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Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops
Here, we evaluate the expression of the proteinaceous effectors ToxA and ToxB, produced by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, which confer tan spot disease susceptibility on wheat. These necrotrophic effectors were expressed in two heterologous systems: Escherichia coli a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30809209 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00182 |
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author | See, Pao Theen Iagallo, Elyce M. Oliver, Richard P. Moffat, Caroline S. |
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description | Here, we evaluate the expression of the proteinaceous effectors ToxA and ToxB, produced by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, which confer tan spot disease susceptibility on wheat. These necrotrophic effectors were expressed in two heterologous systems: Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris. The E. coli SHuffle system was demonstrated to be superior to P. pastoris in generating high-levels of recombinant proteins that were soluble and stable. In addition, protein extracts from P. pastoris induced non-specific chlorosis on wheat, postulated to be caused by co-purified glucanases secreted by the host. Up to 79.6 μg/ml of ToxB was obtained using the SHuffle system in the absence of the native signal peptide, whilst the ToxA yield was considerably lower at 3.2 μg/ml. Results indicated that a histidine tag at the ToxA C-terminus interfered with effector functionality. Heterologously expressed ToxA and ToxB were tested on a panel of Australian cereals, including 122 varieties of bread wheat, 16 durum, 20 triticale and 5 barley varieties, as well as common plant model species including tobacco and Arabidopsis thaliana. A varying degree of effector sensitivities was observed, with a higher ToxB sensitivity and prevalence in the durum and triticale varieties. ToxB-induced chlorosis was also detected on barley. The heterologous expression of effectors that are easily scalable, will facilitate effector-assisted selection of varieties in wheat breeding programs as well as the investigation of P. tritici-repentis effectors in host and non-host interactions. |
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spelling | pubmed-63796572019-02-26 Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops See, Pao Theen Iagallo, Elyce M. Oliver, Richard P. Moffat, Caroline S. Front Microbiol Microbiology Here, we evaluate the expression of the proteinaceous effectors ToxA and ToxB, produced by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, which confer tan spot disease susceptibility on wheat. These necrotrophic effectors were expressed in two heterologous systems: Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris. The E. coli SHuffle system was demonstrated to be superior to P. pastoris in generating high-levels of recombinant proteins that were soluble and stable. In addition, protein extracts from P. pastoris induced non-specific chlorosis on wheat, postulated to be caused by co-purified glucanases secreted by the host. Up to 79.6 μg/ml of ToxB was obtained using the SHuffle system in the absence of the native signal peptide, whilst the ToxA yield was considerably lower at 3.2 μg/ml. Results indicated that a histidine tag at the ToxA C-terminus interfered with effector functionality. Heterologously expressed ToxA and ToxB were tested on a panel of Australian cereals, including 122 varieties of bread wheat, 16 durum, 20 triticale and 5 barley varieties, as well as common plant model species including tobacco and Arabidopsis thaliana. A varying degree of effector sensitivities was observed, with a higher ToxB sensitivity and prevalence in the durum and triticale varieties. ToxB-induced chlorosis was also detected on barley. The heterologous expression of effectors that are easily scalable, will facilitate effector-assisted selection of varieties in wheat breeding programs as well as the investigation of P. tritici-repentis effectors in host and non-host interactions. Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6379657/ /pubmed/30809209 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00182 Text en Copyright © 2019 See, Iagallo, Oliver and Moffat. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Microbiology See, Pao Theen Iagallo, Elyce M. Oliver, Richard P. Moffat, Caroline S. Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops |
title | Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops |
title_full | Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops |
title_fullStr | Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops |
title_full_unstemmed | Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops |
title_short | Heterologous Expression of the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Effector Proteins ToxA and ToxB, and the Prevalence of Effector Sensitivity in Australian Cereal Crops |
title_sort | heterologous expression of the pyrenophora tritici-repentis effector proteins toxa and toxb, and the prevalence of effector sensitivity in australian cereal crops |
topic | Microbiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30809209 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00182 |
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