The involvement of peroxidases in soybean seedlings’ defense against infestation of cowpea aphid

Changes in the level of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and activity of peroxidases towards phenolic substrates (EC 1.11.1.7) such as pyrogallol (PPX), syringaldazine (SPX) and guaiacol (GPX), and cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase (cAPX, EC 1.11.1.11) in response to infestation of cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) were analyzed in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. “Nam Dan”) at the V3 stage (first two trifoliate leaves fully developed, third trifoliate leaf unrolled) for 96 h post-infestation (hpi). Influence of A. craccivora at a varied population size (10, 20 and 30 individuals per each soybean plant) caused a burst of H₂O₂ generation in the aphid-infested leaves at 12 hpi. Paralleling the H₂O₂ accumulation, peroxidase activity in all the infested plants remarkably increased and was significantly higher than that observed in controls (uninfested plants). The cascade of enzymes induced was continuously overlapped by the early enhancement of SPX within 6–24 hpi, an expression of cAPX (12–48 hpi) followed by an accumulation of GPX (24–72 hpi) and PPX (24–96 hpi). The differential induction of SPX, GPX, PPX and cAPX resulted in a rapid reduction of H₂O₂ content in aphid-infested leaves, and the activity of peroxidase was closely correlated with the intensity of A. craccivora infestation around the defined points of time at which the activity of each enzyme reached the maximum level. The increase in activity of peroxidases matched their function as controlling accumulation of H₂O₂ and detoxifying this reactive oxygen product when soybean plants were challenged with cowpea aphid. Furthermore, peroxidases could directly deter cowpea aphid feeding through other functions such as the anti-nutritive and/or toxicological defenses and/or limiting the penetration of aphid stylets into plant tissues via participating to strengthen and reinforce the cell wall barrier. These results indicated that peroxidases may be some elements of the defense system that increased the resistance of G. max cv. “Nam Dan” to infestation of A. craccivora.     

外源茉莉酸甲酯诱导抗性与敏感稗草对二氯喹啉酸抗性的差异及机理

以遗传背景一致的抗二氯喹啉酸型和敏感型稗草为供试材料,分析了经外源茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)预处理后,稗草种群间应对二氯喹啉酸胁迫的抗性水平及4种内源激素含量的变化。结果表明: 外源MeJA处理可显著提高抗性稗草对二氯喹啉酸的抗性,而对敏感稗草的抗性影响不显著。供试稗草间植株体内生长素(IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)、水杨酸(SA)和茉莉酸(JA)的含量及其变化幅度存在显著差异。二氯喹啉酸处理显著增加了稗草ABA、SA和JA的含量,且敏感稗草ABA和JA含量升高幅度明显高于抗性稗草;外源MeJA预处理能显著增强二氯喹啉酸对稗草ABA和JA含量的诱导,且敏感稗草变化幅度较大。表明敏感稗草较快的激素变化不利于其应对除草剂胁迫,抗性稗草相对平缓的激素变化赋予了其对除草剂的适应性,且MeJA处理增强了其对二氯喹啉酸的抗性。稗草植株体内ABA和JA激素信号在其抵抗二氯喹啉酸胁迫过程中可能发挥重要的生物学功能。     

The Amidohydrolases IAR3 and ILL6 Contribute to Jasmonoyl-Isoleucine Hormone Turnover and Generate 12-Hydroxyjasmonic Acid Upon Wounding in Arabidopsis Leaves

Jasmonates (JAs) are a class of signaling compounds that mediate complex developmental and adaptative responses in plants. JAs derive from jasmonic acid (JA) through various enzymatic modifications, including conjugation to amino acids or oxidation, yielding an array of derivatives. The main hormonal signal, jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine (JA-Ile), has been found recently to undergo catabolic inactivation by cytochrome P450-mediated oxidation. We characterize here two amidohydrolases, IAR3 and ILL6, that define a second pathway for JA-Ile turnover during the wound response in Arabidopsis leaves. Biochemical and genetic evidence indicates that these two enzymes cleave the JA-Ile signal, but act also on the 12OH-JA-Ile conjugate. We also show that unexpectedly, the abundant accumulation of tuberonic acid (12OH-JA) after wounding originates partly through a sequential pathway involving (i) conjugation of JA to Ile, (ii) oxidation of the JA-Ile conjugate, and (iii) cleavage under the action of the amidohydrolases. The coordinated actions of oxidative and hydrolytic branches in the jasmonate pathway highlight novel mechanisms of JA-Ile hormone turnover and redefine the dynamic metabolic grid of jasmonate conversion in the wound response.     

