The genes upregulated in WRKY45-ox rice relative to Nipponbare
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ABSTRACT: WRKY45-overexpressing (WRKY45-ox) rice plants are extremely resistant to rice blast and bacterial leaf-blight diseases. To search for the genes that are potentially responsible for the strong resistance, we performed genome-wide gene expression analysis in WRKY45-ox rice. A microarray analysis using Agilent rice oligo microarray for approximately 42,000 rice genes identified 1,664 genes that are upregulated in WRKY45-ox rice compared with non-transformant rice cv. Nipponbare (NB). Analysis of the genes with altered expression in WRKY45-ox rice by a Gene ontology program (Agri GO; http://bioinfo.cau.edu.cn/agriGO/) revealed that several genes in the biosynthetic pathway for diterpenoid phytoalexins, for which anti-blast fungus activities have been reported, were upregulated in WRKY45-ox rice.
Project description:WRKY45-overexpressing (WRKY45-ox) rice plants are extremely resistant to rice blast and bacterial leaf-blight diseases. To search for the genes that are potentially responsible for the strong resistance, we performed genome-wide gene expression analysis in WRKY45-ox rice. A microarray analysis using Agilent rice oligo microarray for approximately 42,000 rice genes identified 1,664 genes that are upregulated in WRKY45-ox rice compared with non-transformant rice cv. Nipponbare (NB). Analysis of the genes with altered expression in WRKY45-ox rice by a Gene ontology program (Agri GO; http://bioinfo.cau.edu.cn/agriGO/) revealed that several genes in the biosynthetic pathway for diterpenoid phytoalexins, for which anti-blast fungus activities have been reported, were upregulated in WRKY45-ox rice. Nipponbare rice (Oryza sativa) and WRKY45-ox rice were analyzed in three biological replicates.
Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that function as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression in eukaryotes. In rice, miR7695 targets an alternatively spliced transcript of natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 6 (OsNramp6) encoding an iron transporter whose expression is regulated by infection with the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Rice plants grown under high iron supply showed blast resistance, which supports that iron is a factor in controlling blast resistance by still unknown mechanisms. Here, iron accumulated near M. oryzae appressoria, the sites of pathogen entry, and in cells surrounding infected regions of the rice leaf. Activation-tagged MIR7695 rice plants (MIR7695-Ac) exhibited enhanced resistance to M. oryzae infection. RNA-seq analysis revealed that blast resistance in MIR7695-Ac plants was associated with strong induction of defense-related genes, including pathogenesis-related and diterpenoid biosynthetic genes. Levels of phytoalexins during pathogen infection were higher in MIR7695-Ac than wild-type plants. Early phytoalexin biosynthetic genes, OsCPS2 and OsCSP4, were highly upregulated in rice plants grown under high iron supply. Our data indicate that miR7695 positively regulates rice immunity while establishing links between defense and iron signaling in rice. MiR7695-mediated regulation of OsNramp6 has great potential for the development of strategies to control rice blast disease.
Project description:NPR1 is a central positive regulator of salicylic-acid (SA)-mediated defense signaling in Arabidopsis. Here, we report characterization of OsNPR1, an Oryzae sativa (rice) ortholog of NPR1, focusing on its role in blast disease resistance and identification of OsNPR1-regulated genes followed by their comparison with NPR1-regulated genes in Arabidopsis. Blast resistance tests using OsNPR1–knockdown and –overexpressing rice lines indicated that OsNPR1 plays an essential role in benzothiadiazole-induced blast resistance. Genome-wide transcript profiling using OsNPR1–knockdown lines revealed that 358 genes out of 1,228 BTH-upregulated genes and 724 genes out of 1,069 BTH-downregulated genes were OsNPR1 dependent with respect to their BTH responsiveness, indicating that OsNPR1 plays a major role in the downregulation. Inspection of OsNPR1-dependent genes revealed that many genes involved in photosynthesis and chloroplastic translation and transcription were downregulated by BTH in an OsNPR1 dependent manner, indicating that photosynthesis and chloroplast activities is coordinately suppressed by OsNPR1 in response to BTH-induced activation of SA-signaling pathway. ABA-responsive genes were also OsNPR1-dependently downregulated, suggesting antagonistic interaction of SA signaling on ABA signaling. None of 11 BTH-upregulated genes for WRKY transcription factors was OsNPR1 dependent, whereas most of those are NPR1-dependently upregulated in Arabidopsis, indicating that the role of OsNPR1 is distinct from that of NPR1 in Arabidopsis. We discuss the significance of OsNPR1-regulated gene expression in SA-regulated defense program and the role of OsNPR1 in rice SA-signaling pathway that is branched to OsNPR1- and rice WRKY45-dependent sub-pathways. mock-treated wild-type (Nipponbare) rice, benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type rice, mock-treated WRKY45-knockdown rice (2 lines) and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown rice (2 lines) were analyzed in four biological replicates.
Project description:WRKY45-dependent rice genes: Mock- and benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type (Nipponbare NB) rice and mock- and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown (W45-kd) rice (line #15) were analyzed in four biological replicates at 12 and 24 h after the treatment. Mock- and benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type (Nipponbare NB) rice and mock- and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown (W45-kd) rice (line #3) were analyzed in four biological replicates at 24 h after the treatment.
