Transcriptome profile of acibenzolar-S-methyl-induced genes in tomato suggests a complex polygenic effect on resistance to Phytophthora infestans

Induced resistance by chemicals such as acibenzolar-S-methyl -ASM (commercialized as Actigard by Syngenta Inc) mimics the biological activation of systemic acquired resistance (SAR). ASM takes the place of salicylic acid (SA) in the SAR signal pathway inducing the same molecular markers and range of resistance. The goal of our work was to understand the downstream molecular events by which ASM confers resistance to Phytophthora infestans in tomatoes. To accomplish this goal we assayed gene expression in ASM-treated plants using a microarray with more than 12,000 tomato ESTs. As many as 300 genes were responsive to ASM. Of these, 117 were detected in most of the biological replications. Basal defense associated genes as well as SAR and disease resistance genes (R-like) involved in induced resistance and effector-triggered immunity were highly expressed. We attempted to determine the phenotype of 13 of these genes by virus induced gene silencing (VIGS). These 13 genes were selected on the basis of previous implication in plant defense response and by reliability of induction by ASM. VIGS was partially successful for three of the 13 genes, but this partial silencing did not lead to a significant reduction in the effect of ASM. The ethylene pathway was also activated in response to ASM, but a tomato mutant not responsive to ethylene remained responsive to ASM. It seems most likely that the ASM effect is complex and polygenic, depending on the effect of several genes.     

壳聚糖诱导黄瓜幼苗抗灰霉病

为了明确壳聚糖(chitosan,CTS)对黄瓜幼苗抗灰霉病的诱导作用,采用根际注射结合叶面喷洒的方法,测定了灰霉病菌侵染下幼苗植株病情指数、防御酶活性和抗病相关物质含量等生理指标。结果表明:CTS降低了黄瓜幼苗的病情指数,最高幅度达39.4%,提高了苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)、过氧化物酶(POD)和多酚氧化酶(PPO)活性,增加了总酚、类黄酮和木质素含量。说明CTS能诱导黄瓜幼苗对灰霉病的抗性,且最佳处理浓度为200mg·L-1。     

Comparative proteomic analysis of cucumber roots infected by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerium Owen

Cucumber Fusarium wilt (CFW), caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerium, is a serious disease in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) production worldwide. For the efficient control of the pathogenic fungi, a better understanding of its interaction and associated resistance mechanisms at the molecular level is required. Here, we report a comparative proteomics analysis of total root protein isolated from infected cucumber root of susceptible bulk (SB) and resistant bulk (RB) of cucumber generation F2. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) coupled with MS/MS approaches identified 15 over-accumulated proteins from the RB plants. Identified proteins are mainly involved in defense and stress responses, oxidation reduction, metabolism and transport and other process. These proteins are likely to be a part of resistance-related protein network, playing different roles in cucumber disease resistance. Three vital clues regarding wilt resistance of C. sativus are gained from this study. First, jasmonic acid and redox signaling components were found in response to F. oxysporum infection in resistant plants. Second, the LRR family protein may play an important role in the defense reaction against CFW. Third, biotic and abiotic stress-related proteins were induced by the CFW fungus F. oxysporum, indicating the activation of common stress pathway.     

玫瑰黄链霉菌Men-myco-93-63诱抗粗蛋白对黄瓜的诱抗作用

玫瑰黄链霉菌Strempomyces roseoflavus Men-myco-93-63是分离自马铃薯疮痂病自然衰退土壤中的一株拮抗链霉菌,该菌株及其代谢产物对多种重要的植物病原菌都具有较强的抑制作用,为了探明该生防菌产生的诱抗粗蛋白对黄瓜抗病性的诱导作用,采用离体叶片接种的方法,发现诱抗粗蛋白诱导黄瓜叶片灰霉病发病直径显著小于对照;经组织染色法和紫外分光光度计法测定,发现诱抗粗蛋白可以诱导黄瓜叶片中活性氧（ROS）的积累和超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）和多酚氧化酶（PPO）等抗病相关酶活性的显著提高;通过实时荧光定量PCR（qRT-PCR）测定,发现诱抗粗蛋白还可以诱导黄瓜叶片中PR-1a、PR-3、PR-9和NPR1等抗病相关基因表达的上调,试验结果表明Men-myco-93-63产生的诱抗粗蛋白能够诱导黄瓜抗病性的提升。     