Biochemical characterization of enoyl reductase involved in Type II fatty acid synthesis in the intestinal coccidium Eimeria tenella (Phylum Apicomplexa)

Moniliophthora perniciosa is the causative agent of witches' broom disease in Theobroma cacao. Exogenously provided abscisic acid (ABA), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), jasmonic acid (JA), and salicylic acid (SA) promoted mycelial growth, suggesting the ability of the pathogen to metabolize plant hormones. ABA, IAA, JA, and SA were found endogenously in the mycelium and in the fruiting body of the pathogen. The pathogen contained high amounts of SA in the mycelium (0.5+/-0.04 microg g(-1) DW) and IAA (2+/-0.6 microg g(-1) DW) in the basidiocarps. Growth of the mycelium in the presence of host leaves for 10 days did not affect ABA or JA content of the leaves but IAA and SA increased 2.5- and 11-fold, respectively. The amounts of IAA and SA in infected leaves increased beyond the levels of the uninfected leaves and suggest a synergistic response to host-pathogen interaction. The ability of M. perniciosa to produce and sustain growth in the presence of elevated endogenous IAA and SA levels during colonization indicates that these phytohormones contribute to its pathogenicity.     

The interaction with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or Trichoderma harzianum alters the shoot hormonal profile in melon plants

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and Trichoderma harzianum are known to affect plant growth and disease resistance through interaction with phytohormone synthesis or transport in the plant. Cross-talk between these microorganisms and their host plants normally occurs in nature and may affect plant resistance. Simultaneous quantification in the shoots of melon plants revealed significant changes in the levels of several hormones in response to inoculation with T. harzianum and two different AMF (Glomus intraradices and Glomus mosseae). Analysis of zeatin (Ze), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA) and abscisic acid (ABA) in the shoot showed common and divergent responses of melon plants to G. intraradices and G. mosseae. T. harzianum effected systemic increases in Ze, IAA, ACC, SA, JA and ABA. The interaction of T. harzianum and the AMF with the plant produced a characteristic hormonal profile, which differed from that produced by inoculation with each microorganism singly, suggesting an attenuation of the plant response, related to the hormones SA, JA and ethylene. These results are discussed in relation to their involvement in biomass allocation and basal resistance against Fusarium wilt.     

Plant‐mediated species networks: the modulating role of herbivore density

1. When herbivores of distinct feeding guilds, such as phloem feeders and leaf chewers, interact, the outcome of these interactions often shows facilitation. However, whether this facilitation turns into competition at stronger herbivory pressure remains unknown. 2. Using an integrative approach that links ecological processes (behavioural choices of insects) with physiological plant mechanisms (nutrient and phytohormone levels) for the wild crucifer Brassica nigra (L.) Koch., this study evaluates preferences of leaf chewers for plants previously infested with several densities of the specialist aphid Brevicoryne brassicae L. (Hemiptera, Aphididae). As leaf chewers, four species of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) were selected that differ in their degree of specialisation in crucifers. 3. These results show that, whereas at low and medium aphid densities caterpillars displayed a preference for aphid‐infested plants or no preference, at high aphid infestation density, all four species of caterpillar preferred uninfested plants, with a significant difference for Pieris rapae and Mamestra brassicae. 4. In contrast to our expectation, the consistent preference for uninfested plants at a high aphid density could not be associated with a decrease in plant nutrition. However, while jasmonate concentrations [i.e. 12‐oxo‐phytodienoic acid and jasmonic acid (JA)] at medium aphid‐density infestation decreased compared with low levels of infestation, at high infestation level, the jasmonates JA as well as JA conjugated with the amino acid isoleucine were present at higher levels compared with low‐infestation treatments. 5. This work provides evidence that positive interactions observed in herbivore communities can be transient, leading to negative interactions mediated by changes in plant defences rather than in plant nutrition.     

