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Zhuo, T.

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bioRxiv2023

Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri type III effector PthA4 directs the dynamical expression of a putative citrus carbohydrate-binding gene for canker formation

Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), the causal agent of citrus canker, elicits canker symptoms in citrus plants because of the transcriptional activator-like (TAL) effector PthA4, which activates the expression of the citrus susceptibility gene CsLOB1. This study reports the regulation of the putative carbohydrate-binding protein gene Cs9g12620 by PthA4-mediated induction of CsLOB1 during Xcc infection. We found that the transcription of Cs9g12620 was induced by infection with Xcc in a PthA4-dependent manner. Even though it specifically bound to a putative TAL effector-binding element in the Cs9g12620 promoter, PthA4 exerted a suppressive effect on the promoter activity. In contrast, CsLOB1 bound to the Cs9g12620 promoter to activate its expression. The silencing of CsLOB1 significantly reduced the level of expression of Cs9g12620, which demonstrated that Cs9g12620 was directly regulated by CsLOB1. Intriguingly, PhtA4 interacted with CsLOB1 and exerted feedback control that suppressed the induction of expression of Cs9g12620 by CsLOB1. Transient overexpression and gene silencing revealed that Cs9g12620 was required for the optimal development of canker symptoms. These results support the hypothesis that the expression of Cs9g12620 is dynamically directed by PthA4 for canker formation through the PthA4-mediated induction of CsLOB1.

plant biology↗

bioRxiv2022

Ralstonia solanacearum effector RipAF1 ADP-ribosylates host FBN1 to induce resistance against bacterial wilt

Ralstonia solanacearum (Rso) causes destructive bacterial wilt across a broad range of host plants by inducing jasmonic acid (JA) signaling while suppressing salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathways during disease development. In the present study, we show that Rso type III effector RipAF1 exerts a negative effect on bacterial virulence by subverting disease signaling in association with bacterial wilt. The ADP-ribosylation activity of RipAF1 was verified both in vivo and in vitro. Host fibrillin FBN1 was identified as a RipAF1-interacting protein that acted as a susceptible factor for bacterial wilt. In particular, RipAF1 directly ADP-ribosylates FBN1 at the E175/K207 residues, thus interfering with the mediation of disease signaling by FBN1. Together, these results suggest that RipAF1 exerts a role in defense induction by ADP-ribosylation of the susceptible factor FBN1 in the host plant.

plant biology↗

bioRxiv2019

An improved control efficacy against tobacco bacterial wilt by an engineered Pseudomonas mosselii expressing the ripAA gene from phytopathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum

The environmental bacterium Pseudomonas mosselii produces antagonistic secondary metabolites with inhibitory effects on multiple plant pathogens, including Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of bacterial wilt. In this study, an engineered P. mosselii strain was generated to express R. solanacearum ripAA, which determines incompatible interactions with tobacco plants. The ripAA gene together with its native promoter was integrated into the P. mosselii chromosome. The resulting strain showed no difference in antimicrobial activity against R. solanacearum. Promoter-LacZ fusion and RT-PCR experiments demonstrated that the ripAA gene was transcribed in culture media. Compared with that of the wild type, the engineered strain reduced the disease index by 9.1% for bacterial wilt on tobacco plants. A transcriptome analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed genes in tobacco plants, and the results revealed that ethylene-and jasmonate-dependent defense signaling pathways were induced. These data demonstrated that the engineered P. mosselii expressing ripAA enables improved biological control against tobacco bacterial wilt by the activation of host defense responses.\n\nImportanceNowadays, the use of biocontrol agents is more and more popular in agriculture, but they cannot replaced of chemical agents mostly, due to the poorer control effect. So the study about how to improve the efficacy of biocontrol agents become necessary and urgent. We increase the efficacy against plant pathogen through introducing an avirulence gene from plant pathogen into the biocontrol agent based on \"gene to gene\" hypothesis. The new engineered strain can improve the systemic resistance and elicit primary immune response of plants. Our research not only provides a new strategy for genetic modification of biocontrol agent, a number of avirulence gene from pathogen or plant can be tested to be expressed in different biocontrol agents to antagonize plant disease, but also help the study of interaction between phythopathogenic avirulence gene and host.

microbiology↗