Extract of Hedera helix induces resistance on apple rootstock M26 similar to Acibenzolar-S-methyl against Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora)

The potential of acibenzolar-S-methyl (Benzo [1,2,3]thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid-S-methyl ester, ASM; Bion 50 WG) and of an extract of Hedera helix, to protect M26 apple rootstocks against fire blight was determined under controlled conditions. Marked differences were observed in the rate and extent of multiplication as well as in pathogen cell viability between control and ASM and H. helix-treated rootstocks. Although the pathogen multiplied abundantly in the plant tissue of water-treated rootstocks and showed severe damage, ASM and the plant extract of H. helix applied prior to inoculation with the causal agent of fire blight, E. amylovora (strain 7/74), suppressed disease development and bacterial multiplication. Physiological observations of ASM and plant extract-treated rootstocks indicated that restriction of pathogen colonization in plant tissue was correlated with a pronounced increase of peroxidase (POX) and chitinase activity. Furthermore, physiological changes caused by these treatments in host cells were characterized by POX labeling methods with SDS-Page electrophoresis. Differences in expression of the POX and protein bands were observed in tissues of plants treated with different inducers. POX activity was determined by the presence of three strong bands in plant extract-treated leaves, two strong bands and one very weak band of about 20.1 and 43 kDa were visible in ASM-treated leaves. Evidence is provided that ASM, as well as extract of H. helix are equally capable of inducing of resistance responses in M26 apple rootstock, which result in an increased resistance to E. amylovora—the fire blight pathogen. These findings demonstrate that both treatments have the ability to induce the activation of defense genes leading to the accumulation of structural and biochemical activities at strategic sites, and these can be associated with induction of resistance against fire-blight.     

植物免疫蛋白制剂阿泰灵诱导小麦抗病增产效果及作用机制

阿泰灵是我国自主研发的植物免疫蛋白制剂,能诱导多种植物的广谱抗性,并能促进植物生长、提高产量,但在小麦生产中尚未开展相关研究。2016年作者分别在山东省和河南省开展了阿泰灵对小麦抗病和促生长的田间试验,并初步研究了阿泰灵诱导小麦抗病的作用机制。研究结果表明,用400倍阿泰灵稀释液拌种,并分别在返青期、拔节期和扬花期进行1000倍喷雾使用,能显著提高小麦叶片的叶绿素含量、须根数和根系活力;对小麦纹枯病、白粉病和叶锈病3种病害的诱抗效果达到29.3%~64.9%;穗长、穗粒数和千粒重也显著提高,产量增加15%以上。阿泰灵喷雾处理小麦6叶期幼苗后12~24 h,POD、SOD和CAT防御酶活性提高45%,抗病相关基因PR-1、PR-2和PR-5也比未处理小麦转录表达提高10倍。以上研究结果表明,阿泰灵能有效促进小麦生长,并提高小麦抗病性;防御酶活性提高和抗病基因上调表达是阿泰灵诱导小麦抗病增产的重要作用机制之一。     

碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗病机理的初步研究

以克劳氏芽孢杆菌(Bacillus clausii)S-4碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜黄化苗,研究了该激发子对黄瓜生理生化特性的影响,来探究碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗病的机理。结果表明,黄瓜黄化苗经碱性果胶酶诱导后,过氧化物酶、多酚氧化酶和过氧化氢酶活性上升,可溶性蛋白和维生素C含量升高,丙二醛和游离脯氨酸含量下降,活性氧自由基产生速率受到抑制。可见,克劳氏芽孢杆菌S-4碱性果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗病作用与植物体内多种防御相关物质的诱导密切相关。     

