WRR4C基因正调控拟南芥对橡胶树白粉菌和豇豆白粉菌的抗病性

橡胶树白粉菌(Oidium heveae)与拟南芥野生型Col-0是一种非亲和相互作用,激发依赖于EDS1(ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY 1)和PAD4(PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT 4)的抗病性,推测TIR-NB-LRR(TOLL INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING LEUCINE-RICH REPEATS)类抗病基因参与对O.heveae的抗病性。本研究通过筛选针对O.heveae的TIR-NB-LRR类差异表达基因,发现WRR4C(white rust resistance 4 C)基因受O.heveae的诱导上调表达。经过表型分析鉴定,O.heveae可以在2个wrr4c单突变体上形成浓密的菌丝网络和少量的分生孢子。同时,O.heveae在wrr4c突变体上激发的细胞死亡、胼胝体沉积和致病相关基因PR1(Pathogenesis related 1)的表达都显著降低,暗示着WRR4C基因正调控拟南芥对橡胶树白粉菌的抗病性。然而,通过白粉菌细胞进入率测定,WRR4C基因并不参与拟南芥对...     

AtEDR1介导拟南芥对稻瘟菌的抗性(英文)

 稻瘟菌(Magnaporthe oryzae)是一种半腐生病原菌,该病原菌可以侵染水稻,产生稻瘟病。对于水稻与稻瘟菌的互作机制,人们已经进行了大量的研究。然而,鉴于水稻基因组相对较大且稻瘟菌生理小种众多,致使研究进展缓慢。本研究通过将稻瘟菌生理小种Y34侵染拟南芥生态型Col-0,发现Y34可以感染Col-0,从而建立Y34-拟南芥互作模型,用以探究Y34与抗白粉突变体edr1的关系。结果显示,edr1比Col-0对于稻瘟菌更敏感。之前有研究表明,降低SA含量的突变体(pad4,sid2,nim1)均可抑制edr1相关表型。接种Y34于edr1与pad4、sid2、nim1形成的双基因突变体发现,所有双突变体的感病性比edr1单突均明显降低。推测EDR1可能在拟南芥抗稻瘟菌方面起一定正调控作用,且其作用依赖于SA途径的相关基因。     

橡胶树白粉菌侵染过程转录组学分析

为明确橡胶树白粉菌Erysiphe quercicola参与致病过程相关基因的表达情况，基于RNA-Seq测序技术对橡胶树白粉菌侵染过程进行转录调控研究，通过对病原菌孢子（0 h）及3个侵染时期（接种1、3和30 d）的转录组进行比较，筛选差异表达基因并对其进行功能注释分析，同时对不同侵染阶段的基因表达趋势进行聚类分析。结果表明，相比于病原菌孢子，3个侵染时期（接种后1、3和30 d）分别有198、458和27个差异表达基因。基因功能富集分析发现氧化还原酶相关基因在侵染1 d阶段显著富集，可能参与病原菌侵染前期对活性氧的防御。基因表达趋势聚类分析显示不同侵染阶段的基因共分为51种表达类型，其中编码候选效应蛋白基因集中分布在侵染1 d后上调表达的6个类型当中。表明橡胶树白粉菌侵染过程相关基因具有明显的功能倾向性和表达趋势特征。     

苦瓜白粉病病原菌和生理小种的鉴定及苦瓜对白粉病的抗性遗传分析

为明确海南省苦瓜白粉病的病原菌、生理小种及苦瓜对白粉病的抗性遗传规律,结合形态学鉴定和分子鉴定解析白粉病菌及生理小种种类,通过显微镜观察白粉病菌侵染过程,并应用主基因+多基因混合遗传模型分析法探讨苦瓜对白粉病的主要抗性遗传规律。结果表明:采集自海南省6个市(县)的苦瓜白粉病病原菌均为单囊壳白粉菌Sphaerotheca fuliginea,属生理小种2F,该菌在侵染苦瓜叶片时有4个关键时期:接种后4 h为分生孢子萌发高峰期,8 h为附着孢形成高峰期,16～24 h为次生菌丝形成高峰期,5 d为分生孢子梗形成高峰期。将其接种于苦瓜抗、感品系,对白粉病的抗性符合2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性多基因模型,主基因和多基因共同控制苦瓜对白粉病的抗性,其中以主基因遗传为主,且会受到环境变异的影响。根据苦瓜抗性遗传规律,F2代主基因遗传率最高,受环境影响最小,在苦瓜的白粉病抗性育种中,以早期世代F2代作为有效选择世代。研究表明白粉病菌侵染叶片的前2 d是白粉病防治的最佳时期,所以在白粉病易发的物候期,可将防治时间提前1～2 d。     

