Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 231, Issue 5, Pages 2029-2038Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17444
Keywords
Arabidopsis; bacteria; defense response; oral secretions; phytohormone; Spodoptera
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [20H02951]
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) [20H04786, 18H04786]
- Nagase Science and Technology Foundation [20K15878]
- MEXT
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20H02951, 20H04786] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Microorganisms present in oral secretions from herbivorous arthropods were found to influence defense responses in Arabidopsis plants, either suppressing or enhancing the synthesis and signaling of different phytohormones. These signaling networks were cross-regulated by each other, demonstrating a complex interplay between bacteria and plant defense mechanisms.
A vast array of herbivorous arthropods live with symbiotic microorganisms. However, little is known about the nature and functional mechanism of bacterial effects on plant defense responses towards herbivores. We explored the role of microbes present in extracts of oral secretion (OS) isolated from larvae of Spodoptera litura, a generalist herbivore, in phytohormone signaling-dependent defense responses in Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis). In response to mechanical damage (MD) with application of bacteria-free OS (OS-) prepared by sterilization or filtration of OS, Arabidopsis leaves exhibited enhanced de novo synthesis of oxylipins, and induction of transcript abundance of the responsible genes, in comparison to those in leaves with MD + nonsterilized OS (OS+), indicating that OS bacteria serve as suppressors of these genes. By contrast, de novo synthesis/signaling of salicylic acid and signaling of abscisic acid were enhanced by OS bacteria. These signaling networks were cross-regulated by each other. Meta-analysis of OS bacteria identified 70 bacterial strains. Among them was Staphylococcus epidermidis, an anaerobic staphylococcus that was shown to contribute to the suppression/manipulation of phytohormone-dependent plant defense signaling. The presence of OS bacteria was consequently beneficial for S. litura larvae hosted by Brassicaceae.
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