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Rapid screening for citrus canker resistance employing pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity responses

Author:
Marco Pitino, Cheryl M. Armstrong, Yongping Duan
Source:
Horticulture Research 2015 v.2 pp. 15042
ISSN:
2052-7276
Subject:
Citrus, Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, amino acid sequences, bacterial diseases of plants, cankers (plants), conserved sequences, disease control, disease resistance, flagellin, gene expression regulation, genes, genetic variation, horticulture, host-pathogen relationships, immune response, lesions (plant), microbial growth, plant pathogenic bacteria, rapid methods, reactive oxygen species, receptors, screening, seedlings, tropical and subtropical crops
Abstract:
Citrus canker, caused by the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri (Xcc), has been attributed to millions of dollars in loss or damage to commercial citrus crops in subtropical production areas of the world. Since identification of resistant plants is one of the most effective methods of disease management, the ability to screen for resistant seedlings plays a key role in the production of a long-term solution to canker. Here, an inverse correlation between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by the plant and the ability of Xcc to grow and form lesions on infected plants is reported. Based on this information, a novel screening method that can rapidly identify citrus seedlings that are less susceptible to early infection by Xcc was devised by measuring ROS accumulation triggered by a 22-amino acid sequence of the conserved N-terminal part of flagellin (flg22) from X. citri ssp. citri (Xcc-flg22). In addition to limiting disease symptoms, ROS production was also correlated with the expression of basal defense-related genes such as the pattern recognition receptors LRR8 and FLS2, the leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein RLP12, and the defense-related gene PR1, indicating an important role for pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) in determining resistance to citrus canker. Moreover, the differential expression patterns observed amongst the citrus seedlings demonstrated the existence of genetic variations in the PTI response among citrus species/varieties.
Agid:
62859
Handle:
10113/62859