• 제목/요약/키워드: Fungal immunity

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A Rice Gene Homologous to Arabidopsis AGD2-LIKE DEFENSE1 Participates in Disease Resistance Response against Infection with Magnaporthe oryzae

  • Jung, Ga Young;Park, Ju Yeon;Choi, Hyo Ju;Yoo, Sung-Je;Park, Jung-Kwon;Jung, Ho Won
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.357-362
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    • 2016
  • ALD1 (ABERRANT GROWTH AND DEATH2 [AGD2]-LIKE DEFENSE1) is one of the key defense regulators in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana. In these model plants, ALD1 is responsible for triggering basal defense response and systemic resistance against bacterial infection. As well ALD1 is involved in the production of pipecolic acid and an unidentified compound(s) for systemic resistance and priming syndrome, respectively. These previous studies proposed that ALD1 is a potential candidate for developing genetically modified (GM) plants that may be resistant to pathogen infection. Here we introduce a role of ALD1-LIKE gene of Oryza sativa, named as OsALD1, during plant immunity. OsALD1 mRNA was strongly transcribed in the infected leaves of rice plants by Magnaporthe oryzae, the rice blast fungus. OsALD1 proteins predominantly localized at the chloroplast in the plant cells. GM rice plants over-expressing OsALD1 were resistant to the fungal infection. The stable expression of OsALD1 also triggered strong mRNA expression of PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN1 genes in the leaves of rice plants during infection. Taken together, we conclude that OsALD1 plays a role in disease resistance response of rice against the infection with rice blast fungus.

Cyclic Dipeptides from Bacillus vallismortis BS07 Require Key Components of Plant Immunity to Induce Disease Resistance in Arabidopsis against Pseudomonas Infection

  • Noh, Seong Woo;Seo, Rira;Park, Jung-Kwon;Manir, Md. Maniruzzaman;Park, Kyungseok;Sang, Mee Kyung;Moon, Surk-Sik;Jung, Ho Won
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제33권4호
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    • pp.402-409
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    • 2017
  • Cyclic dipeptides (CDPs) are one of the simplest compounds produced by living organisms. Plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) also produce CDPs that can induce disease resistance. Bacillus vallismortis strain BS07 producing various CDPs has been evaluated as a potential biocontrol agent against multiple plant pathogens in chili pepper. However, plant signal pathway triggered by CDPs has not been fully elucidated yet. Here we introduce four CDPs, cyclo(Gly-L-Pro) previously identified from Aspergillus sp., and cyclo(L-Ala-L-Ile), cyclo(L-Ala-L-Leu), and cyclo(L-Leu-L-Pro) identified from B. vallismortis BS07, which induce disease resistance in Arabidopsis against Pseudomonas syringae infection. The CDPs do not directly inhibit fungal and oomycete growth in vitro. These CDPs require PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4, SALICYLIC ACID INDUCTION DEFICIENT2, and NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS1 important for salicylic acid-dependent defense to induce resistance. On the other hand, regulators involved in jasmonate-dependent event, such as ETHYLENE RECEPTOR1, JASMONATE RESPONSE1, and JASMONATE INSENSITIVE1, are necessary to the CDP-induced resistance. Furthermore, treatment of these CDPs primes Arabidopsis plants to rapidly express PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN4 at early infection phase. Taken together, we propose that these CDPs from PGPR strains accelerate activation of jasmonate-related signaling pathway during infection.

Production and Identification of Secondary Metabolite Gliotoxin-Like Substance Using Clinical Isolates of Candida spp.

  • Noorulhuda Ojaimi Mahdi, Al-Dahlaki;Safaa Al-Deen Ahmed Shanter, Al-Qaysi
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제50권4호
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    • pp.488-500
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    • 2022
  • Most fungal infections by opportunistic yeast pathogens such as Candida spp. are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with lowered immune. Previous studies have reported that some strains of Candida secret secondary metabolites play an important role in the decreasing of immunity in the infected patient. In this study, 110 Candida spp. were isolated from different clinical specimens from Baghdad hospitals. Candida isolates were identified by conventional methods, they were processed for Candida speciation on CHROMagar. The results of identification were confirmed by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing. Phylogenetic trees were analyzed with reference strains deposited in GenBank. Antifungal susceptibility testing was evaluated by the disc diffusion method and performed as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) M44-A document. Candida isolates investigated produce secondary metabolites gliotoxin with HPLC technique and quantification. Out of 110 Candida isolates, C. albicans (66.36%) was the most frequent isolate, followed by the isolates of C. tropicalis (10.9%) and C. glabrata (6.36%) respectively. Concerning the antifungal susceptibility test, Candida isolates showed a high level of susceptibility to Miconazole (70.9%), Itraconazole (68.2%), and Nystatine (64.5%). The ability of obtained isolates of Candida spp. to produce gliotoxin on RPMI medium was investigated, only 28 isolates had the ability to secret this toxin in culture filtrates. The highest concentrations were detected in C. albicans (1.048 ㎍/ml). Gliotoxin productivity of other Candida species was significantly lower. The retention time for gliotoxin was approximately 5.08 min.

