Dissecting the cotranscriptome landscape of plants and their microbiota.

ABSTRACT: Interactions between plants and neighboring microbial species are fundamental elements that collectively determine the structure and function of the plant microbiota. However, the molecular basis of such interactions is poorly characterized. Here, we colonize Arabidopsis leaves with nine plant-associated bacteria from all major phyla of the plant microbiota and profile cotranscriptomes of plants and bacteria six hours after inoculation. We detect both common and distinct cotranscriptome signatures among plant-commensal pairs. In planta responses of commensals are similar to those of a disarmed pathogen characterized by the suppression of genes involved in general metabolism in contrast to a virulent pathogen. We identify genes that are enriched in the genome of plant-associated bacteria an

SUBMITTER: Nobori T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature