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ABC transporters alter plant-microbe-parasite interactions in the rhizosphere

Deborah Cox, Steven Dyer, Ryan Weir, Xavier Cheseto, Matthew Sturrock, Danny Coyne, Baldwyn Torto, Aaron G Maule, View ORCID ProfileJohnathan J Dalzell
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/526582
Deborah Cox
1 Queen's University Belfast;
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Steven Dyer
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Ryan Weir
1 Queen's University Belfast;
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Xavier Cheseto
2 The International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya;
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Matthew Sturrock
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Danny Coyne
3 The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya
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Baldwyn Torto
2 The International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya;
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Aaron G Maule
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Johnathan J Dalzell
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Abstract

Plants are master regulators of rhizosphere ecology, secreting a complex mixture of compounds into the soil, collectively termed plant root exudate. Root exudate composition is highly dynamic and functional, mediating interactions between plants and a wide range of beneficial / harmful soil organisms. Exudate composition is under selective pressure to diversify in response to pathogen perception, whilst maintaining interactions with beneficial organisms. However, crop domestication has exerted significant and unintended changes to crop root exudate composition, and we know very little about genotype - phenotype linkages that pertain to root exudates and rhizosphere interactions. Better understanding could enable the modulation of root exudate composition for crop improvement by promoting positive, and impeding negative, interactions. Root expressed transporters modulate exudate composition and could be manipulated towards the rational design of beneficial root exudate profiles. Using Virus Induced Gene silencing (VIGS), we demonstrate that knockdown of two root-expressed ABC transporter genes in tomato cv. Moneymaker, ABC-G33 and ABC-C6, alters the composition of semi-volatile compounds in collected root exudates. Root exudate chemotaxis assays demonstrate that knockdown of each transporter gene triggers the repulsion of economically relevant Meloidogyne and Globodera spp. plant parasitic nematodes, which are attracted to control treatment root exudates. Knockdown of ABC-C6 inhibits egg hatching of Meloidogyne and Globodera spp., relative to controls. Knockdown of ABC-G33 has no impact on egg hatching of Meloidogyne spp. but has a substantial inhibitory impact on egg hatching of G. pallida. ABC-C6 knockdown has no impact on the attraction of the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens, or the plant growth promoting Bacillus subtilis, relative to controls. Silencing ABC-G33 induces a statistically significant reduction in attraction of B. subtilis, with no impact on attraction of A. tumefaciens. ABC-C6 represents a promising target for breeding or biotechnology intervention strategies as gene knockdown (-64.9%) leads to the repulsion of economically important plant parasites and retains attraction of the beneficial rhizobacterium B. subtilis. This study exposes the link between ABC transporters, root exudate composition, and ex planta interactions with agriculturally and economically relevant rhizosphere organisms, paving the way for an entirely new approach to rhizosphere engineering and crop protection.

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ABC transporters alter plant-microbe-parasite interactions in the rhizosphere
Deborah Cox, Steven Dyer, Ryan Weir, Xavier Cheseto, Matthew Sturrock, Danny Coyne, Baldwyn Torto, Aaron G Maule, Johnathan J Dalzell
bioRxiv 526582; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/526582
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ABC transporters alter plant-microbe-parasite interactions in the rhizosphere
Deborah Cox, Steven Dyer, Ryan Weir, Xavier Cheseto, Matthew Sturrock, Danny Coyne, Baldwyn Torto, Aaron G Maule, Johnathan J Dalzell
bioRxiv 526582; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/526582

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