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Comparative secretome analyses of toxigenic and atoxigenic Rathayibacter species

ABSTRACT: Phytopathogenic Rathayibacter species are unique bacterial plant pathogens as they are obligately vectored by plant parasitic Anguinid nematodes to the developing seedheads of forage grasses and cereals. This understudied group of plant associated Actinomycetes includes the neurotoxigenic Plant Pathogen Select Agent, R. toxicus, which causes annual ryegrass toxicity in grazing livestock. The complexRathayibacter disease cycle requires intimate interactions with the nematode cuticle and plant hosts, which warrants an increased understanding of the secretory and surface-associated proteins that mediate these diverse eukaryotic interactions. Here we present the first comparative secretome analysis for this complex, nematode vectoredRathayibacter genera that compares three agronomically damaging Rathayibacterspecies, R. toxicus, R. iranicus, and R. tritici. The exoproteomic comparison identified 1,423 unique proteins between the three species using LC-MS/MS. Of the uniquely identified proteins, 94 homologous proteins were conserved between the three Rathayibacter exoproteomes and comprised between 43.4 to 58.6% of total protein abundance. Comparative analyses revealed both conserved and uniquely expressed extracellular proteins, which, interestingly, had more similarities to extracellular proteins commonly associated with bacterial animal pathogens than classical plant pathogens. This comparative exoproteome analysis will facilitate the characterization of proteins essential for vector and host colonization and assist in the development of diagnostic targets.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos

ORGANISM(S): Rathayibacter Tritici (ncbitaxon:33888) Rathayibacter Iranicus (ncbitaxon:59737) Rathayibacter Toxicus (ncbitaxon:145458)

SUBMITTER: Matthew A Tancos

PROVIDER: MSV000086167 | MassIVE |

REPOSITORIES: MassIVE

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Project description:Host-pathogen co-evolutionary dynamics force microbial plant pathogens to constantly develop and adjust specific adaptations to thrive in their plant host, and therefore also act as strong drivers of divergence and speciation in pathogens. Factors that confer host specialization and determine host specificity are very diverse and range from molecular and morphological strategies to metabolic and reproductive adaptations. Identification of these key factors is a major goal in the study of pathogen evolution and may aid the development of sustainable crops and crop protection strategies. We here took a novel experimental approach and conducted comparative microscopy and transcriptome analyses of the closely related, recently diverged fungal pathogens Zymoseptoria tritici, Z. pseudotritici, and Z. ardabiliae that establish compatible and incompatible interactions with wheat. Although infections of the incompatible species induce plant defense response during invasion of stomatal openings, we found a highly conserved early-infection program among the three species. The transcriptional programs of the three pathogens are conserved to a large extent, as only 9.2% of the 8,885 orthologous genes are significantly differentially expressed during initial infection of wheat. The genes up-regulated in the compatible pathogen reflect adaptation to growth in wheat tissue e.g., by re-programming of fungal metabolism. In contrast, genes primarily involved in counteracting cell stress and damage are strongly induced in the incompatible species. Based on the species-specific gene expression profiles, we further identified nine candidate genes encoding putative effectors and host-specificity determinants in Z. tritici. These effectors are strongly induced in the compatible species and may interfere with host immune suppression. We also identify putative necrotrophic effectors which are induced at the onset of necrotrophic growth. Together, the results presented here indicate that host specialization has involved transcriptional adaptation of a relatively small number of genes. Our findings demonstrate the potential comparative analyses of compatible and incompatible infections present for identifying traits involved in pathogen evolution and host specialization.

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Comparative secretome analyses of toxigenic and atoxigenic Rathayibacter species

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