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ArticleThe New phytologist2022

A triple threat: the Parastagonospora nodorum SnTox267 effector exploits three distinct host genetic factors to cause disease in wheat.

Jonathan K Richards, Gayan K Kariyawasam, Sudeshi Seneviratne, Nathan A Wyatt, Steven S Xu, Zhaohui Liu, Justin D Faris, Timothy L Friesen

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Article in The New phytologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan K RichardsDepartment of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9342-3595
Gayan K KariyawasamDepartment of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4880-0483
Sudeshi SeneviratneDepartment of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9747-2618
Nathan A WyattCereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schaffer Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8048-2027
Steven S XuDepartment of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.
Zhaohui LiuDepartment of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.
Justin D FarisDepartment of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9653-3287
Timothy L FriesenDepartment of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5634-2200
Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center · USNorth Dakota State University · USLouisiana State University Agricultural Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parastagonospora nodorum is a fungal pathogen of wheat. As a necrotrophic specialist, it deploys effector proteins that target dominant host susceptibility genes to elicit programmed cell death (PCD). Here we identify and functionally validate the effector targeting the host susceptibility genes Snn2, Snn6 and Snn7. We utilized whole-genome sequencing, association mapping, gene-disrupted mutants, gain-of-function transformants, virulence assays, bioinformatics and quantitative PCR to characterize these interactions. A single proteinaceous effector, SnTox267, targeted Snn2, Snn6 and Snn7 to trigger PCD. Snn2 and Snn6 functioned cooperatively to trigger PCD in a light-dependent pathway, whereas Snn7-mediated PCD functioned in a light-independent pathway. Isolates harboring 20 SnTox267 protein isoforms quantitatively varied in virulence. The diversity and distribution of isoforms varied between populations, indicating adaptation to local selection pressures. SnTox267 deletion resulted in the upregulation of effector genes SnToxA, SnTox1 and SnTox3. We validated a novel effector operating in an inverse-gene-for-gene manner to target three genetically distinct host susceptibility genes and elicit PCD. The discovery of the complementary gene action of Snn2 and Snn6 indicates their potential function in a guard or decoy model. Additionally, differences in light dependency in the elicited pathways and upregulation of unlinked effectors sheds new light onto a complex fungal necrotroph-host interaction.

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AscomycotaTriticumHost-Pathogen InteractionsPlant DiseasesVirulenceassociation mappingfungigenomicsnecrotrophic effectorParastagonospora nodorumprogrammed cell deathwheat

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PMID34227112
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