scholarly journals Biotransformation of guttiferones, Symphonia globulifera metabolites, by Bipolaris cactivora, an endophytic fungus isolated from its leaves

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1378-1385
Author(s):  
Pauline Menelle ◽  
Jérôme Quintin ◽  
Kevin Cottet ◽  
Yann Fromentin ◽  
Joëlle Dupont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Endophytic Fungus ◽  
Molecular Diversity ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
Symphonia Globulifera

Biotransformations by endophytes of host-plant metabolites allow to produce molecular diversity and obtain molecules that are little present in the plant.

scholarly journals Role of Sulphate Transporter (PiSulT) of Endophytic Fungus Serendipita indica in Plant Growth and Development

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Om Prakash Narayan ◽  
Nidhi Verma ◽  
Abhimanyu Jogawat ◽  
Meenakshi Dua ◽  
Atul Kumar Johri
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Endophytic Fungus ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Major Facilitator Superfamily ◽  
Plant Growth And Development ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Growth Development

ABSTRACTSulfur is an important macronutrient required for the growth, development of plants and is a key component of many metabolic pathways. We have functionally characterized a high-affinity sulphate transporter (PiSulT) from an endophytic fungus Serendipita indica. The PiSulT belongs to the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) of membrane transporter. The PiSulT functionally complements the yeast sulphate transporter mutant HK14. PiSulT is a high-affinity sulphate transporter, having Km 15μM. We found enhanced expression of PiSulT in external fungal hyphae which helps the fungus in the acquisition of sulphate from the soil. When knockdown (KD)-PiSulT-P.indica colonized with the plant, it results in an 8-fold reduction in the transfer of sulphate to the colonized plants as compared to the plants colonized with the WT S. indica, which suggests that PiSulT is playing a role in sulphate transfer from soil to host plant. Further, plants colonized with the WT S. indica were found to be healthy in comparison to the plants colonized with the KD-PiSulT-P.indica. Additionally, S. indica colonization provides a positive effect on total sulfur content and on plant metabolites like sulfate ions and glutathione, particularly under low sulphate condition. We observed that the expression of sulfur assimilation pathway genes of S. indica and plant is dependent on the availability of sulphate and on the colonization with the plant. Our study highlights the importance of PiSulT in the improvement of sulfur nutrition of host plant particularly under low sulphate condition and in plant growth development. This study will open new vistas to use S. indica as a bio-fertilizer in the sulphate deficient field to improve crop production.One-Sentence SummaryHigh-affinity sulphate transporter of Serendipita indica (PiSulT) transfer sulphate from soil to plant under low sulphate condition and improve plant growth and development.

scholarly journals Xanthomonas campestris Promotes Diffusible Signal Factor Biosynthesis and Pathogenicity by Utilizing Glucose and Sucrose from Host Plants

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunyan Zhang ◽  
Mingfa Lv ◽  
Wenfang Yin ◽  
Tingyan Dong ◽  
Changqing Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Xanthomonas Campestris ◽  
Infection Process ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
Multiple Strategies ◽  
Exogenous Addition ◽  
Diffusible Signal Factor ◽  
Signal Production ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Encoding Genes

The plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris produces diffusible signal factor (DSF) quorum sensing (QS) signals to regulate its biological functions and virulence. Our previous study showed that X. campestris pv. campestris utilizes host plant metabolites to enhance the biosynthesis of DSF family signals. However, it is unclear how X. campestris pv. campestris benefits from the metabolic products of the host plant. In this study, we observed that the host plant metabolites not only boosted the production of the DSF family signals but also modulated the expression levels of DSF-regulated genes in X. campestris pv. campestris. Infection with X. campestris pv. campestris induced changes in the expression of many sugar transporter genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Exogenous addition of sucrose or glucose, which are the major products of photosynthesis in plants, enhanced DSF signal production and X. campestris pv. campestris pathogenicity in the Arabidopsis model. In addition, several sucrose hydrolase–encoding genes in X. campestris pv. campestris and sucrose invertase–encoding genes in the host plant were notably upregulated during the infection process. These enzymes hydrolyzed sucrose to glucose and fructose, and in trans expression of one of these enzymes, CINV1 of A. thaliana or XC_0805 of X. campestris pv. campestris, enhanced DSF signal biosynthesis in X. campestris pv. campestris in the presence of sucrose. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that X. campestris pv. campestris applies multiple strategies to utilize host plant sugars to enhance QS and pathogenicity.