橡胶树白粉病菌分子检测技术的建立

根据橡胶树白粉菌(Oidium heveae Steinm.)基因组中的特有保守序列OHS,设计两对特异性引物OHF1/OHR1和OHF2/OHR2。以不同地区收集的6份O.heveae(OH1~OH6)和橡胶树胶孢炭疽病菌(Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz.)等5种非靶标病原菌及健康橡胶树叶片基因组DNA为模板,建立了橡胶树白粉菌PCR及nested-PCR分子检测技术,并验证了检测体系的特异性和灵敏度。结果表明,引物OHF1/OHR1和OHF2/OHR2对橡胶树白粉菌均具有较高的特异性和灵敏度。其中引物OHF2/OHR2能检测到10pg/μL的橡胶树白粉菌DNA,而以OHF1/OHR1和OHF2/OHR2组合进行nested-PCR,其最低DNA检测浓度达到0.01fg/μL。人工接种试验中,当孢子接种量为2×10~3个/叶时,PCR和nested-PCR检测体系可分别在接种4d和24h后检测到目的条带。表明nested-PCR对在叶片组织中处于潜育期的橡胶树白粉菌的检测更有效,可为橡胶树白粉菌的检测提供一种简便而准确的检测方法。     

利用28S rDNA D1/D2区和ITS rDNA序列鉴定甜瓜白粉病病原菌

为了明确宁夏干旱带压砂甜瓜白粉病病原菌,从病原菌分生孢子中提取DNA,PCR扩增ITSrDNA和28S rDNA D1/D2区段,测序后进行BLAST比对.结果表明,病原菌的ITS rDNA和28SrDNA D1/D2序列与菜豆叉丝单囊壳白粉菌Podosphaera phaseoli、凤仙花又丝单囊壳白粉菌P.bal-saminae、菊科叉丝单囊壳白粉菌P.fwca、苍耳单囊壳白粉菌P.xanthii、瓜类单囊壳白粉菌P.fuligi-nea等叉丝单囊壳属Podosphaera的多个种的ITS rDNA和28S rDNA D1/D2序列之间相似度均大于99%,鉴定甜瓜白粉病病原菌为叉丝单囊壳属Podosphaera.     

小麦白粉菌ADP/ATP载体蛋白基因的克隆及表达特征分析

 小麦白粉病是小麦上的一种重要病害。研究小麦白粉菌致病相关基因及其在致病过程中的作用,对于丰富小麦白粉菌致病的分子机制和筛选防治新靶标具有重要意义。前期转录组测序结果提示一个小麦白粉菌ADP/ATP载体蛋白（ADP/ATP carrier protein,AACP）在小麦与白粉菌互作时上调表达。本研究利用cDNA末端快速克隆技术（rapid\|amplification of cDNA ends,RACE）获得了长945 bp具有完整开放阅读框的小麦白粉菌ADP/ATP carrier基因序列,暂命名为BgtAACPx（GenBank登录号为MF197857）该基因编码314个氨基酸残基,利用相关软件进行生物信息分析,结果表明该蛋白为疏水性,含有6个跨膜区,亚细胞定位在线粒体上。与已有小麦白粉菌AACP蛋白的同源性为97%,是一个新的蛋白,同时构建了与其同源蛋白的遗传进化树。定量结果表明该基因在小麦白粉菌吸器期（48 h）、次生菌丝（72 h）至白粉菌刚产孢子又未形成孢子堆（120 h）这段时期高表达,提示该基因可能参与小麦白粉菌对小麦的致病过程。     

