent strains of the biotrophic pathogen Peronospora parasitica and the bacterial pathogen P. syringae pv. tomato. The Pathogenesis Related gene 1 (PR-1), a molecular marker of the salicylic acid (SA)-dependent resistance pathway, shows a wild-type pattern of expression in bos2, while in bos3 this gene was expressed at elevated levels, both constitutively and in response to pathogen challenge. In bos4 plants, PR-1 expression was reduced compared with wild type in response to B. cinerea and SA. In bos3, the mutant most susceptible to B. cinerea and with the highest expression of PR-1, removal of SA resulted in reduced PR-1 expression but no change to the B. cinerea response. Expression of the plant defensin gene PDF1-2 was generally lower in bos mutants compared with wild-type plants, with a particularly strong reduction in bos3. Production of the phytoalexin camalexin is another well-characterized plant defense response. The bos2 and bos4 mutants accumulate reduced levels of camalexin whereas bos3 accumulates significantly higher levels of camalexin than wild-type plants in response to B. cinerea. The BOS2, BOS3, and BOS4 loci may affect camalexin levels and responsiveness to ethylene and jasmonate. The three new mutants appear to mediate disease responses through mechanisms independent of the previously described BOS1 gene. Based on the differences in the phenotypes of the bos mutants, it appears that they affect different points in defense response pathways.     

甜菜夜蛾的饲养方法介绍

介绍一种甜菜夜蛾的室内饲养方法 ,采用本方法累代饲养甜菜夜蛾 8代 ,平均蛹重达 1 1 2 .9mg ,平均化蛹率 97% ,平均羽化率为 91 .3% ,室内饲养结果表明 ,该饲养方法可用于室内大量饲养甜菜夜蛾     

甜菜夜蛾田间种群的药剂敏感性测定

采用浸叶法测定福建省4个甜菜夜蛾田间种群对9种杀虫剂的敏感性。结果表明,甜菜夜蛾田间种群对乙酰甲胺磷、氯氰菊酯、毒死蜱、灭多威、顺式氯氰菊酯、定虫隆、氟虫脲、虫螨腈、虫酰肼的敏感性差异明显,LC50值分别为5272.75-6799.33、2387.34-3741.94、198.86-621.55、324.55-1124.94、133.20-399.67、19.34-72.68、38.92-134.11、2.38-3.06和4.84-5.76 mg.L-1;甜菜夜蛾田间种群对杀虫剂的敏感性在不同地区间也存在明显差异。2001-2002年,福州和漳州甜菜夜蛾种群对虫螨腈的敏感性分别下降3.96和5.30倍,福州种群对虫酰肼、顺式氯氰菊酯、毒死蜱和灭多威的敏感性也分别下降3.60、3.61、2.87和1.43倍,但田间种群对定虫隆、氟虫脲的敏感性有所恢复。     

甜菜夜蛾发生规律及其防治研究

甜菜夜蛾在福建漳州龙海每年发生9－10年,3月中下旬开始发生,4－10月份是该虫为害农作物的严重时期,其中8－9月份为全年发生危害的高峰期,通过田间药效试验,评价了不同类型的12种杀虫剂对甜菜夜蛾的防治效果,结果表明,除尽,菜喜以及米满对田间甜菜夜蛾具有较好的防效,锐颈特,杀虫单,敌杀死等药剂对田间甜菜夜蛾几乎失去防效。     

甜菜夜蛾对甲氧虫酰肼抗药性选育及其抗性生化机理初探

在室内用甲氧虫酰肼对甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua(Hübner)幼虫进行抗药性选育,经过13代汰选,甜菜夜蛾抗性种群(Met-R)对甲氧虫酰肼的抗性倍数为4.19倍;交互抗性测定发现,Met-R甜菜夜蛾对毒死蜱、高效氯氰菊酯、虫螨腈、虫酰肼、甲胺基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐等药剂的交互抗性比值在1.05～2.07之间,不存在交互抗性。离体酶活性测定结果表明,Met-R甜菜夜蛾5龄幼虫中肠谷胱甘肽S-转移酶比活力是相对敏感种群(SS)甜菜夜蛾的2.44倍,存在显著性差异,说明谷胱甘肽S-转移酶活性增强可能与甜菜夜蛾对甲氧虫酰肼产生抗药性有关;但Met-R甜菜夜蛾全酯酶催化活性与SS的无显著性差异,说明其抗药性可能与酯酶无关。     

Effect of jasmonic acid on morphogenesis and photosynthetic pigment level in Arabidopsis seedlings grown under green light

