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Xiaohong Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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genome resources of two pathotypes of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis from new york
Phytopathology, 2021Co-Authors: Xiaohong Wang, Huijun Yang, Pierreyves Veronneau, David Thurston, Benjamin MimeeAbstract:The potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis is a regulated pest posing a serious threat to potato production worldwide. Although the endemic pathotype (Ro1) of G. rostochiensis has been confined to New York State for several decades as a result of quarantine regulations and management with resistant potato cultivars, a virulent pathotype, Ro2, has emerged, for which control measures are scarce. The ability to detect Ro2 early in fields is necessary to sustain the success of G. rostochiensis quarantine in the United States. Here, we report the comparative analysis of whole-genome sequences of multiple single-cyst-derived Ro1 and Ro2 lines, propagated from original field populations. The identified discriminant variants are good targets for developing molecular diagnostic tools for differentiating G. rostochiensis pathotypes in New York.
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genome resources of two pathotypes of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis from new york
Phytopathology, 2020Co-Authors: Xiaohong Wang, Huijun Yang, Pierreyves Veronneau, David Thurston, Benjamin MimeeAbstract:The potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, is a regulated pest posing a serious threat to potato production worldwide. Although the endemic pathotype (Ro1) of G. rostochiensis has been confined to New York State for several decades as a result of quarantine regulations and management with resistant potato cultivars, a virulent pathotype, Ro2, has emerged, for which control measures are scarce. The ability to detect Ro2 early in fields is necessary to sustain the success of G. rostochiensis quarantine in the U.S. Here, we report the comparative analysis of whole genome sequences of multiple single-cyst-derived Ro1 and Ro2 lines, propagated from original field populations. The identified discriminant variants are good targets for developing molecular diagnostic tools for differentiating G. rostochiensis pathotypes in NY.
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qtl for resistance to Globodera rostochiensis pathotype ro2 and g pallida pathotype pa2 3 in autotetraploid potato
American Journal of Potato Research, 2019Co-Authors: Jaebum Park, Xiaohong Wang, Christine A Hackett, Louisemarie Dandurand, Walter De JongAbstract:The golden and white potato cyst nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida, respectively) are devastating quarantine pests of potatoes. The most widely distributed pathotype of the golden nematode, Ro1, is well controlled by the H1 resistance gene. A pathotype that overcomes H1, Ro2, has been detected on several farms in New York State. To map Ro2 resistance gene(s), two autotetraploid parental clones – NY121 (Ro2 resistant) and NY115 (susceptible) – along with 182 F1 offspring were genotyped with 8303 SNP markers, and the resistance of each clone to Ro2 was assessed with a greenhouse pot assay. Analysis with TetraploidSNPMap identified two Ro2 resistance QTL on chromosome 5: one QTL was located at 26 cM and explained 24.4% of the variation for resistance, while the second at 59 cM co-localized with a marker (57R) known to be tightly linked to H1 and explained 23.8% of the residual variation. Subsequent inoculation with G. pallida revealed that the chromosome 5 locus at 26 cM also conferred some resistance against pathotype Pa2/3, explaining 9.2% of the variation. A second QTL that increased susceptibility to Pa2/3 was located at 15 cM on chromosome 10 and explained 6.9% of the variation. The resistance gene(s) at 26 cM on chromosome 5 may correspond to previously described Grp1; a marker diagnostic for this region would be useful for applied potato breeding.
