The Internal Glycine-Rich Motif and Cysteine Suppress Several Effects of the HpaG(Xooc) Protein in Plants

ABSTRACT HpaG(Xooc), produced by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola, is a member of harpin group of proteins that stimulate plant growth, hypersensitive cell death (HCD), and pathogen defense. The protein contains two copies of the glycine-rich motif (GRM), a characteristic of harpins, and a cysteine, which is absent in other harpins. Genetic modification generated the pro-tein mutants HpaG(Xooc)MG (MG) by deleting GRMs and HpaG(Xooc)C47T (C47T) by replacing cysteine with threonine. When applied to tobacco plants, C47T and MG were 1.2- and 1.7-fold stronger, respectively, than HpaG(Xooc) in inducing HCD, which occurred consistently with expression of the marker genes hin1 and hsr203. The proteins markedly alleviated infection of tobacco by Tobacco mosaic virus and Arabidopsis and tomato by Pseudomonas syringae. Treating tobacco plants with HpaG(Xooc), C47T, and MG decreased the viral infection by 58, 81, and 92%, respectively. In Arabidopsis and tomato plants treated with HpaG(Xooc), C47T, or MG, P. syringae multiplication was inhibited; bacterial population multiplied in 5 days in these plants were ca. 160-, 1,260-, or 15,860-fold smaller than that in control plants. So pathogen defense was induced in both plants. Defense-related genes Chia5, NPR1, and PR-1a were expressed consistently with resistance. In response to HpaG(Xooc), C47T, and MG, aerial parts and roots of tomato plants increased growth by 15 and 53%, 25 and 77%, and 46 and 106%, relative to controls. The expansin gene, EXP2, involved in the cell expansion and plant growth was expressed coordinately with plant growth promotion. These results suggest that the presence of GRM and cysteine in HpaG(Xooc) represses the effects of the protein in plants.     

A fragment of the Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola harpin HpaG Xooc reduces disease and increases yield of rice in extensive grower plantings

Harpins of phytopathogenic bacteria stimulate defense and plant growth in many types of plants, conferring disease resistance and enhanced yield. In a previous study, we characterized nine fragments of the harpin protein HpaG(Xooc) from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola for plant defense elicitation and plant growth stimulation activity relative to the intact protein. In plants grown under controlled conditions, the fragment HpaG10-42 was more active in both regards than HpaG(Xooc). Here, we demonstrate that the activity of HpaG10-42 in rice under field conditions significantly exceeds that of HpaG(Xooc), stimulating resistance to three important diseases and increasing grain yield. We carried out tests in 672 experimental plots with nine cultivars of rice planted at three locations. Application protocols were optimized by testing variations in application rate, frequency, and timing with respect to rice growth stage. Of the concentrations (24, 24, 12, and 6 microg/ml), and number and timing of applications (at one to four different stages of growth) tested, HpaG10-42 at 6 microg/ml applied to plants once at nursery seedling stage and three times in the field was most effective. Bacterial blight, rice blast, and sheath blight were reduced 61.6 and 56.4, 93.6 and 76.0, and 93.2 and 55.0% in indica and japonica cultivars, respectively, relative to controls. Grain yields were 22 to 27% greater. These results are similar to results obtained with typical local management practices, including use of chemicals, to decrease disease severities and increase yield in rice. Our results demonstrate that the HpaG10-42 protein fragment can be used effectively to control diseases and increase yield of this staple food crop.     

Expression of harpin(xoo) in transgenic tobacco induces pathogen defense in the absence of hypersensitive cell death

ABSTRACT Harpin(Xoo), encoded by the hpaG(Xoo) gene of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is a member of the harpin group of proteins that induce pathogen resistance and hypersensitive cell death (HCD) in plants. We elaborated whether both processes are correlated in hpaG(Xoo)-expressing tobacco (HARTOB) plants, which produced harpin(Xoo) intracellularly. Resistance to fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens increased in HARTOB, in correlation with the expression of hpaG(Xoo), the gene NPR1 that regulates several resistance pathways, and defense genes GST1, Chia5, PR-1a, and PR-1b that are mediated by different signals. However, reactive oxygen intermediate burst, the expression of HCD marker genes hsr203 and hin1, and cell death did not occur spontaneously in HARTOB, though they did in untransformed and HARTOB plants treated exogenously with harpin(Xoo). Thus, the transgenic expression of harpin(Xoo) confers nonspecific pathogen defense in the absence of HCD.     

