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ArticleMolecular plant pathology2024

The root-knot nematode effector MiEFF12 targets the host ER quality control system to suppress immune responses and allow parasitism.

Salomé Soulé, Kaiwei Huang, Karine Mulet, Joffrey Mejias, Jérémie Bazin, Nhat My Truong, Junior Lusu Kika, Stéphanie Jaubert, Pierre Abad, Jianlong Zhao and 2 more

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Article in Molecular plant pathology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Salomé SouléINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Kaiwei HuangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Karine MuletINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Joffrey MejiasINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Jérémie BazinInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRAE, Université Paris Saclay - Evry, Université de Paris, Gif sur Yvette, France.
Nhat My TruongINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Junior Lusu KikaINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Stéphanie JaubertINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Pierre AbadINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Jianlong ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Bruno FaveryINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Michaël QuentinINRAE-Université Côte d'Azur-CNRS, UMR Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8030-1203

Funding

ANR MASH ANR-21-CE20-0002IDEX UCAJedi ANR-15-IDEX-0001LabEx Saclay Plant Sciences ANR-10-LABX-40LabEx Signalife ANR-11-LABX-0028-01National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFD1400400
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are microscopic parasitic worms able to infest the roots of thousands of plant species, causing massive crop yield losses worldwide. They evade the plant's immune system and manipulate plant cell physiology and metabolism to transform a few root cells into giant cells, which serve as feeding sites for the nematode. RKN parasitism is facilitated by the secretion in planta of effector molecules, mostly proteins that hijack host cellular processes. We describe here a conserved RKN-specific effector, effector 12 (EFF12), that is synthesized exclusively in the oesophageal glands of the nematode, and we demonstrate its function in parasitism. In the plant, MiEFF12 localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). A combination of RNA-sequencing analysis and immunity-suppression bioassays revealed the contribution of MiEFF12 to the modulation of host immunity. Yeast two-hybrid, split luciferase and co-immunoprecipitation approaches identified an essential component of the ER quality control system, the Solanum lycopersicum plant bap-like (PBL), and basic leucine zipper 60 (BZIP60) proteins as host targets of MiEFF12. Finally, silencing the PBL genes in Nicotiana benthamiana decreased susceptibility to Meloidogyne incognita infection. Our results suggest that EFF12 manipulates PBL function to modify plant immune responses to allow parasitism.

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Endoplasmic ReticulumTylenchoideaAnimalsHelminth ProteinsHost-Parasite InteractionsNicotianaPlant DiseasesPlant ImmunityPlant RootsSolanum lycopersicumHelminth Proteinseffectorendoplasmic reticulum (ER)ER quality controlMeloidogyne incognitaNicotiana benthamianaSolanum lycopersicum

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PMID38961768
PMCPMC11222708

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