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A genetic mechanism for emergence of races in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici: inactivation of avirulence gene AVR1 by transposon insertion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22952887     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Compatible/incompatible interactions between the tomato wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) and tomato Solanum lycopersicum are controlled by three avirulence genes (AVR1-3) in FOL and the corresponding resistance genes (I-I3) in tomato. The three known races (1, 2 and 3) of FOL carry AVR genes in different combinations. The current model to explain the proposed order of mutations in AVR genes is: i) FOL race 2 emerged from race 1 by losing the AVR1 and thus avoiding host resistance mediated by I (the resistance gene corresponding to AVR1), and ii) race 3 emerged when race 2 sustained a point mutation in AVR2, allowing it to evade I2-mediated resistance of the host. Here, an alternative mechanism of mutation of AVR genes was determined by analyses of a race 3 isolate, KoChi-1, that we recovered from a Japanese tomato field in 2008. Although KoChi-1 is race 3, it has an AVR1 gene that is truncated by the transposon Hormin, which belongs to the hAT family. This provides evidence that mobile genetic elements may be one of the driving forces underlying race evolution. KoChi-1 transformants carrying a wild type AVR1 gene from race 1 lost pathogenicity to cultivars carrying I, showing that the truncated KoChi-1 avr1 is not functional. These results imply that KoChi-1 is a new race 3 biotype and propose an additional path for emergence of FOL races: Race 2 emerged from race 1 by transposon-insertion into AVR1, not by deletion of the AVR1 locus; then a point mutation in race 2 AVR2 resulted in emergence of race 3.
Authors:
Keigo Inami; Chizu Yoshioka-Akiyama; Yasuaki Morita; Mutsuko Yamasaki; Tohru Teraoka; Tsutomu Arie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2012-08-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  PloS one     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1932-6203     ISO Abbreviation:  PLoS ONE     Publication Date:  2012  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-09-06     Completed Date:  2013-02-07     Revised Date:  2013-04-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101285081     Medline TA:  PLoS One     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e44101     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Fuchu, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromosomes, Fungal / genetics
DNA Transposable Elements / genetics*
Fungal Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Fusarium / genetics*,  isolation & purification,  pathogenicity*
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
Gene Silencing*
Genes, Fungal / genetics*
Genetic Complementation Test
Genetic Loci / genetics
Japan
Lycopersicon esculentum / microbiology
Mutagenesis, Insertional / genetics*
Phylogeny
Transformation, Genetic
Virulence / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Transposable Elements; 0/Fungal Proteins
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