Defense gene expression patterns of three SAR-induced tomato cultivars in the field

Plant activation is an appealing disease management tool, avoiding some of the challenges of traditional chemical control by not directly impacting the pathogen. This study examined effects of acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM), a plant activator that induces systemic acquired resistance, on defense response activation in three field-grown tomato cultivars in New York. Salicylic acid, ethylene and jasmonic acid-mediated responses were monitored by following expression of a marker gene for each signaling pathway using quantitative real-time PCR over the course of two ASM applications. ASM induced salicylic acid and ethylene, but not jasmonic acid-regulated gene expression in all cultivars tested. All three cultivars demonstrated a significantly stronger gene expression response relative to the untreated control following the second ASM application. Implications of these findings on management practices are discussed.     

Antagonism between acibenzolar-S-methyl-induced systemic acquired resistance and jasmonic acid-induced systemic acquired susceptibility to Colletotrichum orbiculare infection in cucumber

In cucumber, we show salicylic acid only induce local acquired resistance (LAR), whereas acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) can induce LAR and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) to plant diseases. Jasmonic acid (JA) can induce local acquired susceptibility (LAS) and systemic acquired susceptibility (SAS). ASM treatment of lower first leaves leads to the accumulation of cucumber acidic class III chitinase (CHI2) in untreated upper leaves and effectively suppresses lesion formation on those leaves. In contrast, JA treatment completely suppresses CHI2 gene expression and causes plants to be more susceptible to Colletotrichum orbiculare. ASM-induced SAR can effectively antagonize the JA-induced SAS, providing a response that is midway between what would be expected with either JA or ASM by themselves.     

Application of Rhizobacteria for Induced Resistance

This article provides a review of experiments conducted over a six-year period to develop a biological control system for insect-transmitted diseases in vegetables based on induced systemic resistance (ISR) mediated by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Initial experiments investigated the factors involved in treatment with PGPR led to ISR to bacterial wilt disease in cucumber caused by Erwinia tracheiphila. Results demonstrated that PGPR-ISR against bacterial wilt and feeding by the cucumber beetle vectors of E. trachiphiela were associated with reduced concentrations of cucurbitacin, a secondary plant metabolite and powerful beetle feeding stimulant. In other experiments, PGPR induced resistance against bacterial wilt in the absence of the beetle vectors, suggesting that PGPR-ISR protects cucumber against bacterial wilt not only by reducing beetle feeding and transmission of the pathogen, but also through the induction of other plant defense mechanisms after the pathogen has been introduced into the plant. Additional greenhouse and field experiments are described in which PGPR strains were selected for ISR against cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and tomato mottle virus (ToMoV). Although results varied from year to year, field-grown tomatoes treated with PGPR demonstrated a reduction in the development of disease symptoms, and often a reduction in the incidence of viral infection and an increase in tomato yield. Recent efforts on commercial development of PGPR are described in which biological preparations containing industrial formulated spores of PGPR plus chitosan were formulated and evaluated for use in a transplant soil mix system for developing plants that can withstand disease attack after transplanting in the field.     

Transgenic cucumber expressing an endogenous class III chitinase gene has reduced symptoms from Botrytis cinerea

A class III chitinase gene (CHI2) is induced in cucumber plants (Cucumis sativa L.) in response to infection by pathogenic microorganisms. Infection of Botrytis cinerea, causal agent of gray mold disease on cucumber, also induces CHI2 expression. To investigate whether CHI2 is involved in resistance to gray mold disease, transgenic cucumber plants were produced to overexpress the CHI2 gene. One line was analyzed in detail in terms of disease resistance. The transgenic cucumber plant (CC2) constitutively expressed CHI2 and reduced the symptoms of B. cinerea for 4 days after inoculation compared with nontransgenic plants. However, this inhibitory effect was not absolute, and CC2 eventually developed serious disease symptoms. Chitinase activity of the crude extract from CC2 leaves was higher than that from nontransgenic plants. A high-molecular-weight fraction containing CHI2 from CC2 leaves had fungistatic activity against B. cinerea. Interestingly, the low-molecular-weight fraction from CC2 leaves with CHI2 removed also had fungistatic activity against B. cinerea. Not only the introduced chitinase activity but also the endogenous defense reactions activated by overexpression of CHI2 may be involved in the enhanced gray mold disease resistance in CC2.     

