Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor

Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) disease resistance proteins recognize specific pathogen effectors and activate a cellular defense program. In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum 1 (RRS1-R) and Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae 4 (RPS4) function...

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Main Authors: Newman, Toby, Lee, J., Williams, S., Choi, S., Halane, M., Zhou, J., Solomon, P., Kobe, B., Jones, J., Segonzac, C., Sohn, K.
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author Newman, Toby
Lee, J.
Williams, S.
Choi, S.
Halane, M.
Zhou, J.
Solomon, P.
Kobe, B.
Jones, J.
Segonzac, C.
Sohn, K.
author_facet Newman, Toby
Lee, J.
Williams, S.
Choi, S.
Halane, M.
Zhou, J.
Solomon, P.
Kobe, B.
Jones, J.
Segonzac, C.
Sohn, K.
author_sort Newman, Toby
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) disease resistance proteins recognize specific pathogen effectors and activate a cellular defense program. In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum 1 (RRS1-R) and Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae 4 (RPS4) function together to recognize the unrelated bacterial effectors PopP2 and AvrRps4. In the plant cell nucleus, the RRS1-R/RPS4 complex binds to and signals the presence of AvrRps4 or PopP2. The exact mechanism underlying NLR signaling and immunity activation remains to be elucidated. Using genetic and biochemical approaches we characterized the intragenic suppressors of sensitive to low humidity 1 (slh1), a temperature-sensitive auto-immune allele of RRS1-R. Our analyses identified 5 amino acid residues that contribute to RRS1-RSLH1 auto-activity. We investigated the role of these residues in the RRS1-R allele by genetic complementation and found that C15 in the TIR domain and L816 in the LRR domain were also important for effector recognition. Further characterization of the intragenic suppressive mutations located in the RRS1-R TIR domain revealed differing requirements for RRS1-R/RPS4-dependent autoimmunity and effector-triggered immunity. Our results provide novel information about the mechanisms that, in turn, hold an NLR protein complex inactive and allow adequate activation in the presence of pathogens. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-750182019-12-02T07:26:56Z Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor Newman, Toby Lee, J. Williams, S. Choi, S. Halane, M. Zhou, J. Solomon, P. Kobe, B. Jones, J. Segonzac, C. Sohn, K. Arabidopsis Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain autoimmunity immune receptor complex paired nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) disease resistance proteins recognize specific pathogen effectors and activate a cellular defense program. In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum 1 (RRS1-R) and Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae 4 (RPS4) function together to recognize the unrelated bacterial effectors PopP2 and AvrRps4. In the plant cell nucleus, the RRS1-R/RPS4 complex binds to and signals the presence of AvrRps4 or PopP2. The exact mechanism underlying NLR signaling and immunity activation remains to be elucidated. Using genetic and biochemical approaches we characterized the intragenic suppressors of sensitive to low humidity 1 (slh1), a temperature-sensitive auto-immune allele of RRS1-R. Our analyses identified 5 amino acid residues that contribute to RRS1-RSLH1 auto-activity. We investigated the role of these residues in the RRS1-R allele by genetic complementation and found that C15 in the TIR domain and L816 in the LRR domain were also important for effector recognition. Further characterization of the intragenic suppressive mutations located in the RRS1-R TIR domain revealed differing requirements for RRS1-R/RPS4-dependent autoimmunity and effector-triggered immunity. Our results provide novel information about the mechanisms that, in turn, hold an NLR protein complex inactive and allow adequate activation in the presence of pathogens. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75018 10.1111/nph.15617 eng fulltext
spellingShingle Arabidopsis
Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain
autoimmunity
immune receptor complex
paired nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR)
Newman, Toby
Lee, J.
Williams, S.
Choi, S.
Halane, M.
Zhou, J.
Solomon, P.
Kobe, B.
Jones, J.
Segonzac, C.
Sohn, K.
Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor
title Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor
title_full Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor
title_fullStr Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor
title_full_unstemmed Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor
title_short Autoimmunity and effector recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the RRS1-R immune receptor
title_sort autoimmunity and effector recognition in arabidopsis thaliana can be uncoupled by mutations in the rrs1-r immune receptor
topic Arabidopsis
Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain
autoimmunity
immune receptor complex
paired nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75018