Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2021) 34, 680-690
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Correlation of genomic compartments with contrastive modes of functional losses of host specificity determinants during pathotype differentiation in Pyricularia oryzae
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 34 (6), 680-690
Abstract: The specificity between pathotypes of Pyricularia oryzae and genera of gramineous plants is governed by gene-for-gene interactions. Here, we show that avirulence genes involved in this host specificity have undergone different modes of functional losses dependent on or affected by genomic compartments harboring them. The avirulence of an Eleusine pathotype on wheat is controlled by five genes, including PWT3, which played a key role in the evolution of the Triticum pathotype (the wheat blast fungus). We cloned another gene using an association of its presence or absence with pathotypes and designated it as PWT6. PWT6 was widely distributed in a lineage composed of Eleusine and Eragrostis isolates but was completely absent in a lineage composed of Lolium and Triticum isolates. On the other hand, PWT3 homologs were present in all isolates, and their loss of function in Triticum isolates was caused by insertions of transposable elements or nucleotide substitutions. Analyses of whole-genome sequences of representative isolates revealed that these two genes were located in different genomic compartments; PWT6 was located in a repeat-rich region, while PWT3 was located in a repeat-poor region. These results suggest that the course of differentiation of the pathotypes in P. oryzae appears to be illustrated as processes of functional losses of avirulence genes but that modes of the losses are affected by genomic compartments in which they reside.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yukio Tosa
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyricularia oryzae | Wheat (Triticum) | Brazil (south) | ||
| Pyricularia oryzae | Rice (Oryza) | Japan | ||
| Pyricularia oryzae | Eleusine (crop) | Japan | ||
| Pyricularia oryzae | Setaria (crop) | Japan | ||
| Pyricularia oryzae | Panicum (crop) | Japan | ||
| Pyricularia oryzae | Lolium (crop) | Japan |
