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ArticlePlant physiology2022

Aquaporin OsPIP2;2 links the H2O2 signal and a membrane-anchored transcription factor to promote plant defense.

Mou Zhang, Haotian Shi, Ningning Li, Nana Wei, Yan Tian, Jinfeng Peng, Xiaochen Chen, Liyuan Zhang, Meixiang Zhang, Hansong Dong

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Article in Plant physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mou ZhangDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6941-7985
Haotian ShiDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Ningning LiDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Nana WeiDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Yan TianDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Jinfeng PengDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaochen ChenDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Liyuan ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China.
Meixiang ZhangDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Hansong DongDepartment of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2820-9159
Nanjing Agricultural University · CNShandong Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To overcome pathogen infection, plants deploy a highly efficient innate immune system, which often uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a versatile reactive oxygen species, to activate downstream defense responses. H2O2 is a potential substrate of aquaporins (AQPs), the membrane channels that facilitate the transport of small compounds across plasma membranes or organelle membranes. To date, however, the functional relationship between AQPs and H2O2 in plant immunity is largely undissected. Here, we report that the rice (Oryza sativa) AQP OsPIP2;2 transports pathogen-induced apoplastic H2O2 into the cytoplasm to intensify rice resistance against various pathogens. OsPIP2;2-transported H2O2 is required for microbial molecular pattern flg22 to activate the MAPK cascade and to induce the downstream defense responses. In response to flg22, OsPIP2;2 is phosphorylated at the serine residue S125, and therefore gains the ability to transport H2O2. Phosphorylated OsPIP2;2 also triggers the translocation of OsmaMYB, a membrane-anchored MYB transcription factor, into the plant cell nucleus to impart flg22-induced defense responses against pathogen infection. On the contrary, if OsPIP2;2 is not phosphorylated, OsmaMYB remains associated with the plasma membrane, and plant defense responses are no longer induced. These results suggest that OsPIP2;2 positively regulates plant innate immunity by mediating H2O2 transport into the plant cell and mediating the translocation of OsmaMYB from plasma membrane to nucleus.

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AquaporinsOryzaGene Expression Regulation, PlantHydrogen PeroxidePlant ProteinsTranscription FactorsAquaporinsHydrogen PeroxidePlant ProteinsTranscription Factors

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