水稻条斑病细菌hrp调节基因hrpGXooc和hrpXooc的克隆和序列分析

 Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola基因文库的hrp基因克隆pUHRS138携39.3-kb大小的hrp基因片段。经系列亚克隆和对hrp^-突变体的功能互补验证,4.5-kb BamHI-KpnI为最小功能片段,该片段可使X. o. pv. oryzicola的hrp^-突变体恢复在烟草上激发产生HR和在水稻上具致病性。序列测定和分析显示,4.5-kb hrp片段中含hrpXooc和hrpG_Xooc基因。单独的hrpG_Xooc和hrpXooc不能功能互补hrp^-突变体。hrpXooc与其它黄单胞菌中已克隆的hrpX的同一性达83%以上,推测的蛋白质水平上的差别主要在32、141、164、175、213、247和357位点上。HrpX序列中α-螺旋-转-α-螺旋结构在黄单胞菌中高度保守。hrpG_Xooc与水稻白叶枯病菌的hrpGXoo同一性达96%,与X. campestris pv. vesicatoria的hrpG_Xcv同一性达87%,与Ralstonia solanacearum的hrpG_Rs同源性较低,4种HrpG蛋白质水平上的差别主要集中在22、29、115和252位点上。HrpGXooc和HrpGXcv同列比较显示,3~9和216~220区域的氨基酸序列有所不同,可能反映了HrpG蛋白在感知环境信号和调节hrp基因表达方面的差别。     

植物抗病激活蛋白harpinXooc防治水稻病害的研究

植物抗病激活蛋白harpinXooc由水稻条斑病细菌hrp基因簇中hpa1基因编码。用构建于表达载体pET21a（＋）上的hpa1诱导表达产物harpinXooc处理烟草，可激发烟草产生过敏反应，以及激活与烟草抗病信号途径相关的基因PR-1a、hin1和hsr203J的表达；处理水稻后，NPR1、OsPR1a、OsPR1b和PAL被激活。表明harpinXooc蛋白与植物互作后，通过水杨酸信号传导途径激活病程相关蛋白等防卫反应基因的转录表达，从而使植物产生系统获得抗病性。harpinXooc经加工后制成含量达1％的可溶性微颗粒制剂在水稻上进行应用，试验结果显示，harpinXooc蛋白可诱导水稻产生抗病性，防治水稻稻瘟病效果与杀菌剂稻瘟必克（三环唑）相当，防治水稻纹枯病和稻曲病效果与井冈霉素效果相当。对水稻增产的效果主要表现在增加粒实重上，增产达6％以上。     

hrpE基因在水稻条斑病菌Hrp pilus形成和致病性中起重要作用

 水稻条斑病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzicola,Xooc)的hrp(hypersensitive response and pathogenicity)基因簇编码形成Ⅲ型分泌系统(T3SS),将致病性的效应分子通过HrpF转位装置注入水稻细胞中,从而导致水稻产生抗(感)病性,但Xooc的HrpE是否形成Hrp pilus还不清楚。本研究对Xooc的hrpE基因进行突变,发现hrpE突变体在水稻上丧失致病性和在烟草上丧失激发HR的能力。与水稻互作结果显示,hrpE突变体不能够与水稻细胞互作,其在水稻组织中的生长能力显著下降。电镜结果显示,hrpE突变体不能够形成Hrp pilus,从而导致水稻条斑病菌丧失在水稻上的致病性。功能互补结果显示,完整的hrpE基因可以恢复hrpE突变体在烟草上激发HR反应的能力、在水稻上的致病性以及在水稻薄壁细胞间形成Hrp pilus的能力,表明hrpE基因形成Hrp pilus是水稻条斑病菌分泌致病性效应分子的重要条件。     

