MAPK Signaling Regulates Nitric Oxide and NADPH Oxidase-Dependent Oxidative Bursts in Nicotiana benthamiana Export

@article{citeulike:2948393, abstract = {Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signals in innate immunity in plants. The radical burst is induced by INF1 elicitin, produced by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans. NO ASSOCIATED1 (NOA1) and NADPH oxidase participate in the radical burst. Here, we show that mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades MEK2-SIPK/NTF4 and MEK1-NTF6 participate in the regulation of the radical burst. NO generation was induced by conditional activation of SIPK/NTF4, but not by NTF6, in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. INF1- and SIPK/NTF4-mediated NO bursts were compromised by the knockdown of NOA1. However, ROS generation was induced by either SIPK/NTF4 or NTF6. INF1- and MAPK-mediated ROS generation was eliminated by silencing Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homolog B (RBOHB), an inducible form of the NADPH oxidase. INF1-induced expression of RBOHB was compromised in SIPK/NTF4/NTF6-silenced leaves. These results indicated that INF1 regulates NOA1-mediated NO and RBOHB-dependent ROS generation through MAPK cascades. NOA1 silencing induced high susceptibility to Colletotrichum orbiculare but not to P. infestans; conversely, RBOHB silencing decreased resistance to P. infestans but not to C. orbiculare. These results indicate that the effects of the radical burst on the defense response appear to be diverse in plant-pathogen interactions. 10.1105/tpc.107.055855}, author = {Asai, Shuta and Ohta, Kohji and Yoshioka, Hirofumi}, citeulike-article-id = {2948393}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.055855}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.plantcell.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/5/1390}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18515503}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18515503}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1105/tpc.107.055855}, journal = {Plant Cell}, keywords = {kinase, map, phytophthora, reactive-oxygen-species}, month = {May}, number = {5}, pages = {1390--1406}, posted-at = {2008-07-01 14:52:53}, priority = {2}, title = {MAPK Signaling Regulates Nitric Oxide and NADPH Oxidase-Dependent Oxidative Bursts in Nicotiana benthamiana}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.055855}, volume = {20}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2948393 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2948393 N2 - Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signals in innate immunity in plants. The radical burst is induced by INF1 elicitin, produced by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans. NO ASSOCIATED1 (NOA1) and NADPH oxidase participate in the radical burst. Here, we show that mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades MEK2-SIPK/NTF4 and MEK1-NTF6 participate in the regulation of the radical burst. NO generation was induced by conditional activation of SIPK/NTF4, but not by NTF6, in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. INF1- and SIPK/NTF4-mediated NO bursts were compromised by the knockdown of NOA1. However, ROS generation was induced by either SIPK/NTF4 or NTF6. INF1- and MAPK-mediated ROS generation was eliminated by silencing Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homolog B (RBOHB), an inducible form of the NADPH oxidase. INF1-induced expression of RBOHB was compromised in SIPK/NTF4/NTF6-silenced leaves. These results indicated that INF1 regulates NOA1-mediated NO and RBOHB-dependent ROS generation through MAPK cascades. NOA1 silencing induced high susceptibility to Colletotrichum orbiculare but not to P. infestans; conversely, RBOHB silencing decreased resistance to P. infestans but not to C. orbiculare. These results indicate that the effects of the radical burst on the defense response appear to be diverse in plant-pathogen interactions. 10.1105/tpc.107.055855 IS - 5 JF - Plant Cell EP - 1406 TI - MAPK Signaling Regulates Nitric Oxide and NADPH Oxidase-Dependent Oxidative Bursts in Nicotiana benthamiana VL - 20 SP - 1390 KW - kinase KW - map KW - phytophthora KW - reactive-oxygen-species AU - Asai, Shuta AU - Ohta, Kohji AU - Yoshioka, Hirofumi PY - 2008/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.055855 ER -