pH effects on plant calcium fluxes: lessons from acidification-mediated calcium elevation induced by the γ-glutamyl-leucine dipeptide identified from Phytophthora infestans.
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2019
Cytosolic Ca ([Ca]) elevation is an early signaling response upon exposure to pathogen-derived molecules (so-called microbe-associated molecular patterns, MAMPs) and has been successfully used as a quantitative read-out in genetic screens to identify MAMP receptors or their associated components. Here, we isolated and identified by mass spectrometry the dipeptide γ-Glu-Leu as a component of a Phytophthora infestans mycelium extract that induces [Ca] elevation. Treatment of Arabidopsis seedlings with synthetic γ-Glu-Leu revealed stimulatory effects on defense signaling, including a weak enhancement of the expression of some MAMP-inducible genes or affecting the refractory period to a second MAMP elicitation. However, γ-Glu-Leu is not a classical MAMP since pH adjustment abolished these activities and importantly, the observed effects of γ-Glu-Leu could be recapitulated by mimicking extracellular acidification. Thus, although γ-Glu-Leu can act as a direct agonist of calcium sensing receptors in animal systems, the Ca-mobilizing activity in plants reported here is due to acidification. Low pH also shapes the Ca signature of well-studied MAMPs (e.g. flg22) or excitatory amino acids such as glutamate. Overall, this work serves as a cautionary reminder that in defense signaling studies where Ca flux measurements are concerned, it is important to monitor and consider the effects of pH.
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Authors | Westphal, Lore;Strehmel, Nadine;Eschen-Lippold, Lennart;Bauer, Nicole;Westermann, Bernhard;Rosahl, Sabine;Scheel, Dierk;Lee, Justin; |
Journal | Scientific reports |
Year | 2019 |
DOI | 10.1038/s41598-019-41276-0 |
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