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Interchromosomal Transfer of Immune Regulation During Infection of Barley with the Powdery Mildew Pathogen
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
  • Priyanka Surana, Iowa State University
  • Ruo Xu, Iowa State University
  • Gregory Fuerst, Iowa State University
  • Antony V. E. Chapman, Iowa State University
  • Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University
  • Roger P. Wise, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
10-1-2017
DOI
10.1534/g3.117.300125
Abstract

Powdery mildew pathogens colonize over 9500 plant species, causing critical yield loss. The Ascomycete fungus, Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei (Bgh), causes powdery mildew disease in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Successful infection begins with penetration of host epidermal cells, culminating in haustorial feeding structures, facilitating delivery of fungal effectors to the plant and exchange of nutrients from host to pathogen. We used expression Quantitative Trait Locus (eQTL) analysis to dissect the temporal control of immunity-associated gene expression in a doubled haploid barley population challenged with Bgh. Two highly significant regions possessing trans eQTL were identified near the telomeric ends of chromosomes (Chr) 2HL and 1HS. Within these regions reside diverse resistance loci derived from barley landrace H. laevigatum (MlLa)and H. vulgare cv. Algerian (Mla1), which associate with the altered expression of 961 and 3296 genes during fungal penetration of the host and haustorial development, respectively. Regulatory control of transcript levels for 299 of the 961 genes is reprioritized from MlLa on 2HL to Mla1 on 1HS as infection progresses, with 292 of the 299 alternating the allele responsible for higher expression, including Adaptin Protein-2 subunit μ AP2M and Vesicle Associated Membrane Protein VAMP72 subfamily members VAMP721/722. AP2M mediates effector-triggered immunity (ETI) via endocytosis of plasma membrane receptor components. VAMP721/722 and SNAP33 form a Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor Attachment Protein REceptor (SNARE) complex with SYP121 (PEN1), which is engaged in pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity via exocytosis. We postulate that genes regulated by alternate chromosomal positions are repurposed as part of a conserved immune complex to respond to different pathogen attack scenarios.

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This article is published as Surana, Priyanka, Ruo Xu, Gregory Fuerst, Antony VE Chapman, Dan Nettleton, and Roger P. Wise. "Interchromosomal Transfer of Immune Regulation During Infection of Barley with the Powdery Mildew Pathogen." G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 7, no. 10 (2017): 3317-3329. doi: 10.1534/g3.117.300125.

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Citation Information
Priyanka Surana, Ruo Xu, Gregory Fuerst, Antony V. E. Chapman, et al.. "Interchromosomal Transfer of Immune Regulation During Infection of Barley with the Powdery Mildew Pathogen" G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics Vol. 7 Iss. 10 (2017) p. 3317 - 3329
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