The role of jasmonic acid (JA) in plant photomorhogenesis under green light (GL) was studied. The effect of GL of different intensity (8.1 and 18.1 W/m²) with or without 1 μM JA treatment on growth of plants and photosynthetic pigment level was compared for two types of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Landsberg erecta ecotype plants: Ler, the wild type, and hy4, a mutant. A much more pronounced growth of hypocotyls and cotyledons of Ler plants in GL was observed compared to that of hy4 with suppressed cryptochrome 1 (cry1), a GL photoreceptor. Treatment with JA in GL caused retardation of hypocotyl and cotyledon growth of Ler plants; however, it stimulated their growth in hy4 plants. JA reduced the chlorophyll a and total carotenoids levels in cotyledons of Arabidopsis plants in GL. Blocked GL signal transduction due to the absence of cry1 in hy4, as well as the higher intensity of GL reduced the negative effect of exogenous JA on growth of cotyledons and photosynthetic pigments. The data obtained provide a basis for discussion of interaction between the JA and GL signals in the growth regulation controlled by cry1. Original Russian Text ? I.F. Golovatskaya, R.A. Karnachuk, 2008, published in Fiziologiya Rastenii, 2008, Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 240–244.     

The level of jasmonic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana and Phaseolus coccineus plants under heavy metal stress

The effect of heavy metal stress as a potent abiotic elicitor for triggering an accumulation of jasmonic acid (JA) was investigated. Copper and cadmium in in vivo conditions induced accumulation of jasmonates in mature leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana and in young and oldest Phaseolus coccineus plants. The dynamics of jasmonate accumulation showed a biphasic character in both plants. In the first phase, after 7 (A. thaliana) or 14 h (P. coccineus) of exposure to Cu or Cd, a rapid increase of JA level occurred, followed by a rapid decrease observed during 7 successive hours. In the next phase, a repeated but slow increase of JA content occurred. The heavy metal stress induced in particular a more stable (3R,7R) form of jasmonates. These results indicate that JA is connected with the mechanism of toxic action of both heavy metals in plants, differentially reacting to exogenous JA and possessing variable dynamics depending on the plants studied as well as their growth stage.     

Salicylic acid dependent signaling promotes basal thermotolerance but is not essential for acquired thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Salicylic acid (SA) is reported to protect plants from heat shock (HS), but insufficient is known about its role in thermotolerance or how this relates to SA signaling in pathogen resistance. We tested thermotolerance and expression of pathogenesis-related (PR) and HS proteins (HSPs) in Arabidopsis thaliana genotypes with modified SA signaling: plants with the SA hydroxylase NahG transgene, the nonexpresser of PR proteins (npr1) mutant, and the constitutive expressers of PR proteins (cpr1 and cpr5) mutants. At all growth stages from seeds to 3-week-old plants, we found evidence for SA-dependent signaling in basal thermotolerance (i.e. tolerance of HS without prior heat acclimation). Endogenous SA correlated with basal thermotolerance, with the SA-deficient NahG and SA-accumulating cpr5 genotypes having lowest and highest thermotolerance, respectively. SA promoted thermotolerance during the HS itself and subsequent recovery. Recovery from HS apparently involved an NPR1-dependent pathway but thermotolerance during HS did not. SA reduced electrolyte leakage, indicating that it induced membrane thermoprotection. PR-1 and Hsp17.6 were induced by SA or HS, indicating common factors in pathogen and HS responses. SA-induced Hsp17.6 expression had a different dose-response to PR-1 expression. HS-induced Hsp17.6 protein appeared more slowly in NahG. However, SA only partially induced HSPs. Hsp17.6 induction by HS was more substantial than by SA, and we found no SA effect on Hsp101 expression. All genotypes, including NahG and npr1, were capable of expression of HSPs and acquisition of HS tolerance by prior heat acclimation. Although SA promotes basal thermotolerance, it is not essential for acquired thermotolerance.     

甜菜夜蛾田间种群对甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐和高效氯氰菊酯的代谢抗性机制

甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua(Hübner)云南晋宁、上海奉贤和江苏六合种群对甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐抗性为45～437倍,对高效氯氰菊酯抗性为211～555倍,对其它药剂抗性不明显。这3个田间种群3龄幼虫多功能氧化酶、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶和酯酶的活力分别为室内敏感种群的2.7～8.4倍、1.9～8.6倍和1.6～5.7倍。多功能氧化酶抑制剂PBO和酯酶抑制剂DEF对甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐的增效比为1.2～4.3和1.3～7.7;PBO和DEF对高效氯氰菊酯的增效比为1.8～58和3.6～245;谷胱甘肽S-转移酶抑制剂DEM对这2种药剂均无增效作用。上述结果表明,解毒代谢增强可能是甜菜夜蛾田间种群对甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐和高效氯氰菊酯的重要抗性机理,与酯酶和多功能氧化酶活性升高有关,与谷胱甘肽S-转移酶活性升高无关。本文的研究结果还表明,对于代谢抗性机理复杂的多抗性田间种群,根据不同解毒酶抑制剂对药剂的增效作用判断不同解毒代谢酶在抗性形成中的作用更加可靠。