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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2010

A unique wheat disease resistance-like gene governs effector-triggered susceptibility to necrotrophic pathogens.

Justin D Faris, Zengcui Zhang, Huangjun Lu, Shunwen Lu, Leela Reddy, Sylvie Cloutier, John P Fellers, Steven W Meinhardt, Jack B Rasmussen, Steven S Xu and 3 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 229 papers.

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229 citing papers in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Justin D FarisCereal Crops Research Unit, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Fargo, ND 58102, USA. justin.faris@ars.usda.gov
Zengcui Zhang
Huangjun Lu
Shunwen Lu
Leela Reddy
Sylvie Cloutier
John P Fellers
Steven W Meinhardt
Jack B Rasmussen
Steven S Xu
Richard P Oliver
Kristin J Simons
Timothy L Friesen

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant disease resistance is often conferred by genes with nucleotide binding site (NBS) and leucine-rich repeat (LRR) or serine/threonine protein kinase (S/TPK) domains. Much less is known about mechanisms of susceptibility, particularly to necrotrophic fungal pathogens. The pathogens that cause the diseases tan spot and Stagonospora nodorum blotch on wheat produce effectors (host-selective toxins) that induce susceptibility in wheat lines harboring corresponding toxin sensitivity genes. The effector ToxA is produced by both pathogens, and sensitivity to ToxA is governed by the Tsn1 gene on wheat chromosome arm 5BL. Here, we report the cloning of Tsn1, which was found to have disease resistance gene-like features, including S/TPK and NBS-LRR domains. Mutagenesis revealed that all three domains are required for ToxA sensitivity, and hence disease susceptibility. Tsn1 is unique to ToxA-sensitive genotypes, and insensitive genotypes are null. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicated that Tsn1 arose in the B-genome diploid progenitor of polyploid wheat through a gene-fusion event that gave rise to its unique structure. Although Tsn1 is necessary to mediate ToxA recognition, yeast two-hybrid experiments suggested that the Tsn1 protein does not interact directly with ToxA. Tsn1 transcription is tightly regulated by the circadian clock and light, providing further evidence that Tsn1-ToxA interactions are associated with photosynthesis pathways. This work suggests that these necrotrophic pathogens may thrive by subverting the resistance mechanisms acquired by plants to combat other pathogens.

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Amino Acid SequenceAscomycotaChromosome MappingChromosomes, PlantCloning, MolecularDNA, PlantGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunity, InnateMolecular Sequence DataMutationMycotoxinsPhylogenyPlant DiseasesPlant ProteinsDNA, PlantMycotoxinsPlant Proteins

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PMCPMC2922177

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