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Metabolomic profiling of Fraxinus excelsior genotypes tolerant or susceptible to ash dieback disease reveals changes in iridoid glycosides

ABSTRACT: European common ash, Fraxinus excelsior L., is currently threatened by Ash dieback (ADB) caused by the fungus, Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. To detect and identify metabolites that may be products of pathways important in contributing to resistance against H. fraxineus we performed untargeted metabolomic profiling on leaves from selected F. excelsior individuals showing strong tolerance or susceptibility to H. fraxineus. We identified sets of "features" [small molecules] that enabled strong discrimination between tolerant or susceptible genotypes of F. excelsior. Strikingly, tolerant F. excelsior lines exhibited low levels of iridoid glycosides, known anti-feeding deterrents. As Europe is threatened by Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis), an invasive wood boring beetle native to East Asia that has devastated North American ash, our study raises the question whether selection for resistance to H. fraxineus leads to ecological trade-offs that result in susceptibility to emerging pests such as emerald ash borer.

OTHER RELATED OMICS DATASETS IN: PRJEB4958

INSTRUMENT(S): 6520 Q-TOF LC/MS (Agilent)

SUBMITTER: Christine Sambles

PROVIDER: MTBLS372 | MetaboLights | 2016-11-09

REPOSITORIES: MetaboLights

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Genome sequence and genetic diversity of European ash trees.

Sollars Elizabeth S A ES Harper Andrea L AL Kelly Laura J LJ Sambles Christine M CM Ramirez-Gonzalez Ricardo H RH Swarbreck David D Kaithakottil Gemy G Cooper Endymion D ED Uauy Cristobal C Havlickova Lenka L Worswick Gemma G Studholme David J DJ Zohren Jasmin J Salmon Deborah L DL Clavijo Bernardo J BJ Li Yi Y He Zhesi Z Fellgett Alison A McKinney Lea Vig LV Nielsen Lene Rostgaard LR Douglas Gerry C GC Kjær Erik Dahl ED Downie J Allan JA Boshier David D Lee Steve S Clark Jo J Grant Murray M Bancroft Ian I Caccamo Mario M Buggs Richard J A RJ

Nature 20161226 7636

Ash trees (genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae) are widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but are being devastated in Europe by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, causing ash dieback, and in North America by the herbivorous beetle Agrilus planipennis. Here we sequence the genome of a low-heterozygosity Fraxinus excelsior tree from Gloucestershire, UK, annotating 38,852 protein-coding genes of which 25% appear ash specific when compared with the genomes of ten other plant species. Analyses ...[more]

PMID: 28024298

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Metabolomic profiling of Fraxinus excelsior genotypes tolerant or susceptible to ash dieback disease reveals changes in iridoid glycosides

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Genome sequence and genetic diversity of European ash trees.

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