水稻条斑病细菌类Harpin蛋白的纯化与特性研究

 用硫酸铵沉淀、制备等电聚焦电泳、阴离子交换层析等方法从水稻条斑病细菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola,Xooc) RS105菌株突变体M51菌体破碎液中纯化出可激发烟草产生过敏性反应(hypersensitive response,HR)的蛋白类物质,分子量约为25.5 kDa。该物质与梨火疫病菌(Erwinia amylovora))的HarpinEa和水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae,Xoo)的Harpin_Xoo具有相似的生物活性和理化特性:可激发烟草产生典型的HR反应;对热稳定,对蛋白酶K敏感;RNA转录抑制剂放线菌素D、蛋白质合成抑制剂环己酰亚铵和钙离子通道阻断剂氯化镧能够抑制该物质激发烟草产生HR;该物质具有诱导烟草抗TMV的功能。据此,将该物质命名为类Harpin蛋白(Harpin-like protein,HLP_Xooc)。     

双核丝核菌诱导水稻增强广谱抗病性和防卫酶系活性

 用无致病性的双核丝核菌(Binucleate Rhizoctonia species,简称BNR)菌株2 32-CG预接种处理水稻品种IR2 6苗期植株根茎基部,可以诱导水稻增强对纹枯病(R.solani Kühn)的抗性。与未处理对照相比,BNR处理水稻植株的纹枯病害严重度明显降低。2 4 h以上的BNR处理,可以彻底保护幼苗不受立枯丝核菌侵染的危害。经BNR诱导的水稻也表现对白叶枯病(Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae)和条斑病(X.oryzae pv.oryzicola)的抗性。BNR可以显著地诱导水稻防卫反应中的2类关键酶——苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)和过氧化物酶(POX)活性提高。受BNR诱导的抗病性与PAL和POX活性呈正相关。对BNR在水稻病害生物防治中的作用进行了讨论。     

水稻白叶枯病菌毒素对水稻不育系珍汕97A的专化毒性

采用乙酸乙酯法提取对珍汕９７不育胞质具有专化毒性的白叶枯病菌ＡＨ２８、ＧＸ５０和非专化毒性的ＯＳ１４菌株的毒素。以不同浓度的毒素处理珍汕９７不育系和保持系的种子或幼苗,可引起水稻叶片褪绿和细胞坏死,产生与接种病菌相似的症状,在蚕豆叶片上形成过敏性坏死斑;毒素可导致水稻幼苗萎蔫、胚根胚芽生长受抑和根冠细胞死亡;毒素的毒性与毒素浓度和产毒素菌株的致病力成正比;专化性毒素ＡＴ对珍汕９７不育系的毒害程度显著高于对保持系的毒害。     

Antagonistic Interactions Between Strains of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

ABSTRACT The ability of some phytopathogenic bacterial strains to inhibit the growth of others in mixed infections has been well documented. Here we report that such antagonistic interactions occur between several wild-type strains of the rice bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. In mixed inoculations, a wild-type Philippine strain was found to inhibit the growth of a wild-type Korean strain. Furthermore, a nonpathogenic mutant of the Philippine strain maintained these antagonistic properties. Growth curve analysis indicated that both the wild-type Philippine strain and its nonpathogenic mutant inhibited the growth of the Korean strain 2 days after infection and prior to the onset of disease symptoms. When mixed with the nonpathogenic mutant, 10 out of 18 diverse wild-type X. oryzae pv. oryzae strains did not cause disease. Conversely, three of the strains that were not affected by the nonpathogenic mutant were found to inhibit the growth of both the wild-type and mutant Philippine strains, indicating that antagonism is widespread and strain specific. The observed growth inhibition occurred only in planta and did not correlate with bacteriocin activity in vitro. Antagonistic interactions also were found to affect resistance (R) gene-mediated resistance. The R gene Xa21 was capable of protecting rice plants coinoculated with nonantagonistic virulent and avirulent strains; however, when avirulent strains were coinoculated with virulent antagonistic strains, disease ensued. Taken together, these results indicate that X. oryzae pv. oryzae has evolved strategies to compete with rival strains in a fashion that allows virulent strains to evade R gene-mediated protection even when avirulent strains are present in the inoculum.     

