Abstract
A gene encoding a protein similar to germin-like proteins (GLPs) was obtained from maize (Zea mays) and designated as ZmGLP1. Based on the ZmGLP1 conserved domain and phylogenetic status, ZmGLP1 was grouped into GLP subfamily b and has high similarity to OsGLP8-14 from Oryza sativa. ZmGLP1 is expressed in different maize tissues during different growth stages and is mainly expressed in the stems and leaves. The induced expression patterns confirmed that ZmGLP1 is differentially expressed under abiotic and hormone stress; it had an early response to jasmonic acid (JA) and ethephon (ET) but a late response to salicylic acid (SA) and was significantly upregulated under Bipolaris maydis infection. The overexpression of ZmGLP1 in Arabidopsis improved the resistance to biotrophic Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (PstDC3000) and necrotrophic Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by inducing the expression of JA signaling-related genes. Moreover, the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content increased due to the overexpression of ZmGLP1 in Arabidopsis after pathogen infection. Compared to the wild-type control, the H2O2 content of ZmGLP1-overexpressing Arabidopsis infected by PstDC3000 increased significantly but was lower in transgenic plants infected with S. sclerotiorum. Furthermore, high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass (HPLC-MS/MS) spectrometry showed that the JA contents of ZmGLP1-overexpressing Arabidopsis markedly increased after pathogen infection. However, the improved resistance of ZmGLP1-overexpressing Arabidopsis pretreated with the JA biosynthetic inhibitor, sodium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate (DIECA), was suppressed. Based on these findings, we speculate that ZmGLP1 plays an important role in the regulation of Arabidopsis resistance to biotrophic PstDC3000 and necrotrophic S. sclerotiorum; the regulatory effects are achieved by inducing plant oxidative burst activity and activation of the JA signaling pathway.
Funder
the General Program of Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, China
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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