R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1

The Avr avirulence gene of Phytophthora infestans and R gene of the potato are the genetic components of the gene-for-gene interaction resulting in host plant resistance. This effector-triggered immunity has been recently exploited to generate extreme resistance to late blight in potato by genetic e...

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Main Authors: Roman, M.L., Izarra, M., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., Rivera, C., Gamboa, S., Tovar, J.C., Forbes, G.A., Kreuze, Jan F., Ghislain, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92940
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author Roman, M.L.
Izarra, M.
Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.
Rivera, C.
Gamboa, S.
Tovar, J.C.
Forbes, G.A.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Ghislain, M.
author_browse Forbes, G.A.
Gamboa, S.
Ghislain, M.
Izarra, M.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.
Rivera, C.
Roman, M.L.
Tovar, J.C.
author_facet Roman, M.L.
Izarra, M.
Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.
Rivera, C.
Gamboa, S.
Tovar, J.C.
Forbes, G.A.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Ghislain, M.
author_sort Roman, M.L.
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description The Avr avirulence gene of Phytophthora infestans and R gene of the potato are the genetic components of the gene-for-gene interaction resulting in host plant resistance. This effector-triggered immunity has been recently exploited to generate extreme resistance to late blight in potato by genetic engineering. The choice of the R genes, their number forming a R gene stack, and the pathogen Avr gene diversity will likely determine how long this extreme resistance will last. Here, we report on a comparative study on the Rpi-vnt1.1 gene which originated from Solanum venturii, and was introduced in the potato variety ‘Desiree’ by genetic transformation, and the Avr-vnt1 gene from two isolates of the EC-1 lineage of P. infestans. EC-1 was reported previously as not expressing the Avr-vnt1 gene and, therefore, being virulent on Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic plants. Unexpectedly, whole-plant resistance assays identified 5 out of 52 transgenic events as resistant to two isolates of P. infestans, POX067 and POX109, belonging to the EC-1 lineage. We demonstrated that in both isolates, the Avr-vnt1.1 gene was expressed at a low level. Expression of the Rpi-vnt1.1 gene was shown to be rapidly increased by two-fold and subsequently to have steady state expression for at least 5 days after the inoculation. The Rpi-vnt1.1 gene in addition to other R genes as a stack in farmers’ preferred varieties will confer extreme resistance to late blight disease and rotations of plants with different R-gene-stack in time is likely to last longer than plants with single R gene.
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spelling CGSpace929402024-05-01T08:17:07Z R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1 Roman, M.L. Izarra, M. Lindqvist-Kreuze, H. Rivera, C. Gamboa, S. Tovar, J.C. Forbes, G.A. Kreuze, Jan F. Ghislain, M. potatoes phytophthora infestans disease resistance transgenics The Avr avirulence gene of Phytophthora infestans and R gene of the potato are the genetic components of the gene-for-gene interaction resulting in host plant resistance. This effector-triggered immunity has been recently exploited to generate extreme resistance to late blight in potato by genetic engineering. The choice of the R genes, their number forming a R gene stack, and the pathogen Avr gene diversity will likely determine how long this extreme resistance will last. Here, we report on a comparative study on the Rpi-vnt1.1 gene which originated from Solanum venturii, and was introduced in the potato variety ‘Desiree’ by genetic transformation, and the Avr-vnt1 gene from two isolates of the EC-1 lineage of P. infestans. EC-1 was reported previously as not expressing the Avr-vnt1 gene and, therefore, being virulent on Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic plants. Unexpectedly, whole-plant resistance assays identified 5 out of 52 transgenic events as resistant to two isolates of P. infestans, POX067 and POX109, belonging to the EC-1 lineage. We demonstrated that in both isolates, the Avr-vnt1.1 gene was expressed at a low level. Expression of the Rpi-vnt1.1 gene was shown to be rapidly increased by two-fold and subsequently to have steady state expression for at least 5 days after the inoculation. The Rpi-vnt1.1 gene in addition to other R genes as a stack in farmers’ preferred varieties will confer extreme resistance to late blight disease and rotations of plants with different R-gene-stack in time is likely to last longer than plants with single R gene. 2017-11 2018-05-28T19:20:01Z 2018-05-28T19:20:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92940 en Open Access Springer Roman, M.L.; Izarra, M.; Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.; Rivera, C.; Gamboa, S.; Tovar, J.C.; Forbes, G.A.; Kreuze, J.; Ghislain, M. 2017. R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. (Netherlands). ISSN 0167-6857. 131(2):259-268.
spellingShingle potatoes
phytophthora infestans
disease resistance
transgenics
Roman, M.L.
Izarra, M.
Lindqvist-Kreuze, H.
Rivera, C.
Gamboa, S.
Tovar, J.C.
Forbes, G.A.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Ghislain, M.
R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1
title R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1
title_full R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1
title_fullStr R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1
title_full_unstemmed R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1
title_short R/Avr gene expression study of Rpi-vnt1.1 transgenic potato resistant to the Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EC-1
title_sort r avr gene expression study of rpi vnt1 1 transgenic potato resistant to the phytophthora infestans clonal lineage ec 1
topic potatoes
phytophthora infestans
disease resistance
transgenics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92940
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