Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat

The widely recognized pleiotropic adult plant resistance gene Lr34 encodes an ATP-binding cassette transporter and plays an important role in breeding wheat for enhanced resistance to multiple fungal diseases. Despite its significance, the mechanisms underlying Lr34-mediated pathogen defense remain...

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Main Authors: Yichen Zhang, Guang Chen, Yiming Zang, Bhavani, Sridhar, Bin Bai, Wei Liu, Miaomiao Zhao, Yikeng Cheng, Shunda Li, Wei Chen, Wenhao Yan, Hailiang Mao, Handong Su, Singh, Ravi P., Lagudah, Evans S., Qiang Li, Caixia Lan
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Published: Elsevier 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169933
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author Yichen Zhang
Guang Chen
Yiming Zang
Bhavani, Sridhar
Bin Bai
Wei Liu
Miaomiao Zhao
Yikeng Cheng
Shunda Li
Wei Chen
Wenhao Yan
Hailiang Mao
Handong Su
Singh, Ravi P.
Lagudah, Evans S.
Qiang Li
Caixia Lan
author_browse Bhavani, Sridhar
Bin Bai
Caixia Lan
Guang Chen
Hailiang Mao
Handong Su
Lagudah, Evans S.
Miaomiao Zhao
Qiang Li
Shunda Li
Singh, Ravi P.
Wei Chen
Wei Liu
Wenhao Yan
Yichen Zhang
Yikeng Cheng
Yiming Zang
author_facet Yichen Zhang
Guang Chen
Yiming Zang
Bhavani, Sridhar
Bin Bai
Wei Liu
Miaomiao Zhao
Yikeng Cheng
Shunda Li
Wei Chen
Wenhao Yan
Hailiang Mao
Handong Su
Singh, Ravi P.
Lagudah, Evans S.
Qiang Li
Caixia Lan
author_sort Yichen Zhang
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description The widely recognized pleiotropic adult plant resistance gene Lr34 encodes an ATP-binding cassette transporter and plays an important role in breeding wheat for enhanced resistance to multiple fungal diseases. Despite its significance, the mechanisms underlying Lr34-mediated pathogen defense remain largely unknown. Our study demonstrates that wheat lines carrying the Lr34res allele exhibit thicker cell walls and enhanced resistance to fungal penetration compared to those without Lr34res. Transcriptome and metabolite profiling revealed that the lignin biosynthetic pathway is suppressed in lr34 mutants, indicating a disruption in cell wall lignification. Additionally, we discovered that lr34 mutant lines are hypersensitive to sinapyl alcohol, a major monolignol crucial for cell wall lignification. Yeast accumulation and efflux assays confirmed that the LR34 protein functions as a sinapyl alcohol transporter. Both genetic and virus-induced gene silencing experiments demonstrated that the disease resistance conferred by Lr34 can be enhanced by incorporating the TaCOMT-3B gene, which is responsible for the biosynthesis of sinapyl alcohol. Collectively, our findings provide novel insights into the role of Lr34 in disease resistance through mediating sinapyl alcohol transport and cell wall deposition, and highlight the synergistic effect of TaCOMT-3B and Lr34 against multiple fungal pathogens by mediating cell wall lignification in adult wheat plants.
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spelling CGSpace1699332025-12-08T10:11:39Z Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat Yichen Zhang Guang Chen Yiming Zang Bhavani, Sridhar Bin Bai Wei Liu Miaomiao Zhao Yikeng Cheng Shunda Li Wei Chen Wenhao Yan Hailiang Mao Handong Su Singh, Ravi P. Lagudah, Evans S. Qiang Li Caixia Lan adult plant resistance disease resistance lignins wheat The widely recognized pleiotropic adult plant resistance gene Lr34 encodes an ATP-binding cassette transporter and plays an important role in breeding wheat for enhanced resistance to multiple fungal diseases. Despite its significance, the mechanisms underlying Lr34-mediated pathogen defense remain largely unknown. Our study demonstrates that wheat lines carrying the Lr34res allele exhibit thicker cell walls and enhanced resistance to fungal penetration compared to those without Lr34res. Transcriptome and metabolite profiling revealed that the lignin biosynthetic pathway is suppressed in lr34 mutants, indicating a disruption in cell wall lignification. Additionally, we discovered that lr34 mutant lines are hypersensitive to sinapyl alcohol, a major monolignol crucial for cell wall lignification. Yeast accumulation and efflux assays confirmed that the LR34 protein functions as a sinapyl alcohol transporter. Both genetic and virus-induced gene silencing experiments demonstrated that the disease resistance conferred by Lr34 can be enhanced by incorporating the TaCOMT-3B gene, which is responsible for the biosynthesis of sinapyl alcohol. Collectively, our findings provide novel insights into the role of Lr34 in disease resistance through mediating sinapyl alcohol transport and cell wall deposition, and highlight the synergistic effect of TaCOMT-3B and Lr34 against multiple fungal pathogens by mediating cell wall lignification in adult wheat plants. 2024-12 2025-01-25T23:56:46Z 2025-01-25T23:56:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169933 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Zhang, Y., Chen, G., Zang, Y., Bhavani, S., Bai, B., Liu, W., Zhao, M., Cheng, Y., Li, S., Chen, W., Yan, W., Mao, H., Su, H., Singh, R. P., Lagudah, E. S., Li, Q., & Lan, C. (2024). Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat. Plant Communications, 5(12), 101077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101077
spellingShingle adult plant resistance
disease resistance
lignins
wheat
Yichen Zhang
Guang Chen
Yiming Zang
Bhavani, Sridhar
Bin Bai
Wei Liu
Miaomiao Zhao
Yikeng Cheng
Shunda Li
Wei Chen
Wenhao Yan
Hailiang Mao
Handong Su
Singh, Ravi P.
Lagudah, Evans S.
Qiang Li
Caixia Lan
Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
title Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
title_full Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
title_fullStr Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
title_full_unstemmed Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
title_short Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38 confers broad-spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
title_sort lr34 yr18 sr57 pm38 confers broad spectrum resistance to fungal diseases via transport of sinapyl alcohol for cell wall lignification in wheat
topic adult plant resistance
disease resistance
lignins
wheat
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169933
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