Dynamic nutrient acquisition from a hydrated apoplast supports biotrophic proliferation of a bacterial pathogen of maize
Dynamic nutrient acquisition from a hydrated apoplast supports biotrophic proliferation of a bacterial pathogen of maize
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chom.2022.03.017
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发表时间:
2022-04-13
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30.3
通讯作者:
Mackey, David
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作者:
Gentzel, Irene;Giese, Laura;Mackey, David
Plant pathogens perturb their hosts to create environments suitable for their proliferation, including the suppression of immunity and promotion of water and nutrient availability. Although necrotrophs obtain water and nutrients by disrupting host-cell integrity, it is unknown whether hemibiotrophs, such as the bacterial pathogen Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii (Pnss), actively liberate water and nutrients during the early, biotrophic phase of infection. Here, we show that water and metabolite accumulation in the apoplast of Pnss-infected maize leaves precedes the disruption of host-cell integrity. Nutrient acquisition during this biotrophic phase is a dynamic process; the partitioning of metabolites into the apoplast rate limiting for their assimilation by proliferating Pnss cells. The formation of a hydrated and nutritive apoplast is driven by an AvrE-family type III effector, WtsE. Given the broad distribution of AvrE-family effectors, this work highlights the importance of actively acquiring water and nutrients for the proliferation of phytopathogenic bacteria during biotrophy.