西芹腐根二次酮层物对黄瓜枯萎病的诱导抗性及其转录组学分析

 黄瓜枯萎病(Cucumber Fusarium wilt)是黄瓜生产上发生最普遍的病害之一,严重时甚至造成绝产,目前仍没有有效环保的防治方法。本试验利用西芹腐根丙酮两次层析物作用于黄瓜枯萎病菌,通过化感作用效果筛选出4个最佳流分,将最佳流分作为诱导剂灌根诱导处理黄瓜幼苗,并人工接种黄瓜枯萎病菌,观测比较不同处理对黄瓜枯萎病的诱导抗性;之后选取最强诱导剂诱导处理后且未接病菌的黄瓜幼苗进行转录组学分析。结果表明,4个最佳流分为RRA32、RRA38、RRA101和RRA102,对黄瓜枯萎病的诱导抗性效果分别为65.85%~78.95%、68.29%~81.58%、77.5%~86.84%和82.5%~89.47%,与对照差异极显著,比较确定RRA102为最强诱导剂。对流分RRA102诱导处理后的黄瓜幼苗进行转录组学分析,共获得差异基因322个,其中上调表达152个,下调表达170个。差异基因中228个获得GO数据库功能注释,在Level 1 水平上发现,差异基因主要富集在过氧化氢的反应和碳酸盐脱水酶活性条目上,在Level 2水平上分析发现,差异基因主要富集在免疫系统过程、抗氧化活性和电子载体活性等条目上;KEGG数据库富集分析发现,共103个基因被注释到63个通路中,显著富集在氮代谢、抗坏血酸和醛酸代谢、氨基酸的生物合成、氨基糖和核苷酸糖代谢和植物激素信号转导代谢通路中,以上通路均与植物抗病性有关,说明黄瓜幼苗在诱导处理后激发了自身的防御系统,进而有效抑制黄瓜枯萎病的发生,为进一步更绿色有效的防控黄瓜枯萎病,挖掘抗病基因提供理论基础。     

不同处理及pH变化对果胶酶诱导抗病性的影响

从不同处理方法、酶液pH变化等方面对果胶酶诱导黄瓜抗黑星病效能的影响进行了研究。结果表明，在果胶酶的4种不同处理试验中，以全株表面喷雾法处理的黄瓜黄化子叶黑星病的病情指数降低最多，浓度100和200U／ml的诱导防病效果分别为56．34％和64．13％；下胚轴注射、灌根和漫种等3种处理方法的诱导抗病效果均不显著。经果胶酶诱导处理的黄瓜绿苗叶片病情明显降低，而处理叶上部的未处理叶片发病情况与相应对照差别不大。该结果表明，果胶酶诱导黄瓜绿苗抗黑星病的作用属于局部诱导。果胶酶处理次数的增加可增强其诱导抗病效果，并延长诱导抗病时间。酶液pH变化对果胶酶的诱导抗病作用影响显著，pH5．5时，2个浓度的诱导效果最好，分别为51．87％和66．42％。     

Induction of resistance in cocoa against Crinipellis perniciosa and Verticillium dahliae by acibenzolar- S-methyl (ASM)

