通过包装在外膜囊泡中的细菌小RNA抑制宿主植物防御
Yan Wu1, Sai Wang1, Peihong Wang1
1Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
植物病原性细菌使用外膜囊泡 (OMV) 将小RNA (sRNA) 输送到米植物中,如Xosr001. 这种细菌sRNA抑制宿主免疫力,增强疾病.
科学领域:
- 植物与微生物的相互作用
- 细菌外膜囊泡 (OMVs) 是一种细菌外膜囊泡.
- 小RNA (sRNA) 的生物学
背景情况:
- 在OMV中的细菌sRNA调解物种间的通信,但它们在植物病原体相互作用中的作用基本上是未知的.
- 植物病原性细菌利用OMV将分子送入宿主植物,可能影响疾病的发展.
- 了解OMV介导的植物病原体的分子机制对于开发疾病控制策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 来自植物病原体Xanthomonas oryzae pv. 的OMV中的差异包装sRNA的特征. 奥里兹科拉 (Xoc).
- 为了研究一个特定的sRNA (Xosr001) 在调节宿主植物免疫力中的功能.
- 阐明Xoc OMV将Xosr001输送到大米中的机制及其对疾病的影响.
主要方法:
- 用RNA测序来识别包装在Xoc OMV中的sRNA.
- 使用定量分析和体内测试来确定Xosr001在调节OsJMT1表达和MeJA积累中的作用.
- 使用转基因大米线和细菌感染试验的功能研究评估了Xosr001对口腔免疫和疾病易感性的影响.
主要成果:
- 一个候选sRNA,Xosr001,被发现在Xoc OMVs中很丰富,并且特别针对大米叶组织.
- Xosr001有效地抑制了米中的OsJMT1转录积累,导致MeJA水平降低.
- 过度表达OsJMT1的转基因大米系表现出减少的口腔免疫力和增加对缺乏Xosr001的Xoc的敏感性,证实了Xosr001在免疫抑制中的作用.
结论:
- 通过Xoc OMVs传递的Xosr001,通过抑制大米口腔免疫功能作为一种毒性因子.
- 这项研究揭示了一种新的王国间通信机制,其中细菌sRNA操纵宿主防御途径.
- 针对OMV介导的sRNA传递可能为控制大米中的细菌病提供新的策略.
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