青枯劳尔氏菌多基因家族Ⅲ型效应蛋白在植物病害发展及防御系统中的作用（英文）

青枯劳尔氏菌是导致多种重要经济作物毁灭性枯萎(bacterial wilt)的一种土传病害,严重危害热带和亚热带地区食品安全。该细菌通过Ⅲ型分泌系统(T3SS)向寄主细胞注射大量效应蛋白(T3Es)。效应蛋白是把双刃剑,既可诱导植物感病,又能激活植物防御系统。具有特殊重复结构的效应蛋白被归类成多基因家族,各家族成员协同致病,但其分子机制尚不清楚。本文围绕近年来有关多基因家族效应蛋白结构、功能和致病性等方面最新进展进行综述,为青枯菌致病机理和病害防治提供新思路。     

青枯菌三型分泌系统研究进展

摘要:青枯菌(Ralstonia solanacearum)可导致多种重要经济作物毁灭性枯萎(bacterial wilt,又称青枯病),是世界上分布最广、危害最严重的十大植物病原细菌之一。注射器状的三型分泌系统(Type III secretion system)是青枯菌的一个决定性致病因子,青枯菌利用T3SS向寄主细胞中注射大量效应蛋白(Type III effectors)来抑制寄 主的免疫反应,从而引起寄主感病。本文围绕近年来有关青枯菌T3SS 遗传特性、表达调控、效应蛋白功能等方面最新进展进行综述,为全面了解青枯菌致病机理和植物细菌病害的防治提供新思路。     

青枯菌致病机理及作物抗青枯病研究进展

青枯菌(Rdstonia solancearum)是引起植物青枯病的病原细菌.青枯菌通过T3S(Ⅲ型分泌系统)、T2S(Ⅱ型分泌系统)等分泌系统将多种毒性因子输送到胞外使寄主植物致病.转基因抗病、培育抗性品种和生物防治是防治青枯病的主要途径.     

青枯菌Rsc1285参与III型分泌系统及致病力的调控

摘要:【目的】研究青枯菌Rsc1285参与调控其III型分泌系统(Type III secretion system,T3SS)及致病力的途径。【方法】通过基因敲除、基因互补等研究Rsc1285对T3SS基因表达和致病力的影响。【结果】青枯菌rsc1285基因缺失突变体对寄主西红柿植株的致病力明显减弱,其hrpB、T3SS等基因表达水平较野生型明显降低,但hrpG、prhG的表达不受影响。【结论】青枯菌通过一个全新的途径利用Rsc1285调控hrpB及T3SS的转录表达并决定其致病力。     

西瓜食酸菌Ⅲ型效应蛋白AopAI的鉴定及其功能初步分析

【背景】西瓜食酸菌（Acidovorax citrulli,Ac）引起的细菌性果斑病是葫芦科植物重要的病害之一,通过Ⅲ型分泌系统（type Ⅲ secreted system,T3SS）分泌至植物体内的Ⅲ型效应蛋白（type Ⅲ effector,T3E）是该菌重要的致病因子,目前对Ac T3E的认识仍然非常有限。【目的】鉴定西瓜食酸菌候选的T3E Acidovorax outer protein AI （AopAI）,分析其对Ac致病力的影响和干扰植物免疫的方式。【方法】利用生物信息学方法分析AopAI序列特征、AvrBs1无毒报告系统验证蛋白转运功能;通过荧光定量PCR技术分析aopAI基因表达的调控及其对植物病原相关分子模式（pathogen-associated molecular pattern,PAMP）激发的免疫反应（PAMP-triggered immunity,PTI）信号通路标记基因表达的影响;利用基因插入突变和基因功能互补方法,检测菌的致病力、植物组织过氧化氢和胼胝质积累量的变化;运用瞬时表达技术分析AopAI亚细胞定位和其抑制激发子诱导细胞死亡的能力。【结果】AopAI蛋白序列中不含跨膜螺旋区和信号肽,含有二磷酸腺苷（adenosine diphosphate,ADP）核糖基转移酶保守结构域;在T3SS核心基因hrpG和hrpX突变体中aopAI基因表达量显著降低;表达AopAI及AvrBs1功能区（59-445 aa）的avrBs1突变体可诱导ECW-10R辣椒叶发生过敏性坏死反应,表明AopAI具有转运功能;aopAI基因突变体在黄瓜子叶上的致病力减弱,但与其互作的黄瓜子叶组织中过氧化氢和胼胝质的含量均显著增加;AopAI在本氏烟叶瞬时表达后,显示其定位于细胞膜和细胞核,还表现抑制激发子NIP诱导的叶细胞死亡,导致叶细胞的PTI信号通路标记基因GRAS2和ACRE31的表达量显著降低。【结论】在西瓜食酸菌中具有一个定位于细胞核和细胞膜、有ADP核糖基转移酶结构域的T3E蛋白AopAI,该T3E是能够抑制NIP诱导的细胞死亡的毒性蛋白,通过抑制ACRE31调节的免疫途径降低植物过氧化氢和胼胝质的积累,以抑制植物PTI防御反应机制。     

