A defensive pathway from NAC and TCP transcription factors activates a BAHD acyltransferase for (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate biosynthesis to resist herbivore in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

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第一作者: Gu, Honglian

作者: Gu, Honglian;Li, Jiaxing;Qiao, Dahe;Li, Mei;Yao, Yingjie;Xie, Hui;Huang, Ke-lin;Liu, Shengrui;Wei, Chaoling;Zhu, Junyan;Qiao, Dahe;Xie, De-Yu

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关键词: (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate; CsCHAT1; herbivore; herbivore-induced plant volatiles; NAC transcription factor; TCP transcription factor; tea plants

期刊名称:NEW PHYTOLOGIST ( 影响因子:8.1; 五年影响因子:10.3 )

ISSN: 0028-646X

年卷期: 2025 年 245 卷 3 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Numerous herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) play important roles in plant defense. In tea plants (Camellia sinensis), (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate (3-HAC) has been characterized as associated with resistance to herbivores. To date, how tea plants biosynthesize and regulate 3-HAC to resist herbivores remain unclear. Based on transcriptomes assembled from Ectropis obliqua-fed leaves, a cDNA encoding BAHD acyltransferase, namely CsCHAT1, was highly induced in leaves fed with E. obliqua. Enzymatic assays showed that CsCHAT1 converted (Z)-3-hexenol into 3-HAC. Further suppression of CsCHAT1 expression reduced the accumulation of 3-HAC and lowered the resistance of tea plants to E. obliqua, while 3-HAC replenishment rescued the reduced resistance of CsCHAT1-silenced tea plants against E. obliqua. Two transcription factors (TFs), CsNAC30 and CsTCP11, were co-expressed with CsCHAT1. An integrative approach of biochemistry, DNA-protein interaction, gene silencing, and metabolic profiling revealed that the two TFs positively regulated the expression of CsCHAT1. The suppression of either one decreased the production of 3-HAC and eliminated the resistance of tea plants to E. obliqua. Notably, the suppression of either one considerably impaired JA-induced 3-HAC biosynthesis in tea plant. The proposed pathway can be targeted for innovative agro-biotechnologies protecting tea plants from damage by E. obliqua.

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