Methyl salicylate production in tomato affects biotic interactions: Role of methyl salicylate in tomato defence
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The role of methyl salicylate (MeSA) production was studied in indirect and direct defence responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to the spider mite Tetranychus urticae and the root-invading fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, respectively. To this end, we silenced the tomato gene encoding salicylic acid methyl transferase (SAMT). Silencing of SAMT led to a major reduction in SAMT expression and MeSA emission upon herbivory by spider mites, without affecting the induced emission of other volatiles (terpenoids). The predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis, which preys on T. urticae, could not discriminate between infested and non-infested SAMT-silenced lines, as it could for wild-type tomato plants. Moreover, when given the choice between infested SAMT-silenced and infested wild-type plants, they preferred the latter. These findings are supportive of a major role for MeSA in this indirect defence response of tomato. SAMT-silenced tomato plants were less susceptible to a virulent strain of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, indicating that the direct defense responses in the roots are also affected in these plants. Our studies show that the conversion of SA to MeSA can affect both direct and indirect plant defence responses.
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The elicitors selected are known to stimulate the production of secondary metabolites in plants.
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- Authors
- Ament, K., Krasikov, V., Allmann, S., Rep, M., Takken, F. L. W., & Schuurink, R. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Venue
- The Plant Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-01-06
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 124-134
- ISSN
- 0960-7412 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2123139153
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- 9.81
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- The Plant Journal (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Keywords
- methyl salicylate, tomato, Tetranychus urticae, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, indirect plant defense, Phytoseiulus persimilis, plant volatiles, gene silencing
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Fusarium, Methyltransferases, Mite Infestations, Oils, Volatile, Plant Diseases, Plant Proteins, Predatory Behavior, Salicylates, Terpenes, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Plant Roots, Solanum lycopersicum, RNA, Plant, Gene Silencing, Plants, Genetically Modified, Tetranychidae, Host-Pathogen Interactions
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