The dynamics of homologous and heterologous interactions between rice and strains of Xanthomonas campestris

Lesion development, bacterial multiplication and spread were measured in leaves of cultivars of rice containing different Xa (resistance) genes, following inoculation with different races of the bacterial leaf blight pathogen. Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae. Both compatible and incompatible races possessed the ability to colonize rice plants. The difference between compatible and incompatible host pathogen combinations appeared to be mainly in symptom production since multiplication rates and spread were very similar until after the onset of symptoms. No form of HR (hypersensitive response) was observed. The ability of incompatible races to modify host reaction in dual-inoculation was dependent on the genotype of the host plant. The heterologous non-pathogen of rice X. campestris pv. campestris produced few symptoms, failed either to multiply or spread within rice leaves and was unable to induce any marked cross-protection against homologous pv. oryzae strains in dual-inoculation experiments.     

水稻黄单胞菌致病相关基因插入突变体系的建立

 水稻白叶枯病菌（Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, Xoo）和条斑病菌（Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola, Xoc）是水稻上的模式病原菌,分别引起水稻白叶枯病（bacterial blight, BB）和细菌性条斑病（bacterial leaf streak, BLS）。为了精确和高效地实现目的基因的突变,本研究利用pK18mobGⅡ载体,建立了一套适于Xoo和Xoc目的基因定点插入的突变体系。通过同源片段与目的基因间的同源重组,成功获得了Xoo和Xoc的hrcV和hrpF突变体。PCR和Southern杂交证实：pK18mobGⅡ携带不同大小的同源片段,能够整合于hrcV和hrpF的特定位点;200～400 bp的同源片段能够获得最佳的突变效率;两亲接合的转化效率是电转化的5～100倍。毒性测定结果显示,hrcV基因决定着Xoo在水稻上的致病性。致病相关基因插入突变体系的建立为研究水稻黄单胞菌与水稻互作中致病相关基因的功能奠定了遗传学研究基础。     

水稻近等基因系与白叶枯病菌互作的生理指标研究

用抗水稻白叶枯病的近等基因在ＣＢＢ３（Ｘａ－３）、ＣＢＢ４（Ｘａ－４）、ＣＢＢ１２（Ｘａ－１２）和感病轮回亲本沈农１０３３一两个致病力不同的白叶枯病菌株７５－１、７６－２５组成非亲和性和亲和性反应的组合。以无菌水模拟接种为对照,成株期剪叶接种后分别在不同时间取样测定叶片的苯丙氨酸解氨酶（ＰＡＬ）、过氧化物酶（ＰＯ）和超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）活性。ＰＡＬ活性在处理后４８ｈ达到高峰,且接种病菌后的酶活     

Genetic Diversity within the Population of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in India

ABSTRACT Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae causes a serious disease of rice in India and is endemic in all of the major rice-growing areas of the country. Sixty-seven X. oryzae pv. oryzae strains, collected mostly in 1994 and 1995, from 18 locations in India were analyzed by DNA fingerprinting methods using two separate repeat element probes from the X. oryzae pv. oryzae genome. These results show that strains belonging to a single pathogen lineage can be isolated from 16 of the 18 locations sampled; many of these locations are separated from each other by hundreds of kilometers and represent ecologically diverse rice-growing areas. Pathotyping analysis indicated that the strains in this lineage belong to pathotype 1b of X. oryzae pv. oryzae.     

水稻白叶枯病菌及其毒素引起烟草叶片组织坏死机制的研究

 水稻白叶枯病菌JXO Ⅲ细胞悬浮液及其分泌的毒素溶液接种到烟草叶片中,都能在烟草叶片上产生快速的坏死反应。引起坏死反应所需的最短时间分别为接种后8 h和0.5 h。低浓度的JXOⅢ(< 107 cfu/ml)接种后36~48 h内形成褪绿斑,而低浓度的毒素(< 2.5 mg/ml)接种后随时间延长在接点无任何可见变化。依文斯蓝(Evans blue)染色发现,毒素和JXOⅢ分别在接种后0.5 h和6 h内细胞大量死亡。叶圆片法测定表明,接种毒素后2 h内烟草细胞膜透性迅速上升,接种JXOⅢ后9 h细胞膜透性开始明显上升。毒素处理的烟草叶片中LOX、POX、SOD、CAT活性水平较对照降低,而JXOⅢ处理中上述酶活性较对照有不同程度的增加。蛋白质合成抑制剂环己酰亚胺,RNA合成抑制剂放线菌素D和钙离子通道阻断剂氯化镧分别以7.1×10^-5 M、1×10^-4 M和1×10^-3 M浓度有效地抑制JXOⅢ在烟草上形成坏死反应,这些抑制剂对毒素在烟草上的坏死反应则没有影响。     

