Pto Mutants Differentially Activate Prf-dependent, AvrPto-independent Resistance and Gene-for-gene Resistance

Overview

Journal Plant Physiol

Specialty Physiology

Date 2003 Mar 20

PMID 12644674

Citations 8

Authors

Fangming Xiao

Ming Lu

Jianxiong Li

Tiehan Zhao

Seung Young Yi

Venkatappa K Thara

Xiaoyan Tang

Jian-Min Zhou

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Abstract

Pto confers disease resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato carrying the cognate avrPto gene. Overexpression of Pto under the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter activates spontaneous lesions and confers disease resistance in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants in the absence of avrPto. Here, we show that these AvrPto-independent defenses require a functional Prf gene. Several Pto-interacting (Pti) proteins are thought to play a role in Pto-mediated defense pathways. To test if interactions with Pti proteins are required for the AvrPto-independent defense responses by Pto overexpression, we isolated several Pto mutants that were unable to interact with one or more Pti proteins, but retained normal interaction with AvrPto. Overexpression of two mutants, Pto(G50S) and Pto(R150S), failed to activate AvrPto-independent defense responses or confer enhanced resistance to the virulent P. s. pv tomato. When introduced into plants carrying 35S::Pto, 35S::Pto(G50S) dominantly suppressed the AvrPto-independent resistance caused by former transgene. 35S::Pto(G50S) also blocked the induction of a number of defense genes by the wild-type 35S::Pto. However, 35S::Pto(G50S) and 35S::Pto(R150S) plants were completely resistant to P. s. pv tomato (avrPto), indicating a normal gene-for-gene resistance. Furthermore, 35S::Pto(G50S) plants exhibited normal induction of defense genes in recognition of avrPto. Thus, the AvrPto-independent defense activation and gene-for-gene resistance mediated by Pto are functionally separable.

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