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PLANT JOURNAL
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16518
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co-immunoprecipitation; extra-large G alpha protein 2 (XLG2); coronatine induced 1 (CORI3); jasmonic acid; plant defense; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
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The plant-specific G-protein XLG2 plays a crucial role in defending against S. sclerotiorum pathogen infection. Loss of XLG2 function increases susceptibility to the pathogen, accompanied by compromised accumulation of jasmonic acid (JA). XLG2 interacts physically with a JA responsive protein, CORI3, and together they contribute to resistance against S. sclerotiorum and regulate the expression of defense marker genes.
The membrane-bound heterotrimeric G-proteins in plants play a crucial role in defending against a broad range of pathogens. This study emphasizes the significance of Extra-large G alpha protein 2 (XLG2), a plant specific G-protein, in mediating the plant response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which infects over 600 plant species worldwide. Our analysis of Arabidopsis G-protein mutants showed that loss of XLG2 function increased susceptibility to S. sclerotiorum, accompanied by compromised accumulation of jasmonic acid (JA) during pathogen infection. Overexpression of the XLG2 gene in xlg2 mutant plants resulted in higher resistance and increased JA accumulation during S. sclerotiorum infection. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) analysis on S. sclerotiorum infected Col-0 samples, using two different approaches, identified 201 XLG2interacting proteins. The identified JA-biosynthetic and JA-responsive proteins had compromised transcript expression in the xlg2 mutant during pathogen infection. XLG2 was found to interact physically with a JA responsive protein, Coronatine induced 1 (CORI3) in Co-IP, and confirmed using split firefly luciferase complementation and bimolecular fluorescent complementation assays. Additionally, genetic analysis revealed an additive effect of XLG2 and CORI3 on resistance against S. sclerotiorum, JA accumulation, and expression of the defense marker genes. Overall, our study reveals two independent pathways involving XLG2 and CORI3 in contributing resistance against S. sclerotiorum.
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