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Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem
Ustilago maydis is a model organism for the study of biotrophic plant–pathogen interactions. The sexual and pathogenic development of the fungus are tightly connected since fusion of compatible haploid sporidia is prerequisite for infection of the host plant, maize (Zea mays). After plant penetratio...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31802604 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12893 |
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author | Schmitz, Lara Kronstad, James W. Heimel, Kai |
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description | Ustilago maydis is a model organism for the study of biotrophic plant–pathogen interactions. The sexual and pathogenic development of the fungus are tightly connected since fusion of compatible haploid sporidia is prerequisite for infection of the host plant, maize (Zea mays). After plant penetration, the unfolded protein response (UPR) is activated and required for biotrophic growth. The UPR is continuously active throughout all stages of pathogenic development in planta. However, since development of UPR deletion mutants stops directly after plant penetration, the role of an active UPR at later stages of development remained to be determined. Here, we established a gene expression system for U. maydis that uses endogenous, conditionally active promoters to either induce or repress expression of a gene of interest during different stages of plant infection. Integration of the expression constructs into the native genomic locus and removal of resistance cassettes were required to obtain a wild‐type‐like expression pattern. This indicates that genomic localization and chromatin structure are important for correct promoter activity and gene expression. By conditional expression of the central UPR regulator, Cib1, in U. maydis, we show that a functional UPR is required for continuous plant defence suppression after host infection and that U. maydis relies on a robust control system to prevent deleterious UPR hyperactivation. |
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spelling | pubmed-69884202020-02-03 Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem Schmitz, Lara Kronstad, James W. Heimel, Kai Mol Plant Pathol Technical Advance Ustilago maydis is a model organism for the study of biotrophic plant–pathogen interactions. The sexual and pathogenic development of the fungus are tightly connected since fusion of compatible haploid sporidia is prerequisite for infection of the host plant, maize (Zea mays). After plant penetration, the unfolded protein response (UPR) is activated and required for biotrophic growth. The UPR is continuously active throughout all stages of pathogenic development in planta. However, since development of UPR deletion mutants stops directly after plant penetration, the role of an active UPR at later stages of development remained to be determined. Here, we established a gene expression system for U. maydis that uses endogenous, conditionally active promoters to either induce or repress expression of a gene of interest during different stages of plant infection. Integration of the expression constructs into the native genomic locus and removal of resistance cassettes were required to obtain a wild‐type‐like expression pattern. This indicates that genomic localization and chromatin structure are important for correct promoter activity and gene expression. By conditional expression of the central UPR regulator, Cib1, in U. maydis, we show that a functional UPR is required for continuous plant defence suppression after host infection and that U. maydis relies on a robust control system to prevent deleterious UPR hyperactivation. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6988420/ /pubmed/31802604 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12893 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Molecular Plant Pathology published by British Society for Plant Pathology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Technical Advance Schmitz, Lara Kronstad, James W. Heimel, Kai Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
title | Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
title_full | Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
title_fullStr | Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
title_full_unstemmed | Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
title_short | Conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
title_sort | conditional gene expression reveals stage‐specific functions of the unfolded protein response in the ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem |
topic | Technical Advance |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31802604 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12893 |
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