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an evaluation of two h1 linked markers and their suitability for selecting Globodera rostochiensis resistant potatoes in the new york breeding program
American Journal of Potato Research, 2018Co-Authors: Jaebum Park, Xiaohong Wang, Huijun Yang, Walter De JongAbstract:The golden cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) is a serious pest that can dramatically reduce potato crop yield. Pathotype Ro1 of G. rostochiensis was first detected in the United States in 1941 and is still present on several farms in New York State. The H1 gene confers high levels of resistance to pathotype Ro1 but screening for it with a bioassay is time consuming and expensive. In this study two known molecular markers, 57R and TG689, were evaluated for their ability to identify resistant clones among 38 global cultivars and 350 New York breeding clones. The ability of either marker to predict resistance was high – 99.7% and 98.3% for 57R and TG689, respectively – but the ability to predict susceptibility was much lower, 47% and 41%, respectively. As resistance is the trait of interest, either of these markers is sufficient to make selection decisions in a practical breeding program. Cases exhibiting discordance between presence/absence of diagnostic markers and bioassay results were investigated further. Recombination, inflow of other resistance genes, and occasional failure of marker- and/or bio-assays are discussed as potential causes.
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analysis of Globodera rostochiensis effectors reveals conserved functions of sprysec proteins in suppressing and eliciting plant immune responses
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015Co-Authors: Shawkat Ali, Xiaohong Wang, Guy Belair, Shiyan Chen, Maxime Magne, Natasa Obradovic, Lubna Jamshaid, Peter MoffettAbstract:Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), including Globodera rostochiensis (Woll.), are important pests of potato. Plant parasitic nematodes produce multiple effector proteins, secreted from their stylets, to successfully infect their hosts. These include proteins delivered to the apoplast and to the host cytoplasm. A number of effectors from G. rostochiensis predicted to be delivered to the host cytoplasm have been identified, including several belonging to the secreted SPRY domain (SPRYSEC) family. SPRYSEC proteins are unique to members of the genera Globodera and have been implicated in both the induction and the repression of host defense responses. We have tested the properties of six different G. rostochiensis SPRYSEC proteins by expressing them in Nicotiana benthamiana and N. tabacum. We have found that all SPRYSEC proteins tested are able to suppress defense responses induced by NB-LRR proteins as well as cell death induced by elicitors, suggesting that defense repression is a common characteristic of members of this effector protein family. At the same time, GrSPRYSEC-15 elicited a defense response in N. tabacum, and tobacco was found to be resistant to a virus expressing GrSPRYSEC-15. These results suggest that SPRYSEC proteins may possess characteristics that allow them to be recognized by the plant immune system.
W J Stiekema - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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mapping of resistance to the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis from the wild potato species solanum vernei
Molecular Breeding, 1996Co-Authors: Jeanne M E Jacobs, Herman J. Van Eck, Karin Horsman, Paul Arens, Brigitte Verkerkbakker, E Jacobsen, Andy Pereira, W J StiekemaAbstract:A population of diploid potato (Solanum tuberosum) was used for the genetic analysis and mapping of a locus for resistance to the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis, introgressed from the wild potato species Solanum vernei. Resistance tests of 108 genotypes of a F1 population revealed the presence of a single locus with a dominant allele for resistance to G. rostochiensis pathotype Ro1. This locus, designated GroV1, was located on chromosome 5 with RFLP markers. Fine-mapping was performed with RAPD and SCAR markers. The GroV1 locus was found in the same region of the potato genome as the S. tuberosum ssp. andigena H1 nematode resistance locus. Both resistance loci could not excluded to be allelic. The identification of markers flanking the GroV1 locus offers a valuable strategy for marker-assisted selection for introgression of this nematode resistance.
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mapping of loci involved in quantitatively inherited resistance to the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis pathotype ro1
Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1993Co-Authors: C M Kreike, Christiane Gebhardt, J R A De Koning, J H Vinke, J W Van Ooijen, W J StiekemaAbstract:We report the identification and mapping of two quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of Solanum spegazzinii BGRC, accession 8218-15, involved in resistance to the potato cyst-nematode Globodera rostochiensis pathotype Ro1, by means of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). For this purpose we crossed a susceptible diploid S. tuberosum with the resistant S. spegazzinii, and tested the F1 population for resistance to the Ro1 pathotype. Since the F1 segregated for the resistance, the S. spegazzinii parent was concluded to be heterozygous at the nematode resistance loci. For the mapping of the resistance loci we made use of RFLP markers segregating for S. spegazzinii alleles in the F1. One hundred and seven RFLP markers were tested in combination with four different restriction enzymes; 29 of these displayed a heterozygous RFLP pattern within S. spegazzinii and were used for mapping. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to test the association of the RFLP patterns of these markers with nematode resistance. Two QTLs involved in disease resistance to Globodera rostochiensis pathotype Ro1 were identified and mapped to chromosomes 10 and 11 respectively.