水稻纹枯病菌不致病菌株基因组重测序以及致病力相关基因分析

水稻纹枯病是水稻世界三大病害之一,严重影响水稻的产量与质量,揭示水稻纹枯病菌的致病机理对于防治水稻纹枯病具有重要意义。为此,本研究对立枯丝核菌AG1 IA的自然突变不致病菌株Rs3的形态和组织病理学研究以及基因组重测序分析其关键致病基因的突变,探寻其致病力丧失的原因。研究结果显示,与野生型AG1 IA相比,不致病菌株Rs3具有生长慢、接种水稻叶片不产生侵染附着结构,以及不导致水稻产生坏死病斑等生物学特点。而重测序结果分析显示,与野生型AG1 IA相比,不致病菌株Rs3的基因组范围内存在大量的突变,包括SNP和Indel,其中涉及与菌丝生长相关的actin基因,致病相关的cAMP通路、MAPK通路和钙离子信号等通路基因,以及效应因子相关基因。本研究通过对水稻纹枯病菌不致病菌株的组织病理学差异以及基因组层面上的基因突变分析,从菌株对寄主的识别、侵染生长和致病信号通路方面揭示了Rs3致病力丧失的可能原因,为后续纹枯病菌关键致病因子的发病机理研究奠定基础。     

东北春麦区小麦白粉菌的侵染循环

 小麦白粉菌(Blumeria graminis DC.Speer)可以在我国东北的南部冬麦区以菌丝垫形态潜伏在小麦苗基部叶片和叶鞘上越冬,以混在干燥保存的小麦种子中的闭囊壳越夏。自生麦苗和白粉病的野生寄主在侵染循环中不起作用。小麦白粉菌的毒力频率(Vf)分析表明,公主岭、沈阳、海城、大连和烟台的小麦白粉菌同属于一个群体。东北春麦区小麦白粉病初发日期和高空天气图分析表明,东北春麦区小麦白粉病的初侵染菌源来自胶东半岛冬麦区。在一定的天气系统控制下,小麦白粉菌的分生孢子随夏初的偏南气流,在700毫巴高度层向北传播,进入东北春麦区。随降雨沉降,并侵染小麦植株。     

白粉菌侵染后的拟南芥酵母双杂交cDNA文库构建及其利用

 拟南芥广谱抗病基因RPW8对拟南芥白粉病菌、霜霉病菌和烟草花叶病毒等均具有抗性。为了深入研究其广谱抗病机制,筛选鉴定与RPW8具有直接相互作用的蛋白,我们以含有RPW8的拟南芥纯合转基因系S5为材料,接种拟南芥白粉菌系UCSC1,36 h后取样,构建了白粉菌侵染初期的拟南芥cDNA文库。为了提高文库对长片段基因5′端的覆盖率,分别使用含有oligo(dT)和oligo(dN)的接头引物反转录cDNA第一链,PCR扩增双链cDNA。将纯化后的双链cDNA与线性化载体pGADT7-Rec混合,利用同源重组技术在酵母菌株Y187中构建cDNA文库。经检测,文库转化效率为5.0×10⁶/3 μg pGADT7-Rec,滴度为2.5×10⁸ CFU·mL^-1,插入片段长度在350～2 000 bp之间,平均插入片段大小为750 bp。用RPW8.1和RPW8.2构建诱饵载体,分别获得11和12个候选互作蛋白。结果表明此cDNA文库质量较好,适用于互作蛋白的筛选。     

Elucidation of defence responses and signalling pathways induced in Arabidopsis thaliana following challenge with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) Col-0 was inoculated with Phytophthora cinnamomi to assess the interaction and defence responses involved. Pathogen ingress and asexual reproduction occurred on root tissue but not leaf tissue. The colonisation of root tissue did not cause disease symptoms or plant death, indicating that Arabidopsis Col-0 was tolerant of the infection. The induction of several plant defence responses including the expression of defence-related genes were found, with differences displayed between inoculated root and leaf tissue. Arabidopsis defence-related gene mutant/over-expressing lines were also inoculated with P. cinnamomi but none of the lines tested exhibited a marked increase in susceptibility to the pathogen.     

