title: Chemically induced virus resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana is independent of pathogenesis-related protein expression and the NPR1 gene.
abstract: Salicylic acid (SA) treatment triggers inhibition of replication or movement of several positive-sense RNA plant viruses in tobacco. This resistance can also be stimulated by nonlethal concentrations of cyanide and antimycin A (AA) without triggering induction of pathogenesis-related PR-1 protein genes. In two ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana (Columbia and Nössen), SA-induced resistance to a tobamovirus, Turnip vein clearing virus (TVCV), was also induced by nonlethal concentrations of cyanide and AA without concomitant induction of PR-1 gene expression. Furthermore, chemically induced resistance to TVCV, as well as the induction of the plant mitochondrial alternative oxidase (a potential target for the chemicals), was independent of NPR1, a gene that plays a key role downstream of SA in the induction of PR proteins. The chemically induced resistance to TVCV appeared to be due to inhibition of replication at the site of inoculation. Taken together, these results show that in Arabidopsis, as in tobacco, resistance to viruses can be induced via a distinct branch of the defensive signal transduction pathway. This suggests that the existence of this virus-specific branch may be widespread among plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Chui Eng
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Rachael A J
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D019184:Carmovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000187:drug effects; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C105496:NPR1 protein, Arabidopsis; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D014404:Tubulin