Benjamin Mimee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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genome resources of two pathotypes of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis from new york
Phytopathology, 2021Co-Authors: Xiaohong Wang, Huijun Yang, Pierreyves Veronneau, David Thurston, Benjamin MimeeAbstract:The potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis is a regulated pest posing a serious threat to potato production worldwide. Although the endemic pathotype (Ro1) of G. rostochiensis has been confined to New York State for several decades as a result of quarantine regulations and management with resistant potato cultivars, a virulent pathotype, Ro2, has emerged, for which control measures are scarce. The ability to detect Ro2 early in fields is necessary to sustain the success of G. rostochiensis quarantine in the United States. Here, we report the comparative analysis of whole-genome sequences of multiple single-cyst-derived Ro1 and Ro2 lines, propagated from original field populations. The identified discriminant variants are good targets for developing molecular diagnostic tools for differentiating G. rostochiensis pathotypes in New York.
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genome resources of two pathotypes of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis from new york
Phytopathology, 2020Co-Authors: Xiaohong Wang, Huijun Yang, Pierreyves Veronneau, David Thurston, Benjamin MimeeAbstract:The potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, is a regulated pest posing a serious threat to potato production worldwide. Although the endemic pathotype (Ro1) of G. rostochiensis has been confined to New York State for several decades as a result of quarantine regulations and management with resistant potato cultivars, a virulent pathotype, Ro2, has emerged, for which control measures are scarce. The ability to detect Ro2 early in fields is necessary to sustain the success of G. rostochiensis quarantine in the U.S. Here, we report the comparative analysis of whole genome sequences of multiple single-cyst-derived Ro1 and Ro2 lines, propagated from original field populations. The identified discriminant variants are good targets for developing molecular diagnostic tools for differentiating G. rostochiensis pathotypes in NY.
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analysis of survival and hatching transcriptomes from potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and g pallida
Scientific Reports, 2017Co-Authors: Vivian C. Blok, Marcolivier Duceppe, Joel Lafondlapalme, Juan E Palomaresrius, Michael Sabeh, Peter Moffett, Benjamin MimeeAbstract:Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida, cause important economic losses. They are hard to manage because of their ability to remain dormant in soil for many years. Although general knowledge about these plant parasitic nematodes has considerably increased over the past decades, very little is known about molecular events involved in cyst dormancy and hatching, two key steps of their development. Here, we have studied the progression of PCN transcriptomes from dry cysts to hatched juveniles using RNA-Seq. We found that several cell detoxification-related genes were highly active in the dry cysts. Many genes linked to an increase of calcium and water uptake were up-regulated during transition from dormancy to hydration. Exposure of hydrated cysts to host plant root exudates resulted in different transcriptional response between species. After 48 h of exposure, G. pallida cysts showed no significant modulation of gene expression while G. rostochiensis had 278 differentially expressed genes. The first G. rostochiensis significantly up-regulated gene was observed after 8 h and was coding for a transmembrane metalloprotease. This enzyme is able to activate/inactivate peptide hormones and could be involved in a cascade of events leading to hatching. Several known effector genes were also up-regulated during hatching.
