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NRPS-like ATRR in Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Involved in Glycine Betaine Metabolism to Promote Parasitism.
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International journal of molecular sciences [Int J Mol Sci] 2024 Apr 12; Vol. 25 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 12. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are among the most serious phytopathogens and cause widespread and serious damage in major crops. In this study, using a genome mining method, we identified nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-like enzymes in genomes of plant-parasitic nematodes, which are conserved with two consecutive reducing domains at the N-terminus (A-T-R <subscript>1</subscript> -R <subscript>2</subscript> ) and homologous to fungal NRPS-like ATRR. We experimentally investigated the roles of the NRPS-like enzyme (MiATRR) in nematode ( Meloidogyne incognita ) parasitism. Heterologous expression of Miatrr in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can overcome the growth inhibition caused by high concentrations of glycine betaine. RT-qPCR detection shows that Miatrr is significantly upregulated at the early parasitic life stage (J2s in plants) of M. incognita . Host-derived Miatrr RNA interference (RNAi) in Arabidopsis thaliana can significantly decrease the number of galls and egg masses of M. incognita , as well as retard development and reduce the body size of the nematode. Although exogenous glycine betaine and choline have no obvious impact on the survival of free-living M. incognita J2s (pre-parasitic J2s), they impact the performance of the nematode in planta, especially in Miatrr -RNAi plants. Following application of exogenous glycine betaine and choline in the rhizosphere soil of A. thaliana , the numbers of galls and egg masses were obviously reduced by glycine betaine but increased by choline. Based on the knowledge about the function of fungal NRPS-like ATRR and the roles of glycine betaine in host plants and nematodes, we suggest that MiATRR is involved in nematode-plant interaction by acting as a glycine betaine reductase, converting glycine betaine to choline. This may be a universal strategy in plant-parasitic nematodes utilizing NRPS-like ATRR to promote their parasitism on host plants.
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- Animals
Host-Parasite Interactions
Plant Diseases parasitology
Helminth Proteins metabolism
Helminth Proteins genetics
Nematoda metabolism
Nematoda genetics
Betaine metabolism
Tylenchoidea metabolism
Tylenchoidea genetics
Arabidopsis parasitology
Arabidopsis metabolism
Arabidopsis genetics
Peptide Synthases metabolism
Peptide Synthases genetics
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1422-0067
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of molecular sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38673861
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25084275