스트레스 음파에 따른 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua ) 소화 및 면역 생리작용 저하와 살충제 감수성 제고 효과 (Sound Stress Alters Physiological Processes in Digestion and Immunity and Enhances Insecticide Susceptibility of Spodoptera exigua)

  • 박정아;석정균;;김용균
    • 한국응용곤충학회지
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    • 제50권1호
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 상이한 음파 처리에 따라 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua) 유충의 소화와 면역 생리반응에 대한 교란 효과를 분석하였다. 조사한 모든 주파수의 음파 처리가 파밤나방 산란에는 뚜렷한 효과를 주지 않았지만, 95 dB 소리세기에서 100-5,000 Hz 주파수의 음파 처리는 유충의 섭식량을 저하시키고, 중장의 소화효소 활성을 억제시켰다. 이 스트레스 음파 처리에 따른 중장 내강에 존재하는 단백질을 이차원전기영동으로 분리하였으며, 무처리구와 상이한 단백질 패턴을 발견하였다. 또한 가장 스트레스 효과를 크게 주는 95 dB의 5,000 Hz 주파수 음파 처리를 받은 유충은 곰팡이 감염에 대해서 혈구의 소낭형성이 억제되었다. 이 음파 처리 받은 유충의 혈구와 혈장에서 인지질분해효소(phospholipase $A_2$: $PLA_2$)의 활성은 현격하게 감소하였다. 스트레스 음파 처리에 따라 파밤나방 유충은 살충제에 대한 감수성이 증가했다. 이러한 상이한 주파수에 따른 생리교란 효과는 소리세기의 차이에 따라 뚜렷하게 차등을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 음파처리가 파밤나방의 생리과정에 스트레스를 주어 비화학적 해충 방제 관리 기술 개발에 적용될 수 있다고 본 연구는 제시한다.

선천성 면역조절자인 항생펩타이드 분류 (Classification of Antimicrobial Peptides among the Innate Immune Modulators)

  • 이종환
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제25권7호
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    • pp.833-838
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    • 2015
  • 다제약제 내성을 가지는 슈퍼 박테리아, 곰팡이, 바이러스, 기생충 감염은 주요한 건강위협인자들이다. 하지만, 건강위협 상황을 극복하기위해 현재 약제의 대안들중 항생펩타이드를 들 수 있다. 항생펩타이드는 자연계 다양한 종에서 생산된다. 항생펩타이드는 작은 단백질로 어류, 양서류, 파충류, 식물 그리고 동물의 감염으로부터 다세포생명체를 보호하는 선천성 면역에 관여하고 있다. 1980년대 이후로 매년 항생펩타이드의 수가 증가하고 있다. 박테리아, 원생생물, 곰팡이, 식물, 동물로부터 동정된 2,000가지 이상의 항생펩타이드가 항생펩타이드 데이터베이스에 등록되어 있다. 이러한 항생펩타이드의 대부분은 11-50개의 아미노산으로 구성되어 있고 하전상태는 0에서 +7까지이며 소수성은 31-70%를 차지하고 있다. 본 보고는 항생펩타이드를 생물학적 원천, 생물학적 기능, 펩타이드 성질, 공유결합패턴, 3차구조등에 의해 분류하였다. 항생펩타이드의 기능은 항균작용외에 세포주화성과 같은 세포생물학적 활성에도 기능성을 가지고 있다. 더욱이 림프절 스트로마로부터 기원한 fibroblastic reticular cell (FRC)에 염증상황 유도시 항생펩타이드가 발현되는 것을 확인하였다. FRC로부터 유도된 항생펩타이드는 whey acidic protein (WAP) 도메인을 포함하고 있었다. 이것은 단백질 도메인에 의해서도 항생펩타이드를 분류 할 수 있다는 것을 제시한다.