Aridity promotes differences in proline and phytohormone levels in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinus pinaster</Emphasis> populations from contrasting environments

We analysed proline, abscisic acid, (ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), indole acetic acid (IAA) and salicylic acid (SA) accumulation after summer drought at two Pinus pinaster provenance-progeny trial sites. The aim of the study was to evaluate P. pinaster phenotypic plasticity and intraspecific variation in the endogenous concentrations of these metabolites and to determine the best stress indicators for family and population discrimination. The environmental effect was remarkable, as striking differences between the sites were obtained for all indicators except for SA, which was unaffected by the environmental conditions. The levels of proline, ABA and IAA were higher in the xeric than in the mesic site. In contrast, JA was higher in the mesic site. The higher variation displayed at the family level led to family differences for all parameters and sites. Differences in proline and ABA between populations were exclusively found in the xeric site, where the population from the wet climate showed higher accumulation. This study provides evidence for differentiation among P. pinaster populations and families in their plastic responses to drought and highlights the importance of considering intraspecific variability when evaluating biochemical stress indicators in environmental studies.     

外源硫化氢对盐碱胁迫下裸燕麦叶片有机酸和激素含量的影响

为探讨外源硫化氢(H₂S)对盐碱胁迫下植物有机酸和激素水平的调控效应,以裸燕麦(Avena nuda)为材料,研究喷施50μmol·L^-1H₂S供体硫氢化钠(NaHS)溶液对3.00 g·kg^-1盐碱胁迫下叶片有机酸、激素含量和产量性状的影响。结果表明：盐碱胁迫显著提高了琥珀酸、丁烯二酸、苹果酸、葡萄糖醛酸和总有机酸含量,显著降低了焦谷氨酸、茉莉酸-异亮氨酸(JA-Ile)、反式-玉米素(tZ)和N⁶-(Δ²-异戊烯)腺嘌呤(iP)含量。喷施NaHS溶液显著提高盐碱胁迫下裸燕麦叶片中3-羟基-3-甲基谷氨酸、吲哚乙酸(IAA)、赤霉素A₇(GA₇)、茉莉酸甲酯(MJA)、iP含量和IAA/ABA比值,显著降低葡萄糖醛酸、赤霉素A₃(GA₃)、赤霉素A₄(GA₄)、总赤霉素(GA_S)、1-氨基环丙烷羧酸(A...     

Endophytic bacteria in sunflower (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Helianthus annuus </Emphasis>L.): isolation,characterization, and production of jasmonates and abscisic acid in culture medium

This study was designed to isolate and characterize endophytic bacteria from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) grown under irrigation and water stress (drought) conditions, to analyze growth of isolated bacteria under drought condition, and to evaluate the ability of bacteria isolated from plants cultivated under drought to produce jasmonates (JAs) and abscisic acid (ABA). Bacteria were isolated from soil samples collected when sunflower plants were at the end of the vegetative stage. A total of 29 endophytic strains were isolated from plants grown under irrigation or drought condition. Eight strains (termed SF1 through SF8) were selected based on nitrogen-fixing ability. All eight strains showed positive catalase and oxidase activities; five strains (SF2, SF3, SF4, SF5, SF7) solubilized phosphates; none of the strains produced siderophores. Strains SF2, SF3, SF4, and SF5, the ones with the highest phosphate solubilization ability, strongly inhibited growth of the pathogenic fungi Verticillum orense and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum but had less inhibitory effect on Alternaria sp. Among the eight strains, SF2 showed 99.9% sequence homology with Achromobacter xiloxidans or Alcaligenes sp., while the other seven showed 99.9% homology with Bacillus pumilus. Strains SF2, SF3, and SF4 grown in control medium produced jasmonic acid (JA), 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA), and ABA. These three strains did not differ in amount of JA or OPDA produced. ABA content was higher than that of JA, and production of both ABA and JA increased under drought condition. The characteristics of these isolated bacterial strains have technological implications for inoculant formulation and improved growth of sunflower crops.     

Jasmonic acid and salicylic acid play minor roles in stomatal regulation by CO2, abscisic acid,darkness, vapor pressure deficit and ozone

Jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) regulate stomatal closure, preventing pathogen invasion into plants. However, to what extent abscisic acid (ABA), SA and JA interact, and what the roles of SA and JA are in stomatal responses to environmental cues, remains unclear. Here, by using intact plant gas-exchange measurements in JA and SA single and double mutants, we show that stomatal responsiveness to CO₂, light intensity, ABA, high vapor pressure deficit and ozone either did not or, for some stimuli only, very slightly depended upon JA and SA biosynthesis and signaling mutants, including dde2, sid2, coi1, jai1, myc2 and npr1 alleles. Although the stomata in the mutants studied clearly responded to ABA, CO₂, light and ozone, ABA-triggered stomatal closure in npr1-1 was slightly accelerated compared with the wild type. Stomatal reopening after ozone pulses was quicker in the coi1-16 mutant than in the wild type. In intact Arabidopsis plants, spraying with methyl-JA led to only a modest reduction in stomatal conductance 80 min after treatment, whereas ABA and CO₂ induced pronounced stomatal closure within minutes. We could not document a reduction of stomatal conductance after spraying with SA. Coronatine-induced stomatal opening was initiated slowly after 1.5–2.0 h, and reached a maximum by 3 h after spraying intact plants. Our results suggest that ABA, CO₂ and light are major regulators of rapid guard cell signaling, whereas JA and SA could play only minor roles in the whole-plant stomatal response to environmental cues in Arabidopsis and Solanum lycopersicum (tomato).     

