The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

The biological control of fungal diseases through the use of genetically modified (GM) plants could decrease the input of chemical pesticides. To overcome possible losses in potato (Solanum tuberosum) yield because of susceptibility to soil fungal pathogens, researchers have developed potato transge...

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Autores principales: Fernandez Bidondo, Laura, Almasia, Natalia Ines, Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro, Colombo, Roxana, Hopp, Horacio Esteban, Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia, Godeas, Alicia
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219419301772#!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.05.031
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author Fernandez Bidondo, Laura
Almasia, Natalia Ines
Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro
Colombo, Roxana
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia
Godeas, Alicia
author_browse Almasia, Natalia Ines
Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro
Colombo, Roxana
Fernandez Bidondo, Laura
Godeas, Alicia
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia
author_facet Fernandez Bidondo, Laura
Almasia, Natalia Ines
Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro
Colombo, Roxana
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia
Godeas, Alicia
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description The biological control of fungal diseases through the use of genetically modified (GM) plants could decrease the input of chemical pesticides. To overcome possible losses in potato (Solanum tuberosum) yield because of susceptibility to soil fungal pathogens, researchers have developed potato transgenic lines expressing antifungal proteins. However, all GM crops must be monitored in their potentially detrimental effects on non-target soil microorganisms. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are good candidates for this type of analysis, as good indicators of a normal rhizosphere structure and functionality. In this work, we have monitored potato lines with over-expression of genes encoding peptides with antifungal properties on their effects on the soil-borne fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani and AM fungi. The six GM potato lines (AG-1, AG-3, RC-1, RC-5, AGRC-8 and AGRC-12) evaluated showed higher reduction in infection indexes in comparison to untransformed plants when challenged with a highly virulent strain of R. solani. The growth of RC-1, RC-5 and AGRC-12 lines remained almost unaltered by the pathogen; which evidenced the maximum inhibition of R. solani infection. The level of root colonization by the AM fungus Rizophagus intraradices (pure in vitro isolated) did not significantly differ between transgenic and wild potato lines under in vitro and microcosm conditions. An increase in mycorrhization was evident with the addition of potato biomass residues of these GM lines in comparison to the addition of residues of the wild type potato line. In addition to the R. intraradices assays, we performed microcosm assays with soil samples from sites with at least100-year history of potato crop as inoculum source.The roots of AGRC-12 GM line showed significant higher levels of native mycorrhization and arbuscules development. In general, the potato lines apparently were less receptive to R. intraradices pure inoculum than to AM species from the natural inoculum. In this work, the selected GM potato lines did not have evident adverse effects on AM fungal colonization.
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spelling INTA66692020-01-14T13:16:19Z The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis Fernandez Bidondo, Laura Almasia, Natalia Ines Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro Colombo, Roxana Hopp, Horacio Esteban Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia Godeas, Alicia Transgenic Plants Potatoes Genes Symbiosis Disease Resistance Plantas Transgénicas Rhizoctonia Solani Papa Mycorrhizal Infection Infección de Micorrizas Simbiosis Solanum Tuberosum Resistencia a la Enfermedad Antifungal Activity Actividad Antifúngica The biological control of fungal diseases through the use of genetically modified (GM) plants could decrease the input of chemical pesticides. To overcome possible losses in potato (Solanum tuberosum) yield because of susceptibility to soil fungal pathogens, researchers have developed potato transgenic lines expressing antifungal proteins. However, all GM crops must be monitored in their potentially detrimental effects on non-target soil microorganisms. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are good candidates for this type of analysis, as good indicators of a normal rhizosphere structure and functionality. In this work, we have monitored potato lines with over-expression of genes encoding peptides with antifungal properties on their effects on the soil-borne fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani and AM fungi. The six GM potato lines (AG-1, AG-3, RC-1, RC-5, AGRC-8 and AGRC-12) evaluated showed higher reduction in infection indexes in comparison to untransformed plants when challenged with a highly virulent strain of R. solani. The growth of RC-1, RC-5 and AGRC-12 lines remained almost unaltered by the pathogen; which evidenced the maximum inhibition of R. solani infection. The level of root colonization by the AM fungus Rizophagus intraradices (pure in vitro isolated) did not significantly differ between transgenic and wild potato lines under in vitro and microcosm conditions. An increase in mycorrhization was evident with the addition of potato biomass residues of these GM lines in comparison to the addition of residues of the wild type potato line. In addition to the R. intraradices assays, we performed microcosm assays with soil samples from sites with at least100-year history of potato crop as inoculum source.The roots of AGRC-12 GM line showed significant higher levels of native mycorrhization and arbuscules development. In general, the potato lines apparently were less receptive to R. intraradices pure inoculum than to AM species from the natural inoculum. In this work, the selected GM potato lines did not have evident adverse effects on AM fungal colonization. Instituto de Biotecnología Fil: Fernandez Bidondo, Laura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada. Laboratorio de Microbiología del Suelo; Argentina Fil: Almasia, Natalia Ines. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Colombo, Roxana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada. Laboratorio de Microbiología del Suelo; Argentina Fil: Hopp, Horacio Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Godeas, Alicia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada. Laboratorio de Microbiología del Suelo; Argentina 2020-01-14T13:08:05Z 2020-01-14T13:08:05Z 2019-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6669 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219419301772#! 0261-2194 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.05.031 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Crop Protection 124 : 104837. (October 2019)
spellingShingle Transgenic Plants
Potatoes
Genes
Symbiosis
Disease Resistance
Plantas Transgénicas
Rhizoctonia Solani
Papa
Mycorrhizal Infection
Infección de Micorrizas
Simbiosis
Solanum Tuberosum
Resistencia a la Enfermedad
Antifungal Activity
Actividad Antifúngica
Fernandez Bidondo, Laura
Almasia, Natalia Ines
Bazzini, Ariel Alejandro
Colombo, Roxana
Hopp, Horacio Esteban
Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia
Godeas, Alicia
The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
title The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
title_full The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
title_fullStr The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
title_full_unstemmed The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
title_short The overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
title_sort overexpression of antifungal genes enhances resistance to rhizoctonia solani in transgenic potato plants without affecting arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
topic Transgenic Plants
Potatoes
Genes
Symbiosis
Disease Resistance
Plantas Transgénicas
Rhizoctonia Solani
Papa
Mycorrhizal Infection
Infección de Micorrizas
Simbiosis
Solanum Tuberosum
Resistencia a la Enfermedad
Antifungal Activity
Actividad Antifúngica
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6669
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261219419301772#!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.05.031
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