致病疫霉RXLR效应蛋白相关研究进展

由致病疫霉(Phytophthora infestans(Mont.)de Bary)引起的晚疫病是马铃薯生产中最具毁灭性的病害。为了成功入侵和在寄主植物中繁衍,致病疫霉会向寄主细胞分泌一类RXLR效应蛋白以干扰植物免疫系统。自2005年克隆第一个晚疫病菌RXLR类无毒基因AVR3a以来,国内外学者从RXLR效应蛋白的结构、功能,以及与寄主靶标作用机理等多个方面展开了大量研究。随着高通量测序技术与效应子组学技术的发展,RXLR效应蛋白抑制植物免疫分子机制也取得了显著进展。RXLR效应蛋白的研究有助于揭示致病疫霉与马铃薯互作分子机制,并进一步为马铃薯抗病育种工作提供新思路。主要概述了致病疫霉RXLR效应蛋白的相关研究进展,重点介绍了致病疫霉AVR基因的克隆、定位、变异及功能等方面的最新进展,同时对未来值得关注的研究方向进行了探讨。     

西瓜食酸菌Ⅲ型效应蛋白AopBF1的鉴定与功能分析

【背景】细菌性果斑病（bacterial fruit blotch,BFB）是一种发生在葫芦科作物上的检疫性病害,其病原菌为西瓜食酸菌（Acidovorax citrulli）,西瓜食酸菌通过Ⅲ型分泌系统（type Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS）将重要的致病因子Ⅲ型效应蛋白（type Ⅲ effector,T3E）转运到植物体内,从而致病。目前,对于T3E致病机制的认识非常有限。课题组前期已鉴定到西瓜食酸菌FC440菌株中的一些候选T3E。【目的】明确西瓜食酸菌FC440菌株候选T3E中AopBF1的序列特征、转运特性及其在病原菌致病过程中的作用,可以为深入解析病原菌致病机制奠定理论基础。【方法】利用生物信息学手段,预测分析AopBF1的T3E序列特征;通过RT-qPCR、无毒蛋白报告系统检测AopBF1所受调控及其转运特性;观察aopBF1突变体（插入突变）及过表达时西瓜食酸菌的致病力表型,分析AopBF1对西瓜食酸菌致病性的贡献。【结果】AopBF1具有T3E的序列特征、不含保守结构域,具有蛋白激酶序列特征;AopBF1在T3SS核心调控基因hrpX、hrpG突变株中的表达量显著降低;当aopBF1基因与AvrBs1功能区（59-445 aa）片段同时于avrBs1突变株中表达时,能够诱发含Bs1蛋白的ECW-10R辣椒叶片发生过敏性坏死反应;aopBF1突变株对寄主黄瓜的致病力显著减弱,而同时黄瓜组织中过氧化氢、超氧阴离子自由基及胼胝质的积累量表现为显著增加;AopBF1过表达菌株对寄主的致病力显著增强,其在诱导本氏烟的hypersensitive response （HR）反应发生上表现延迟;AopBF1瞬时表达时,显示定位于本氏烟细胞的细胞质、细胞核和细胞膜,可诱发本氏烟发生HR反应,促进PAMP-triggered immunity （PTI）及激素通路相关基因的表达。【结论】AopBF1是西瓜食酸菌的一个具有蛋白激酶特征的T3E,抑制寄主活性氧和胼胝质积累等PTI免疫反应以促进西瓜食酸菌的致病,激发含R抗性蛋白的本氏烟的PTI和激素相关抗病免疫反应。     

