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Functional Characterization of RING-Type E3 Ubiquitin Ligases In Vitro and In Planta
Published on: December 5, 2019
A receptor for dual ligands governs plant immunity and hormone response and is targeted by a nematode effector
Li Huang1, Yulin Yuan1, Chloe Ramirez1
1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844.
Abstract:
In this study, we show that the potato (Solanum tuberosum) pattern recognition receptor (PRR) NEMATODE-INDUCED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT (LRR)-RLK1 (StNILR1) functions as a dual receptor, recognizing both nematode-associated molecular pattern ascaroside #18 (Ascr18) and plant hormone brassinosteroid (BR) to activate two different physiological outputs: pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and BR response. Ascr18/BR-StNILR1 signaling requires the coreceptor potato BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 1-ASSOCIATED RECEPTOR KINASE 1 (StBAK1) and perception of either ligand strengthens StNILR1 interaction with StBAK1 in plant cells. Significantly, the parasitically successful potato cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) utilizes the effector RHA1B, which is a functional ubiquitin ligase, to target StNILR1 for ubiquitination-mediated proteasome-dependent degradation, thereby countering Ascr18/BR-StNILR1-mediated PTI in potato and facilitating nematode parasitism. These findings broaden our understanding of PRR specificity and reveal a nematode parasitic mechanism that targets a PTI signaling pathway.
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