Community structure and abundance of insects in response to early‐season aphid infestation in wild cabbage populations

1. Changes in the arthropod community structure can be attributed to differences in constitutively expressed plant traits or those that change depending on environmental conditions such as herbivory. Early‐season herbivory may have community‐wide effects on successive insect colonisation of host plants and the identity of the initially inducing insect may determine the direction and strength of the effects on the dynamics and composition of the associated insect community. 2. Previous studies have addressed the effect of early infestation with a chewing herbivore. In the present study, the effect of early infestation was investigated with a phloem‐feeding aphid [Brevicoryne brassicae L. (Hemiptera, Aphididae)] on the insect community associated with three wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) populations, which are known to differ in defence chemistry, throughout the season in field experiments. 3. Aphid infestation had asymmetric effects on the associated insect community and only influenced the abundance of the natural enemies of aphids, but not that of chewing herbivores and their natural enemies. The effect size of aphid infestation further depended on the cabbage population. 4. Aphid feeding has been previously reported to promote host‐plant quality for chewing herbivores, which has been attributed to antagonism between the two major defence signalling pathways controlled by the hormones salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA), respectively. Our results show no effects of early infestation by aphids on chewing herbivores, suggesting the absence of long‐term JA–SA antagonism. 5. Investigating the effects of the identity of an early‐season coloniser and genotypic variation among plant populations on insect community dynamics are important in understanding insect–plant community ecology.     

Aphid induction of phytohormones in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Medicago truncatula</Emphasis> is dependent upon time post-infestation,aphid density and the genotypes of both plant and insect

This study examined the induction of the defence-related hormones jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA) and the phytoalexin medicarpin in Medicago truncatula when challenged by the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. There was some induction of hormones in the compatible interaction between A. pisum clone N116 and M. truncatula cultivar DZA315, whereas JA, SA and medicarpin exhibited more significant increases in foliage concentration during the incompatible interaction between A. pisum clone PS01 and M. truncatula cultivar Jemalong A17. Foliar concentration of JA, SA and medicarpin exhibited a positive relationship with aphid density after 3-day feeding, whereas ABA was not affected by the presence of aphids. When aphids were restricted to a single leaf using plastic tubes, JA, SA and medicarpin displayed strong local induction, whereas there were no significant systemic increases in uninfested leaves. Medicarpin and SA appeared to increase with duration of aphid feeding, whereas JA showed a more transient increase in concentration 24 h after challenge commenced. Results suggest that increases in JA, SA and medicarpin are associated with M. truncatula resistance to particular clones of A. pisum. The variation in concentration of the defence-related compounds recorded with regard to aphid density, duration of challenge, genotypes of plant and aphids, and between locally challenged and distant leaves reinforces the need for consideration of these experimental factors when generalizing about the plant defence processes that occur during aphid–plant interactions.     

植物的环境信号分子茉莉酸及其生物学功能

茉莉酸信号分子参与植物生长发育众多生理过程的调控,尤其是作为环境信号分子能有效地介导植物对生物及非生物胁迫的防御反应。迄今已知具有信号分子生理功能的至少包括茉莉酸(jasmonic acid,JA)以及茉莉酸甲酯(methyl jasmonate,Me JA)和茉莉酸-异亮氨酸复合物(jasmonoyl-isoleucine,JA-Ile)等茉莉酸衍生物,统称为茉莉酸类化合物(jasmonates,JAs)。从环境信号分子角度介绍了茉莉酸信号的启动(环境信号感知与转导、茉莉酸类化合物合成)、传递(局部传递、维管束传输、空气传播)和生物学功能(茉莉酸信号受体、调控的转录因子、参与的生物学过程)。     

