Pyramiding PvPGIP2 and TAXI-III but not PvPGIP2 and PMEI enhances resistance against fusarium graminearum

TitlePyramiding PvPGIP2 and TAXI-III but not PvPGIP2 and PMEI enhances resistance against fusarium graminearum
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsTundo, S, Kalunke, R, Janni, M, Volpi, C, Lionetti, V, Bellincampi, D, Favaron, F, D'Ovidio, R
JournalMolecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Volume29
Issue8
Pagination629-639
Date PublishedAUG
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN0894-0282
Abstract

Plant protein inhibitors counteract the activity of cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs) secreted by pathogens to breach the plant cell-wall barrier. Transgenic plants expressing a single protein inhibitor restrict pathogen infections. However, since pathogens secrete a number of CWDEs at the onset of infection, we combined more inhibitors in a single wheat genotype to reinforce further the cell-wall barrier. We combined polygalacturonase (PG) inhibiting protein (PGIP) and pectin methyl esterase inhibitor (PMEI), both controlling the activity of PG, one of the first CWDEs secreted during infection. We also pyramided PGIP and TAXI-M, a xylanase inhibitor that controls the activity of xylanases, key factors for the degradation of xylan, a main component of cereal cell wall. We demonstrated that the pyramiding of PGIP and PMEI did not contribute to any further improvement of disease resistance. However, the presence of both pectinase inhibitors ensured a broader spectrum of disease resistance. Conversely, the PGIP and TAXI-HI combination contributed to further improvement of Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance, probably because these inhibitors target the activity of different types of CWDEs, i.e., PGs and xylanases. Worth mentioning, the reduction of FHB symptoms is accompanied by a reduction of deoxynivalenol accumulation with a foreseen great benefit to human and animal health.

DOI10.1094/MPMI-05-16-0089-R
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)3.588
Divison category: 
Biochemical Sciences

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