Expression and regulation of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptides (NEPs) |
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Authors: | ZAFER DALLAL BASHI DWAYNE D. HEGEDUS LONE BUCHWALDT S. ROGER RIMMER MOHAMMED H. BORHAN |
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Affiliation: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
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Abstract: | Successful host colonization by necrotrophic plant pathogens requires the induction of plant cell death to provide the nutrients needed for infection establishment and progression. We have cloned two genes encoding necrosis and ethylene-inducing peptides from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum , which we named SsNep1 and SsNep2 . The peptides encoded by these genes induce necrosis when expressed transiently in tobacco leaves. SsNep1 is expressed at a very low level relative to SsNep2 during infection. The expression of SsNep2 was induced by contact with solid surfaces and occurred in both the necrotic zone and at the leading margin of the infection. SsNep2 expression was dependent on calcium and cyclic adenosine monophosphate signalling, as compounds affecting these pathways reduced or abolished SsNep2 expression coincident with a partial or total loss of virulence. |
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