The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens

APETALA2/ethylene response factors (AP2/ERFs) transcription factors (TFs) have greatly expanded in land plants compared to algae. In angiosperms, AP2/ERFs play important regulatory functions in plant defenses against pathogens and abiotic stress by controlling the expression of target genes. In the...

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Main Author: Reboledo, Guillermo (author)
Other Authors: Agorio, Astrid (author), Vignale Alcarraz, Lucía (author), Álvarez Tapié, Alfonso (author), Ponce de León Tadeo, Inés (author)
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author Reboledo, Guillermo
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Vignale Alcarraz, Lucía
Álvarez Tapié, Alfonso
Ponce de León Tadeo, Inés
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Ponce de León Tadeo, Inés
Reboledo, Guillermo
Vignale Alcarraz, Lucía
Álvarez Tapié, Alfonso
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Agorio, Astrid
Vignale Alcarraz, Lucía
Álvarez Tapié, Alfonso
Ponce de León Tadeo, Inés
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Reboledo Guillermo, IIBCE
Agorio Astrid, IIBCE
Vignale Alcarraz Lucía, IIBCE
Álvarez Tapié Alfonso, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares.
Ponce de León Tadeo Inés, IIBCE
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Reboledo, Guillermo
Agorio, Astrid
Vignale Alcarraz, Lucía
Álvarez Tapié, Alfonso
Ponce de León Tadeo, Inés
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2023-11-08T15:33:57Z
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Reboledo, G, Agorio, A, Vignale Alcarraz, L, [y otros autores]. "The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens". Frontiers in Plant Science. [en línea] 2022, 13: 908682. 19 h. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.908682
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AP2/ERF
Physcomitrium patens
Pathogens
Defense
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
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description APETALA2/ethylene response factors (AP2/ERFs) transcription factors (TFs) have greatly expanded in land plants compared to algae. In angiosperms, AP2/ERFs play important regulatory functions in plant defenses against pathogens and abiotic stress by controlling the expression of target genes. In the moss Physcomitrium patens, a high number of members of the ERF family are induced during pathogen infection, suggesting that they are important regulators in bryophyte immunity. In the current study, we analyzed a P. patens pathogen-inducible ERF family member designated as PpERF24. Orthologs of PpERF24 were only found in other mosses, while they were absent in the bryophytes Marchantia polymorpha and Anthoceros agrestis, the vascular plant Selaginella moellendorffii, and angiosperms. We show that PpERF24 belongs to a moss-specific clade with distinctive amino acids features in the AP2 domain that binds to the DNA. Interestingly, all P. patens members of the PpERF24 subclade are induced by fungal pathogens. The function of PpERF24 during plant immunity was assessed by an overexpression approach and transcriptomic analysis. Overexpressing lines showed increased defenses to infection by the fungal pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides evidenced by reduced cellular damage and fungal biomass compared to wild-type plants. Transcriptomic and RT-qPCR analysis revealed that PpERF24 positively regulates the expression levels of defense genes involved in transcriptional regulation, phenylpropanoid and jasmonate pathways, oxidative burst and pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. These findings give novel insights into potential mechanism by which PpERF24 increases plant defenses against several pathogens by regulating important players in plant immunity.
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spelling The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patensReboledo, GuillermoAgorio, AstridVignale Alcarraz, LucíaÁlvarez Tapié, AlfonsoPonce de León Tadeo, InésTranscription factorAP2/ERFPhyscomitrium patensPathogensDefenseAPETALA2/ethylene response factors (AP2/ERFs) transcription factors (TFs) have greatly expanded in land plants compared to algae. In angiosperms, AP2/ERFs play important regulatory functions in plant defenses against pathogens and abiotic stress by controlling the expression of target genes. In the moss Physcomitrium patens, a high number of members of the ERF family are induced during pathogen infection, suggesting that they are important regulators in bryophyte immunity. In the current study, we analyzed a P. patens pathogen-inducible ERF family member designated as PpERF24. Orthologs of PpERF24 were only found in other mosses, while they were absent in the bryophytes Marchantia polymorpha and Anthoceros agrestis, the vascular plant Selaginella moellendorffii, and angiosperms. We show that PpERF24 belongs to a moss-specific clade with distinctive amino acids features in the AP2 domain that binds to the DNA. Interestingly, all P. patens members of the PpERF24 subclade are induced by fungal pathogens. The function of PpERF24 during plant immunity was assessed by an overexpression approach and transcriptomic analysis. Overexpressing lines showed increased defenses to infection by the fungal pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides evidenced by reduced cellular damage and fungal biomass compared to wild-type plants. Transcriptomic and RT-qPCR analysis revealed that PpERF24 positively regulates the expression levels of defense genes involved in transcriptional regulation, phenylpropanoid and jasmonate pathways, oxidative burst and pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. These findings give novel insights into potential mechanism by which PpERF24 increases plant defenses against several pathogens by regulating important players in plant immunity.Frontiers MediaReboledo Guillermo, IIBCEAgorio Astrid, IIBCEVignale Alcarraz Lucía, IIBCEÁlvarez Tapié Alfonso, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares.Ponce de León Tadeo Inés, IIBCE2023-11-08T15:33:57Z2023-11-08T15:33:57Z2022Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion19 h.application/pdfReboledo, G, Agorio, A, Vignale Alcarraz, L, [y otros autores]. "The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens". Frontiers in Plant Science. [en línea] 2022, 13: 908682. 19 h. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.9086821664-462Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/4100510.3389/fpls.2022.908682reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la Repúblicaen_USengFrontiers in Plant Science, 2022, 13: 908682.Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/410052026-04-14T10:10:18Z
spellingShingle The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
Reboledo, Guillermo
Transcription factor
AP2/ERF
Physcomitrium patens
Pathogens
Defense
status_str publishedVersion
title The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
title_full The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
title_fullStr The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
title_full_unstemmed The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
title_short The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
title_sort The moss-specific transcription factor PpERF24 positively modulates immunity against fungal pathogens in Physcomitrium patens
topic Transcription factor
AP2/ERF
Physcomitrium patens
Pathogens
Defense
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/41005