U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase PUB17 acts in the nucleus to promote specific immune pathways triggered by Phytophthora infestans

He, Q.; McLellan, H.; Boevink, P.C.; Sadanandom, A.; Xie, C.; Birch, P.R.; Tian, Z.

Abstract

Ubiquitination regulates many processes in plants, including immunity. The E3 ubiquitin ligase PUB17 is a positive regulator of programmed cell death (PCD) triggered by resistance proteins CF4/9 in tomato. Its role in immunity to the potato late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, was investigated here. Silencing StPUB17 in potato by RNAi and NbPUB17 in Nicotiana benthamiana by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) each enhanced P. infestans leaf colonization. PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI) transcriptional responses activated by flg22, and CF4/Avr4-mediated PCD were attenuated by silencing PUB17. However, silencing PUB17 did not compromise PCD triggered by P. infestans PAMP INF1, or co-expression of R3a/AVR3a, demonstrating that not all PTI- and PCD-associated responses require PUB17. PUB17 localizes to the plant nucleus and especially in the nucleolus. Transient over-expression of a dominant-negative StPUB17V314I,V316I mutant, which retained nucleolar localization, suppressed CF4-mediated cell death and enhanced P. infestans colonization. Exclusion of the StPUB17V314I,V316I mutant from the nucleus abolished its dominant-negative activity, demonstrating that StPUB17 functions in the nucleus. PUB17 is a positive regulator of immunity to late blight that acts in the nucleus to promote specific PTI and PCD pathways.

Citation

He, Q., McLellan, H., Boevink, P., Sadanandom, A., Xie, C., Birch, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase PUB17 acts in the nucleus to promote specific immune pathways triggered by Phytophthora infestans. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(11), 3189-3199. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv128

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 9, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Experimental Botany
• Print ISSN: 0022-0957
• Electronic ISSN: 1460-2431
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 3189-3199
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv128
• Keywords: Disease resistance, Effector-triggered immunity, Hypersensitive response, Oomycete, Plant defence Ubiquitination
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1423300