Survival trade-offs in plant roots during colonization by closely related beneficial and pathogenic fungi.
Survival trade-offs in plant roots during colonization by closely related beneficial and pathogenic fungi.
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DOI:
10.1038/ncomms11362
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发表时间:
2016-05-06
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16.6
通讯作者:
O'Connell RJ
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作者:
Hacquard S;Kracher B;Hiruma K;Münch PC;Garrido-Oter R;Thon MR;Weimann A;Damm U;Dallery JF;Hainaut M;Henrissat B;Lespinet O;Sacristán S;Ver Loren van Themaat E;Kemen E;McHardy AC;Schulze-Lefert P;O'Connell RJ
The sessile nature of plants forced them to evolve mechanisms to prioritize their responses to simultaneous stresses, including colonization by microbes or nutrient starvation. Here, we compare the genomes of a beneficial root endophyte, Colletotrichum tofieldiae and its pathogenic relative C. incanum, and examine the transcriptomes of both fungi and their plant host Arabidopsis during phosphate starvation. Although the two species diverged only 8.8 million years ago and have similar gene arsenals, we identify genomic signatures indicative of an evolutionary transition from pathogenic to beneficial lifestyles, including a narrowed repertoire of secreted effector proteins, expanded families of chitin-binding and secondary metabolism-related proteins, and limited activation of pathogenicity-related genes in planta. We show that beneficial responses are prioritized in C. tofieldiae-colonized roots under phosphate-deficient conditions, whereas defense responses are activated under phosphate-sufficient conditions. These immune responses are retained in phosphate-starved roots colonized by pathogenic C. incanum, illustrating the ability of plants to maximize survival in response to conflicting stresses. Colletotrichum tofieldiae is a beneficial root endophyte, whereas the closely related C. incanum is pathogenic. Here the authors compare the genomes and transcriptomes during host plant interaction and demonstrate that the host plant can respond differently to the beneficial endophyte according to phosphate status.