J Integr Plant Biol. ›› 2019, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (4): 509-527.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12704

Special Issue: Plant-biotic interaction

• Plant-biotic Interactions • Previous Articles    

Trehalose phosphate synthase 5-dependent trehalose metabolism modulates basal defense responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

Xuelan Wang1,2,Yan Du1 and Diqiu Yu1*   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China
    2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

    *Correspondence:

    Email: Diqiu Yu (ydq@xtbg.ac.cn)
  • Received:2018-05-15 Accepted:2018-07-21 Online:2018-07-30 Published:2019-04-01

Abstract:

Despite the recent discovery that trehalose synthesis is important for plant development and abiotic stress tolerance, the effects of trehalose on biotic stress responses remain relatively unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that TREHALOSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE 5 (TPS5)-dependent trehalose metabolism regulates Arabidopsis thaliana defenses against pathogens (necrotrophic Botrytis cinerea and biotrophic Pseudomonas syringae). Pathogen infection increased trehalose levels and upregulated TPS5 expression. Application of exogenous trehalose significantly improved plant defenses against B. cinerea, but increased the susceptibility of plants to P. syringae. We demonstrate that elevated trehalose biosynthesis, in transgenic plants over-expressing TPS5, also increased the susceptibility to P. syringae, but decreased the disease symptoms caused by B. cinerea. The knockout of TPS5 prevented the accumulation of trehalose and enhanced defense responses against P. syringae. Additionally, we observed that a TPS5-interacting protein (multiprotein bridging factor 1c) was required for induced expression of TPS5 during pathogen infections. Furthermore, we show that trehalose promotes P. syringae growth and disease development, via a mechanism involving suppression of the plant defense gene, Pathogenesis-Related Protein 1. These findings provide insight into the function of TPS5-dependent trehalose metabolism in plant basal defense responses.

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