Background: Plant calcium (Ca2+) signals are involved in a wide array of intracellular signalling pathways following pathogen invasion. Ca2+-binding sensory proteins such as Ca2+-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) have been predicted to mediate signalling following Ca2+ influx after pathogen infection. However, to date this prediction has remained elusive. Results: We conducted a genome-wide identification of the Malus x domestica CPK (MdCPK) gene family and identified 30 CPK genes. Comparative phylogenetic analysis of Malus CPKs with CPKs of Arabidopsis thaliana (AtCPKs), Oryza sativa (OsCPKs), Populous trichocarpa (PtCPKs) and Zea mays (ZmCPKs) revealed four different groups. From the phylogenetic tree, we found that MdCPKs are closely related to AtCPKs and PtCPKs rather than OsCPKs and ZmCPKs, indicating their dicot-specific origin. Furthermore, comparative quantitative real time PCR and intracellular cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]cyt) analysis were carried out on fire blight resistant and susceptible M. x domestica apple cultivars following infection with a pathogen (Erwinia amylovora) and/or mechanical damage. Calcium analysis showed an increased [Ca2+]cyt over time in resistant cultivars as compared to susceptible cultivars. Gene expression studies showed that 11 out of the 30 MdCPKs were differentially expressed following pathogen infection. Conclusions: We studied the genome-wide analysis of MdCPK gene family in Malus x domestica and analyzed their differential gene expression along with cytosolic calcium variation upon pathogen infection. There was a striking difference in MdCPKs gene expressions and [Ca2+]cyt variations between resistant and susceptible M. x domestica cultivars in response to E. amylovora and mechanical wounding. Our genomic and bioinformatic analysis provided an important insight about the role of MdCPKs in modulating defence responses in susceptible and resistant apple cultivars. It also provided further information on early signalling and downstream signalling cascades in response to pathogenic and mechanical stress

Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, C.; Kumar Mohanta, T.; Capuzzo, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Verrillo, F.; Maffei, M.E.; Malnoy, M.A. (2013). Role of Ca2+ and CDPKs in resistant and susceptible cultivars of apple (Malus x domestica) in response to the pathogen Erwinia amylovora and mechanical wounding. BMC GENOMICS, 144 (760): 1-14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-760 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23059

Role of Ca2+ and CDPKs in resistant and susceptible cultivars of apple (Malus x domestica) in response to the pathogen Erwinia amylovora and mechanical wounding

Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, Chidananda;Malnoy, Mickael Arnaud
2013-01-01

Abstract

Background: Plant calcium (Ca2+) signals are involved in a wide array of intracellular signalling pathways following pathogen invasion. Ca2+-binding sensory proteins such as Ca2+-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) have been predicted to mediate signalling following Ca2+ influx after pathogen infection. However, to date this prediction has remained elusive. Results: We conducted a genome-wide identification of the Malus x domestica CPK (MdCPK) gene family and identified 30 CPK genes. Comparative phylogenetic analysis of Malus CPKs with CPKs of Arabidopsis thaliana (AtCPKs), Oryza sativa (OsCPKs), Populous trichocarpa (PtCPKs) and Zea mays (ZmCPKs) revealed four different groups. From the phylogenetic tree, we found that MdCPKs are closely related to AtCPKs and PtCPKs rather than OsCPKs and ZmCPKs, indicating their dicot-specific origin. Furthermore, comparative quantitative real time PCR and intracellular cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]cyt) analysis were carried out on fire blight resistant and susceptible M. x domestica apple cultivars following infection with a pathogen (Erwinia amylovora) and/or mechanical damage. Calcium analysis showed an increased [Ca2+]cyt over time in resistant cultivars as compared to susceptible cultivars. Gene expression studies showed that 11 out of the 30 MdCPKs were differentially expressed following pathogen infection. Conclusions: We studied the genome-wide analysis of MdCPK gene family in Malus x domestica and analyzed their differential gene expression along with cytosolic calcium variation upon pathogen infection. There was a striking difference in MdCPKs gene expressions and [Ca2+]cyt variations between resistant and susceptible M. x domestica cultivars in response to E. amylovora and mechanical wounding. Our genomic and bioinformatic analysis provided an important insight about the role of MdCPKs in modulating defence responses in susceptible and resistant apple cultivars. It also provided further information on early signalling and downstream signalling cascades in response to pathogenic and mechanical stress
Malus x domestica
CDPK
Erwinia amylovora
Phylogenetic analysis
Gene expression
Cytosolic calcium variations
Settore AGR/12 - PATOLOGIA VEGETALE
2013
Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, C.; Kumar Mohanta, T.; Capuzzo, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Verrillo, F.; Maffei, M.E.; Malnoy, M.A. (2013). Role of Ca2+ and CDPKs in resistant and susceptible cultivars of apple (Malus x domestica) in response to the pathogen Erwinia amylovora and mechanical wounding. BMC GENOMICS, 144 (760): 1-14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-760 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23059
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