Interactions between the Powdery Mildew Effector BEC1054 and Barley Proteins Identify Candidate Host Targets

There are over 500 candidate secreted effector proteins (CSEPs) or Blumeria effector candidates (BECs) specific to the barley powdery mildew pathogen Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei. The CSEP/BEC proteins are expressed and predicted to be secreted by biotrophic feeding structures called haustoria. Ei...

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Published in:Journal of proteome research 2016-03, Vol.15 (3), p.826-839
Main Authors: Pennington, Helen G, Gheorghe, Dana M, Damerum, Annabelle, Pliego, Clara, Spanu, Pietro D, Cramer, Rainer, Bindschedler, Laurence V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ascomycota - pathogenicity
Fungal Proteins - toxicity
Hordeum - chemistry
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Plant Proteins - analysis
Plant Proteins - immunology
Protein Binding
Protein Interaction Mapping - methods
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Virulence
Yeasts - pathogenicity
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Summary:There are over 500 candidate secreted effector proteins (CSEPs) or Blumeria effector candidates (BECs) specific to the barley powdery mildew pathogen Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei. The CSEP/BEC proteins are expressed and predicted to be secreted by biotrophic feeding structures called haustoria. Eight BECs are required for the formation of functional haustoria. These include the RNase-like effector BEC1054 (synonym CSEP0064). In order to identify host proteins targeted by BEC1054, recombinant BEC1054 was expressed in E. coli, solubilized, and used in pull-down assays from barley protein extracts. Many putative interactors were identified by LC-MS/MS after subtraction of unspecific binders in negative controls. Therefore, a directed yeast-2-hybrid assay, developed to measure the effectiveness of the interactions in yeast, was used to validate putative interactors. We conclude that BEC1054 may target several host proteins, including a glutathione-S-transferase, a malate dehydrogenase, and a pathogen-related-5 protein isoform, indicating a possible role for BEC1054 in compromising well-known key players of defense and response to pathogens. In addition, BEC1054 interacts with an elongation factor 1 gamma. This study already suggests that BEC1054 plays a central role in barley powdery mildew virulence by acting at several levels.
ISSN:1535-3893
1535-3907
DOI:10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00732