Performance of Pinus contorta inoculated with two strains of root endophytic fungus, Phialocephala fortinii: effects of synthesis system and glucose concentration

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1205-1213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Jumpponen ◽  
James M Trappe
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Glucose Concentration ◽  
Endophytic Fungus ◽  
Culture System ◽  
Pinus Contorta ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
Phialocephala Fortinii ◽  
Aseptic Culture ◽  
Foliar Nutrient ◽  
Host Fungus

Melanized, root-colonizing fungi are ubiquitous. Their ecological role, however, is poorly understood, and results of studies of associations between these fungi and their potential host plants are controversial. The culture system under which the association is studied may also affect the host-fungus interaction. Two experiments on the association between Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud., and a root-inhabiting endophytic fungus, Phialocephala fortinii Wang & Wilcox, were conducted to study the host response to inoculation. First, Pinus contorta seedlings were inoculated with two strains of Phialocephala fortinii and grown under aseptic conditions with five levels of glucose in the medium. Multiple linear regression analysis was employed to study the effects of inoculation and glucose concentration. Second, the same two strains of Phialocephala fortinii were inoculated on Pinus contorta seedlings in open pot cultures. Inoculation resulted in substantial increase in all biomass components of the host plant in the aseptic culture system. Total biomass, for example, was increased approximately 60 and 90% when seedlings were inoculated with strain 1 and strain 2, respectively. No seedling mortality was observed following fungal inoculation after 6 months of incubation. Inoculation increased host biomass with increasing glucose concentration, while glucose concentration did not significantly affect host biomass when no inoculum was added. Inoculation lowered foliar nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. The effect of glucose concentration on the foliar nutrient concentrations varied between the two strains. In the open pot cultures, inoculation did not affect biomass or foliar nutrient concentration. We hypothesise that the observed increases in host growth in the aseptic culture system are due to fungal respiration in a closed culture system, the carbohydrates made available to the host plant by the fungus, or, most likely, to a combination of both factors. The ecological role of Phialocephala fortinii and the validity of aseptic culture assays are discussed.Key words: dark-septate endophytes, deuteromycetes, fungi, host-fungus associations, root endophytes, symbiosis.

scholarly journals Role of Saponins in Plant Defense Against Specialist Herbivores

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mubasher Hussain ◽  
Biswojit Debnath ◽  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Bamisope Steve Bamisile ◽  
Waqar Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Defense ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Larval Survival ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
Specialist Herbivore ◽  
Triterpenoid Saponins ◽  
Secondary Plant Metabolites ◽  
Specialist Herbivores

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is a very destructive crucifer-specialized pest that has resulted in significant crop losses worldwide. DBM is well attracted to glucosinolates (which act as fingerprints and essential for herbivores in host plant recognition) containing crucifers such as wintercress, Barbarea vulgaris (Brassicaceae) despite poor larval survival on it due to high-to-low concentration of saponins and generally to other plants in the genus Barbarea. B. vulgaris build up resistance against DBM and other herbivorous insects using glucosinulates which are used in plant defense. Aside glucosinolates, Barbarea genus also contains triterpenoid saponins, which are toxic to insects and act as feeding deterrents for plant specialist herbivores (such as DBM). Previous studies have found interesting relationship between the host plant and secondary metabolite contents, which indicate that attraction or resistance to specialist herbivore DBM, is due to higher concentrations of glucosinolates and saponins in younger leaves in contrast to the older leaves of Barbarea genus. As a response to this phenomenon, herbivores as DBM has developed a strategy of defense against these plant biochemicals. Because there is a lack of full knowledge in understanding bioactive molecules (such as saponins) role in plant defense against plant herbivores. Thus, in this review, we discuss the role of secondary plant metabolites in plant defense mechanisms against the specialist herbivores. In the future, trials by plant breeders could aim at transferring these bioactive molecules against herbivore to cash crops.

