scholarly journals Detoxification without Intoxication: Herbicide Safeners Activate Plant Defense Gene Expression

2010 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean E. Riechers ◽  
Klaus Kreuz ◽  
Qin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Plant Defense ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Defense Gene ◽  
Herbicide Safeners

scholarly journals Induction of Plant Defense Gene Expression by Plant Activators and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato in Greenhouse-Grown Tomatoes

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (11) ◽  
pp. 1226-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. B. Herman ◽  
J. K. Davidson ◽  
C. D. Smart
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Plant Defense ◽  
Pseudomonas Syringae ◽  
Systemic Acquired Resistance ◽  
Marker Gene ◽  
Gene Activation ◽  
Systemic Resistance ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Defense Gene ◽  
Bacterial Speck

Plant activators provide an appealing management option for bacterial diseases of greenhouse-grown tomatoes. Two types of plant activators, one that induces systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and a second that activates induced systemic resistance (ISR), were evaluated for control of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and effect on plant defense gene activation. Benzothiadiazole (BTH, SAR-inducing compound) effectively reduced bacterial speck incidence and severity, both alone and in combination with the ISR-inducing product. Application of BTH also led to elevated activation of salicylic acid and ethylene-mediated responses, based on real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of marker gene expression levels. In contrast, the ISR-inducing product (made up of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria) inconsistently modified defense gene expression and did not provide disease control to the same level as did BTH. No antagonism was observed by combining the two activators as control of bacterial speck was similar to or better than BTH alone.

scholarly journals Heat Stress Pre-Exposure May Differentially Modulate Plant Defense to Powdery Mildew in a Resistant and Susceptible Barley Genotype

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 776
Author(s):  
Ildikó Schwarczinger ◽  
Judit Kolozsváriné Nagy ◽  
Lóránt Király ◽  
Klára Mészáros ◽  
Judit Bányai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Plant Defense ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Defense Gene ◽  
Barley Line ◽  
Prolonged Heat

Heat stress negatively affects barley production and under elevated temperatures defense responses to powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei, Bgh) are altered. Previous research has analyzed the effects of short-term (30 s to 2 h) heat stress, however, few data are available on the influence of long-term exposure to heat on powdery mildew infections. We simultaneously assessed the effects of short and long term heat pre-exposure on resistance/susceptibility of barley to Bgh, evaluating powdery mildew infection by analyzing symptoms and Bgh biomass with RT-qPCR in barley plants pre-exposed to high temperatures (28 and 35 °C from 30 s to 5 days). Plant defense gene expression after heat stress pre-exposure and inoculation was also monitored. Our results show that prolonged heat stress (24, 48 and 120 h) further enhanced Bgh susceptibility in a susceptible barley line (MvHV118-17), while a resistant line (MvHV07-17) retained its pathogen resistance. Furthermore, prolonged heat stress significantly repressed the expression of several defense-related genes (BAX inhibitor-1, Pathogenesis related-1b and Respiratory burst oxidase homologue F2) in both resistant and susceptible barley lines. Remarkably, heat-suppressed defense gene expression returned to normal levels only in MvHV07-17, a possible reason why this barley line retains Bgh resistance even at high temperatures.

scholarly journals Inbreeding compromises host plant defense gene expression and improves herbivore survival

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e998548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L Portman ◽  
Rupesh R Kariyat ◽  
Michelle A Johnston ◽  
Andrew G Stephenson ◽  
James H Marden
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Plant Defense ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Defense Gene

scholarly journals Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii promotes maize growth, suppresses insect growth, and alters plant defense gene expression

2020 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 104167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imtiaz Ahmad ◽  
María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco ◽  
Dawn S. Luthe ◽  
Samina N. Shakeel ◽  
Mary E. Barbercheck
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Plant Defense ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Metarhizium Robertsii ◽  
Defense Gene ◽  
Insect Growth ◽  
Maize Growth

scholarly journals HOS15 is a transcriptional corepressor of NPR1-mediated gene activation of plant immunity

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (48) ◽  
pp. 30805-30815
Author(s):  
Mingzhe Shen ◽  
Chae Jin Lim ◽  
Junghoon Park ◽  
Jeong Eun Kim ◽  
Dongwon Baek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Plant Immunity ◽  
Gene Activation ◽  
Transcriptional Corepressor ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Dynamic Regulation ◽  
Defense Gene ◽  
Transcriptional Corepressors

Transcriptional regulation is a complex and pivotal process in living cells. HOS15 is a transcriptional corepressor. Although transcriptional repressors generally have been associated with inactive genes, increasing evidence indicates that, through poorly understood mechanisms, transcriptional corepressors also associate with actively transcribed genes. Here, we show that HOS15 is the substrate receptor for an SCF/CUL1 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex (SCFHOS15) that negatively regulates plant immunity by destabilizing transcriptional activation complexes containing NPR1 and associated transcriptional activators. In unchallenged conditions, HOS15 continuously eliminates NPR1 to prevent inappropriate defense gene expression. Upon defense activation, HOS15 preferentially associates with phosphorylated NPR1 to stimulate rapid degradation of transcriptionally active NPR1 and thus limit the extent of defense gene expression. Our findings indicate that HOS15-mediated ubiquitination and elimination of NPR1 produce effects contrary to those of CUL3-containing ubiquitin ligase that coactivate defense gene expression. Thus, HOS15 plays a key role in the dynamic regulation of pre- and postactivation host defense.

scholarly journals A small cysteine-rich phytotoxic protein of Phytophthora capsici functions as both plant defense elicitor and virulence factor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zi-Hui Zhang ◽  
Jinghao Jin ◽  
Gui-Lin Sheng ◽  
Yu-Ping Xing ◽  
Wang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Defense ◽  
Virulence Factor ◽  
Phytophthora Capsici ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Phytophthora Species ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Defense Gene Expression ◽  
Callose Deposition ◽  
Defense Gene

Small cysteine-rich (SCR) proteins including fungal avirulence proteins play important roles in the pathogen-plant interactions. SCR protein-encoding genes have been discovered in the genomes of Phytophthora pathogens, but their functions during the pathogenesis remain obscure. Here, we report the characterization of one Phytophthora capsici SCR protein, namely SCR82 with similarity to Phytophthora cactorum phytotoxic protein PcF. The scr82 gene has 10 allelic sequences in the P. capsici population. Homologues of SCR82 were not identified in fungi or other organisms but in Phytophthora relative species. Initially scr82 was weakly expressed during the mycelium, sporangium and zoospore stages, but quickly upregulated when the infection initiated. Both ectopic expression of SCR82 and recombinant yeast-expressed protein (rSCR82) caused cell death on tomato leaves. Upon treatment, rSCR82 induced plant defense responses including the induction of defense gene expression, reactive oxygen species burst and callose deposition. Knockout of scr82 in P. capsici by CRISPR/Cas9 severely impaired its virulence on host plants and reduced significantly its resistance againstoxidative stress. Inversely, its overexpression increased the pathogen’s virulence and tolerance to oxidative stress. Our results collectively demonstrate that SCR82 functions as both an important virulence factor and plant defense elicitor, which is conserved across Phytophthora species.

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