TaWRKY10 transcription factor is a novel jasmonic acid signalling regulator involved in immunity against Septoria tritici blotch disease in wheat
TaWRKY10 transcription factor is a novel jasmonic acid signalling regulator involved in immunity against Septoria tritici blotch disease in wheat
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10.1111/ppa.13388
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2021-04
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2.7
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Alberto Campanaro;A. Srivastava;Cunjin Zhang;Jack Lee;Linda Millyard;A. Gatehouse;Ed Byrne;A. Sadanandom
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Alberto Campanaro;A. Srivastava;Cunjin Zhang;Jack Lee;Linda Millyard;A. Gatehouse;Ed Byrne;A. Sadanandom
Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici , is currently the main threat to worldwide wheat production in temperate climates. Understanding the genetic mechanisms that underpin the Z . tritici– wheat interaction will be crucial for generating new control strategies against STB. Plant hormones are essential regula tors of growth and immunity. In particular, jasmonic acid (JA) plays a central role in de fence against necrotrophic plant pathogens, but its role in mediating immunity against Z . tritici is largely unknown. Here we identify the transcription factor TaWRKY10 that is taxonomically restricted to the grass subfamily Pooideae as a novel regulator of JA responses in wheat. We demonstrate by using virus- induced gene silencing that silencing TaWRKY10 leads to increased resistance against Z . tritici with an earlier onset of necrotic symptoms, but with reduced pathogen sporulation. Wheat plants silenced for TaWRKY10 show an up- regulated JA response. Transcriptional profiling of TaWRKY10 knock- down plants indicates that it is a negative regulator of the JA receptor TaCOI1 gene expression. Our data indicate that TaWRKY10 down- regulates JA responses, contributing to the susceptibility of wheat to Z . tritici . We postulate that manipulating TaWRKY10 may provide a strategy to boost STB resistance in wheat.