The plant immune system: From discovery to deployment

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.

Language: Английский

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Viruses inhibit TIR gcADPR signalling to overcome bacterial defence

Nature, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 611(7935), P. 326 - 331

Published: Sept. 29, 2022

Language: Английский

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Cyclic ADP ribose isomers: Production, chemical structures, and immune signaling

Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 377(6614)

Published: Sept. 1, 2022

Cyclic adenosine diphosphate (ADP)–ribose (cADPR) isomers are signaling molecules produced by bacterial and plant Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domains via nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized form) (NAD + ) hydrolysis. We show that v-cADPR (2′cADPR) v2-cADPR (3′cADPR) cyclized O-glycosidic bond formation between the ribose moieties in ADPR. Structures of 2′cADPR-producing TIR reveal conformational changes lead to an active assembly resembles those Toll-like adaptor domains. Mutagenesis reveals a conserved tryptophan is essential for cyclization. 3′cADPR activator ThsA effector proteins from antiphage defense system termed Thoeris suppressor immunity when HopAM1. Collectively, our results molecular basis cADPR isomer production establish bacteria as antiviral immunity–suppressing molecule.

Language: Английский

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A conserved family of immune effectors cleaves cellular ATP upon viral infection

Cell, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 186(17), P. 3619 - 3631.e13

Published: Aug. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Plant and prokaryotic TIR domains generate distinct cyclic ADPR NADase products

Science Advances, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(11)

Published: March 17, 2023

Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain proteins function in cell death and immunity. In plants bacteria, TIR domains are often enzymes that produce isomers of cyclic adenosine 5′-diphosphate–ribose (cADPR) as putative immune signaling molecules. The identity functional conservation cADPR isomer signals is unclear. A previous report found a plant could cross-activate the prokaryotic Thoeris TIR–immune system, suggesting TIR-immune signals. Here, we generate autoactive TIRs test converse hypothesis: Do also immunity? Using planta vitro assays, find overlapping sets further clarify how activate system via producing 3′cADPR. This study demonstrates requirements for systems distinct across kingdoms diversity small-molecule products.

Language: Английский

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Plant NLR immunity activation and execution: a biochemical perspective

Open Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Plants deploy cell-surface and intracellular receptors to detect pathogen attack trigger innate immune responses. Inside host cells, families of nucleotide-binding/leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins serve as sensors or downstream mediators defence outputs cell death, which prevent disease. Established genetic underpinnings NLR-mediated immunity revealed various strategies plants adopt combat rapidly evolving microbial pathogens. The molecular mechanisms NLR activation signal transmission components controlling execution were less clear. Here, we review recent protein structural biochemical insights plant sensor signalling functions. When put together, the data show how different families, whether transducers, converge on nucleotide-based second messengers cellular calcium confer immunity. Although pathogen-activated NLRs in engage plant-specific machineries promote defence, comparisons with mammalian receptor counterparts highlight some shared working principles for across kingdoms.

Language: Английский

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TIR signaling activates caspase-like immunity in bacteria

Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 387(6733), P. 510 - 516

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Caspase family proteases and Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR)-domain proteins have central roles in innate immunity regulated cell death humans. We describe a bacterial immune system comprising both caspase-like protease TIR-domain protein. found that the TIR protein, once it recognizes phage invasion, produces previously unknown signaling molecule adenosine 5′-diphosphate-cyclo[N7:1′′]-ribose (N7-cADPR). This specifically activates protease, which then indiscriminately degrades cellular to halt replication. The TIR-caspase defense system, we denote as type IV Thoeris, is abundant bacteria efficiently protects against propagation. Our study highlights diversity of TIR-produced molecules demonstrates by caspase an ancient mechanism immunity.

Language: Английский

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A rare PRIMER cell state in plant immunity

Nature, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Abstract Plants lack specialized and mobile immune cells. Consequently, any cell type that encounters pathogens must mount responses communicate with surrounding cells for successful defence. However, the diversity, spatial organization function of cellular states in pathogen-infected plants are poorly understood 1 . Here we infect Arabidopsis thaliana leaves bacterial trigger or supress integrate time-resolved single-cell transcriptomic, epigenomic transcriptomic data to identify states. We describe cell-state-specific gene-regulatory logic involves transcription factors, putative cis -regulatory elements target genes associated disease immunity. show a rare population emerges at nexus immune-active hotspots, which designate as primary responder (PRIMER) PRIMER have non-canonical signatures, exemplified by expression genome accessibility previously uncharacterized factor, GT-3A, contributes plant immunity against pathogens. surrounded another state (bystander) activates long-distance cell-to-cell signalling. Together, our findings suggest interactions between these propagate across leaf. Our molecularly defined spatiotemporal atlas provides functional regulatory insights into plants.

Language: Английский

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Activation and inhibition mechanisms of a plant helper NLR

Nature, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria

Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Signaling from pathogen sensing to effector activation is a fundamental principle of cellular immunity. While cyclic (oligo)nucleotides have emerged as key signaling molecules, the existence other messengers remains largely unexplored. Here, we reveal bacterial anti-phage system that mediates immune through nucleobase modification. Immunity triggered by phage nucleotide kinases, which, combined with system-encoded adenosine deaminase, produce deoxyinosine 5′-triphosphate (dITP) messengers. The dITP signal activates downstream mediate NAD + depletion, resulting in population-level defense death infected cells. To counteract signaling, phages deploy specialized enzymes deplete dAMP, precursor Our findings uncover modification-based pathway, establishing noncanonical nucleotides new type bacteria.

Language: Английский

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