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Title: Overexpression of a plasma membrane protein generated broad-spectrum immunity in soybean

Abstract

Plants fight-off pathogens and pests by manifesting an array of defence responses using their innate immunity mechanisms. Here we report the identification of a novel soybean gene encoding a plasma membrane protein, transcription of which is suppressed following infection with the fungal pathogen, Fusarium virguliforme. Overexpression of the protein led to enhanced resistance against not only against F. virguliforme, but also against spider mites (Tetranychus urticae, Koch), soybean aphids (Aphis glycines, Matsumura) and soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). We, therefore, name this protein as Glycine max disease resistance 1 (GmDR1; Glyma.10g094800). The homologues of GmDR1 have been detected only in legumes, cocoa, jute and cotton. The deduced GmDR1 protein contains 73 amino acids. GmDR1 is predicted to contain an ecto- and two transmembrane domains. Transient expression of the green fluorescent protein fused GmDR1 protein in soybean leaves showed that it is a plasma membrane protein. We investigated if chitin, a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), common to all pathogen and pests considered in this study, can significantly enhance defence pathways among the GmDR1-overexpressed transgenic soybean lines. Chitin induces marker genes of the salicylic- and jasmonic acid-mediated defence pathways, but suppresses the defence pathway regulated by ethylene. Chitin induced SA- and JA-regulatedmore » defence pathways may be one of the mechanisms involved in generating broad-spectrum resistance among the GmDR1-overexpressed transgenic soybean lines against two serious pathogens and two pests including spider mites, against which no known resistance genes have been identified in soybean and among the most other crop species.« less

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1815465
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Plant Biotechnology Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 19; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1467-7644
Publisher:
Society for Experimental Biology; Association of Applied Biology
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; PAMP; MAMP; HAMP; pattern recognition receptors; PTI; plasma membrane; soybean sudden death syndrome; soybean cyst nematode; spider mites; soybean aphids; disease resistance; chitin

Citation Formats

Ngaki, Micheline N., Sahoo, Dipak K., Wang, Bing, and Bhattacharyya, Madan K. Overexpression of a plasma membrane protein generated broad-spectrum immunity in soybean. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1111/pbi.13479.
Ngaki, Micheline N., Sahoo, Dipak K., Wang, Bing, & Bhattacharyya, Madan K. Overexpression of a plasma membrane protein generated broad-spectrum immunity in soybean. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13479
Ngaki, Micheline N., Sahoo, Dipak K., Wang, Bing, and Bhattacharyya, Madan K. Fri . "Overexpression of a plasma membrane protein generated broad-spectrum immunity in soybean". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13479. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1815465.
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title = {Overexpression of a plasma membrane protein generated broad-spectrum immunity in soybean},
author = {Ngaki, Micheline N. and Sahoo, Dipak K. and Wang, Bing and Bhattacharyya, Madan K.},
abstractNote = {Plants fight-off pathogens and pests by manifesting an array of defence responses using their innate immunity mechanisms. Here we report the identification of a novel soybean gene encoding a plasma membrane protein, transcription of which is suppressed following infection with the fungal pathogen, Fusarium virguliforme. Overexpression of the protein led to enhanced resistance against not only against F. virguliforme, but also against spider mites (Tetranychus urticae, Koch), soybean aphids (Aphis glycines, Matsumura) and soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). We, therefore, name this protein as Glycine max disease resistance 1 (GmDR1; Glyma.10g094800). The homologues of GmDR1 have been detected only in legumes, cocoa, jute and cotton. The deduced GmDR1 protein contains 73 amino acids. GmDR1 is predicted to contain an ecto- and two transmembrane domains. Transient expression of the green fluorescent protein fused GmDR1 protein in soybean leaves showed that it is a plasma membrane protein. We investigated if chitin, a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), common to all pathogen and pests considered in this study, can significantly enhance defence pathways among the GmDR1-overexpressed transgenic soybean lines. Chitin induces marker genes of the salicylic- and jasmonic acid-mediated defence pathways, but suppresses the defence pathway regulated by ethylene. Chitin induced SA- and JA-regulated defence pathways may be one of the mechanisms involved in generating broad-spectrum resistance among the GmDR1-overexpressed transgenic soybean lines against two serious pathogens and two pests including spider mites, against which no known resistance genes have been identified in soybean and among the most other crop species.},
doi = {10.1111/pbi.13479},
journal = {Plant Biotechnology Journal},
number = 3,
volume = 19,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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