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Lipid transfer from plants to arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi

  1. Andreas Keymer
  2. Priya Pimprikar
  3. Vera Wewer
  4. Claudia Huber
  5. Mathias Brands
  6. Simone L Bucerius
  7. Pierre-Marc Delaux
  8. Verena Klingl
  9. Edda von Röpenack-Lahaye
  10. Trevor L Wang
  11. Wolfgang Eisenreich
  12. Peter Dörmann
  13. Martin Parniske
  14. Caroline Gutjahr  Is a corresponding author
  1. LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Germany
  2. University of Cologne Biocenter, Germany
  3. Technical University Munich, Germany
  4. University of Bonn, Germany
  5. Unité Mixte de Recherche 5546, France
  6. University of Tübingen, Germany
  7. Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29107
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  1. Andreas Keymer
  2. Priya Pimprikar
  3. Vera Wewer
  4. Claudia Huber
  5. Mathias Brands
  6. Simone L Bucerius
  7. Pierre-Marc Delaux
  8. Verena Klingl
  9. Edda von Röpenack-Lahaye
  10. Trevor L Wang
  11. Wolfgang Eisenreich
  12. Peter Dörmann
  13. Martin Parniske
  14. Caroline Gutjahr
(2017)
Lipid transfer from plants to arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi
eLife 6:e29107.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29107
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Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbioses contribute to global carbon cycles as plant hosts divert up to 20% of photosynthate to the obligate biotrophic fungi. Previous studies suggested carbohydrates as the only form of carbon transferred to the fungi. However, de novo fatty acid (FA) synthesis has not been observed in AM fungi in absence of the plant. In a forward genetic approach, we identified two Lotus japonicus mutants defective in AM-specific paralogs of lipid biosynthesis genes (KASI and GPAT6). These mutants perturb fungal development and accumulation of emblematic fungal 16:1ω5 FAs. Using isotopolog profiling we demonstrate that 13C patterns of fungal FAs recapitulate those of wild-type hosts, indicating cross-kingdom lipid transfer from plants to fungi. This transfer of labelled FAs was not observed for the AM-specific lipid biosynthesis mutants. Thus, growth and development of beneficial AM fungi is not only fueled by sugars but depends on lipid transfer from plant hosts.

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  1. Andreas Keymer

    Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Martinsried, Germany
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  2. Priya Pimprikar

    Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Martinsried, Germany
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  3. Vera Wewer

    Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics Facility, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, University of Cologne Biocenter, Cologne, Germany
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  4. Claudia Huber

    Biochemistry, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany
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  5. Mathias Brands

    Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  6. Simone L Bucerius

    Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Martinsried, Germany
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  7. Pierre-Marc Delaux

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5546, Castanet Tolosan, France
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  8. Verena Klingl

    Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Martinsried, Germany
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  9. Edda von Röpenack-Lahaye

    Analytics Facility, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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  10. Trevor L Wang

    John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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  11. Wolfgang Eisenreich

    Biochemistry, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany
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  12. Peter Dörmann

    Institute of Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Plants, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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  13. Martin Parniske

    Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Martinsried, Germany
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  14. Caroline Gutjahr

    Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Biocenter Martinsried, Martinsried, Germany
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Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB924 B03 Function of the GRAS protein RAM1 in arbuscule development)

  • Caroline Gutjahr

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Emmy Noether program GU1423/1-1)

  • Caroline Gutjahr

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (PA493/7-1 Plant genes required for arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis)

  • Martin Parniske

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB924 B03 Genetic dissection of arbuscular mycorrhiza development)

  • Martin Parniske

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SPP1212)

  • Peter Dörmann

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Research Training Group GRK 2064 Do520/15-1)

  • Peter Dörmann

Hans Fischer Gesellschaft e. V.

  • Wolfgang Eisenreich

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  • Trevor L Wang

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Andreas Keymer
  2. Priya Pimprikar
  3. Vera Wewer
  4. Claudia Huber
  5. Mathias Brands
  6. Simone L Bucerius
  7. Pierre-Marc Delaux
  8. Verena Klingl
  9. Edda von Röpenack-Lahaye
  10. Trevor L Wang
  11. Wolfgang Eisenreich
  12. Peter Dörmann
  13. Martin Parniske
  14. Caroline Gutjahr
(2017)
Lipid transfer from plants to arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi
eLife 6:e29107.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29107

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