The benzothiadiazole compound acibenzolar- S -methyl (ASM) was assessed as an inducer of resistance against Crinipellis perniciosa , agent of witches' broom, and Verticillium dahliae , agent of vascular wilt, both on cocoa. ASM induced a reduction in incidence of witches' broom of up to 84·5% when sprayed 30 days before inoculation on cocoa seedlings of cv. Catongo. ASM also induced a reduction in severity of Verticillium wilt to 55·4% on cv. Theobahia. For both pathosystems, effects of dose on disease were not clearly observed. The efficacy of the inducer increased with the interval between sprayings and the respective inoculations with the pathogens. In another experiment, the effect of ASM on the control of witches' broom on cocoa seedlings was compared with that of cuprous oxide and tebuconazole, all sprayed 15 days before inoculation. ASM reduced disease incidence by 60·1% compared with the inoculated control. ASM was superior to tebuconazole, and there was also a tendency for ASM to be better than cuprous oxide. To understand the mechanism of action of ASM as an inducer of resistance, alterations in the levels of total phenolics, polyphenol oxidases and peroxidases were evaluated 3, 15 and 30 days after spraying of seedlings of cv. Catongo. Enzyme activities from seedlings of cv. Theobahia were evaluated 30 days after spraying. On cv. Catongo, no significant differences in total phenolic content and polyphenol oxidase activity were detected after spraying. However, an increase in peroxidase activity was detected at all times of evaluation. On cv. Theobahia, significant increases in activities of peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase were detected, indicating that defence responses due to ASM were dependent on host genotype.     

真核表达产物Y3诱导烟草对烟草花叶病毒的抗性研究

从毛头鬼伞Coprinus comatus中提取的碱性糖蛋白Y3可以降低烟草花叶病毒(TMV)的侵染.克隆获得Y3蛋白cDNA后与真核表达载体pPIC-9k连接,重组载体pPIC-9k-Y3成功电转化入毕赤酵母Pichia pastoris后,转化子在28℃、250 r/min培养条件下,使用1.0％甲醇诱导表达6d,...     

乙烯信号参与调控水稻纹枯病抗性的研究

 乙烯(ET)信号在植物抵抗各种逆境反应中具有重要作用,但目前关于乙烯信号在调控水稻纹枯病抗性中的作用仍缺乏系统研究。本研究以感纹枯病水稻品种Lemont和抗纹枯病水稻品种YSBR1为材料,分析了纹枯病菌接种后乙烯合成关键基因及信号传导途径中标志基因的表达水平,结果显示,纹枯病菌侵染可显著诱导相关基因的表达、激活乙烯信号。进一步采用乙烯合成抑制剂和信号激活剂处理水稻并进行接种鉴定,结果显示,两种化学剂分别可抑制或激活乙烯信号;无论是Lemont还是YSBR1,激活其乙烯信号均可显著增强抗病性,而抑制该信号均显著降低抗病性。对3个乙烯受体突变体(ethylene response2, etr2; ethylene response3, etr3; ethylene response sensor2, ers2)进行温室接种鉴定,发现突变体的病斑长度均极显著高于野生型对照。以上研究表明乙烯信号在水稻对纹枯病菌的防卫反应或基础抗性中具有十分重要的作用,结果将为进一步解析“水稻-纹枯病菌”间的互作机制、制定合适的病害综合防控策略提供理论基础。     

木霉菌诱导植物抗病性研究新进展

木霉菌是广泛应用于植物病害生物防治的微生物,具有多重植物病害生物防治机制,其中关于诱导抗性的研究取得明显进展。木霉菌能产生20余种微生物相关分子模式/损伤相关分子模式(MAMPs/DAMPs)分子,植物根系有相对应的大约30种受体或响应基因。木霉菌通过定殖植物根系使MAMPs/DAMPs与植物根系受体或响应基因互作,触发水杨酸、苿莉酸/乙烯等防御反应信号长距离传导至植物叶片,诱导植物叶片防御反应基因表达。将木霉菌诱导的植物转录组、蛋白质组、代谢组变化的信息相结合,能全面反映木霉菌?植物有益互作所激发的诱导抗病性的分子机理。