Cell,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
187(9), P. 2095 - 2116
Published: April 1, 2024
Plant
diseases
cause
famines,
drive
human
migration,
and
present
challenges
to
agricultural
sustainability
as
pathogen
ranges
shift
under
climate
change.
breeders
discovered
Mendelian
genetic
loci
conferring
disease
resistance
specific
isolates
over
100
years
ago.
Subsequent
breeding
for
underpins
modern
agriculture
and,
along
with
the
emergence
focus
on
model
plants
genetics
genomics
research,
has
provided
rich
resources
molecular
biological
exploration
last
50
years.
These
studies
led
identification
of
extracellular
intracellular
receptors
that
convert
recognition
microbe-encoded
patterns
or
pathogen-delivered
virulence
effectors
into
defense
activation.
receptor
systems,
downstream
responses,
define
plant
immune
systems
have
evolved
since
migration
land
∼500
million
Our
current
understanding
provides
platform
development
rational
enhancement
control
many
continue
plague
crop
production.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6605)
Published: July 7, 2022
Plant
nucleotide-binding
leucine-rich
repeat-containing
(NLR)
receptors
with
an
N-terminal
Toll/interleukin-1
receptor
(TIR)
domain
sense
pathogen
effectors
to
enable
TIR-encoded
nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
hydrolase
(NADase)
activity
for
immune
signaling.
TIR-NLR
signaling
requires
the
helper
NLRs
N
requirement
gene
1
(NRG1),
Activated
Disease
Resistance
(ADR1),
and
Enhanced
Susceptibility
(EDS1),
which
forms
a
heterodimer
each
of
its
paralogs
Phytoalexin
Deficient
4
(PAD4)
Senescence-Associated
Gene
101
(SAG101).
Here,
we
show
that
TIR-containing
proteins
catalyze
production
2'-(5''-phosphoribosyl)-5'-adenosine
monophosphate
(pRib-AMP)
diphosphate
(pRib-ADP)
in
vitro
planta.
Biochemical
structural
data
demonstrate
EDS1-PAD4
is
complex
pRib-AMP
pRib-ADP,
allosterically
promote
interaction
ADR1-L1
but
not
NRG1A.
Our
study
identifies
TIR-catalyzed
pRib-ADP
as
missing
link
TIR
through
likely
second
messengers
plant
immunity.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6605)
Published: July 7, 2022
Plant
pathogen-activated
immune
signaling
by
nucleotide-binding
leucine-rich
repeat
(NLR)
receptors
with
an
N-terminal
Toll/interleukin-1
receptor
(TIR)
domain
converges
on
Enhanced
Disease
Susceptibility
1
(EDS1)
and
its
direct
partners,
Phytoalexin
Deficient
4
(PAD4)
or
Senescence-Associated
Gene
101
(SAG101).
TIR-encoded
nicotinamide
adenine
dinucleotide
hydrolase
(NADase)
produces
molecules
to
promote
exclusive
EDS1-PAD4
EDS1-SAG101
interactions
helper
NLR
subclasses.
In
this
work,
we
show
that
TIR-containing
proteins
catalyze
adenosine
diphosphate
(ADP)-ribosylation
of
triphosphate
(ATP)
ADP
ribose
(ADPR)
through
ADPR
polymerase-like
NADase
activity,
forming
ADP-ribosylated
ATP
(ADPr-ATP)
ADPr-ADPR
(di-ADPR),
respectively.
Specific
binding
ADPr-ATP
di-ADPR
allosterically
promotes
interaction
N
requirement
gene
1A
(NRG1A)
in
vitro
planta.
Our
data
reveal
enzymatic
activity
TIRs
enables
specific
activation
the
EDS1-SAG101-NRG1
immunity
branch.
Cell,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
185(9), P. 1471 - 1486.e19
Published: April 1, 2022
Argonaute
proteins
use
single-stranded
RNA
or
DNA
guides
to
target
complementary
nucleic
acids.
This
allows
eukaryotic
mediate
interference
and
long
prokaryotic
interfere
with
invading
The
function
mechanisms
of
the
phylogenetically
distinct
short
remain
poorly
understood.
We
demonstrate
that
associated
TIR-APAZ
(SPARTA)
form
heterodimeric
complexes.
Upon
guide
RNA-mediated
binding,
four
SPARTA
heterodimers
oligomers
in
which
TIR
domain-mediated
NAD(P)ase
activity
is
unleashed.
When
expressed
Escherichia
coli,
activated
presence
highly
transcribed
multicopy
plasmid
DNA,
causes
cell
death
through
NAD(P)+
depletion.
results
removal
plasmid-invaded
cells
from
bacterial
cultures.
Furthermore,
we
show
can
be
repurposed
for
programmable
detection
sequences.