scholarly journals The Power of Electropenetrography in Enhancing Our Understanding of Host Plant-Vector Interactions

Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Shugart ◽  
Timothy Ebert ◽  
Frederick Gmitter ◽  
Michael Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Bacterial Pathogen ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Asian Citrus Psyllid ◽  
Citrus Species ◽  
Behavioral Differences ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
Liberibacter Asiaticus ◽  
Plant Metabolite ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy

The invasive Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is the primary vector of the phloem-infecting bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. Candidatus L. asiaticus is the putative causal agent of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, a destructive disease of Citrus. While many Citrus species are susceptible to D. citri probing and HLB disease, there are marked behavioral differences in D. citri probing responses and Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus infection severity among Citrus species. Using four mandarin hybrid selections and pummelo plants variably resistant to D. citri probing, oviposition, and survival, we explored probing differences using electropenetrography (EPG), conducted an oviposition and survival study, and determined host plant metabolites using gas-chromatography mass-spectroscopy (GC-MS). We found thirty-seven D. citri probing variables to be significantly different among tested mandarin selections and pummelo, in addition to differential oviposition and survivorship abilities on tested plants. We found sixty-three leaf metabolites with eight being significantly different among tested mandarin selections and pummelo. Detailed analysis of probing behavior, oviposition, survivorship, and host plant metabolite concentrations reveals the complex, layered resistance mechanisms utilized by resistant Citrus against D. citri probing. EPG is a powerful technology for screening Asian citrus psyllid resistant Citrus to elucidate host plant-vector interactions, with an aim to minimize vector probing and eliminate the spread of the bacterial pathogen, Ca. L. asiaticus.

scholarly journals Molecular Modeling of Chemosensory Protein 3 from Spodoptera litura and Its Binding Property with Plant Defensive Metabolites

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 4073
Author(s):  
Sujata Singh ◽  
Chetna Tyagi ◽  
Irfan A. Rather ◽  
Jamal S.M. Sabir ◽  
Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Spodoptera Litura ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Binding Pocket ◽  
Chemical Signals ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Binding Property ◽  
Plant Metabolites ◽  
Modeled Structure

Chemosensory perception in insects involves a broad set of chemosensory proteins (CSPs) that identify the bouquet of chemical compounds present in the external environment and regulate specific behaviors. The current study is focused on the Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) chemosensory-related protein, SlitCSP3, a midgut-expressed CSP, which demonstrates differential gene expression upon different diet intake. There is an intriguing possibility that SlitCSP3 can perceive food-derived chemical signals and modulate insect feeding behavior. We predicted the three-dimensional structure of SlitCSP3 and subsequently performed an accelerated molecular dynamics (aMD) simulation of the best-modeled structure. SlitCSP3 structure has six α-helices arranged as a prism and a hydrophobic binding pocket predominated by leucine and isoleucine. We analyzed the interaction of selected host plant metabolites with the modeled structure of SlitCSP3. Out of two predicted binding pockets in SlitCSP3, the plant-derived defensive metabolites 2-b-D-glucopyranosyloxy-4-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1, 4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA), 6-Methoxy-2–benzoxazolinone (MBOA), and nicotine were found to interact preferably to the hydrophobic site 1, compared to site 2. The current study provides the potential role of CSPs in recognizing food-derived chemical signals, host-plant specialization, and adaptation to the varied ecosystem. Our work opens new perspectives in designing novel pest-management strategies. It can be further used in the development of CSP-based advanced biosensors.

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