Prior Inoculation with Non-pathogenic Fungi Induces Systemic Resistance to Powdery Mildew On Cucumber Plants

A spray inoculation of the first leaf of 2-leaf stage cucumber plants with a non-pathogenic isolate of Alternaria cucumarina or Cladosporium fulvum before a challenge inoculation with the pathogen Sphaerotheca fuliginea induced systemic resistance to powdery mildew on leaves 2–5. Systemic resistance was expressed by a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in the number of powdery mildew colonies produced on each leaf of the induced plants, as compared with water-sprayed plants. Systemic resistance was evident when a prior inoculation with each of the inducing fungi was administered 1, 3 or 6 days before the challenge inoculation with S. fuliginea. Increasing the inoculum concentration of A. cucumarina or C. fulvum enhanced the systemic protection and provided up to 71.6% or 80.0% reduction, respectively, in the number of colonies produced on upper leaves, relative to controls. Increasing the inoculum concentration of S. fuliginea used for challenge inoculation, increased the number of powdery mildew colonies produced on both induced and non-induced plants. Pre-treated plants, however, were still better protected than controls, indicating that the level of systemic protection was related to the S. fuliginea inoculum concentration. The induction of systemic resistance against powdery mildew by biotic agents, facilitates the development of a wide range of disease management tools.     

MPK4甲基化调控水杨酸信号介导的拟南芥对齐整小核菌菌株SC64的抗性机制

为提升齐整小核菌Sclerotium rolfsii菌株SC64作为生物除草剂的应用潜力，解析植物对其的防御机制，通过比较6种生态型拟南芥Arabidopsis thaliana(Col-0、Ms-0、Gr-1、Se-0、Tu-0和Wa-1)被菌株SC64侵染后病理特征、茎秆木质素水平以及抗病相关基因表达的差异，筛选出抗性最高和抗性最弱的典型生态型拟南芥，通过施加0.1 mmol/L外源水杨酸来验证其在拟南芥防御菌株SC64侵染过程中对木质素代谢及病理的调节作用，并比较分析6种生态型拟南芥水杨酸上游调控通路基因MPK4启动子区域的甲基化差异。结果显示，6种生态拟南芥中Col-0的木质素化程度最高，被菌株SC64侵染时木质素代谢通路基因CAD4和PAL3表达上调最显著，与其抗病能力最强相吻合，而Ms-0的病理表型和抗病能力最弱。外源水杨酸预处理使具典型抗性的生态型拟南芥Col-0受菌株SC64侵染后发病程度加重，木质素化程度减弱，同时木质素代谢通路基因MYB46、LAC17、PAL3和CAD4被菌株SC64侵染后的表达上调程度均显著减弱。另外，6种生态型拟南芥MPK4基因启动子区域CHH...     

Threshold values for chemical control of powdery mildew (Erysiphe cruciferarum) on Brussels sprouts

To establish control thresholds for chemical control of powdery mildew (Erysiphe cruciferarum) on Brussels sprouts, mildew intensity on leaves and buds was observed on the cultivars Lunet, Tardis and Asgard during three years in unsprayed plots. Mildew infection on the leaves was observed from late August onwards, increasing to moderate or high levels. In one year light infestation of the buds was observed, but no reduction in quality occurred. These preliminary results indicate, that from late August onwards the following levels of leaf injury by powdery mildew can be tolerated: T=5+0.42^*(Julian date — 235), in which T is the tolerable leaf injury in percentage leaf area covered. When sampling the crop to assess powdery mildew infection, care must be taken that leaves are sampled from all stem positions, as top leaves tend to be much less infected.     

