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ArticleCell host & microbe2022

Evolutionarily conserved bacterial effectors hijack abscisic acid signaling to induce an aqueous environment in the apoplast.

Charles Roussin-Léveillée, Gaële Lajeunesse, Méliane St-Amand, Varusha Pillay Veerapen, Guilherme Silva-Martins, Kinya Nomura, Sandrine Brassard, Ayooluwa Bolaji, Sheng Yang He, Peter Moffett

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
24.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Charles Roussin-LéveilléeCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Gaële LajeunesseCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Méliane St-AmandCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Varusha Pillay VeerapenCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Guilherme Silva-MartinsCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Kinya NomuraDepartment of Energy, Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
Sandrine BrassardCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Ayooluwa BolajiCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Sheng Yang HeDepartment of Energy, Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
Peter MoffettCentre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada. Electronic address: peter.moffett@usherbrooke.ca.
Université de Sherbrooke · CAHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USMichigan State University · US

Funding

Establishment of an aqueous environment as a novel mechanism of bacterial pathogenesisR01AI155441 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HE, SHENG YANG · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI155441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High atmospheric humidity levels profoundly impact host-pathogen interactions in plants by enabling the establishment of an aqueous living space that benefits pathogens. The effectors HopM1 and AvrE1 of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae have been shown to induce an aqueous apoplast under such conditions. However, the mechanisms by which this happens remain unknown. Here, we show that HopM1 and AvrE1 work redundantly to establish an aqueous living space by inducing a major reprogramming of the Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptome landscape. These effectors induce a strong abscisic acid (ABA) signature, which promotes stomatal closure, resulting in reduced leaf transpiration and water-soaking lesions. Furthermore, these effectors preferentially increase ABA accumulation in guard cells, which control stomatal aperture. Notably, a guard-cell-specific ABA transporter, ABCG40, is necessary for HopM1 induction of water-soaking lesions. This study provides molecular insights into a chain of events of stomatal manipulation that create an ideal microenvironment to facilitate infection.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsAbscisic AcidPlant StomataPseudomonas syringaeWaterAbscisic AcidArabidopsis ProteinsWaterABCG40abscisic acidapoplastAvrE1effector-triggered susceptibilityHopM1PAMP-triggered immunityplant defenseplant diseaseplant-microbe interactionplant pathogenPseudomonas syringaestomatastomatal immunitywater soaking

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PMID35247330
PMCPMC9012689
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