不同磷水平下小麦-蚕豆间作根系形态的变化及其与内源激素的关系

采用水培方法,研究了不同磷水平下小麦-蚕豆间作体系根系形态变化及其与内源激素的相关关系。结果表明: 与单作小麦相比,在低磷(1/2P)水平下,小麦-蚕豆间作能显著增加小麦的根长,显著减少小麦根系的平均直径,显著增加根系的表面积;在常规磷(P)水平下,间作能显著降低小麦根系的平均直径,有增加小麦根长和根表面积的趋势;与单作蚕豆相比,间作能明显促进蚕豆根系的增长,同时增加蚕豆根表面积。在1/2P水平下,间作能显著提高小麦和蚕豆根系中的生长素(IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)、水杨酸(SA)和茉莉酸(JA)含量;在P水平下,间作能显著提高小麦根系中的IAA、ABA和JA含量,单、间作小麦根系中的SA含量没有显著差异,间作显著增加了蚕豆根系中ABA和SA含量,单、间作蚕豆根系中的IAA和JA含量无显著差异。单作条件下,小麦和蚕豆根系中的内源激素(IAA、ABA、SA和JA)含量与其根系形态(根长、根平均直径和根表面积)无显著相关性;间作条件下,小麦和蚕豆根系中的IAA含量与根长和根表面积之间存在明显的正相关关系。由此可见,小麦-蚕豆间作能够诱导小麦和蚕豆根系IAA的增加。这种变化可能是驱动间作系统根系形态变化的重要因子。     

朱砂叶螨刺吸胁迫对玉米防御信号分子的诱导作用

【目的】探明朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus持续为害对玉米Zea mays叶片内茉莉酸(jasmonic acid,JA)、水杨酸(salicylic acid,SA)、乙烯(ethylene,ET)、一氧化氮(nitricoxide,NO)、脱落酸(abscisic acid,ABA)和过氧化氢(hydrogen peroxide,H2O2)6个防御信号分子的诱导作用。【方法】室内人工接螨(10,20和30头/叶),采用分光光度法(SP)、高效液相色谱法(HPLC)和酶联免疫法(ELISA),测定了朱砂叶螨持续为害0,24,48,72和96 h后,玉米幼苗叶片内6个信号分子的含量。【结果】朱砂叶螨持续刺吸为害玉米幼苗叶片后,JA,ABA和H2O23个信号分子含量在叶螨刺吸为害24 h内迅速上升,在24 h时达高峰值,叶螨密度为30头/叶时其含量分别为同期未接螨对照的4.13,3.84和3.20倍,24-48 h内迅速下降;此后,ABA和H2O2含量维持在较低水平,而JA含量在48-96 h内又上升至次高峰值。NO含量则在24-48 h内上升较快,48 h时达最高,叶螨密度为30头/叶时其含量为同期未接螨对照的5.09倍。SA和ET含量在96 h内均随刺吸时间的延长而增大,96 h时最高,叶螨密度为30头/叶时其含量分别为同期未接螨对照的5.17和2.99倍。叶螨密度为30头/叶时,6个信号分子含量均显著高于同期未接螨对照(P0.05)。【结论】朱砂叶螨为害对玉米叶片内JA,SA,ET,NO,ABA和H2O2均具有诱导作用,且6个信号分子在叶螨持续为害玉米叶片后循序被诱导。     

宁夏枸杞对枸杞瘿螨为害的内源激素响应及外源水杨酸对枸杞瘿螨的影响

为探索宁夏枸杞对枸杞瘿螨致瘿过程诱导的激素响应及外源水杨酸对枸杞瘿螨的影响,利用LC-MS/MS技术对枸杞瘿螨为害后宁夏枸杞叶片中水杨酸(SA)、茉莉酸(JA)、生长素(Auxin)和脱落酸(ABA)4种内源激素进行测定,并通过浸叶法研究外源SA对枸杞瘿螨侵染过程、虫瘿生长和种群增长的影响。结果表明: 枸杞瘿螨的致瘿行为可引发枸杞叶片中多种内源激素产生变化,其中SA和JA的变化最显著,分别是对照组含量的4.0和13.0倍,而Auxin和ABA的变化不显著;外源SA对枸杞瘿螨虫瘿生长有显著抑制作用,且随时间的延长,抑制作用增强,同时虫瘿内瘿螨种群数量受到显著抑制。枸杞瘿螨能够同时诱导枸杞产生SA和JA抗性,外源SA对枸杞瘿螨虫瘿生长和瘿螨种群数量均具有显著抑制作用,利用外源SA防治枸杞瘿螨具有一定的应用前景。