Transcriptional profile of tomato roots exhibiting Bacillus thuringiensis-induced resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum
Transcriptional profile of tomato roots exhibiting Bacillus thuringiensis-induced resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum
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DOI:
10.1007/s00299-013-1515-1
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Hideki Takahashi;K. Nakaho;T. Ishihara;S. Ando;Takumi Wada;Y. Kanayama;S. Asano;S. Yoshida;S. Tsushima;M. Hyakumachi
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Hideki Takahashi;K. Nakaho;T. Ishihara;S. Ando;Takumi Wada;Y. Kanayama;S. Asano;S. Yoshida;S. Tsushima;M. Hyakumachi
Key messageActivation of SA-dependent signaling pathway and suppression of JA-dependent signaling pathway seem to play key roles inB. thuringiensis-induced resistance toR. solanacearumin tomato plants.AbstractBacillus thuringiensis, a well-known and effective bio-insecticide, has attracted considerable attention as a potential biological control agent for the suppression of plant diseases. Treatment of tomato roots with a filter-sterilized cell-free filtrate (CF) ofB. thuringiensissystemically suppresses bacterial wilt caused byRalstonia solanacearumthrough systemic activation of the plant defense system. Comparative analysis of the expression of thePathogenesis-Related 1(P6) gene, a marker for induced resistance to pathogens, in various tissues of tomato plants treated with CF on their roots suggested that theB. thuringiensis-induced defense system was activated in the leaf, stem, and main root tissues, but not in the lateral root tissue. At the same time, the growth ofR. solanacearumwas significantly suppressed in the CF-treated main roots but not in the CF-treated lateral roots. This distinct activation of the defense reaction and suppression ofR. solanacearumwere reflected by the differences in the transcriptional profiles of the main and lateral tissues in response to the CF. In CF-treated main roots, but not CF-treated lateral roots, the expression of several salicylic acid (SA)-responsive defense-related genes was specifically induced, whereas jasmonic acid (JA)-related gene expression was either down-regulated or not induced in response to the CF. On the other hand, genes encoding ethylene (ET)-related proteins were induced equally in both the main and lateral root tissues. Taken together, the co-activation of SA-dependent signaling pathway with ET-dependent signaling pathway and suppression of JA-dependent signaling pathway may play key roles inB. thuringiensis-induced resistance toR. solanacearumin tomato.