青枯菌hrp基因的研究进展

青枯菌的hrp基因可诱发植物的超敏反应.对其基因组全序列测定表明:hrp基因簇位于基因组的大质粒上,共有20多个基因组成.从青枯菌中分离得到的可直接诱发植物超敏反应的效应蛋白主要为pop基因编码,它由hrp基因编码的类型Ⅲ蛋白分泌通道释放.目前的研究表明:(1)在hrp基因簇中,hrpY、hrpX及hrpV与分泌通道的一种纤毛的组装有关;(2)hrpB是整个类型Ⅲ蛋白分泌通道基因的转录激活子并作用于基因组中的其它效应基因;(3)hrpG是植物信号对hrp,基因的表达进行级联调控的组分之一.     

西瓜食酸菌Ⅲ型分泌效应物基因aopW功能初步分析

【背景】细菌性果斑病(bacterial fruit blotch,BFB)是葫芦科植物上一种严重的检疫性病害,其病原菌为西瓜食酸菌(Acidovorax citrulli)。目前已知Ⅲ型分泌效应物(typeⅢsecreted effectors,T3SEs)是该病菌的关键致病因子,但对其效应物功能和作用机制的认识非常有限。【目的】鉴定西瓜食酸菌Ⅲ型分泌效应物基因aopW,分析其编码蛋白质影响植物免疫的方式,为更深入地认识该基因在西瓜食酸菌致病机制中的作用奠定基础。【方法】利用生物信息学分析其序列特征;借助荧光定量PCR技术分析aopW的表达调控及其与抗病相关基因表达间的关系;利用基因突变及基因功能互补手段,通过分析致病性、寄主活性氧积累量等解析基因功能;采用瞬时表达技术了解AopW诱导非寄主hypersensitive response (HR)能力及其亚细胞定位情况。【结果】aopW基因启动子区存在Ⅲ型分泌系统(type Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS)核心基因结合位点,其编码的蛋白不存在信号肽和跨膜螺旋区,与Ⅲ型分泌效应物harpin蛋白同源;T3SS核心基因hr...     

烟草青枯病研究进展

烟草青枯病是由茄青枯雷尔氏菌(Ralstonia solanacearum)引起的影响世界烟草生产的重要病害之一,该病是一种典型的土传性细菌病害。主要对烟草青枯病菌的致病机理、遗传多样性和防治等方面的研究进展进行综述,阐明烟草青枯病菌的研究现状。     

The large,diverse, and robust arsenal of Ralstonia solanacearum type III effectors and their in planta functions

The type III secretion system with its delivered type III effectors (T3Es) is one of the main virulence determinants of Ralstonia solanacearum, a worldwide devastating plant pathogenic bacterium affecting many crop species. The pan-effectome of the R. solanacearum species complex has been exhaustively identified and is composed of more than 100 different T3Es. Among the reported strains, their content ranges from 45 to 76 T3Es. This considerably large and varied effectome could be considered one of the factors contributing to the wide host range of R. solanacearum. In order to understand how R. solanacearum uses its T3Es to subvert the host cellular processes, many functional studies have been conducted over the last three decades. It has been shown that R. solanacearum effectors, as those from other plant pathogens, can suppress plant defence mechanisms, modulate the host metabolism, or avoid bacterial recognition through a wide variety of molecular mechanisms. R. solanacearum T3Es can also be perceived by the plant and trigger immune responses. To date, the molecular mechanisms employed by R. solanacearum T3Es to modulate these host processes have been described for a growing number of T3Es, although they remain unknown for the majority of them. In this microreview, we summarize and discuss the current knowledge on the characterized R. solanacearum species complex T3Es.     