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evaluation of cultural methods for the management of the golden nematode Globodera rostochiensis in quebec canada
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology-revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie, 2016Co-Authors: Guy Belair, Nathalie Dauphinais, Benjamin MimeeAbstract:AbstractPotato cyst nematodes are a major threat to potato production worldwide. In 2006, the isolation of the golden nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, in Quebec, Canada, led to the establishment of a quarantine area and the initiation of a research programme for the sustainable management of this regulated pest. In this study, the field efficacy of crop rotations and soil amendments was assessed in microplots for their potential to reduce populations of G. rostochiensis in the quarantine area. Crop rotation with a resistant potato cultivar was very effective in decreasing the population density of G. rostochiensis in soil. A single year with a cultivar carrying the H1 resistance gene reduced nematode populations by 62–95%. After 3 consecutive years of cropping to resistant potato, the number of viable eggs was zero in several microplots, and the overall population reduction was around 95%. Natural population decline with the cultivation of a non-host crop such as corn was around 30% per year. Trap cropp...
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life cycle of the golden cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis in quebec canada
Journal of Nematology, 2015Co-Authors: Benjamin Mimee, Nathalie Dauphinais, Guy BelairAbstract:In 2006, the golden cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, was discovered in the province of Quebec, Canada. We report here the life cycle of G. rostochiensis under the climatic conditions of southwestern Quebec. Only one full generation was completed per year under these latitudes. On susceptible potato cv. Snowden, G. rostochiensis needed a minimum of 579 growing degree units (GDU) (base 5.9°C) to complete its life cycle and the first mature cysts were observed 42 to 63 days after planting (DAP). In soil, second-stage juveniles (J2) were first observed 14 to 21 DAP, whereas both white females on roots and males in soil appeared synchronously after 35 to 42 days. The duration of the life cycle was affected by temperature but not by soil type. A second wave of hatching systematically occurred later in the season and a second generation of males was observed during the 2011 growth season. No complete second cycle was observed before plant senescence. Climate change and later maturing cultivars/crops could allow the development of a full second generation in the future.
H.a. Overmars - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A high-resolution map of the Grp1 locus on chromosome V of potato harbouring broad-spectrum resistance to the cyst nematode species Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 2009Co-Authors: A.m. Finkers-tomczak, Jaap Bakker, Sarah Danan, Thijs Van Dijk, Amelework Beyene, Liesbeth Bouwman, H.a. Overmars, Herman J. Van Eck, Aska Goverse, Erin BakkerAbstract:The Grp1 locus confers broad-spectrum resistance to the potato cyst nematode species Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis and is located in the GP21-GP179 interval on the short arm of chromosome V of potato. A high-resolution map has been developed using the diploid mapping population RHAM026, comprising 1,536 genotypes. The flanking markers GP21 and GP179 have been used to screen the 1,536 genotypes for recombination events. Interval mapping of the resistances to G. pallida Pa2 and G. rostochiensis Ro5 resulted in two nearly identical LOD graphs with the highest LOD score just north of marker TG432. Detailed analysis of the 44 recombinant genotypes showed that G. pallida and G. rostochiensis resistance could not be separated and map to the same location between marker SPUD838 and TG432. It is suggested that the quantitative resistance to both nematode species at the Grp1 locus is mediated by one or more tightly linked R genes that might belong to the NBS-LRR class.
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a secreted spry domain containing protein sprysec from the plant parasitic nematode Globodera rostochiensis interacts with a cc nb lrr protein from a susceptible tomato
Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions, 2009Co-Authors: Sajid Rehman, H.a. Overmars, Ling Qin, W J Postma, Tom O G Tytgat, Pjotr Prins, Jack H Vossen, Laurentiun Spiridon, Andrei J Petrescu, Aska GoverseAbstract:Esophageal gland secretions from nematodes are believed to include effectors that play important roles in plant parasitism. We have identified a novel gene family encoding secreted proteins specifically expressed in the dorsal esophageal gland of Globodera rostochiensis early in the parasitic cycle, and which contain the B30.2/SPRY domain. The secondary structure of these proteins, named the secreted SPRY domain-containing proteins (SPRYSEC), includes highly conserved regions folding into β-strands interspersed with loops varying in sequence and in length. Mapping sequence diversity onto a three-dimensional structure model of the SPRYSEC indicated that most of the variability is in the extended loops that shape the so-called surface A in the SPRY domains. Seven of nine amino acid sites subjected to diversifying selection in the SPRYSEC are also at this surface. In both yeast-two-hybrid screening using a library from a susceptible tomato and in an in vitro pull-down assay, one of the SPRYSEC interacted wit...
