Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2013

Seiten: 19324-19329

Zeitschrift: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bandnummer: 110

Heftnummer: 48

ISSN: 0027-8424

Open Access Status: Green

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1306373110

Verlag: National Academy of Sciences

Abstract: 
Head blight, which is caused by mycotoxin-producing fungi of the genus Fusarium, is an economically important crop disease. We assessed the potential of host-induced gene silencing targeting the fungal cytochrome P450 lanosterol C-14 alpha-demethylase (CYP51) genes, which are essential for ergosterol biosynthesis, to restrict fungal infection. In axenic cultures of Fusarium graminearum, in vitro feeding of CYP3RNA, a 791-nt double-stranded (ds)RNA complementary to CYP51A, CYP51B, and CYP51C, resulted in growth inhibition [half-maximum growth inhibition (IC50) = 1.2 nM] as well as altered fungal morphology, similar to that observed after treatment with the azole fungicide tebuconazole, for which the CYP51 enzyme is a target. Expression of the same dsRNA in Arabidopsis and barley rendered susceptible plants highly resistant to fungal infection. Microscopic analysis revealed that mycelium formation on CYP3RNA-expressing leaves was restricted to the inoculation sites, and that inoculated barley caryopses were virtually free of fungal hyphae. This inhibition of fungal growth correlated with in planta production of siRNAs corresponding to the targeted CYP51 sequences, as well as highly efficient silencing of the fungal CYP51 genes. The high efficiency of fungal inhibition suggests that host-induced gene-silencing targeting of the CYP51 genes is an alternative to chemical treatments for the control of devastating fungal diseases.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Koch, A., Kumar, N., Weber, L., Keller, H., Imani, J. and Kogel, K. (2013) Host-induced gene silencing of cytochrome P450 lanosterol C14α-demethylase–encoding genes confers strong resistance to Fusarium species, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(48), pp. 19324-19329. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1306373110

APA-Zitierstil: Koch, A., Kumar, N., Weber, L., Keller, H., Imani, J., & Kogel, K. (2013). Host-induced gene silencing of cytochrome P450 lanosterol C14α-demethylase–encoding genes confers strong resistance to Fusarium species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(48), 19324-19329. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1306373110