A CysB regulator positively regulates cysteine synthesis,expression of type III secretion system genes,and pathogenicity in Ralstonia solanacearum

A syringe-like type III secretion system (T3SS) plays essential roles in the pathogenicity of Ralstonia solanacearum, which is a causal agent of bacterial wilt disease on many plant species worldwide. Here, we characterized functional roles of a CysB regulator (RSc2427) in R. solanacearum OE1-1 that was demonstrated to be responsible for cysteine synthesis, expression of the T3SS genes, and pathogenicity of R. solanacearum. The cysB mutants were cysteine auxotrophs that failed to grow in minimal medium but grew slightly in host plants. Supplementary cysteine substantially restored the impaired growth of cysB mutants both in minimal medium and inside host plants. Genes of cysU and cysI regulons have been annotated to function for R. solanacearum cysteine synthesis; CysB positively regulated expression of these genes. Moreover, CysB positively regulated expression of the T3SS genes both in vitro and in planta through the PrhG to HrpB pathway, whilst impaired expression of the T3SS genes in cysB mutants was independent of growth deficiency under nutrient-limited conditions. CysB was also demonstrated to be required for exopolysaccharide production and swimming motility, which contribute jointly to the host colonization and infection process of R. solanacearum. Thus, CysB was identified here as a novel regulator on the T3SS expression in R. solanacearum. These results provide novel insights into understanding of various biological functions of CysB regulators and complex regulatory networks on the T3SS in R. solanacearum.     

The AvrE superfamily: ancestral type III effectors involved in suppression of pathogen‐associated molecular pattern‐triggered immunity

The AvrE superfamily of type III effectors (T3Es) is widespread among type III‐dependent phytobacteria and plays a crucial role during bacterial pathogenesis. Members of the AvrE superfamily are vertically inherited core effectors, indicating an ancestral acquisition of these effectors in bacterial plant pathogens. AvrE‐T3Es contribute significantly to virulence by suppressing pathogen‐associated molecular pattern (PAMP)‐triggered immunity. They inhibit salicylic acid‐mediated plant defences, interfere with vesicular trafficking and promote bacterial growth in planta. AvrE‐T3Es elicit cell death in both host and non‐host plants independent of any known plant resistance protein, suggesting an original interaction with the plant immune system. Recent studies in yeast have indicated that they activate protein phosphatase 2A and inhibit serine palmitoyl transferase, the first enzyme of the sphingolipid biosynthesis pathway. In this review, we describe the current picture that has emerged from studies of the different members of this fascinating large family.     

The Ralstonia solanacearum type III effector RipAY targets plant redox regulators to suppress immune responses

The subversion of plant cellular functions is essential for bacterial pathogens to proliferate in host plants and cause disease. Most bacterial plant pathogens employ a type III secretion system to inject type III effector (T3E) proteins inside plant cells, where they contribute to the pathogen‐induced alteration of plant physiology. In this work, we found that the Ralstonia solanacearum T3E RipAY suppresses plant immune responses triggered by bacterial elicitors and by the phytohormone salicylic acid. Further biochemical analysis indicated that RipAY associates in planta with thioredoxins from Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis. Interestingly, RipAY displays γ‐glutamyl cyclotransferase (GGCT) activity to degrade glutathione in plant cells, which is required for the reported suppression of immune responses. Given the importance of thioredoxins and glutathione as major redox regulators in eukaryotic cells, RipAY activity may constitute a novel and powerful virulence strategy employed by R. solanacearum to suppress immune responses and potentially alter general redox signalling in host cells.     

Involvement of a PadR regulator PrhP on virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum by controlling detoxification of phenolic acids and type III secretion system

Ralstonia solanacearum can metabolize ferulic acid (FA) and salicylic acid (SA), two representative phenolic acids, to protect it from toxicity of phenolic acids. Here, we genetically demonstrated a novel phenolic acid decarboxylase regulator (PadR)-like regulator PrhP as a positive regulator on detoxification of SA and FA in R. solanacearum. Although the ability to degrade SA and FA enhances the infection process of R. solanacearum toward host plants, PrhP greatly contributes to the infection process besides degradation of SA and FA. Our results from the growth assay, promoter activity assay, RNA-seq and qRT-PCR revealed that PrhP plays multiple roles in the virulence of R. solanacearum: (1) positively regulates expression of genes for degradation of SA and FA; (2) positively regulates expression of genes encoding type III secretion system (T3SS) and type III effectors both in vitro and in planta; (3) positively regulates expression of many virulence-related genes, such as the flagella, type IV pili and cell wall degradation enzymes; and (4) is important for the extensive proliferation in planta. The T3SS is one of the essential pathogenicity determinants in many pathogenic bacteria, and PrhP positively regulates its expression mediated with the key regulator HrpB but through some novel pathway to HrpB in R. solanacearum. This is the first report on PadR regulators to regulate the T3SS and it could improve our understanding of the various biological functions of PadR regulators and the complex regulatory pathway on T3SS in R. solanacearum.     