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identification and characterization of the most abundant cellulases in stylet secretions from Globodera rostochiensis
Phytopathology, 2009Co-Authors: Sajid Rehman, John T Jones, Jaap Bakker, H.a. Overmars, Herman E Popeijus, P B E Butterbach, Eric L Davis, A Goverse, Geert SmantAbstract:ABSTRACT Plant-parasitic cyst nematodes secrete cell wall modifying proteins during their invasion of host plants. In this study, we used a monoclonal antibody to immunopurify and to sequence the N terminus of the most abundant cellulases in stylet secretions of preparasitic juveniles of Globodera rostochiensis. The N-terminal amino acid sequence perfectly matched the sequence of an expressed sequence tag of two nearly identical genes, named Gr-eng3 and Gr-eng4, which show relatively low similarity with the previously identified Gr-eng1 and Gr-eng2 (i.e., 62% similarity and 42% identity). The recombinantly produced proteins from Gr-eng3 and Gr-eng4 demonstrated specific activity on carboxymethylcellulose, indicating that these genes encode active cellulases. To date, the cellulases in cyst nematodes are comprised of three possible domain structure variants with different types of ancillary domains at the C terminus of the glycosyl hydrolase family 5 (GHF5) domain. We used Bayesian inference to show that t...
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structural and functional characterization of a novel host penetration related pectate lyase from the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis
Molecular Plant Pathology, 2007Co-Authors: U Kudla, Jaap Bakker, H.a. Overmars, Ling Qin, Adina L Milac, Erwin Roze, A Goverse, Martijn Holterman, Andreijose Petrescu, Johannes HelderAbstract:The cell wall, a strong extraprotoplasmic layer surrounding plant cells that mainly consists of a variety of polysaccharides, constitutes a major barrier for potential parasites. Plant-parasitic nematodes are well equipped to overcome this barrier as they produce and secrete cell-wall-degrading enzymes. Expression profiling of various life stages of the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis revealed a novel pectate lyase gene (Gr-pel2, 759 bp). The Gr-PEL2 protein showed highest similarity to pectate lyases from the facultative plant-parasitic nematodes Bursaphelenchus mucronatus and B. xylophilus and the soil-inhabiting saprophytic Streptomyces and Frankia species (i.e. 40-42% identity and 58-60% similarity), whereas only a remote relatedness to the previously identified Gr-PEL1 was observed (i.e. 28% identity and 43% similarity). Transient expression of Gr-pel2 in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana resulted in severe malformations of the infiltrated tissues, not relating to maceration and soft rot symptoms. Ca2+ is known to be essential for pectate lyase activity, and the most likely calcium-binding site was identified in the Gr-PEL2 protein by combining homology modelling of the three-dimensional structure, site-directed mutagenesis and transient expression in leaves. A highly charged cleft in Gr-PEL2, which is likely to be involved in substrate binding and which is also significantly more hydrophobic in Gr-PEL1, was shown to be essential for protein activity. Our results underline the broad spectrum of pectate lyases and cell-wall-degrading enzymes necessary for successful parasitism by cyst nematodes
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origin distribution and 3d modeling of gr expb1 an expansin from the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis
FEBS Letters, 2005Co-Authors: U Kudla, H.a. Overmars, Ling Qin, Adina L Milac, Anna Kielak, Cyril Maissen, Herman E Popeijus, Erwin Roze, Andrei Petrescu, Geert SmantAbstract:Southern analysis showed that Gr-EXPB1, a functional expansin from the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis, is member of a multigene family, and EST data suggest expansins to be present in other plant parasitic nematodes as well. Homology modeling predicted that Gr-EXPB1 domain 1 (D1) has a flat β-barrel structure with surface-exposed aromatic rings, whereas the 3D structure of Gr-EXPB1-D2 was remarkably similar to plant expansins. Gr-EXPB1 shows highest sequence similarity to two extracellular proteins from saprophytic soil-inhabiting Actinobacteria, and includes a bacterial type II carbohydrate-binding module. These results support the hypothesis that a number of pathogenicity factors of cyst nematodes is of procaryotic origin and were acquired by horizontal gene transfer.