拟南芥转录因子IDD4不同突变体对灰葡萄孢菌的抗性分析

为明确IDD家族IDD4基因在拟南芥Arabidopsis thaliana抵抗灰葡萄孢菌Botrytis cinerea侵染过程中的作用,通过统计病情指数检测拟南芥野生型（wild type,WT）植株、过表达植株IDD4-OE和缺失突变体idd4植株感染灰葡萄孢菌情况,利用组织染色检测叶片细胞死亡和H₂O₂的积累情况,采用实时荧光定量PCR（real-time quantitative-PT-PCR,qRT-PCR）技术分析灰葡萄孢菌肌动蛋白基因Bc. ACTIN在3种植株叶片中的表达情况,并施加0.1 mmol/L外源水杨酸（salicylic acid,SA）后测定IDD4-OE植株的病情指数。结果显示,不同株系对灰葡萄孢菌的抗性由高到低依次为idd4＞WT＞IDD4-OE,IDD4-OE植株中病原菌感染部位的寄主细胞死亡程度比idd4植株严重。染色结果表明,病原菌侵染拟南芥后4 h,接种部位已有H₂O₂积累。qRT-PCR反应结果显示,Bc. ACTIN在IDD4-OE中比在idd4植株中的表达水平更高,表明灰葡萄孢菌在IDD4-OE植株中的繁殖速率更快。对IDD4-OE植株外源施加SA后,其病情指数、Bc. ACTIN表达量与WT植株间均无显著差异,说明SA能将感病植株的抗性提高至WT植株的水平,表明IDD4作为负调控因子参与了拟南芥对灰葡萄孢菌的抗性调控,SA在其中发挥着重要作用。     

小豆白粉病菌的鉴定与小豆品种抗白粉病评价

为明确小豆白粉病病原菌的种类以及小豆种质资源对白粉病的抗性,采用形态学和系统发育学方法对近年来在北京市发生的小豆白粉病病原菌种类进行鉴定,并采用室内苗期人工接种法评价小豆常见栽培品种（系）对白粉病的抗性。结果表明,从北京市采集的感白粉病小豆病样中培养获得病原菌BJ1,该菌能在小豆叶片和茎上产生明显的白色粉斑,分生孢子梗直立,不分枝,分生孢子单细胞,成链状着生于分生孢子梗上,呈椭圆形或卵圆形。通过rDNA-ITS序列系统发育分析,小豆白粉病菌BJ1被鉴定为白粉菌目白粉菌科的苍耳叉丝单囊壳Podosphaera xanthii。室内苗期人工接种条件下,19个供试小豆品种（系）接种小豆白粉病菌BJ1后均可发病,其中9个审定品种均表现为中度感病或高度感病,10个优良品系发病略轻。     

Host range expansion in a powdery mildew fungus (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Golovinomyces</Emphasis> sp.) infecting <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis thaliana</Emphasis>: <Emphasis Type="Italic">Torenia fournieri</Emphasis> as a new host

Since 2003, Torenia fournieri plants grown for experimental purposes were repeatedly infected by powdery mildew in a laboratory in Hungary. Based on morphological characteristics, the pathogen belonged to the mitosporic genus Oidium subgen. Reticuloidium, the anamorph stage of Golovinomyces. The rDNA ITS sequence was identical to that of two other powdery mildew fungi, infecting Arabidopsis and Veronica, respectively, in different parts of the world. According to a previous phylogenetic analysis of ITS and 28S rDNA sequences, those two powdery mildews belong to a recently evolved group of Golovinomyces characterized by multiple host range expansions during their evolution. Both the ITS sequence and the morphological data indicate that the powdery mildew anamorph infecting Torenia also belongs to this group. It is likely that the powdery mildew infections of the experimental T. fournieri plants, native to south-east Asia, were the result of a very recent host range expansion of a polyphagous Golovinomyces because (i) T. fournieri is absent from our region, except as an experimental plant grown in the laboratory, (ii) the powdery mildew fungus infecting this exotic plant belongs to a group of Golovinomyces where host range expansion is a frequent evolutionary scenario, (iii) cross-inoculation tests showed that this pathogen is also able to infect other plant species, notably A. thaliana and tobacco, and (iv) no Golovinomyces species are known to infect T. fournieri anywhere in the world. Although host range expansion has often been proposed as a common evolutionary process in the Erysiphales, and also in other biotrophic plant pathogens, this has not been clearly demonstrated in any case studies so far. To our knowledge, this is the first convincing case of a host range expansion event in the Erysiphales.     

