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Evaluating the effect of secreted ribonucleases from Ustilago maydis on the extracellular RNA profile/repertoire of Zea mays during corn smut disease

ABSTRACT: The apoplast of host plants serves as a dynamic interface during invasion and subsequent establishment of disease by a microbial pathogen. In the recent past, host plant apoplasts have been demonstrated to harbour small membrane bound vesicles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) that contain both RNA and protein. EVs are considered to play a significant role in cell-cell communication between the host and the pathogen during infection. In this study the RNAs associated with EVs from the host plant Zea mays under infected and uninfected conditions were sequenced. Besides EV bound RNA, plant apoplasts also contain free RNA that are equally important for host pathogen interaction. We have also detected a pool of extracellular RNA (exRNA) in Z. mays located on leaf surfaces. In this experiment, we sequenced both the free apoplastic RNA and leaf surface RNA from Z. mays during U. maydis infection and under control uninfected conditions. The U. maydis genome codes for a number of secreted ribonucleases that are essential for the pathogenesis of the fungus. For three of these ribonucleases, we have also investigated their role in the regulation of cell:cell communication between Z. mays and U. maydis. Accordingly, this study includes comparative transcript profiling of all the three different forms of exRNA between Z. mays plants infected with either wild type U. maydis or U. maydis strains lacking one or more secreted ribonucleases.

ORGANISM(S): Zea mays

PROVIDER: GSE277127 | GEO | 2024/09/17

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The interaction between Aspergillus flavus and Zea mays is complex, and the identification of plant genes and pathways conferring resistance to the fungus has been challenging. Therefore authors undertook a systems biology approach involving dual RNA-seq to determine simultaneous response from the host and pathogen. What was dramatically highlighted in the analysis was upon infection there is uniformity in the development of the host and pathogen. This led to the development of host-pathogen index which was able to categorize the samples for down-stream system biology analysis. Additionally we were able to determine key genes in the pathways such as jasmonate, ethylene and ROS which were up-regulated in the studyThe stage of infection index used for the transcriptomic analysis revealed that A. flavus does not produce many transcripts initially during pathogenesis. It was found that when A. flavus was producing an abundance of transcripts, pathways involved the endosomal transport, aflatoxin production, sugar production and many others were up-regulated. In tandem, Z. mays had multiple resistance pathways, such as the phenylpropaniod, jasmonic acid and ethylene pathways that were up-regulated. The analysis of the gene regulatory networks revealed that multiple WRKY genes were targeting the activation of the resistance pathways. The analysis also revealed, for the first time, the activation of Z. mays resistance genes targeting A. flavus genes. Our results show that the plant-microbe interaction has multiple layers and that A. flavus transcriptionally reacts to the hostile environment of Z. mays. The interaction between Aspergillus flavus and Zea mays is complex, and the identification of plant genes and pathways conferring resistance to the fungus has been challenging. Therefore authors undertook a systems biology approach involving dual RNA-seq to determine simultaneous response from the host and pathogen. What was dramatically highlighted in the analysis was upon infection there is uniformity in the development of the host and pathogen. This led to the development of host-pathogen index which was able to categorize the samples for down-stream system biology analysis. Additionally we were able to determine key genes in the pathways such as jasmonate, ethylene and ROS which were up-regulated in the studyThe stage of infection index used for the transcriptomic analysis revealed that A. flavus does not produce many transcripts initially during pathogenesis. It was found that when A. flavus was producing an abundance of transcripts, pathways involved the endosomal transport, aflatoxin production, sugar production and many others were up-regulated. In tandem, Z. mays had multiple resistance pathways, such as the phenylpropaniod, jasmonic acid and ethylene pathways that were up-regulated. The analysis of the gene regulatory networks revealed that multiple WRKY genes were targeting the activation of the resistance pathways. The analysis also revealed, for the first time, the activation of Z. mays resistance genes targeting A. flavus genes. Our results show that the plant-microbe interaction has multiple layers and that A. flavus transcriptionally reacts to the hostile environment of Z. mays. The interaction between Aspergillus flavus and Zea mays is complex, and the identification of plant genes and pathways conferring resistance to the fungus has been challenging. Therefore authors undertook a systems biology approach involving dual RNA-seq to determine simultaneous response from the host and pathogen. What was dramatically highlighted in the analysis was upon infection there is uniformity in the development of the host and pathogen. This led to the development of host-pathogen index which was able to categorize the samples for down-stream system biology analysis. Additionally we were able to determine key genes in the pathways such as jasmonate, ethylene and ROS which were up-regulated in the studyThe stage of infection index used for the transcriptomic analysis revealed that A. flavus does not produce many transcripts initially during pathogenesis. It was found that when A. flavus was producing an abundance of transcripts, pathways involved the endosomal transport, aflatoxin production, sugar production and many others were up-regulated. In tandem, Z. mays had multiple resistance pathways, such as the phenylpropaniod, jasmonic acid and ethylene pathways that were up-regulated. The analysis of the gene regulatory networks revealed that multiple WRKY genes were targeting the activation of the resistance pathways. The analysis also revealed, for the first time, the activation of Z. mays resistance genes targeting A. flavus genes. Our results show that the plant-microbe interaction has multiple layers and that A. flavus transcriptionally reacts to the hostile environment of Z. mays.

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Evaluating the effect of secreted ribonucleases from Ustilago maydis on the extracellular RNA profile/repertoire of Zea mays during corn smut disease

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