In
conclusion,
our
work
identifies
as
a
immune
system
reduces
viability
upon
RNA-guided
DNA.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: June 7, 2021
Plants
utilise
intracellular
nucleotide-binding,
leucine-rich
repeat
(NLR)
immune
receptors
to
detect
pathogen
effectors
and
activate
local
systemic
defence.
NRG1
ADR1
"helper"
NLRs
(RNLs)
cooperate
with
enhanced
disease
susceptibility
1
(EDS1),
senescence-associated
gene
101
(SAG101)
phytoalexin-deficient
4
(PAD4)
lipase-like
proteins
mediate
signalling
from
TIR
domain
NLR
(TNLs).
The
mechanism
of
RNL/EDS1
family
protein
cooperation
is
not
understood.
Here,
we
present
genetic
molecular
evidence
for
exclusive
EDS1/SAG101/NRG1
EDS1/PAD4/ADR1
co-functions
in
TNL
immunity.
Using
immunoprecipitation
mass
spectrometry,
show
effector
recognition-dependent
interaction
EDS1
SAG101,
but
PAD4.
An
EDS1-SAG101
complex
interacts
NRG1,
EDS1-PAD4
ADR1,
an
immune-activated
state.
requires
intact
nucleotide-binding
P-loop
motif,
a
functional
EP
its
partner
induced
association
Thus,
two
distinct
modules
(NRG1/EDS1/SAG101
ADR1/EDS1/PAD4)
receptor
defence
signalling.
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(10), P. e3001124 - e3001124
Published: Oct. 20, 2021
Reference
datasets
are
critical
in
computational
biology.
They
help
define
canonical
biological
features
and
essential
for
benchmarking
studies.
Here,
we
describe
a
comprehensive
reference
dataset
of
experimentally
validated
plant
nucleotide-binding
leucine-rich
repeat
(NLR)
immune
receptors.
RefPlantNLR
consists
481
NLRs
from
31
genera
belonging
to
11
orders
flowering
plants.
This
has
several
applications.
We
used
determine
the
functionally
benchmark
5
NLR
annotation
tools.
revealed
that
although
tools
tend
retrieve
majority
NLRs,
they
frequently
produce
domain
architectures
inconsistent
with
annotation.
Guided
by
this
analysis,
developed
new
pipeline,
NLRtracker,
which
extracts
annotates
protein
or
transcript
files
based
on
core
found
dataset.
The
should
also
prove
useful
guiding
comparative
analyses
across
wide
spectrum
diversity
identifying
understudied
taxa.
hope
resource
will
contribute
moving
field
beyond
uniform
view
structure
function.
Nature Genetics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
54(3), P. 227 - 231
Published: March 1, 2022
Abstract
The
cloning
of
agronomically
important
genes
from
large,
complex
crop
genomes
remains
challenging.
Here
we
generate
a
14.7
gigabase
chromosome-scale
assembly
the
South
African
bread
wheat
(
Triticum
aestivum
)
cultivar
Kariega
by
combining
high-fidelity
long
reads,
optical
mapping
and
chromosome
conformation
capture.
resulting
is
an
order
magnitude
more
contiguous
than
previous
assemblies.
shows
durable
resistance
to
devastating
fungal
stripe
rust
disease
1
.
We
identified
race-specific
gene
Yr27
,
which
encodes
intracellular
immune
receptor,
be
major
contributor
this
resistance.
allelic
leaf
Lr13
;
proteins
show
97%
sequence
identity
2,3
Our
results
demonstrate
feasibility
generating
assemblies
clone
genes,
exemplify
that
highly
similar
alleles
single-copy
can
confer
different
pathogens,
might
provide
basis
for
engineering
with
multiple
recognition
specificities
in
future.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
22(9), P. 4709 - 4709
Published: April 29, 2021
Plants
rely
on
multiple
immune
systems
to
protect
themselves
from
pathogens.
When
pattern-triggered
immunity
(PTI)-the
first
layer
of
the
response-is
no
longer
effective
as
a
result
pathogenic
effectors,
effector-triggered
(ETI)
often
provides
resistance.
In
ETI,
host
plants
directly
or
indirectly
perceive
pathogen
effectors
via
resistance
proteins
and
launch
more
robust
rapid
defense
response.
Resistance
are
typically
found
in
form
nucleotide-binding
leucine-rich-repeat-containing
receptors
(NLRs).
Upon
effector
recognition,
an
NLR
undergoes
structural
change
associates
with
other
NLRs.
The
dimerization
oligomerization
NLRs
signals
downstream
components,
activates
"helper"
NLRs,
culminates
ETI
Originally,
PTI
was
thought
contribute
little
ETI.
However,
most
recent
studies
revealed
crosstalk
cooperation
between
PTI.
Here,
we
summarize
advancements
our
understanding
response
its
well
how
these
components
cooperate
innate
signaling
pathways.
Based
up-to-date
accumulated
knowledge,
this
review
current
perspective
potential
engineering
strategies
for
crop
protection.