Regulation of immune receptor kinase plasma membrane nanoscale organization by a plant peptide hormone and its receptors

  1. Julien Gronnier  Is a corresponding author
  2. Christina M Franck
  3. Martin Stegmann
  4. Thomas A DeFalco
  5. Alicia Abarca
  6. Michelle von Arx
  7. Kai Dünser
  8. Wenwei Lin
  9. Zhenbiao Yang
  10. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn
  11. Christoph Ringli
  12. Cyril Zipfel  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  2. The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom
  3. Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
  4. FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics Center, Haixia, Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
4 figures, 1 table and 2 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 5 supplements
FER regulates the nanoscale organization of FLS2-GFP and BAK1-mCherry.

(A, E) FLS2-GFP and BAK1-mCherry nanodomain organization. Pictures are maximum projection of 20 variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) images obtained at 5 …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Analysis of FLS2-GFP single-particle dynamics in fer-4.

(A) Representative images of FLS2-GFP single particles tracked in Col-0 and fer-4 cotyledon epidermal cells of 5-day-old seedlings. (B) Quantification of FLS2-GFP diffusion coefficient (D). Graph is …

Figure 1—figure supplement 2
Analysis of FLS2-GFP organization and dynamics in fer-2.

(A) Representative images of FLS2-GFP single particles tracked in Col-0 and fer-2 cotyledon epidermal cells of 5-day-old seedlings. (B) Quantification of FLS2-GFP diffusion coefficient (D). Graph is …

Figure 1—figure supplement 3
FLS2-GFP accumulation at the PM is altered in fer mutants.

(A–D) Representative confocal microscopy pictures of FLS2-GFP driven by its native promoter in Col-0 and fer-2 (A) and fer-4 (C) cotyledon epidermal cells of 5-day-old seedlings. Scale bar indicates …

Figure 1—video 1
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of FLS2-GFP in Col-0 and fer-4.

Representative stream images acquisition of FLS2-GFP particles observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 5 frames per second.

Figure 1—video 2
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of BAK1-mCherry in Col-0 and fer-4 with or without RALF23 treatment.

Representative stream images acquisition of BAK1-mCherry observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 2.5 frames per second, in Col-0 (A, B) and fer-4 (C, D

Figure 2 with 7 supplements
LRX3, LRX4, and LRX5 regulate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and BAK1-mCherry organization.

(A) flg22-induced FLS2-BAK1 complex formation. Immunoprecipitation of FLS2 in Arabidopsis Col-0 and lr3/4/5 seedlings either untreated or treated with 100 nM flg22 for 10 min. Blot stained with …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Subcellular localization of BAK1-mCherry in fer-4 and lrx3/4/5.

(A) Representative confocal microscopy pictures of BAK1-mCherry driven by its native promoter in Col-0, fer-4, and lrx3/4/5 cotyledon epidermal cells of 5-day-old seedlings. Scale bar indicates 20 …

Figure 2—figure supplement 2
LRX3, LRX4, and LRX5 are dispensable for FER plasma membrane localization and accumulation.

(A) Accumulation of endogenous FER detected by western blot. Total proteins were extracted from 2-week-old seedlings. Blot stained with Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB) is presented to show equal …

Figure 2—figure supplement 3
LRX3, LRX4, and LRX5 are dispensable for FER-GFP nanoscale organization.

(A) FER-GFP nanodomain organization. Pictures are maximum projection images (20 variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy [VA-TIRFM] images obtained at 5 frames per second) of …

Figure 2—figure supplement 4
LRX3, LRX4, and LRX5 contribute to RALF23 responsiveness.

(A) Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in Col-0 and lrx3/4/5 leaf discs treated with 100 nM elf18 and with or without 1 µM RALF23 co-treatment in 2 mM MES–KOH pH 5.8. Values are means of total …

Figure 2—figure supplement 5
RALF23 does not modulate constitutive association between FER and LRX4.

Immunoprecipitation of LRX4ΔE-FLAG in Arabidopsis seedlings untreated or treated with 1 µM RALF23 for 10 min. Western blots were probed with α-FLAG or α-FER antibodies. Blot stained with Coomassie …

Figure 2—figure supplement 5—source data 1

Source blots images for the co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) in Figure 2—figure supplement 5.

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Figure 2—video 1
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of BAK1-mCherry in Col-0 and lrx3/4/5.

Representative stream images acquisition of BAK1-mCherry observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 2.5 frames per second, in Col-0 (A) and lrx3/4/5 (B). …

Figure 2—video 2
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of FER-GFP in fer-4 and fer-4;lrx3/4/5.

Representative stream images acquisition of FER-GFP observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 5 frames per second in fer-4 (A) and fer-4;lrx3/4/5 (B). …

Figure 3 with 1 supplement
FER malectin A domain regulates cell morphogenesis not pattern-triggered immunity (PTI).

(A) Graphical representation of RALF23 perception by FER-LLG1 complex. (B) Morphology of 4-week-old Arabidopsis plants; scale bar indicates 5 cm. (C, D) Confocal microscopy pictures of 5-day-old …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Overexpression of LRX4ΔE does not affect pattern-triggered immunity (PTI).

(A) Flg22-induced FLS2-BAK1 complex formation. Immunoprecipitation of FLS2 in Arabidopsis seedlings either untreated or treated with 100 nM flg22 for 10 min. Blot stained with Coomassie brilliant …

Figure 4 with 11 supplements
RALF23 perception regulates BAK1-mCherry organization.

(A) BAK1-mCherry nanodomain organization (pBAK1::BAK1-mCherry). Pictures are maximum projection images (10 variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy [VA-TIRFM] images obtained …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
FER kinase activity is dispensable to support pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) signaling.

