The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions

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dc.contributor.advisorIngle, Robert Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHendry, Tia Lynneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-20T12:28:44Z
dc.date.available2016-07-20T12:28:44Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBacterial plant pathogens have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to suppress the immune response that they trigger in their hosts, including the production of effectors and phytotoxins. The tri-carboxylic acid citrate, which is secreted into the apoplast by both bacterial pathogens and plant hosts has previously been shown to increase the virulence of the gram negative pathogen Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 (Pst DC3000), by acting both as a chemoattractant and as an inducer of genes associated with the type III secretion system (T3SS) and phytotoxin production. The effect of citrate on the host is less clear, though microarray analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana has demonstrated that application of exogenous citrate leads to the differential expression of 1876 genes suggesting that it might act as a metabolic signal for transcriptional reprogramming. In this study, functional enrichment analysis revealed statistically significant enrichment for gene ontology terms associated with defence in both citrate up-regulated and down-regulated gene sets. Furthermore this project demonstrated that exogenous citrate can increase the success of virulent Pst DC3000 infection in Arabidopsis; bacterial titres in plants pre-treated with citrate 24 hours prior to infection were significantly higher than those in control plants. This phenomenon was also observed in plants pre-treated with a non-metabolisable citrate analogue but not in plants pre-treated with another TCA cycle intermediate, malate, suggesting that it is citrate specific. However, it remains unclear whether the increased apoplastic citrate concentrations lead to increased bacterial titres through a suppressive effect on the host immune response, an enhanced induction of the T3SS system in Pst DC3000, or a combination of both.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHendry, T. L. (2016). <i>The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20529en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHendry, Tia Lynne. <i>"The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20529en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHendry, T. 2016. The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hendry, Tia Lynne AB - Bacterial plant pathogens have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to suppress the immune response that they trigger in their hosts, including the production of effectors and phytotoxins. The tri-carboxylic acid citrate, which is secreted into the apoplast by both bacterial pathogens and plant hosts has previously been shown to increase the virulence of the gram negative pathogen Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 (Pst DC3000), by acting both as a chemoattractant and as an inducer of genes associated with the type III secretion system (T3SS) and phytotoxin production. The effect of citrate on the host is less clear, though microarray analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana has demonstrated that application of exogenous citrate leads to the differential expression of 1876 genes suggesting that it might act as a metabolic signal for transcriptional reprogramming. In this study, functional enrichment analysis revealed statistically significant enrichment for gene ontology terms associated with defence in both citrate up-regulated and down-regulated gene sets. Furthermore this project demonstrated that exogenous citrate can increase the success of virulent Pst DC3000 infection in Arabidopsis; bacterial titres in plants pre-treated with citrate 24 hours prior to infection were significantly higher than those in control plants. This phenomenon was also observed in plants pre-treated with a non-metabolisable citrate analogue but not in plants pre-treated with another TCA cycle intermediate, malate, suggesting that it is citrate specific. However, it remains unclear whether the increased apoplastic citrate concentrations lead to increased bacterial titres through a suppressive effect on the host immune response, an enhanced induction of the T3SS system in Pst DC3000, or a combination of both. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions TI - The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20529 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHendry TL. The role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20529en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMolecular and Cell Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe role of citrate in plant-pathogen interactionsen_ZA
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