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dc.contributor.authorFaris, J.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Z.
dc.contributor.authorLu, H.
dc.contributor.authorLu, S.
dc.contributor.authorReddy, L.
dc.contributor.authorCloutier, S.
dc.contributor.authorFellers, J.
dc.contributor.authorMeinhardt, S.
dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, J.
dc.contributor.authorXu, S.
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Richard
dc.contributor.authorSimons, K.
dc.contributor.authorFriesen, T.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:30:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:30:57Z
dc.date.created2014-06-29T20:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationFaris, J. and Zhang, Z. and Lu, H. and Lu, S. and Reddy, L. and Cloutier, S. and Fellers, J. et al. 2010. A unique wheat disease resistance-like gene governs effector-triggered susceptibility to necrotrophic pathogens. National Academy of Sciences. 107 (30): pp. 13544-13549.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12471
dc.identifier.doi10.1073/pnas.1004090107
dc.description.abstract

Plant disease resistance is often conferred by genes with nucleotide binding site (NBS) and leucine-rich repeat (LRR) or serine/threonine protein kinase (S/TPK) domains. Much less is known about mechanisms of susceptibility, particularly to necrotrophic fungal pathogens. The pathogens that cause the diseases tan spot and Stagonospora nodorum blotch on wheat produce effectors (host-selective toxins) that induce susceptibility in wheat lines harboring corresponding toxin sensitivity genes. The effector ToxA is produced by both pathogens, and sensitivity to ToxA is governed by the Tsn1 gene on wheat chromosome arm 5BL. Here, we report the cloning of Tsn1, which was found to have disease resistance gene-like features, including S/TPK and NBS-LRR domains. Mutagenesis revealed that all three domains are required for ToxA sensitivity, and hence disease susceptibility. Tsn1 is unique to ToxA-sensitive genotypes, and insensitive genotypes are null. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicated that Tsn1 arose in the B-genome diploid progenitor of polyploid wheat through a gene-fusion event that gave rise to its unique structure. Although Tsn1 is necessary to mediate ToxA recognition, yeast two-hybrid experiments suggested that the Tsn1 protein does not interact directly with ToxA. Tsn1 transcription is tightly regulated by the circadian clock and light, providing further evidence that Tsn1-ToxA interactions are associated with photosynthesis pathways. This work suggests that these necrotrophic pathogens may thrive by subverting the resistance mechanisms acquired by plants to combat other pathogens.

dc.publisherNational Academy of Sciences
dc.subjectmap-based cloning
dc.subjectdisease resistance
dc.subjecthost–pathogen interaction
dc.subjectTriticum
dc.subjectnecrotrophic fungus
dc.titleA unique wheat disease resistance-like gene governs effector-triggered susceptibility to necrotrophic pathogens
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume107
dcterms.source.startPage13544
dcterms.source.endPage13549
dcterms.source.issn00278424
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
curtin.note

This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS July 2010. Copyright National Academy of Sciences, available online at: http://www.pnas.org/content/107/30/13544

curtin.departmentAustralian Centre for Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens, Curtin University
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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