Construction of a proteome reference map and response of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici to 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol

Take-all disease, caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt), is one of the most serious root diseases in wheat production. In this study, a proteomic platform based on 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF MS) was used to construct the first proteome database reference map of G. graminis var. tritici and to identify the response of the pathogen to 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG), which is a natural antibiotic produced by antagonistic Pseudomonas spp. in take-all suppressive soils. For mapping, a total of 240 spots was identified that represented 209 different proteins. The most abundant biological function categories in the Ggt proteome were related to carbohydrate metabolism (21%), amino acid metabolism (15%), protein folding and degradation (12%), translation (11%), and stress response (10%). In total, 51 Ggt proteins were affected by DAPG treatment. Based on gene ontology, carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, stress response, and protein folding and degradation proteins were the ones most modulated by DAPG treatment. This study provides the first extensive proteomic reference map constructed for Ggt and represents the first time that the response of Ggt to DAPG has been characterized at the proteomic level.