Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum

Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum (Xcm), is the most devastating disease of banana in east and central Africa. Thespread of BXW threatens the livelihood of millions of African farmers who depend on bananafor food security and income. There ar...

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Main Authors: Tripathi, J.N., Lorenzen, J.H., Bahar, O., Ronald, Pamela C., Tripathi, L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75954
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author Tripathi, J.N.
Lorenzen, J.H.
Bahar, O.
Ronald, Pamela C.
Tripathi, L.
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Lorenzen, J.H.
Ronald, Pamela C.
Tripathi, J.N.
Tripathi, L.
author_facet Tripathi, J.N.
Lorenzen, J.H.
Bahar, O.
Ronald, Pamela C.
Tripathi, L.
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description Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum (Xcm), is the most devastating disease of banana in east and central Africa. Thespread of BXW threatens the livelihood of millions of African farmers who depend on bananafor food security and income. There are no commercial chemicals, biocontrol agents orresistant cultivars available to control BXW. Here, we take advantage of the robust resistanceconferred by the rice pattern-recognition receptor (PRR), XA21, to the rice pathogenXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). We identified a set of genes required for activation ofXa21-mediated immunity (rax) that were conserved in both Xoo and Xcm. Based on theconservation, we hypothesized that intergeneric transfer of Xa21 would confer resistance toXcm. We evaluated 25 transgenic lines of the banana cultivar ‘Gonja manjaya’ (AAB) using arapid bioassay and 12 transgenic lines in the glasshouse for resistance against Xcm. About50% of the transgenic lines showed complete resistance to Xcm in both assays. In contrast, allof the nontransgenic control plants showed severe symptoms that progressed to completewilting. These results indicate that the constitutive expression of the rice Xa21 gene inbanana results in enhanced resistance against Xcm. Furthermore, this work demonstrates thefeasibility of PRR gene transfer between monocotyledonous species and provides a valuablenew tool for controlling the BXW pandemic of banana, a staple food for 100 million people ineast Africa.
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spelling CGSpace759542024-03-06T10:16:43Z Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum Tripathi, J.N. Lorenzen, J.H. Bahar, O. Ronald, Pamela C. Tripathi, L. bananas xanthomonas campestris xanthomonas biotechnology Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum (Xcm), is the most devastating disease of banana in east and central Africa. Thespread of BXW threatens the livelihood of millions of African farmers who depend on bananafor food security and income. There are no commercial chemicals, biocontrol agents orresistant cultivars available to control BXW. Here, we take advantage of the robust resistanceconferred by the rice pattern-recognition receptor (PRR), XA21, to the rice pathogenXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). We identified a set of genes required for activation ofXa21-mediated immunity (rax) that were conserved in both Xoo and Xcm. Based on theconservation, we hypothesized that intergeneric transfer of Xa21 would confer resistance toXcm. We evaluated 25 transgenic lines of the banana cultivar ‘Gonja manjaya’ (AAB) using arapid bioassay and 12 transgenic lines in the glasshouse for resistance against Xcm. About50% of the transgenic lines showed complete resistance to Xcm in both assays. In contrast, allof the nontransgenic control plants showed severe symptoms that progressed to completewilting. These results indicate that the constitutive expression of the rice Xa21 gene inbanana results in enhanced resistance against Xcm. Furthermore, this work demonstrates thefeasibility of PRR gene transfer between monocotyledonous species and provides a valuablenew tool for controlling the BXW pandemic of banana, a staple food for 100 million people ineast Africa. 2014-08 2016-07-04T08:15:42Z 2016-07-04T08:15:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75954 en Open Access Wiley Tripathi, J., Lorenzen, J., Bahar, O., Ronald, P. & Tripathi, L. (2014). Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 pattern‐recognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 12(6), 663-673.
spellingShingle bananas
xanthomonas campestris
xanthomonas
biotechnology
Tripathi, J.N.
Lorenzen, J.H.
Bahar, O.
Ronald, Pamela C.
Tripathi, L.
Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
title Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
title_full Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
title_fullStr Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
title_full_unstemmed Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
title_short Transgenic expression of the rice Xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana (Musa sp.) confers resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
title_sort transgenic expression of the rice xa21 patternrecognition receptor in banana musa sp confers resistance to xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum
topic bananas
xanthomonas campestris
xanthomonas
biotechnology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75954
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