Project description:This work aimed to characterize the molecular differences of SUMO1-SLR1 and SLR1 in rice (Oryza sativa cv. Nipponbare) shoots subjected to salt stress and to identify novel SLR1 interactors. Because DELLA proteins regulate gene expression, we exposed SLR1-OX, SUMO1SLR1-OX, and Nipponbare genetic background to high salt concentrations (120 mM NaCl) during 8 hours at the seedling stage and collected samples for subsequent RNA-seq analysis. Functional annotation of SLR1-OX DEGs showed enrichment of gene ontology (GO) terms associated with diterpenoid biosynthesis, highlighting the impact of SLR1 on GA metabolism. After functional annotation of DEGs specific to SUMO1SLR1-OX, we found a significant over-representation of GO terms associated with defense response and gibberellin dioxygenase activity. We also found a salt stress-dependent induction of GA20ox2 and GA2ox3 genes in SUMO1SLR1-OX. GA20ox2 and GA2ox3 encode enzymes involved in the regulation of active GA (GA4) levels. Therefore, it is reasonable to hypothesize that SLR1 SUMOylation could adjust active GA homeostasis upon exposure to salt stress.
Project description:WRKY45-dependent rice genes: Mock- and benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type (Nipponbare NB) rice and mock- and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown (W45-kd) rice (line #15) were analyzed in four biological replicates at 12 and 24 h after the treatment. Mock- and benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type (Nipponbare NB) rice and mock- and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown (W45-kd) rice (line #3) were analyzed in four biological replicates at 24 h after the treatment. Mock- and benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type (Nipponbare NB) rice and mock- and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown (W45-kd) rice (line #15) were analyzed in four biological replicates at 12 and 24 h after the treatment. Mock- and benzothiadiazole (BTH)-treated wild-type (Nipponbare NB) rice and mock- and BTH-treated WRKY45-knockdown (W45-kd) rice (line #3) were analyzed in four biological replicates at 24 h after the treatment.
Project description:Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most devastating foliar fungal disease of cultivated rice. During disease development the fungus simultaneously maintains both biotrophic and necrotrophic growth corresponding to a hemi-biotrophic life style. The ability of M. oryzae to also colonize roots and subsequently develop blast symptoms on aerial tissue has been recognized. The fungal root infection strategy and the respective host responses are currently unknown. Global temporal expression analysis suggested a purely biotrophic infection process reflected by the rapid induction of defense response-associated genes at the early stage of root invasion and subsequent repression coinciding with the onset of intracellular fungal growth. The same group of down-regulated defense genes was increasingly induced upon leaf infection by M. oryzae where symptom development occurs shortly post tissue penetration. Our molecular analysis therefore demonstrates the existence of fundamentally different tissue-specific fungal infection strategies and provides the basis for enhancing our understanding of the pathogen life style.
Project description:NPR1 is a central positive regulator of salicylic-acid (SA)-mediated defense signaling in Arabidopsis. Here, we report characterization of OsNPR1, an Oryzae sativa (rice) ortholog of NPR1, focusing on its role in blast disease resistance and identification of OsNPR1-regulated genes followed by their comparison with NPR1-regulated genes in Arabidopsis. Blast resistance tests using OsNPR1–knockdown and –overexpressing rice lines indicated that OsNPR1 plays an essential role in benzothiadiazole-induced blast resistance. Genome-wide transcript profiling using OsNPR1–knockdown lines revealed that 358 genes out of 1,228 BTH-upregulated genes and 724 genes out of 1,069 BTH-downregulated genes were OsNPR1 dependent with respect to their BTH responsiveness, indicating that OsNPR1 plays a major role in the downregulation. Inspection of OsNPR1-dependent genes revealed that many genes involved in photosynthesis and chloroplastic translation and transcription were downregulated by BTH in an OsNPR1 dependent manner, indicating that photosynthesis and chloroplast activities is coordinately suppressed by OsNPR1 in response to BTH-induced activation of SA-signaling pathway. ABA-responsive genes were also OsNPR1-dependently downregulated, suggesting antagonistic interaction of SA signaling on ABA signaling. None of 11 BTH-upregulated genes for WRKY transcription factors was OsNPR1 dependent, whereas most of those are NPR1-dependently upregulated in Arabidopsis, indicating that the role of OsNPR1 is distinct from that of NPR1 in Arabidopsis. We discuss the significance of OsNPR1-regulated gene expression in SA-regulated defense program and the role of OsNPR1 in rice SA-signaling pathway that is branched to OsNPR1- and rice WRKY45-dependent sub-pathways.
Project description:Next to their essential roles in plant growth and development, phytohormones play a central role in plant immunity against pathogens. In this study we examined the role of hormones in the antagonism of the plant-pathogenic oomycete Pythium arrhenomanes against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola in rice roots. Hormone measurements and gene expression analyses showed that the jasmonate (JA) pathway is induced early upon P. arrhenomanes infection. Exogenous application of methyl-jasmonate (MeJA) on the plant confirmed that JA is needed for basal defence against both P. arrhenomanes and M. graminicola in rice. Whereas M. graminicola suppresses root JA levels to increase host susceptibility, Pythium inoculation boosts JA accumulation up to levels that can no longer be repressed by the nematode in double-inoculated plants. Exogenous MeJA supply phenocopied the defence-inducing capacity of P. arrhenomanes against the root-knot nematode, whereas the antagonism was weakened in JA-insensitive mutants. Transcriptome analysis confirmed upregulation of JA biosynthesis and signalling genes upon P. arrhenomanes infection, and additionally revealed induction of genes involved in biosynthesis of diterpenoid phytoalexins, consistent with strong activation of the gene encoding the JA-inducible transcriptional regulator DITERPENOID PHYTOALEXIN FACTOR. Next to that, our results provide evidence for induced expression of genes encoding ERF83, and related PR proteins, as well as auxin depletion in P. arrhenomanes infected rice roots, which potentially further contributes to the reduced nematode susceptibility seen in double-infected plants.