Comparative analysis of RNA interference and pattern-triggered immunity induced by dsRNA reveals different efficiencies in the antiviral response to potato virus X.

Autor: Necira K; Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Contreras L; Department of Biotechnology, Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain., Kamargiakis E; Department of Biotechnology, Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain., Kamoun MS; Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia., Canto T; Department of Biotechnology, Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain., Tenllado F; Department of Biotechnology, Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Molecular plant pathology [Mol Plant Pathol] 2024 Sep; Vol. 25 (9), pp. e70008.
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.70008
Abstrakt: Antiviral responses induced by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) include RNA interference (RNAi) and pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), but their relative contributions to antiviral defence are not well understood. We aimed at testing the impact of exogenous applied dsRNA on both layers of defence against potato virus X expressing GFP (PVX-GFP) in Nicotiana benthamiana. Co-inoculation of PVX-GFP with either sequence-specific (RNAi) or nonspecific dsRNA (PTI) showed that nonspecific dsRNA reduced virus accumulation in both inoculated and systemic leaves. However, nonspecific dsRNA was a poor inducer of antiviral immunity compared to a sequence-specific dsRNA capable of triggering the RNAi response, and plants became susceptible to systemic infection. Studies with a PVX mutant unable to move from cell to cell indicated that the interference with PVX-GFP triggered by nonspecific dsRNA operated at the single-cell level. Next, we performed RNA-seq analysis to examine similarities and differences in the transcriptome triggered by dsRNA alone or in combination with viruses harbouring sequences targeted or not by dsRNA. Enrichment analysis showed an over-representation of plant-pathogen signalling pathways, such as calcium, ethylene and MAPK signalling, which are typical of antimicrobial PTI. Moreover, the transcriptomic response to the virus targeted by dsRNA had a greater impact on defence than the non-targeted virus, highlighting qualitative differences between sequence-specific RNAi and nonspecific PTI responses. Together, these results further our understanding of plant antiviral defence, particularly the contribution of nonspecific dsRNA-mediated PTI. We envisage that both sequence-specific RNAi and nonspecific PTI pathways may be triggered via topical application of dsRNA, contributing cumulatively to plant protection against viruses.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Molecular Plant Pathology published by British Society for Plant Pathology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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