Efficient control of root-knot nematodes by expressing Bt nematicidal proteins in root leucoplasts

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Wang, Yong

作者： Wang, Yong;Wang, Mengnan;Zhang, Yali;Peng, Longwei;Zhang, Fengjuan;Zhang, Jiang;Zhang, Jiang;Dai, Dadong

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关键词： root; leucoplast; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry5Ba2 protein; root-knot nematodes; pest control

期刊名称：MOLECULAR PLANT （ 影响因子：24.1； 五年影响因子：25.8 ）

ISSN： 1674-2052

年卷期： 2024 年 17 卷 10 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are plant pests that infect the roots of host plants. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) nematicidal proteins exhibited toxicity to nematodes. However, the application of nematicidal proteins for plant protection is hampered by the lack of effective delivery systems in transgenic plants. In this study, we discovered the accumulation of leucoplasts (root plastids) in galls and RKN-induced giant cells. RKN infection causes the degradation of leucoplasts into small vesicle-like structures, which are responsible for delivering proteins to RKNs, as observed through confocal microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. We showed that different-sized proteins from leucoplasts could be taken up by Meloidogyne incognita female. To further explore the potential applications of leucoplasts, we introduced the Bt crystal protein Cry5Ba2 into tobacco and tomato leucoplasts by fusing it with a transit peptide. The transgenic plants showed significant resistance to RKNs. Intriguingly, RKN females preferentially took up Cry5Ba2 protein when delivered through plastids rather than the cytosol. The decrease in progeny was positively correlated with the delivery efficiency of the nematicidal protein. In conclusion, this study offers new insights into the feeding behavior of RKNs and their ability to ingest leucoplast proteins, and demonstrates that root leucoplasts can be used for delivering nematicidal proteins, thereby offering a promising approach for nematode control.

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