Transcriptional profiling of the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway and in vitro tests reveal putative roles of linalool and farnesal in nectarine resistance against brown rot
Author
Silva, Christian J.
Blanco-Ulate, Barbara
Publication date
2022-12-06ISSN
0168-9452
Abstract
The most devastating fungal disease of peaches and nectarines is brown rot, caused by Monilinia spp. Among the many plant responses against biotic stress, plant terpenoids play essential protective functions, including antioxidant activities and inhibition of pathogen growth. Herein, we aimed to characterize the expression of terpenoid biosynthetic genes in fruit tissues that presented different susceptibility to brown rot. For that, we performed artificial inoculations with Monilinia laxa at two developmental stages (immature and mature fruit) of two nectarine cultivars (‘Venus’ –mid-early season cultivar - and ‘Albared’ –late season cultivar-) and in vitro tests of the key compounds observed in the transcriptional results. All fruit were susceptible to M. laxa except for immature ‘Venus’ nectarines. In response to the pathogen, the mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway of the ‘Venus’ cultivar was highly induced in both stages rather than the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway, being the expression of some MEP-related biosynthetic genes [e.g., PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE (PpPFT), and 3S-LINALOOL SYNTHASE (PpLIS)] different between stages. In ‘Albared’, both stages presented similar responses to M. laxa for both pathways. Comparisons between cultivars showed that HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-CoA REDUCTASE (PpHMGR1) expression levels were common in susceptible tissues. Within all the terpenoid biosynthetic pathway, linalool- and farnesal-related pathways stood out for being upregulated only in resistant tissues, which suggest their role in mediating the resistance to M. laxa. The in vitro antifungal activity of linalool and farnesol (precursor of farnesal) revealed fungicidal and fungistatic activities against M. laxa, respectively, depending on the concentration tested. Understanding the different responses between resistant and susceptible tissues could be further considered for breeding or developing new strategies to control brown rot in stone fruit
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
632 - Plant damage, injuries. Plant diseases. Pests, organisms injurious to plants. Plant protection
Pages
34
Publisher
Elsevier
Is part of
Plant Science
Citation
Balsells-Llauradó, Marta, Núria Vall-llaura, Josep Usall, Christian J. Silva, Barbara Blanco-Ulate, Neus Teixidó, Maria Caballol, and Rosario Torres. 2023. "Transcriptional Profiling Of The Terpenoid Biosynthesis Pathway And In Vitro Tests Reveal Putative Roles Of Linalool And Farnesal In Nectarine Resistance Against Brown Rot". Plant Science 327: 111558. doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111558
Grant agreement number
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/AGL2017-84389-C2-1-R/ES/Podredumbre parda causada por Monilinia spp. en fruta de hueso: interacción huésped-patógeno-ambiente/
Program
Postcollita
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