Polyamine uptake transporter 2 is essential for systemic acquired resistance establishment in Arabidopsis.
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ABSTRACT: Plants have evolved a tightly regulated and inducible immune system to resist pathogen attack. After the initial contact with the pathogen, plants are significantly more resistant to future challenges, even from unrelated pathogens, an event known as systemic acquired resistance (SAR). In plants polyamines are involved in the regulation and establishment of the defense response by modulating their metabolism, specifically their biosynthesis, conjugation and catabolism. However, it is not known whether polyamine transport is involved in the plant defense response. Herein, we demonstrate that the PUT2/LAT4 transporter is required to establish local immunity and systemic defense responses in the A. thaliana-Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst) pathosystem. Our data revealed a dual phenotype in the put2-1 mutant after Pst inoculation, on one side, SAR was abolished in the systemic leaves while on the other, basal resistance to Pst was enhanced. Remarkably, this phenotype persisted even upon inoculation with unrelated pathogens such as Botrytis cinerea, highlighting a broad-spectrum SAR deficiency. To gain deeper insights into the involvement of PA transport in SAR, transcriptomic and metabolomic data of the put2-1 mutant were obtained.
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE275478 | GEO | 2024/11/04
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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