PCR-mediated Detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Xanthomonas oryzae </Emphasis>pv. <Emphasis Type="Italic">oryzae </Emphasis>by Amplification of the 16S–23S rDNA Spacer Region Sequence

A detection method specific for Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the pathogen responsible for bacterial blight of rice, was based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and designed by amplifying the 16S–23S rDNA spacer region from this bacterium. The nucleotide sequence of the spacer region between the 16S and 23S rDNA, consisting of approximately 580-bp, from X. oryzae pv. oryzae, X. campestris pv. alfalfae, X. campestris pv. campestris, X. campestris pv. cannabis, X. campestris pv. citri, X. campestris pv. cucurbitae, X. campestris pv. pisi, X. campestris pv. pruni and X. campestris pv. vitians, was determined. The determined sequences had more than 95% identity. Therefore, a pair of primers, XOR-F (5′-GCATGACGTCATCGTCCTGT-3′) and XOR-R2 (5′-CTCGGAGCTATATGCCGTGC-3′) was designed and found to specifically amplify a 470-bp fragment from all strains of X. oryzae pv. oryzae isolated from diverse regions in Japan. No PCR product was amplified from X. campestris pathovars alfalfae, campestris, cannabis, carotae, cucurbitae, dieffenbachiae, glycines, pisi, pruni, vitians or zantedeschiae, except for pathovars citri, incanae and zinniae. The method could also detect the pathogen in infected rice leaves within 3 hr, at a detection limit of 4×10¹ cfu/ml. Received 17 December 1999/ Accepted in revised form 10 April 2000     

应答调节蛋白基因flgRRxoo对水稻白叶枯病菌毒性表达的调控作用鉴定

为了阐明水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzaepv.oryzae,简称Xoo)应答调节蛋白FlgRRxoo的生物学功能,本研究通过基因克隆和序列分析、用标记交换法构建突变体以及表型测定,对flgRRxoo基因进行了分子鉴定。通过设计引物进行特异性扩增,成功地从Xoo野生型菌株PXO99A中克隆了flgRRxoo。FlgRRxoo为N端具有REC结构域的单一结构应答调节蛋白,其基因序列与其他黄单胞病菌中的同源序列高度保守。与PXO99A相比,△flgRRxoo胞外多糖(EPS)合成能力以及对水稻的毒性显著降低,基因互补可以使之恢复;△flgRRxooEPS合成基因gumBDGKM表达均有所下降;但其运动性、胞外纤维素酶和木聚糖酶活性无明显改变。表明FlgRRxoo可能主要通过调控EPS合成能力,影响了病菌在水稻上的毒性。     

Development of a variable number of tandem repeats typing scheme for the bacterial rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola is an important bacterial pathogen responsible for outbreaks of bacterial leaf streak (BLS) on rice, mostly occurring in Asia and parts of Africa. To better monitor epidemics and assess population structures, efficient tools that allow the precise identification and diagnosis of pathogenic populations are needed. In this study, we explored variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR) as a fast, reliable, and cost-effective molecular typing tool. Screening of three X. oryzae pv. oryzicola genome sequences (Philippine strain BLS256, Chinese strain GX01, and Malian strain MAI10) predicted 28 candidate VNTR loci. Primer pairs for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of all 28 loci were designed and applied to a panel of 20 X. oryzae pv. oryzicola strains originating from Asia and Africa. Sequencing of PCR amplicons revealed 25 robust and polymorphic VNTR loci that are shared among Asian and African X. oryzae pv. oryzicola strains. A dendrogram constructed from 25 VNTR loci indicated that most Asian strains are clearly discriminated from African strains. However, in agreement with previous reports, one strain from Mali is related to Asian strains, pointing to a possible introduction of Asian strains to the African continent. The new VNTR-based tool described here is useful for studies of population structures and epidemiological monitoring of X. oryzae pv. oryzicola.