title: A rice lectin receptor-like kinase that is involved in innate immune responses also contributes to seed germination.
abstract: Seed germination and innate immunity both have significant effects on plant life spans because they control the plant's entry into the ecosystem and provide defenses against various external stresses, respectively. Much ecological evidence has shown that seeds with high vigor are generally more tolerant of various environmental stimuli in the field than those with low vigor. However, there is little genetic evidence linking germination and immunity in plants. Here, we show that the rice lectin receptor-like kinase OslecRK contributes to both seed germination and plant innate immunity. We demonstrate that knocking down the OslecRK gene depresses the expression of α-amylase genes, reducing seed viability and thereby decreasing the rate of seed germination. Moreover, it also inhibits the expression of defense genes, and so reduces the resistance of rice plants to fungal and bacterial pathogens as well as herbivorous insects. Yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that OslecRK interacts with an actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) in vivo via its kinase domain. Moreover, the rice adf mutant exhibited a reduced seed germination rate due to the suppression of α-amylase gene expression. This mutant also exhibited depressed immune responses and reduced resistance to biotic stresses. Our results thus provide direct genetic evidence for a common physiological pathway connecting germination and immunity in plants. They also partially explain the common observation that high-vigor seeds often perform well in the field. The dual effects of OslecRK may be indicative of progressive adaptive evolution in rice.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Rongzhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Guangcun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D051345:Destrin / Q000235:genetics; D018525:Germination / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D057865:Plant Immunity / Q000235:genetics; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000276:immunology; D012639:Seeds / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051345:Destrin; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000516:alpha-Amylases
keywords: innate immunity; lectin receptor-like kinase; pleiotropy; progressive fitness; rice; seed germination
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