A Phytophthora effector recruits a host cytoplasmic transacetylase into nuclear speckles to enhance plant susceptibility

Abstract

Oomycete pathogens secrete host cell-entering effector proteins to manipulate host immunity during infection. We previously showed that PsAvh52, an early-induced RxLR effector secreted from the soybean root rot pathogen, Phytophthora sojae, could suppress plant immunity. Here, we found that PsAvh52 is required for full virulence on soybean and binds to a novel soybean transacetylase, GmTAP1, in vivo and in vitro. PsAvh52 could cause GmTAP1 to relocate into the nucleus where GmTAP1 could acetylate histones H2A and H3 during early infection, thereby promoting susceptibility to P. sojae. In the absence of PsAvh52, GmTAP1 remained confined to the cytoplasm and did not modify plant susceptibility. These results demonstrate that GmTAP1 is a susceptibility factor that is hijacked by PsAvh52 in order to promote epigenetic modifications that enhance the susceptibility of soybean to P. sojae infection.

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  1. Haiyang Li

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  2. Haonan Wang

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  3. Maofeng Jing

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  4. Jinyi Zhu

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  5. Baodian Guo

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  6. Yang Wang

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  7. Yachun Lin

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  8. Han Chen

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  9. Liang Kong

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  10. Zhenchuan Ma

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  11. Yan Wang

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  12. Wenwu Ye

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  13. Suomeng Dong

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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  14. Brett M Tyler

    Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
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  15. Yuanchao Wang

    Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China
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Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31721004)

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The Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303018)

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The China Agriculture Research System (CARS-004-PS14)

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The Key Programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31430073)

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© 2018, Li et al.

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  1. Haiyang Li
  2. Haonan Wang
  3. Maofeng Jing
  4. Jinyi Zhu
  5. Baodian Guo
  6. Yang Wang
  7. Yachun Lin
  8. Han Chen
  9. Liang Kong
  10. Zhenchuan Ma
  11. Yan Wang
  12. Wenwu Ye
  13. Suomeng Dong
  14. Brett M Tyler
  15. Yuanchao Wang
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A Phytophthora effector recruits a host cytoplasmic transacetylase into nuclear speckles to enhance plant susceptibility
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