Identification of RipAZ1 as an avirulence determinant of Ralstonia solanacearum in Solanum americanum

Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt disease in many plant species. Type III-secreted effectors (T3Es) play crucial roles in bacterial pathogenesis. However, some T3Es are recognized by corresponding disease resistance proteins and activate plant immunity. In this study, we identified the R. solanacearum T3E protein RipAZ1 (Ralstonia injected protein AZ1) as an avirulence determinant in the black nightshade species Solanum americanum. Based on the S. americanum accession-specific avirulence phenotype of R. solanacearum strain Pe_26, 12 candidate avirulence T3Es were selected for further analysis. Among these candidates, only RipAZ1 induced a cell death response when transiently expressed in a bacterial wilt-resistant S. americanum accession. Furthermore, loss of ripAZ1 in the avirulent R. solanacearum strain Pe_26 resulted in acquired virulence. Our analysis of the natural sequence and functional variation of RipAZ1 demonstrated that the naturally occurring C-terminal truncation results in loss of RipAZ1-triggered cell death. We also show that the 213 amino acid central region of RipAZ1 is sufficient to induce cell death in S. americanum. Finally, we show that RipAZ1 may activate defence in host cell cytoplasm. Taken together, our data indicate that the nucleocytoplasmic T3E RipAZ1 confers R. solanacearum avirulence in S. americanum. Few avirulence genes are known in vascular bacterial phytopathogens and ripAZ1 is the first one in R. solanacearum that is recognized in black nightshades. This work thus opens the way for the identification of disease resistance genes responsible for the specific recognition of RipAZ1, which can be a source of resistance against the devastating bacterial wilt disease.     

Tn-seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid

Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of the devastating bacterial wilt disease, is of particular interest to the scientific community. The repertoire of type III effectors plays an important role in the evasion of plant immunity, but tolerance to plant immunity is also crucial for the survival and virulence of R. solanacearum. Nevertheless, a systematic study of R. solanacearum tolerance to plant immunity is lacking. In this study, we used exogenous salicylic acid (SA) to improve the immunity of tomato plants, followed by transposon insertion sequencing (Tn-seq) analysis and the identification of R. solanacearum genes associated with tolerance to plant immunity. Target gene deletion revealed that the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) production genes RS_RS02830, RS_RS03460, and RS_RS03465 are essential for R. solanacearum tolerance to plant immunity, and their expression is induced by plant immunity, thereby expanding our knowledge of the pathogenic function of R. solanacearum LPS. SA treatment increased the relative abundance of transposon insertion mutants of four genes, including two genes with unknown function, RS_RS11975 and RS_RS07760. Further verification revealed that deletion of RS_RS11975 or RS_RS07760 resulted in reduced in vivo competitive indexes but increased tolerance to plant immunity induced by SA treatment, suggesting that these two genes contribute to the trade-off between tolerance to plant immunity and fitness cost. In conclusion, this work identified and validated R. solanacearum genes required for tolerance to plant immunity and provided essential information for a more complete view of the interaction between R. solanacearum and the host plant.     

Ⅲ型效应子GALA对青枯菌在两种寄主植物上致病性的影响

[目的]研究Ⅲ型效应子GALAs对青枯菌OE1-1在不同寄主植物致病性上的影响。[方法]构建青枯菌OE1-1的多种GALA缺失突变体,通过根切和叶片注射等方法研究GALAs对青枯菌OE1-1致病力和细胞内增殖能力的影响。[结果]GALA多基因缺失突变体对寄主烟草的致病力减弱,在烟草体内细菌繁殖能力较野生型明显降低,但在寄主番茄上不影响其致病性。[结论]GALA效应子对青枯菌OE1-1在烟草植株致病性上展现协同作用。