Amir Szitenberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The genome of the yellow potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, reveals in-sights into the bases of parasitism and virulence
2016Co-Authors: S. Eves-van Den Akker, Dominik R Laetsch, Peter Thorpe, Catherine J Lilley, Martine Da Rocha, Corinne Rancurel, Etienne Danchin, N. E. Holroyd, J. A. Cotton, Amir SzitenbergAbstract:The yellow potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis is a devastating plant pathogen of global economic importance, classified into pathotypes of different plant resistance-breaking phenotypes. G. rostochiensis secretes effectors, some of which were acquired by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), from pharyngeal glands into the host to manipulate host processes and promote parasitism. We generated a high-quality genome assembly for G. rostochiensis pathotype Ro1 and identified putative effectors and HGT events, mapped gene expression through the life cycle focusing on key parasitic transitions, and sequenced the genomes of eight populations including three additional pathotypes.
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the genome of the yellow potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis reveals insights into the basis of parasitism and virulence
Genome Biology, 2016Co-Authors: Sebastian Evesvan Den Akker, Dominik R Laetsch, Peter Thorpe, Catherine J Lilley, Etienne G J Danchin, Martine Da Rocha, Corinne Rancurel, Nancy Holroyd, James Cotton, Amir SzitenbergAbstract:Background The yellow potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, is a devastating plant pathogen of global economic importance. This biotrophic parasite secretes effectors from pharyngeal glands, some of which were acquired by horizontal gene transfer, to manipulate host processes and promote parasitism. G. rostochiensis is classified into pathotypes with different plant resistance-breaking phenotypes.
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the genome of the yellow potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis reveals insights into the basis of parasitism and virulence
Genome Biology, 2016Co-Authors: Sebastian Evesvan Den Akker, Dominik R Laetsch, Peter Thorpe, Catherine J Lilley, Martine Da Rocha, Corinne Rancurel, Nancy Holroyd, James Cotton, Etienne Danchin, Amir SzitenbergAbstract:The yellow potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, is a devastating plant pathogen of global economic importance. This biotrophic parasite secretes effectors from pharyngeal glands, some of which were acquired by horizontal gene transfer, to manipulate host processes and promote parasitism. G. rostochiensis is classified into pathotypes with different plant resistance-breaking phenotypes. We generate a high quality genome assembly for G. rostochiensis pathotype Ro1, identify putative effectors and horizontal gene transfer events, map gene expression through the life cycle focusing on key parasitic transitions and sequence the genomes of eight populations including four additional pathotypes to identify variation. Horizontal gene transfer contributes 3.5 % of the predicted genes, of which approximately 8.5 % are deployed as effectors. Over one-third of all effector genes are clustered in 21 putative ‘effector islands’ in the genome. We identify a dorsal gland promoter element motif (termed DOG Box) present upstream in representatives from 26 out of 28 dorsal gland effector families, and predict a putative effector superset associated with this motif. We validate gland cell expression in two novel genes by in situ hybridisation and catalogue dorsal gland promoter element-containing effectors from available cyst nematode genomes. Comparison of effector diversity between pathotypes highlights correlation with plant resistance-breaking. These G. rostochiensis genome resources will facilitate major advances in understanding nematode plant-parasitism. Dorsal gland promoter element-containing effectors are at the front line of the evolutionary arms race between plant and parasite and the ability to predict gland cell expression a priori promises rapid advances in understanding their roles and mechanisms of action.