Impact of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Erysiphe alphitoides</Emphasis> on transpiration and photosynthesis in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Quercus robur</Emphasis> leaves

Oak powdery mildew, (Erysiphe alphitoides) causes one of the most common diseases of oaks. We assessed the impact of this pathogen on photosynthesis and water relations of infected leaves using greenhouse-grown oak seedlings. Transpiration of seedlings infected by oak powdery mildew was also investigated. Altogether, E. alphitoides had a low impact on host gas exchange whether at the leaf or whole plant scale. Maximal stomatal conductance of infected leaves was reduced by 20–30% compared to healthy controls. Severely infected seedlings did not experience any detectable change of whole plant transpiration. The reduction in net CO₂ assimilation, A_n, was less than proportional to the fraction of leaf area infected. Powdery mildew reduced both the maximal light-driven electron flux (J_max) and the apparent maximal carboxylation velocity (Vc_max) although Vc_max was slightly more impacted than J_max. No compensation for the infection occurred in healthy leaves of partly infected seedlings as the reduced photosynthesis in the infected leaves was not paralleled by increased A_n levels in the healthy leaves of the seedlings. However, E. alphitoides had a strong impact on the leaf life-span of infected leaves. It is concluded that the moderate effect of E. alphitoides on oak might be related to the small impact on net CO₂ assimilation rates and on tree transpiration; nevertheless, the severe reduction in leaf life-span of heavily infected leaves may lead to decreased carbon uptake over the growth season.     

Paecilomyces farinosus destroys powdery mildew colonies in detached leaf cultures but not on whole plants

Since 2001, several isolates of Blumeria graminis, the causal agent of cereal powdery mildew, maintained on detached leaves at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, have spontaneously become infected with an unknown filamentous fungus whose mycelia have quickly overgrown the powdery mildew colonies and destroyed them completely. A total of five isolates of the contaminant were obtained and identified as Paecilomyces farinosus based on morphological characteristics and rDNA ITS sequence data. To determine whether these P. farinosus isolates can be considered as biocontrol agents (BCAs) of powdery mildews, we studied the interactions between P. farinosus and the following four powdery mildew species: B. graminis f.sp. hordei infecting barley, Oidium neolycopersici infecting tomato, Golovinomyces orontii infecting tobacco and Podosphaera fusca infecting cucumber. The powdery mildew colonies of all these four powdery mildew species were quickly destroyed by P. farinosus in leaf cultures but neither conidial suspensions nor cell-free culture filtrates of P. farinosus isolates could suppress the spread of powdery mildew infections on diseased barley, tomato, tobacco or cucumber plants in the greenhouse. It is concluded that P. farinosus cannot be considered as a promising BCA of powdery mildew infections although it can destroy powdery mildew colonies in detached leaf cultures and can be a menace during the maintenance of such cultures of cereal, apple, cucurbit and tomato powdery mildew isolates.     

Cytological events in tomato leaves inoculated with conidia of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Blumeria graminis</Emphasis> f. sp. <Emphasis Type="Italic">hordei</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oidium neolycopersici</Emphasis> KTP-01

Leaves of tomato and barley were inoculated with conidia of Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei race 1 (R1) or Oidium neolycopersici (KTP-01) to observe cytological responses in search of resistance to powdery mildew. Both conidia formed appressoria at similar rates on tomato or barley leaves, indicating that no resistance was expressed during the prepenetration stage of these fungi. On R1-inoculated tomato leaves, appressoria penetrated the papillae, but subsequent haustorium formation was inhibited by hypersensitive necrosis in the invaded epidermal cells. On the other hand, KTP-01 (pathogenic to tomato leaves) successfully developed functional haustoria in epidermal cells to elongate secondary hyphae, although the hyphal elongation from some conidia was later suppressed by delayed hypersensitive necrosis in some haustorium-harboring epidermal cells. Thus, the present study indicated that the resistance of tomato to powdery mildew fungi was associated with a hypersensitive response in invaded epidermal cells but not the prevention of fungal penetration through host papilla.