(A) Flg22-induced FLS2-BAK1 complex formation. Immunoprecipitation of FLS2 in Arabidopsis Col-0, fer-4, and fer-4/pFER::FERKD-GFP seedlings that were either untreated or treated with 100 nM flg22 …

Figure 4—figure supplement 2
Inhibition of pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) signaling by RALF23 requires FER kinase activity.

(A) Accumulation of endogenous FER and FERK565R-GFP detected by western blot. Total proteins were extracted from 2-week-old seedlings. Blot stained with Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB) is presented …

Figure 4—figure supplement 3
Analysis of FLS2-GFP single-particle dynamics upon RALF23 treatment.

(A) Representative images of FLS2-GFP single particles tracked in Col-0 and fer-2 cotyledon epidermal cells of 5-day-old seedlings with or without 1 µM RALF23 treatment. (B) Quantification of …

Figure 4—figure supplement 4
Analysis of FLS2-GFP organization upon RALF23 treatment.

(A) Pictures are maximum projection images (20 variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy [VA-TIRFM] images obtained at 20 frames per second) of FLS2-GFP in Col-0 and fer-2

Figure 4—figure supplement 5
Time-resolved analysis of the spatial clustering index.

Data points correspond to the average of the spatial clustering index measured over 5 min windows for FLS2-GFP (A) and BAK1-mCherry (B) with or without 1 µM RALF23 treatment. The first data point (5 …

Figure 4—figure supplement 6
Working model for the regulation of FLS2 and BAK1 nanoscale organization by RALFs receptor complexes.
Figure 4—figure supplement 7
Linear regression analysis of the relationship between the spatial clustering index and fluorescence intensity.

Spatial clustering index is calculated as the ratio of the mean of the 5% highest values to the mean of 5% lowest values of fluorescence intensity obtained on a plot line. Here, spatial clustering …

Figure 4—figure supplement 8
Replicates of co-immunoprecipitation experiments.

Replicate of immunoprecipitation experiments corresponding to Figure 2 (A, B), Figure 3 (C, D), Figure 3—figure supplement 1 (E, F), Figure 4—figure supplement 1 (G), and Figure 4—figure supplement 2

Figure 4—figure supplement 8—source data 1

Source blots images for the replicate of co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) experiments.

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Figure 4—video 1
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of FLS2-GFP in Col-0 with or without RALF23 treatment.

Representative stream images acquisition of FLS2-GFP particles observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 5 frames per second. Scale bar indicates 2 µm.

Figure 4—video 2
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of FLS2-GFP in fer-4 with or without RALF23 treatment.

Representative stream images acquisition of FLS2-GFP particles observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 5 frames per second. Scale bar indicates 2 µm.

Figure 4—video 3
Variable angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) imaging of FLS2-GFP in Col-0 and fer-2 with or without RALF23 treatment.

Representative stream images acquisition of FLS2-GFP particles observed at the surface of 5-day-old cotyledon epidermal cells by VA-TIRF microscopy at 20 frames per second. Scale bar indicates 2 µm.

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Genetic reagent (Arabidopsis thaliana)Col-0/pFLS2::FLS2-GFP#1Göhre et al., 2008See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)Col-0/pFLS2::FLS2-GFP#2This paperSee Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)fer-2/pFLS2::FLS2-GFP#1Stegmann et al., 2017See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)fer-4/pFLS2::FLS2-GFP#2This paperSee Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)fer-4Duan, 2010See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)fer-4/pFER::FER-GFPDuan, 2010See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)fer-4/pFER::FERKD-GFPChakravorty et al., 2018See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)lrx3/4/5Dünser, 2019See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)p35S::LRX4ΔE-CitrineDünser, 2019See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)p35S::LRX4ΔE-FLAGDünser, 2019See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)Col-0/pBAK1::BAK1-mCherryBücherl et al., 2013See Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)fer-4/ pBAK1::BAK1-mCherryThis paperSee Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)lrx3/4/5/ pBAK1::BAK1-mCherryThis paperSee Materials and methods
Genetic reagent (A. thaliana)lrx3/4/5/ pFER::FER-GFPThis paperSee Materials and methods
Antibodyanti-FLAG-HRPSigma-AldrichA8592WB (1:4000 dilution)
AntibodyMonoclonal rabbit anti-FLS2Chinchilla et al., 2007WB (1:1000 dilution)
AntibodyPolyclonal rabbit anti-BAK1Roux, 2011WB (1:5000 dilution)
AntibodyPolyclonal rabbit anti-BAK1 pS612Perraki, 2018WB (1:3000 dilution)
AntibodyPolyclonal rabbit anti-FERXiao et al., 2019WB (1:2000 dilution)
AntibodyAnti-rabbit IgG-HRP TrueblotRockland18-8816-31WB (1:10,000 dilution)
Peptide, recombinant proteinFlg22Synthesized by EZBiolab(purity >95%)See Materials and methods
Peptide, recombinant proteinElf18Synthesized by EZBiolab(purity >95%)See Materials and methods
Peptide, recombinant proteinRALF23Synthesized by EZBiolab(purity >95%)See Materials and methods
Chemical compound, drugGFP-Trap agarose beadsChromoTekSee Materials and methods
Chemical compound, drugM2 anti-Flag affinity gelSigma-AldrichA2220-5MLSee Materials and methods
Chemical compound, drugAnti-rabbit Trueblot agarose beadseBioscienceSML1656See Materials and methods
Software, algorithmFijihttps://imagej.net/FijiSee Materials and methods

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