Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits

Volatile organic compounds, most of them being terpenes, are signals emitted by plants for communication with the environment. Orange fruit accumulates mainly terpenes in mature peel oil glands with D-limonene accounting for approximately 97% of terpene content. We have generated transgenic orange p...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez, Ana, Shimada, Takehiko, Cervera, Magdalena, Alquezar, Berta, Gadea, Jose, Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio, De-Ollas, Carlos J., Rodrigo, María J., Zacarias, Lorenzo, Pena, Leandro
Other Authors: Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
Format: Objeto de conferencia
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4425
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author Rodriguez, Ana
Shimada, Takehiko
Cervera, Magdalena
Alquezar, Berta
Gadea, Jose
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
De-Ollas, Carlos J.
Rodrigo, María J.
Zacarias, Lorenzo
Pena, Leandro
author2 Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
author_browse Alquezar, Berta
Cervera, Magdalena
De-Ollas, Carlos J.
Gadea, Jose
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
Pena, Leandro
Rodrigo, María J.
Rodriguez, Ana
Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
Shimada, Takehiko
Zacarias, Lorenzo
author_facet Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
Rodriguez, Ana
Shimada, Takehiko
Cervera, Magdalena
Alquezar, Berta
Gadea, Jose
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
De-Ollas, Carlos J.
Rodrigo, María J.
Zacarias, Lorenzo
Pena, Leandro
author_sort Rodriguez, Ana
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description Volatile organic compounds, most of them being terpenes, are signals emitted by plants for communication with the environment. Orange fruit accumulates mainly terpenes in mature peel oil glands with D-limonene accounting for approximately 97% of terpene content. We have generated transgenic orange plants carrying a D-limonene synthase gene in antisense (AS) configuration. Transgenic expression caused a dramatic decrease in the accumulation of D-limonene in fruit peels, being about 80-100 times lower in AS samples than in empty vector (EV) transgenic ones. This affected the interaction of fruits with their biotic environment because they resulted in resistance to different specialized pathogens. When antisense fruits were challenged with the fungus Penicillium digitatum, they showed marked resistance against this pathogen. A gene expression analysis of these fruits linked the decrease of D-limonene to upregulation of genes involved in the innate immunity response. High D-limonene content in mature orange peels may be a signal for attractiveness of microorganisms which might be likely involved in facilitating the access to the pulp of seed dispersal frugivores.
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spelling ReDivia44252025-04-25T14:52:23Z Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits Acta Horticulturae Rodriguez, Ana Shimada, Takehiko Cervera, Magdalena Alquezar, Berta Gadea, Jose Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio De-Ollas, Carlos J. Rodrigo, María J. Zacarias, Lorenzo Pena, Leandro Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Moreno, Pedro Pena, Leandro Navarro, Luis Volatile organic compounds, most of them being terpenes, are signals emitted by plants for communication with the environment. Orange fruit accumulates mainly terpenes in mature peel oil glands with D-limonene accounting for approximately 97% of terpene content. We have generated transgenic orange plants carrying a D-limonene synthase gene in antisense (AS) configuration. Transgenic expression caused a dramatic decrease in the accumulation of D-limonene in fruit peels, being about 80-100 times lower in AS samples than in empty vector (EV) transgenic ones. This affected the interaction of fruits with their biotic environment because they resulted in resistance to different specialized pathogens. When antisense fruits were challenged with the fungus Penicillium digitatum, they showed marked resistance against this pathogen. A gene expression analysis of these fruits linked the decrease of D-limonene to upregulation of genes involved in the innate immunity response. High D-limonene content in mature orange peels may be a signal for attractiveness of microorganisms which might be likely involved in facilitating the access to the pulp of seed dispersal frugivores. 2017-06-01T10:10:06Z 2017-06-01T10:10:06Z 2015 2015 conferenceObject Rodriguez, A., Shimada, Takehiko, Cervera, M., Alquezar, B., Gadea, J., Gomez-Cadenas, Aurelio, De Ollas, C. J., Rodrigo, M.J., Zacarias, L., Pena, L. (2015). Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits. Acta Horticulturae, 1065, 687-693. 0567-7572; 978-94-62610-53-8 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4425 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1065.86 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Rodriguez, Ana
Shimada, Takehiko
Cervera, Magdalena
Alquezar, Berta
Gadea, Jose
Gómez-Cadenas, Aurelio
De-Ollas, Carlos J.
Rodrigo, María J.
Zacarias, Lorenzo
Pena, Leandro
Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits
title Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits
title_full Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits
title_fullStr Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits
title_full_unstemmed Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits
title_short Terpene Down-Regulation Triggers Innate Immunity and Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Orange Fruits
title_sort terpene down regulation triggers innate immunity and resistance to fungal pathogens in orange fruits
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4425
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